Grand Rapids MI

Over 100 community representatives gathered at Grand Valley State University’s Seidman Center in Grand Rapids to discuss youth homelessness in Kent County. The event, called 'WE EXIST: The State of Youth Homelessness,' included a panel of four young people. Shantae Thompson, one of the panelists, shared personal...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A new art studio in downtown Grand Rapids offers a space where customers can take a breath while working with clay. Kendyl Arden started Selah Studio five years ago in Chicago. The studio Arden had been working out of closed during the pandemic, she explained, and the freelance artist...

On Oct. 23, Calvin University welcomed 11 baby spotted turtles from John Ball Zoo as a part of a program aimed to strengthen the spotted turtle population in Michigan. Spotted turtles are considered threatened in Michigan and protected under state law, according to the Michigan Natural Features Inventory. They are...

A car crashed into a doctor's office in Plainfield Township early Monday afternoon.

Vinyl is making a comeback, and there’s a new shop in town that’s about to turn the music scene up a notch.

The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office has provided more insight into the Nov. 2 crash that killed Grand Valley State University student Marcell Oliver and three others. The driver responsible for the crash, 38-year-old Grand Rapids resident Erin Louise Jones, was driving southbound in the proper lanes until she exited...

A West Michigan meteorologist made a big announcement over the weekend. It wasn't about severe weather coming our way or that they would be leaving Grand Rapids for a new opportunity. This announcement was seven years in the making and had everyone celebrating the exciting news. WOOD TV Meteorologist Sara...

The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says one man was injured after a shooting in Holland Township, and investigators are working to find the suspect. There is no threat to the public.

Across Michigan, hundreds of vulnerable children are caught in the middle of a growing dispute over how the state supports foster care. The West Michigan Partnership for Children says 426 kids are now 'left in limbo' after Michigan ended the nonprofit’s contract this fall, cutting the funding that keeps its programs...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A man is charged with open murder for the Nov. 6 shooting death of a 26-year-old in Southeast Grand Rapids. Police said Gary Lee Griggs was arraigned on the charged Monday, Nov. 17 in Grand Rapids District Court. He is accused in the Nov. 6 fatal...