Huge burger chain franchisee files for bankruptcy
One of Wendy’s biggest franchisees has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN) reports that Meritage Hospitality Group — a Michigan-based operator which oversees 314 Wendy’s locations total in the Midwest and Southeast — filed for bankruptcy protection amidst reports of weak sales at Wendy’s as
National Champs Michigan Wolverines Are Headed To The Van Andel Arena
The reigning national champs are headed to the Van Andel Arena on October 25.
Artists add finishing touches before ArtPrize voting starts
With just one day until voting was scheduled to begin for ArtPrize, artists across Grand Rapids spent Thursday putting the finishing touches on their work and venues were getting ready for visitors.
EPIC acquires a fifth-generation Michigan brokerage
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has acquired Korotkin Insurance Group, a fifth-generation independent brokerage based in Michigan with more than a century of operating history. The deal gives EPIC its first significant presence in Detroit and builds on the firm's existing Grand Rapids office, with KIG serving as a
39 counts put Black daycare worker at risk of life in prison
What began as an international tip from Norwegian law enforcement has grown into one of the most disturbing child abuse cases in West Michigan in recent memory, and the legal reckoning for the man at the center of it is expanding rapidly. Austin Hapner, a 20-year-old Grand Rapids daycare worker,...
LEO: New Walk-In Option Available at All Unemployment Offices
Visitors can now access in-person support with or without an appointment, or use new self-service kiosks. The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) is expanding in-person service by introducing a new walk-in option at all 12 Local Offices throughout the state, including those in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, S
Heavy rain on Saturday. Get Bill Steffen’s weekend forecast.
Wow, look at the large swatch of fairly heavy rain that’s expected on Saturday. Look at the scale on the right. The red in Wisconsin is over 3 inches. The orange is over 2 inches and the yellow is over 1.5 inches. This model may be overdoing it a bit, but I think much of southern Michigan may see over an inch of rain.
Flash flood threat targets Midwest before heading to Northeast: Latest
A level 2 out of 4 flash flood threat is in place.
Man wanted in 12 alleged peeping incidents in Allendale Twp. is arrested
A man believed to be connected to more than a dozen peeping incidents at off-campus housing areas in Allendale Township over the past year has been arrested.
‘This will be huge’: $10M Cascade park makeover gets underway
KENT COUNTY, MI — A long-planned $10 million transformation of Tassell Park and Cascade Township’s village center is officially underway. Elected officials, residents and community leaders gathered Thursday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony at Leslie E. Tassell Park, 2900 Thornapple River Drive SE, marking the star

















