Grand Rapids MI

West Michigan’s busiest urban corridor is the stretch of U.S. 131 between 28th Street in Wyoming and Cherry Street in Grand Rapids. The highway and its interchanges carry more than 120,000 vehicles daily and account for more than 700 crashes per year -- the highest rate in the area.

Today, we reveal the Top 6 Michigan artists of 2025 based on airplay at Grand Rapids’ WYCE. At No. 1 is May Erlewine, so listen to our encore presentation of our March interview with the heralded tunesmith. SCROLL DOWN TO LISTEN TO RADIO SHOW PODCAST. As celebrated northern Michigan...

Now that Christmas is over, you probably have your fair share of broken electronics and string lights. If that is you, think about recycling those busted strands.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Now that all of the presents have been unwrapped and gifts are out of their packaging – what did you do with the trash? Well, the Kent County Department of Public Works is hoping you kept recycling in mind when bagging up your holiday waste.

KENTWOOD, MI – A busy roadway in Kentwood is going to be extended further south as part of a planned housing development that will build 216 new homes on 71 acres of vacant land. Breton Road, which runs north-to-south and borders the cities of Grand Rapids and Kentwood, currently...

Friday, Dec. 26, is off to an icy start for many in Michigan with more than 25,000 electric customers without service. Temperatures are expected to rise later in the day, but wintry weather will continue on and off throughout the weekend. Rain is expected throughout the state until Sunday, Dec. 28, as some areas are...

West Michigan offers family-friendly New Year's Eve events including early celebrations, ball drops, and fireworks across multiple cities.

This week's featured adoptable pets from the Kent County Animal Shelter are a shy, playful dog and a snow-loving young beagle.

OTTAWA COUNTY — A young boy stood with a sheriff’s deputy inside a local Meijer store with a $100 gift card to spend. He told Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Jacob MacKeller that he would like to get his four siblings and his parents gifts with the money, and if there was anything left, then he would buy himself...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The owner of a commercial building at the corner of South Division Avenue and Cherry Street in downtown Grand Rapids plans to convert the space into a vendor market for artists and second-hand retailers. Bradley Veneklase, the owner of Urban Soil Realty, said he hopes...