Grand Rapids MI

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Meijer Discounts 1,000+ Grocery Items For 6 Weeks

Meijer is offering discounts on a rotating selection of more than 1,000 grocery items through Sept. 8, a six-week promotion the retailer is framing as a thank-you to Midwest shoppers. The rotating assortment spans hundreds of product categories, including meat, produce, snacks, cereal and household supplies. Some items
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History of Grand Rapids Michigan

The history of Grand Rapids, Michigan begins with the Grand River, the longest river entirely within the state. Long before streets, factories, bridges, and neighborhoods appeared, the river shaped the lives of the Indigenous peoples who occupied western Michigan. It provided drinking water, fish, fertile land, transpo
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Suspect released from prison, arrested for theft in days before grandmother killed

Records show a troubled history stretching years before Jamie Jackson is accused of killing his 82-year-old grandmother in Wyoming.
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Man killed in I-290 motorcycle crash

A Michigan man was killed Thursday in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 290 in Maywood. Illinois State Police said the fatal crash occurred shortly after 8:35 p.m. Thursday on eastbound I-290 at First Avenue and involved two motorcycles. One man was transported to a local hospital and later pronounced dead.
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She Got a $10,000 Surprise from a Stranger—Now Her Salon Has Blessed 8,000+ Women...

Pam Westers turned a salon into a meaningful mission that has provided pampering to more than 8,000 women. Here, she shares her story with Woman's World. When Pam Westers took over Profile, the Comstock Park, Michigan, salon where she had worked for 35 years, the salon coordinator approached Pam with an idea. “I heard
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East Grand Rapids Restaurant Incident Goes Viral After Drink Dispute And Property Damage Claim

Two women say a confrontation happened after one took a sip from the other's drink and the owner accused her of using a fake ID.
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Becoming sunny and breezy Sunday

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Clouds will clear with breezy sunshine expected by Sunday afternoon. An isolated shower is possible, but most will stay completely dry. TODAY Morning clouds and isolated showers will depart with breezy sunshine building in. Highs will climb near 80 degrees with slightly humid conditions. Th
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A Dowagiac Data Center Runs 24/7 And Neighbors Say It Screams Like A Demon

A data center in Dowagiac, Michigan is generating complaints from neighbors — not over power bills, but because of a loud, continuous noise residents describe as sounding like a demonic scream, running 24 hours a day.
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Ask Ellen: what are these lines of clouds in the sky?

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Lines crossing in the sky can be a source of panic for some, but physicists say they are less alarming than they first appear. There are many more planes in the sky than there were in 2000, and many more than there were in 1970. Most of the time, these planes fly by without a second glance
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Allendale Public Schools Eliminates Bus Routes Amid Driver Shortage

Allendale Public Schools in Michigan is establishing new non-transportation zones for the upcoming school year, meaning school buses will no longer pick up students living in certain areas as the district responds to an ongoing driver shortage, reported WZZM 13. According to the news report, Superintendent Garth Cooper

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