Grand Rapids task force works to reduce gun violence by focusing on youth
Safe Alliances For Everyone task force has heated up its efforts to prevent violence as summer approaches. (March 24, 2026)
West Michigan Scam Alert: Fake Court Notices Circulating
Fake court notices are circulating again in Michigan, using QR codes and urgent payment demands to steal personal and financial information.
Grand Rapids police search leaves elderly couple’s home in ruins, family demands answers
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Grand Rapids family is demanding answers after they say a police search left the home of an elderly couple in ruins over the weekend. Michelle Armstrong says the Darwin Avenue South home belonging to her parents, Carol and John Liptrop Sr., was heavily damaged when Grand Rapids Police...
Driver sentenced to prison for crash that killed a family’s ‘entire world’
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Even though Rick Haan was 71, he was a kid at heart. Haan loved his family more than anything in the world, his daughters said. He was a grandfather and embraced that role. To his grandkids, Haan was better known as “Bumpa.”. Haan’s life...
Predator catching group tracks repeat offender from Grand Rapids to Northern Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A northern Michigan man with a prior conviction involving a minor showed up in a YouTube video recently published by a predator catching group, after they tracked him from Grand Rapids to his home in Boyne City. The man behind the YouTube operation goes by...
Grand Rapids Flag Man Honors Veterans With 35 Mile Run
Zach Baker’s run from Grand Haven to Grand Rapids raised nearly $1.5K and awareness for veteran suicide prevention.
Grocery as Venue: Horrocks Market’s unique mix of one-stop shopping, live music and beer
The Kentwood grocery store has become a go-to music venue on weekends, with shoppers able to enjoy a beer or cider while listening to regional favorites. Horrocks opens a beer garden in late May. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO GALLERY. If you’ve ever wished you could kick back and enjoy some...
From Grand Rapids to Saginaw, Paul Walter Hauser joins live-action ‘Scooby-Doo’ series
Paul Walter Hauser, the Emmy-winning actor from Michigan, has joined Netflix’s new live-action Scooby-Doo series.
Sparta approves 63-home expansion of Bedford neighborhood to meet housing demand
The Sparta Village Council approved a plan to build 63 new homes in the Bedford Falls neighborhood, a development which halted 20 years ago due to a recession.
Dispatch: Byron Township fire truck hit by vehicle on ramp to US-131
A fire truck from the Byron Township Fire Department was hit by a vehicle on a highway ramp as it responded to a crash Tuesday night, dispatch said.

















