NEW DETAILS: Hispanic man, 23, stabbed multiple times at Alpine Township Walmart
The Kent County Sheriff's Office says the 23-year-old Hispanic man is expected to be ok after being stabbed multiple times on Friday inside a Walmart store.
PD: Man shot, injured in Wyoming
Police say a man showed up at the hospital after a shooting in Wyoming overnight.
Motorcyclist killed in Ionia County crash
IONIA COUNTY, MI – A motorcyclist was killed early Saturday, Aug. 2, in a single-vehicle crash. The victim was a 27-year-old Ionia man whose name has not been released. The crash was reported around 1:55 a.m. on East Main Street between Beardsley Road and East Stage Road. According to police, the eastbound motorcycle...
Increased ICE activity deepens mission of annual Hispanic Festival in its 47th year
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Mexican flag waved high in the air over a crowd eating, dancing and celebrating, marking the Hispanic Festival's return to the heart of downtown for its 47th year. While it featured the music and food of years past, this year organizers say its mission...
Steelcase agrees to sell business to competitor in $2.2 billion deal
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two of the largest workplace furniture companies announced they're merging. Steelcase Inc., founded in 1912 in Grand Rapids, announced it is selling the business to one of its competitors, HNI Corporation. Both companies announced the merger on Monday in a definitive agreement where HNI will...
Utz to Close Michigan Plant
Snacks company Utz said Thursday that it will close a plant in West Michigan as part of an “ongoing supply chain transformation.”. The company expects to begin the “transition” from eight main manufacturing facilities down to seven this month; the Grand Rapids plant is expected to close by early next year.
Jenison Vietnam vet set to take Honor Flight trip to D.C. in September
JENISON — A local Vietnam veteran will get the honor of a lifetime this September when he and his son are flown to Washington, D.C., completely free of charge. Two years ago, Bruce Burkel and his family applied for Honor Flight, a nonprofit that organizes trips for veterans to see the capital’s memorial sites. After...
Arktos Meadery closing its doors at the end of August
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Arktos Meadery, a Grand Rapids pub offering craft meads for the past 11 years, will close its doors at the end of August. The Arktos team announced the closure on their Facebook page last week, saying they have faced "mounting challenges" amid economic concerns. Another major factor, according...
Review: Deos Ballet’s Collide 2025 is a Beautiful Homage to the Legacy of Dance
Celebrated modern dance innovator Martha Graham wrote in her 1991 autobiography Blood Memory that a dancer’s “body says what words cannot” and that “movement never lies.”. Powerful wordless expression and truth abound in Deos Contemporary Ballet’s Collide Series 25, a triumphant two-hour mixed repertoire performance...
Keeping the water system flowing
Automation may be replacing people in many industries, but water is not one of them. According to Hillary Caron, water education and programs coordinator for the city of Grand Rapids, there are hundreds of careers behind every drop of clean water. “We have technical jobs, like operators, engineers, chemists and...