Man arrested after I-96 rollover crash in Fruitport Township
A Grand Rapids man was arrested after a crash where two cars rolled and children were injured, police say.
Mel Trotter expands to Hudsonville with seventh retail store
Mel Trotter Ministries, a Grand Rapids-based nonprofit providing services to people experiencing homelessness, will open its seventh thrift store this week. The 13,475-square-foot retail and donation center, located at 5221 Cherry Ave. in Hudsonville, will employ 14 people when it opens on July 31. Keep up with all...
Family continues grandma’s legacy of prayer and peach cobbler at new Grand Rapids restaurant
When Gladys Oliver was alive, she served her community with prayer, family values and good food.
Power outage affects people in southwest Grand Rapids
Squirrel! A power outage affected people in southwest Grand Rapids and it's all because of a squirrel. Consumers says power will be back on shortly.
Ottawa County road rage driver gets prison for killing ‘role model’ victim
GRAND HAVEN, MI -- A judge sentenced a man to prison for an Ottawa County road rage crash that killed an innocent young woman described as ambitious and kind. Ethan Oosterhouse, 24, was sentenced to a minimum eight years, four months prison during an emotional hearing Monday, July 28, in Ottawa County Circuit Court.
Michigan’s Phantom Highway: The M-45 Sign Error That Fooled Drivers for Decades
Many West Michigan drivers will recognize M-45 as Lake Michigan Drive, the highway that runs from near Downtown Grand Rapids through Standale, Allendale and the campus of Grand Valley State University and west to the coast. What few remember or realize is that the highway was incorrectly signed within the...
Fatal crash under investigation in Zeeland Township
Zeeland Township, MI – The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred on 88th Avenue near Ransom Street in Zeeland Township on Saturday at around 7:30 p.m. Deputies were dispatched to the scene following reports of a two-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, it...
Old National Bank buys $1.5M property for new Cascade Township office
Old National Bank plans to build a new office on the southeast side. The bank recently acquired a 1.15-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Charlevoix Drive and 28th Street SE in Cascade Charter Township for about $1.5 million. The site sits along the busy 28th Street retail and commercial corridor, just east of...
Veteran Job Fair seeks to support the military community as they transition to next...
WEST OLIVE, Mich. — Veterans in Ottawa County are getting their first-ever job fair Monday. Local: More than 100 motorcyclists took to their bikes in honor of first responders. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at the Fillmore Administration Building, two days after National Hire A Veteran Day,...
West side group envisions nonprofit hub, housing at shuttered Stocking Elementary school
A group of organizations on the west side of Grand Rapids hope to turn the vacant, 101-year-old Stocking Elementary School building into a community hub with several nonprofit service providers and potentially housing. The West Grand Neighborhood Organization, whose territory includes the former school that closed...