Grand Rapids MI

Editor’s note: This video previously aired on May 1, 2026 PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — On Friday evening, the West Michigan Whitecaps honored Walker’s fire chief, who died unexpectedly last month.  Russell “Rusty” Shoultz, was well-known throughout West Michigan and among first responders nationwide. Walker Mayo

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Although Henry P. Bridge spent only about nine years in the Grand Rapids area, he left a lasting impression on the city’s west side. So much so that a street was named after him: Bridge Street, in downtown Grand Rapids. Bridge settled in Grand...

IONIA COUNTY, Mich. — A shortage of school bus drivers in the Lakewood School District left some families scrambling for transportation throughout the school year. Mindy Lange, who lives in Campbell Township, said her family received several last-minute notifications from Lakewood Public Schools informing them that the

An overnight shooting near Rosa Parks Circle last weekend left two people injured and a community reeling after yet another incident of gun violence. One of the victims, a local DJ, was hurt early Sunday morning while walking home after finishing a set downtown.

DUTTON, MI — The hot dogs are simple, but the stories are not. At a small building tucked off 68th Street, steam curls from buns and dogs the same way it has for decades. Inside, Cooks Hot Dogs, 6874 Hammond Ave. SE, hums with quiet consistency — a place where customers seek out nostalgia and time seems to move a littl

Rowan Kozminski will begin his senior year at Grand Rapids’ Catholic Central High School in the fall, but before that happens, he’s one of 20 high schoolers competing in the U.S. Department of Education’s Presidential 1776 Award civics competition. “So, the first round of the Presidential 1776...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It's not uncommon for fourth and fifth graders to have a fear of heights. But an after school program at Coit Creative Arts Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is helping some students concur that fear and teaching them valuable skills. As WZZM reports, the students...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Endometriosis is a disease that affects more than 10% of American women. That is about 6.5 million people. And yet, the disease is widely understudied and misunderstood. However, Corewell Health and BAMF Health are trying to change that. "We just want to make it better,"...

This week’s featured adoptable pets from the Kent County Animal Shelter are two beautiful and well-behaved dogs.

Michigan Sober Social is a state-wide nonprofit that builds social communities for individuals without alcohol. The organization is open to those who have maintained sobriety, are sober-curious, or those seeking a healthier lifestyle without a focus on alcohol. While Grand Rapids is known as Beer City U.S.A., more adul