Costco Just Made Shopping Much Easier For Rockford Residents
DoorDash and Costco just teamed up in Rockford, bringing bulk shopping straight to your door with no delivery fees for DashPass members.
Sweet Kisses Bakery Moving into Storefront at RiverTown Crossings Mall
A bakery owner in Southwest Michigan has big plans this year. Wyoming-based Sweet Kisses Bakery is planning a new storefront at RiverTown Crossings Mall, 3700 Rivertown Parkway. The business does not currently have an address, and this looks to be their first brick-and-mortar selling many different desserts. An opening
Developers plan hotel in historic downtown Grand Rapids building
A boutique hotel is planned within the historic Trust Building in downtown Grand Rapids.
Volunteers remove invasive plants to protect Pickerel Lake Park’s ecosystem
Volunteers worked on Wednesday to remove invasive plant species from Pickerel Lake Park to help native plants thrive in the popular recreation area.
Gas prices hit $5 in Grand Rapids area amid refinery power outage, Iran war
Gas hit $5 per gallon in the Grand Rapids area Thursday morning amid rising prices.
Our Community Responds: Food Security and SNAP Cuts in Kent County
The Kent County Food Policy Council and the Essential Needs Task Force gathered community leaders at a roundtable with Congresswoman Hillary Scholten to sound the alarm about the worsening food security crisis in Kent County. HR 1 (or the Big, Beautiful Bill), passed in the summer of 2025, imposed massive...
Byron Township millage on November ballot could generate $2 million for TWP.
Byron Township voters will decide on a parks millage in November that could generate up to $2 million for parks and recreation.
Traffic Stop Leads to Massive Kentwood Drug Bust: Kilo of Cocaine, Fentanyl, Illegal Gun...
What started as a single traffic stop ended with Kentwood Police uncovering $21K in cash and a mountain of illegal drugs.
Kent County ‘deer sheriff’ clears more than 50,000 carcasses
Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear latex gloves, high visibility gear and drive a county truck.
Kent County prosecutors to expand felony charges against childcare worker
20-year-old Austin Hapner will be facing up to a dozen new charges after previously being charged with nine felony counts. Kent County prosecutors say they plan on adding nine new counts of aggravated child sexually abusive activity, among others. Earlier this month, Hapner was formally charged with three counts of...

















