Residents feel left in dark at first meeting on Kent County data center
KENT COUNTY, MI — The conversation regarding a potential data center in Lowell Township had a rough start Tuesday night, with several people saying local officials are rushing the process. The city of Lowell hosted the first of two planned open houses Tuesday, Dec. 2, at City Hall at...
‘Lucky’ Comstock Park store yields another winning ticket
A Newaygo County man is nearly $700,000 richer thanks to a lottery ticket purchased at "the luckiest store in Michigan."
Grand Rapids Public Schools, teachers’ union reach tentative agreement on pay
Grand Rapids Public Schools and the Grand Rapids Education Association have reached a tentative agreement on teacher pay following months of negotiating, the district shared Tuesday night.
Kentwood PD: 2 teenagers in custody after shots fired call
Police say an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were taken into custody Tuesday after a shots fired call in Kentwood.
Grand Rapids street closed for several hours due to execution of search warrant at...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A portion of North Park Street on the northeast side of Grand Rapids is back open. It was closed for several hours on Wednesday morning while police executed a search warrant. According to the Grand Rapids Police Department, officers served a search warrant at a...
Seeking Companionship: A Journey to Find Friends in Muskegon, Michigan
A 37-year-old individual from Muskegon, Michigan has recently taken to social media to express their desire for companionship. Having found themselves friendless due to their previous employment and work schedule, they are now seeking to form new friendships. With weekends now free, they are eager to meet new people...
Commerce Club designs show luxe, modern space with ode to Grand Rapids’ history
The developer behind a new $4 million private club in downtown Grand Rapids has tapped leading architecture and construction firms to create a worldly space that melds the past with modern accents. Announced on Nov. 10, the Commerce Club aims to transform the five-story, 135-year-old building at 61 Commerce Ave....
Michigan Man Charged With Child Solicitation In Portage
Portage- Rodrigo Gonzalez-Velazquez, 35, of Wyoming, Michigan, is facing two felony child-solicitation charges after investigators say he drove more than two hours to Portage to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl. The affidavit states that NWI Predator Catchers reported a suspected child-solicitation...
Urban League of West Michigan seeks to combat violence in Grand Rapids communities
Since 2021, Urban League of West Michigan has been running a program aimed at preventing violence in Grand Rapids through its Cure Violence initiative. This is an evidence-based program using strategies similar to battling a pandemic to fight violence, treating violence as a health issue and investing in communities...
Beloved Filipino Restaurant Reopens in Grand Rapids
Fans can finally taste Adobo Boy again! The family-owned Filipino restaurant reopened in Grand Rapids with soft-opening days Dec. 1–2, offering classics like adobo, lumpia, and rotating specials.

















