Grand Rapids MI

The suspect in a May shooting that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old GVSU student in Tallmadge Township has waived his preliminary examination. Westen Meulenberg, 20, has been bound over to Ottawa County's 20th Circuit Court with a jury trial scheduled for Aug. 20 under Judge Jon Hulsing. Meulenberg, of Jenison,...

The Richmond Park Pool in Grand Rapids is temporarily closed on Saturday due to contamination, the city said.

Who knew that Michigan had so many fallout shelters?. In the 50s and 60s, discussions about the potential need for fallout shelters were very common. After all, it hadn't even been a decade since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima (1945). In the aftermath, America set up the Federal Civil Defense...

A man accused of attacking a Grand Rapids Township fire lieutenant in November, shoving his thumb into the lieutenant’s eye, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A brand new experience is coming to 555 Monroe Avenue during ArtPrize this year. Arborialis: An ArtPrize Experience is a family-friendly installation that will immerse visitors in an inflatable light and color exhibit. Created by the UK-based company Architects of Air, the installation invites...

U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten assembles Lowering Cost Caucus to address "affordability crisis," Gov. Whitmer's MI budget adds more support for victims of crime, Latino business leaders from across Michigan gather at GVSU's Seidman Center for Business, and Grand Rapids achieves the highest certification for...

Ludington Police Department says the man was killed when he hit electric lines and fell 30 ft. They say he was employed by a company out of Ada.

After a long hiatus, the pop-driven Colorado rock band made a triumphant splash during its tour stop Friday at GLC Live at 20 Monroe. The review and photos at Local Spins. The Fray enveloped its audience Friday evening in Grand Rapids with a heartfelt musical package — and the pop-rock band got it right back with...

The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM), specifically one of its exhibits, has had a bit of a rough time recently. Although the museum is currently undergoing a massive $50 million expansion, most of its operations have remained largely unaffected. Instead, two freak incidents have necessitated the museum's closure for...

Drivers in Northern Michigan may spot detergent bottles on fence posts. It turns out, there are several practical and quirky reasons behind this odd trend. Years ago, bottles on fence posts often signaled milk deliveries. Milk delivery declined in the 1970s as store-bought options became more common. I have seen...