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The Guess Who’s career jump started in ‘South Detroit’ says Burton Cummings

The Guess Who’s Burton Cummings credits “South Detroit” with helping accelerate the start of their decades-long career. We caught up with Cummings, who reunited with Randy Bachman as the two tour North America with stops at Acrisure Amphitheater in Grand Rapids on Wednesday, July 1 and at Pine Knob Music Theatre on Fri
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Gerald R. Ford Airport to open CONRAC, Michigan’s first consolidated rental car facility

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Three years after breaking ground, Michigan's first consolidated rental car facility is set to open Wednesday in Grand Rapids. Called the CONRAC, the $156 million rent-a-car facility at Gerald R. Ford International Airport is designed to bring multiple rental car agencies together under one roof,
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Girls rescued in Lake Michigan after struggling in waves, currents

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – A bystander used a life ring to help two girls struggling in Lake Michigan near the north pier at Holland State Park. The incident happened around 2 p.m. Monday, June 22, with winds out of the northwest creating dangerous swimming conditions. Park Township firefighters responded...
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‘I want them remembered for how they lived’ | Family reflects on Muskegon couple...

Tammy Morris-Robinson, 53, and her husband, Robert Robinson, 50, were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-96 in Ottawa County, along with the 24-year-old wrong-way driver, sparking a public outpouring of grief and remembrance for the couple. For the first time since a wrong-way crash on I-96 claimed their lives,...
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Corewell Health accused of collecting ‘fake’ medical debt in class-action lawsuit

When Jordan Field, 32, stopped breathing during a sedated oral surgery on March 18, 2024, he was rushed to the intensive care unit at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids because his brain was not getting enough oxygen. He died three days later. Over the next few months, Corewell...
Featured picture for WZZM 13 just named their new Chief Meteorologist and it is a very familiar face

WZZM 13 just named their new Chief Meteorologist and it is a very familiar...

Big changes are happening at the WZZM 13 weather desk. After a major nationwide search the station decided the perfect person for the job was already right here in West Michigan.
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On the campaign trail, Jocelyn Benson talks with voters in Grand Rapids

At a Grand Rapids meeting Monday, Michigan Secretary of State and candidate for governor Jocelyn Benson listened as members of a group called Seniors for Benson talked about issues facing those who may be retired and on fixed incomes.
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Lithium-ion battery recyclers aim to help reduce fires

Small batteries that power our everyday gadgets can cause big problems. Lithium-ion battery fires are becoming more of a common occurrence, often because they're improperly disposed of.
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‘Her boys were everything:’ Mom of 3 killed in I-196 wrong-way crash

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Jessica Schmock has always played a big role in the lives of her three boys. Her oldest, Hunter Graham, 20, considered her his best friend. “That’s the main thing that’s kind of been going through my mind,” he told MLive/The Grand Rapids Press.
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Benson supports statewide moratorium on new data centers

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WTVB) – Michigan Secretary of State and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson announced her support for a statewide moratorium on new data centers. Speaking during a community roundtable in Grand Rapids, Benson signaled her openness to a temporary pause on development as local pushback gro

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