New film reexamines Grand Rapids’ role in water fluoridation
Did you know Grand Rapids was the first city in the nation to fluoridate its public water supply? In 1945, Grand Rapids became the first city in the nation to add fluoride to its public water supply — widely heralded as a public-health milestone that would ripple across hundreds of communities nationwide. Tonight,...
Grandville homeowners deal with flooding, sewage backups after water main break
Homeowners on 30th and Wallace in Grandville say a water main break quickly led to flooding inside homes, with some neighbors reporting raw sewage backing up into their basements and causing damage.
Surprise! A Casino Is Coming To Grand Rapids! Sort Of!
Grand Rapids is gearing up for a digital gaming experience that’s unlike anything we’ve seen before, and it’s all happening right at our fingertips.
Cascade’s First Wok working to reopen after kitchen fire
A longtime family-owned restaurant in Cascade is working toward reopening in the coming weeks after a kitchen fire on January 9th forced it to close.
Woman walking ‘not in a crosswalk’ critically injured after car hit her
ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 20-year-old woman is critically injured after a car hit her on Monday morning. A 44-year-old Comstock Park man driving east on Lake Michigan Drive near 52nd Avenue in a silver Honda Accord on Sunday after 3:15 a.m. hit a 20-year-old Grand Rapids woman crossing Lake Michigan Drive not in...
Couple’s January deaths were murder-suicide, death certificates show
A man shot his wife and then himself in Wyoming last month, death certificates show.
Man accused of shooting, killing his fiancé and her two teens to appear in...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The man accused of killing his fiancé and her two teenage sons is back in court on Tuesday morning. Community remembers Jacqueline, Michael and Cameron | Grand Rapids said its final goodbyes to a mother and her two children. Jacqueline Neill and her two...
See Ottawa County’s top 10 most dangerous intersections
There were 3,329 intersection crashes in Ottawa County in 2024, up 5.7% from the 3,149 in 2023. Some intersections saw far more crashes than others. The most intersection crashes occurred at Baldwin Street and Cottonwood Drive in Georgetown Township. That intersection recorded 47 crashes in 2024, according to...
Water-skiing squirrel, 5-acre display highlight Michigan’s longest running boat show
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The 81st annual Grand Rapids Boat Show is returning to DeVos Place on Wednesday, Feb. 11. More than 400 boats from 80-plus manufacturers will span the nearly five-acre display, ranging from aluminum fishing boats to luxury pontoons. Admission costs $12 for adults and $5 for...
Train crashes into dump truck in Kent County
LOWELL TOWNSHIP, MI – A driver was hospitalized with serious injuries after a dump truck was struck by a train in Kent County. The crash happened around 11:10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 9, on the railroad tracks on Snow Avenue, just south of 52nd Street in Lowell Township, said Sgt. Scott Dietrich of the Kent County Sheriff’s...
