West Michigan families can get free summer meals for kids through state program
West Michigan kids can get free breakfast and lunch this summer through the state's Meet Up and Eat Up Summer Meals program.
Iconic Grand Rapids Building Gets New Life as Board Game Lounge and Restaurant
A Plainfield landmark is reborn with 800 board games, global comfort food, and breakfast served until 1 p.m. in Grand Rapids’ Creston neighborhood.
22 pounds of cocaine returns drug dealer to prison
A meeting outside a Kentwood restaurant led police to 10 bricks of cocaine weighing 22 pounds, and the man responsible is now returning to prison for yet another drug conviction.
Driver gets jail for striking, killing bicyclist near downtown Grand Rapids
A driver who struck and killed a bicyclist near downtown Grand Rapids has been sentenced to a year in jail for the January 2025 crash.
Alpine Avenue Chaos: Grand Rapids K-9 Stabbed, Suspect Shot Dead
Last Saturday, a domestic call in northwest Grand Rapids ended with a man dead, a police K-9 seriously wounded, and a patrol cruiser briefly on fire. Police say the encounter spiraled as the man allegedly hurled a Molotov-style incendiary at officers, tried to carjack a driver, stabbed K-9 Digo, and then charged at off
Funeral set for victim of house explosion that police say was murder-suicide
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Funeral services are Saturday, June 6 for Lucy Preston, a woman who died following a house explosion that police say was a murder-suicide plot. Services for Preston, 61, are 11 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Belmont. Neighbors...
MHSAA lacrosse semifinals, June 3, 2026
Hudsonville vs. Grand Ledge, East Grand Rapids vs. Forest Hills Central, Country Day vs. Forest Hills Northern, East Grand Rapids vs. Haslett, Rockford vs. Hartland. (June 3, 2026)
See inside prominent Grand Rapids bank building turned into 140 apartments
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A prominent downtown Grand Rapids office tower launched a new chapter Monday, June 1, adding to efforts to boost the city’s urban residential population. The top seven floors of the Fifth Third Building at 111 Lyon St. NW were converted from office space into...
New $31M recreation center has amenities you won’t find at your typical gym
KENTWOOD, MI – Construction is in the final stages on the $31 million new Kentwood Community Center as city officials prepare to welcome the public into the facility this fall. The new 67,500-square-foot facility at 4755 Walma Ave. SE will feature unique amenities like a multisport simulator, a bistro/café...
Deputies seek missing 18-year-old from Kentwood area
Deputies are asking for the community's help to find a missing 18-year-old who left his Kentwood-area home without the medication he needs.
