Grand Rapids MI

Riley Green has long cited Jamey Johnson among his musical influences. The two have previously written together before, and Green is chomping at the bit to do so again. For the “Don’t Mind If I Do” crooner, having Johnson open for him on his Damn Country Music Tour must feel like a dream come true. The pair even...

Two Grand Valley State University freshmen were involved in a car accident Sunday, Nov. 2 that resulted in four deaths and left two others injured. An email sent to residents of Kirkpatrick Living Center Monday, Nov. 3, which was obtained by the Lanthorn, notified that two of the building’s residents were involved in...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’ll be a chilly morning for the hundreds of people participating in the sixth annual Veteran’s Day 5 in Grand Rapids. Organizers are hosting several races and walks Saturday morning to raise money and awareness for the Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids, a full-service retirement...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An Eastown resident said that for a few minutes Thursday night, fear and confusion surrounded her house. We have agreed not to share her name, or face. "We heard two gunshots around 8:30 last night. I looked out the window and there was a car outside," she said.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Hundreds of years ago, Grand Rapids, or Bow-E-Ting (the rapids) in Anishinaabek, was home to a sprawling plum tree orchard utilized by Indigenous women searching for a place of solace. Indigenous tribes — particularly the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians — maintained a significant wild...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI - West Michigan students in environmental classes have teamed up with Ottawa County on a “citizen science project” aimed at discovering where road salt is being overused along the Pigeon River watershed. The students are part of an environmental field studies program held at the...

A person stabbed early Saturday morning is expected to be okay, police said.

A multi-year legal saga notched another milestone this week as a county judge said the Zoning Board of Appeals in Park Township properly interpreted the township's ban on short-term rentals.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Online retail giant Amazon is reviving stalled plans for a new facility that will complement its existing operations south of Grand Rapids. The Gaines Township Planning Commission in late October signed off on the company’s revised plans for a new delivery station and sortation facility at 4495...

Bird Flu continues to wreak havoc on poultry farms in West Michigan as Ottawa County culled over 90,000 turkeys in October.