Grand Rapids MI

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - It was just after Thanksgiving, and Grand Rapids locals were preparing to converge on Nov. 29, 1916, to watch escape artist Harry Houdini attempt to free himself from shackles and a straightjacket while dangling from a downtown Grand Rapids building. At the time, the newly built...

After months on the festival circuit, a powerful new documentary about the Ann Arbor murders is coming to West Michigan for special screenings in Holland.

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI — Fazoli’s has shuttered another West Michigan restaurant this month. The Italian fast-food brand’s location at 570 Baldwin St. in Jenison closed earlier in December, according to social media posts. A sign posted on the door of the now empty restaurant directed customers to the nearest Fazoli’s...

Several businesses shuttered their doors in West Michigan in 2025. Many cited rising costs and lingering problems caused by the pandemic. For others, it was simply time for the owner to retire.

If you’re a treasure hunter, budget fashionista, or savvy home decorator in Michigan, you’re about to get some very good news. Nestled in Kentwood sits a thrifter’s paradise so vast and value-packed that locals have been keeping it in their back pocket like a secret family recipe – The Salvation Army Family Store &...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — As severe weather approaches, there is typically only a short amount of time to make life-saving decisions. For your safety, it is important that you have multiple ways to stay weather-aware and receive critical weather information. While all of those methods are great, none of...

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) – Harbor Transit will operate on Limited Service for the entire service day on Monday, December 29, 2025 due to the winter weather conditions in Ottawa County. The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a Winter Storm Warning in in effect from 1:00 a.m. Monday, December 29 till...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A powerful winter storm is set to rock West Michigan Sunday into Monday, with wind gusts over 50 mph likely, along with several inches of blowing snow. 13 ON YOUR SIDE has issued a Weather Impact Alert and will be live throughout the day on Monday to bring you the latest updates on current...

With steady rain falling throughout Sunday and harsher weather expected overnight into Monday morning, the Kent County Road Commission is preparing for what could be a dangerous start to the workweek.

With winter weather expected Monday in West Michigan, there could travel impacts.