Grand Rapids MI

Michigan is seeing a significant decline in winter illnesses that had recently spiked in the Great Lakes state. However, health officials are concerned that one highly contagious virus is spreading rapidly, and cases continue to climb in Michigan. More Cases Of Dangerous And Deadly Disease Confirmed In Michigan....

The deaths of 150 children weren’t evaluated by a state office tasked with determining if they needed further review, according to an audit. The Office of Family Advocate (OFA), which is within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, is in charge of performing Safe System Reviews (SSR) of the deaths of...

If you're planning on heading to Dollar Tree, you should be aware that they are planning a change in their operations. They've already gone through a minor update from their $1 pricing to $1.25. That model is going to experience yet another price increase on its items. Heads Up: Major...

Two fatal buggy crashes involving the tragic and completely avoidable deaths of two Amish community members in Michigan have prompted action by law enforcement agencies. MLive reports that at around 6:30 on the morning of March 6, 2025, 27-year-old Henry Troyer, a member of the local Gladwin County Amish community,...

(FOX 2) - The suspect connected to several stolen Corvette vehicles from a Kentucky assembly plant said he would have been paid a lot of money had he made it back to Michigan. A police report of Deantae Walker's arrest in a parking lot in late March included several details of the investigation that led to the...

In the wake of damaging tornadoes that tore through parts of Michigan and Indiana last week, a story of resilience has quietly unfolded. After deadly tornadoes tornadoes ripped through rural parts of Michigan and Indiana last week, recovery began almost immediately—especially in Amish communities where rebuilding...

(The Center Square) – Pop, soda, Coke – whatever someone might call it in Michigan, they may not be able to buy it with food stamps much longer. Rep. Brad Paquette, R-Niles, recently introduced a bill that would stop the use of food stamps to buy pop by asking the federal government for a waiver to ban the purchases...

The National Weather Service has confirmed another tornado to touched down in Kent County on March 30th, now bringing that day's statewide total of confirmed tornados to a total of 13. NWS says the EF1 tornado developed north of Kent City, touching down at 5:58 p.m. in the area of...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Have you seen a bright pink trailer with "#BeARuby" painted on the side? If so, Harry Rissley, director of the nonprofit Be A Ruby, is looking for it. "It was parked right here next to our van," said Rissley. "We had one of our volunteers...

Banking Access Reaches Multi-Decade Low as Michigan Branches Shutter. Bank closures across the U.S. are accelerating in 2025, with more than 1,000 branches shuttered in 2024, and this year’s total is projected to exceed that figure. Flagstar Bank, a Michigan-based commercial lender, currently leads the pack, having...