Grand Rapids MI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Four Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) employees are getting paid an estimated combined total of around $213,794 after being placed on administrative leave. According to a GRPS spokesperson, four people employed as principals or higher are on paid administrative leave as of April 2, most...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The owners of a Grand Rapids pottery studio are expanding with a new location in the city’s Eastown neighborhood. Kris and Troy Kaley, who own The Mud Room at 1971 E. Beltline Ave. NE, plan to open Eastown Pottery by the end of May. The membership-based studio will be in the Kingsley Building, 1422...

“No officer wants to be involved in an officer involved shooting. It is a traumatic event.”. Acting police chief Joe Trigg says use of deadly force is a last resort in the Grand Rapids Police Department. “Only to be used when absolutely necessary, when no other options seem available.”. City...

A months-long survey will have aircraft flying low and often across West Michigan starting in April.

Grand Rapids resumes monthly outdoor warning siren testing Friday at noon, with tests continuing through October. Here’s what residents should expect.

GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 2, 2026) – A collision of vehicles driven by two teenagers on Wednesday night in Jenison ended up with one of the motorists hospitalized. First responders were called to the intersection of Baldwin Street and Cottonwood Drive shortly after 9 PM. That was where...

Letters made available by Grand Rapids Public Schools reveal the deputy superintendent, Dr. Brandy Lovelady Mitchell, has been accused of creating a culture that devalued members of her staff.

A woman was sent to the hospital after she was hit on Hudsonville sidewalk Tuesday morning by a pickup truck.

If you're like me, you grew up watching cartoons like Tom and Jerry and The Pink Panther, where characters were hurt in some of the most ridiculous ways: stepping on a gardening rake, a car crash, and getting crushed by safes, anvils, or a piano. The piano falling was always so random that it was the pinnacle of...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A man acquitted of homicide charges relating to the first shooting death in Grand Rapids in 2025 will still spend time in prison in connection with the crime. Keith Tett was charged with shooting and killing Montaness Lowe outside of Billy’s Lounge on Wealthy Street...