GRPD: 2 injured in Alger Heights shooting
Two people were injured in a shooting in Grand Rapids' Alger Heights neighborhood early Saturday morning, police say.
Grand Rapids Downtown Market hosts Christmas in July
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in downtown Grand Rapids as the community kicks off "Christmas in July."
Byron Days Festival celebrates 90 years of community tradition in Byron Center
Byron Center's Byron Days Festival is celebrating 90 years of community tradition with fun for all ages.
Enter to Win: Goo Goo Dolls at Acrisure Amphitheater
Enter to win tickets to see the Goo Goo Dolls at Acrisure Amphitheater on Tuesday, August, 11, 2026.
KCAS Pets of the Week: Ariel and Biggie
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — This week’s featured adoptable pets from the Kent County Animal Shelter are an affectionate young dog and a gentle cat. Three-year-old Ariel is a sweet and friendly terrier/staffie mix looking for a new family to call her own. Shelter volunteers describe her as “the perfect mix of play and
This Unassuming Michigan Restaurant Serves Up The Most Legendary Deep Fried Cod In The...
Tucked along Division Avenue South in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Fat Man’s Fish Fry looks like a spot you might drive right past without a second glance. But locals know better. This no-frills seafood joint has been serving up golden, crispy fried fish for decades, earning a loyal fanbase that...
20 West Michigan Businesses That Survived Over a Century
From a Rockford coffee roaster to a Fennville hardware store, these West Michigan businesses have somehow kept the doors open for over a century.
Nonprofit offering free backpacks to Northern Michigan students in need
A Michigan nonprofit is encouraging Northern Michigan schools to request free backpacks filled with school supplies ahead of the new school year. Storehouse of Community Resources is working to distribute 15,000 backpacks to students across Michigan through its 2026 Big Backpack Build campaign. The Grand Rapids-based n
Watusi is a new restaurant in the Creston Neighborhood
It's a new restaurant that defied categorization, opening next month on College Ave. We talk to co owner Sarah Andro about the challenges of today's restaurants, and how the name Watusi came to be. For a weekly dose of news right to your inbox, sign up for the WGVU newsletter.
‘The Odyssey’ dominates cinemas as Grand Rapids presents ultra rare 70 mm IMAX film...
Christopher Nolan's acclaimed screen adaptation of the nearly 3,000-year-old epic poem “The Odyssey” is now showing in 70 mm IMAX at Celebration Cinema Grand Rapids North. The cinema joins a small fleet of 41 cinemas around the world with the capability to host the rare format, just 25 of which reside in the United Sta
