Grand Rapids MI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — After more than two months of uncertainty, the a unique foster care modlel in Kent County will be restored, according to a judge's ruling last week. In 2025, The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) did not renew a contract with the West Michigan Partnership for Children...

Michigan's minimum wage went up with the new year.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Last year, Alexis Graham and Reed Zapf took a leap and started up their gourmet mini pancake business, Pancake Paws & Co. While they were busy all summer, they started to slow down in the winter, and in December, they got an email that they thought would kick them back into gear.

World of Winter, which bills itself as the largest free winter festival in the country, gets underway in just one week.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A $1 billion data center was among several projects proposed for potential development across the Grand Rapids area in December. Lowell Township planning commissioners were scheduled to hold a public hearing in December for the massive proposed data center, but the meeting was postponed due to an...

A Grand Rapids elected official is suing the city over what he says was the “unlawful” reassignment of the majority of staff from his office last year. The comptroller’s lawsuit against the city is one of five must-read MLive stories to kick off the New Year on Thursday, Jan. 1.

Mortgage math misses the biggest 2026 shocks. Budget the real monthly cost: insurance renewals, property taxes, maintenance, HOA, utilities.

Two major health care projects that wrap up in 2026 will create new clinical capacity to treat young patients. As Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital each wind down two of the biggest health care developments in years in Grand Rapids, other care providers are ramping...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — This week’s featured adoptable pets from the Kent County Animal Shelter are two unique dogs: one who is bursting with energy and enthusiasm, and another who is gentle and would do well with a kind, patient owner. Abbie is a 4-year-old, 52-pound Belgian...

Still a few hours of light snow to go. Snow tapers off later Thursday night. Mostly cloudy skies Friday morning and dry conditions. (Jan. 1, 2025)