Grand Rapids MI

A double lane closure will go into effect on a short stretch of US-131 north of Grand Rapids Monday as crews start fixing a hole in an overpass.

The Redemption Walk gives Grand Rapids community members a chance to acknowledge past decisions and embrace a positive future.

HOWELL -- A Charlotte Cook goal with 29.8 seconds left, starting in front of the net then ranging to her right before slotting it into the net, lifted Detroit Country Day to a 13-12 win over East Grand Rapids for the Division 2 girls lacrosse state title on Friday. Cook...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Mitten State's 24% wholesale tax on marijuana received a mixed response since it was enacted January 1, 2026. The tax caused some dispensary owners to raise prices and sales numbers slumped in turn. According to a report issued by the House Fiscal Agency in...

SPARTA TWP., MI - A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after he crashed with a pickup truck while riding a minibike. The boy was driving a minibike west around 10:30 p.m. Friday, June 5 on 13 Mile Road NE when he crashed with a truck in the intersection of North Division Avenue, said the Kent County Sheriff’s Off

Editor’s note: This video previously aired on May 1, 2026 PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — On Friday evening, the West Michigan Whitecaps honored Walker’s fire chief, who died unexpectedly last month.  Russell “Rusty” Shoultz, was well-known throughout West Michigan and among first responders nationwide. Walker Mayo

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Although Henry P. Bridge spent only about nine years in the Grand Rapids area, he left a lasting impression on the city’s west side. So much so that a street was named after him: Bridge Street, in downtown Grand Rapids. Bridge settled in Grand...

IONIA COUNTY, Mich. — A shortage of school bus drivers in the Lakewood School District left some families scrambling for transportation throughout the school year. Mindy Lange, who lives in Campbell Township, said her family received several last-minute notifications from Lakewood Public Schools informing them that the

An overnight shooting near Rosa Parks Circle last weekend left two people injured and a community reeling after yet another incident of gun violence. One of the victims, a local DJ, was hurt early Sunday morning while walking home after finishing a set downtown.

DUTTON, MI — The hot dogs are simple, but the stories are not. At a small building tucked off 68th Street, steam curls from buns and dogs the same way it has for decades. Inside, Cooks Hot Dogs, 6874 Hammond Ave. SE, hums with quiet consistency — a place where customers seek out nostalgia and time seems to move a littl