Body found near Ottawa County woods; investigators seek tips over death of unknown man
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI – Ottawa County investigators are looking for information tied to the unknown death of a man whose body was found Tuesday afternoon. According to a news release, deputies from the county sheriff’s office were called at roughly 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, to the 1700 block of Chicago Drive in...
WEATHER READY ALERT DAY for Friday
Friday is a FOX 17 Weather Ready Alert Day. A High Wind Warning has been issued. Winds will gust at 50 to 60 mph most of the day with rain/snow showers.
Man on trial for murder grilled over self-defense claim in shooting
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A prosecutor hammered a man about his self-defense claim after he opened fire on his long-time neighbors, killing a mother and injuring her two adult sons. For nearly an hour, Keontae Jerrell Moore was grilled by the prosecution regarding inconsistencies in what he told police...
Suspected Drunk Driver Busted Driving Wrong Way on US-131
The Kent County Sheriff's Office and Michigan State Police were called about a driver going the wrong way on US-131. See video of the pursuit and learn driver's fate.
Victim in deadly Grand Rapids assault identified, suspect charged with murder
The man killed in an attack on Monday in Grand Rapids was a land lord who was in the process of evicting a renter, according to evidence entered into court.
Grand Rapids woman nearly drowns as basement wall collapses during flood
A Grand Rapids woman says she nearly drowned after floodwaters caved in her basement wall, filling her home with water. Now it's not safe to go inside and her family has been left without.
Heavy wind pushes semi-truck into ditch on I-196, deputies say
HUDSONVILLE, Mich. — A semi-truck driver was unharmed after heavy wind pushed their semi-truck into a ditch Tuesday night, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. Deputies and the Hudsonville City Fire Rescue were called to eastbound I-196 at 9:14 p.m., and found the semi-truck west of 32nd Avenue (Mile...
Grand Rapids neighborhood hit by flash flooding; residents assess damage
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Residents in a northeast Grand Rapids neighborhood are cleaning up after flash floods swept through the area during Tuesday evening’s storms. Heavy rain caused water to quickly rise along Carrier Creek Boulevard near Diamond Avenue in the Highland Park neighborhood. By Wednesday morning, piles...
Child dies from flu in Kent County
A child died from the pediatric flu in Kent County, health officials say.
Storm floods cars, damages homes on Grand Rapids’ northeast side
An overnight storm left floodwaters and hail at the corner of Diamond and Carrier Creek, damaging nearly 10 vehicles and collapsing a basement wall in one home.
