Grand Rapids MI

I've had several scary moments where I saw my life flash before me. I remember being a young and dumb teenager, going too fast around a corner and taking my mom's car into the ditch. Thankfully, all that was broken was a tie rod and the front bumper. I was...

GRAND RAPIDS (WOOD-AM) - The Better Business Bureau of West Michigan has sent out a warning about a scam where fraudsters over-the-phone pose as loan officers. They will leave a voicemail claiming they need more details to complete a loan application. The agency says those who...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Sentencing was adjourned for a man charged with murder and armed robbery after a body was found along Plaster Creek in 2023. Elitud Lazaro, 36, was supposed to be sentenced Wednesday. This session was rescheduled for February 5. Omi Medina-Pagan, 47, and...

We are seeing companies get more innovative than ever when it comes to the fandom of things like anime, Disney, Star Wars, and comic book heroes. It is one of the coolest stores to conceptualize fully. This is a place called Box Lunch, which has multiple locations throughout...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Wednesday morning, several members of Iron Workers Local 25 were seen picketing on Washington Avenue, where a public safety building is being constructed. According to Ben Dodson, a business agent for Iron Workers Local 25, they were picketing a steel...

The winter months seem to drag on and feel longer when it's cold and snowy outside in West Michigan. If you're a parent, you especially know the pain of being stuck inside with the kids for days and the stir craziness that comes with it. One of the best solutions...

Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center ranks in the top 5% of all Michigan schools. We talk to Lisa Nuyens and Justine Burdette about this nonprofit independent charter school in downtown GR, asking about the importance of the rankings, and how the community can learn more about...

The mother who admitted to setting fire to her Grand Rapids home while her children were inside is facing an additional charge after her daughter died.

Organizers of the recent Great Lakes Expo in Grand Rapids, MI, posed that question during one of their educational sessions in December. Tasked with answering the query were two Michigan tart cherry growers, a local commercial fruit production consultant, and George Sundin, the...

Fat Tuesday is on the way, and if you plan to celebrate in Grand Rapids on Tuesday March 4th- one of the best things you can do to feel like you're in New Orleans instead of here in the Michigan snow, is to eat authentically. Grand Rapids isn't exactly known...