Grand Rapids MI

LANSING, Mich. (WOWO) — Students attending several Michigan public universities will see higher tuition costs this fall after schools approved increases for the upcoming academic year. The University of Michigan approved a 3% increase in undergraduate in-state tuition, while Wayne State University, Grand Valley State U

Volunteers are building a new $350,000 fully accessible playground at Gerald R. Ford Academic Center in Grand Rapids.

Dean and Andy head out to Briarwood Golf Club in Caledonia for this episode of Hitting Out of the Woods. They sit down with co-owner Brad Leatherman and his wife, Barb, to discuss what it takes to run a golf course with your family.

While temperatures climbed into the 90s Tuesday, it was even hotter inside Saladino Smoke in Alto, where owner Mike Saladino said the kitchen can get up to 130 degrees if the friers are turned on.

Byron Township's new ordinance bans e-bikes and scooters from sidewalks starting Wednesday after neighbor complaints about safety.

HOLLAND — As the local nonprofit Latin Americans United for Progress gears up for its 62nd annual Fiesta! celebration, Executive Director Alejandra Guillén is reflecting on why the summer tradition is more than just a party. For LAUP, the state’s oldest Latino-serving organization, the five-day festival running July...

Monthly ridership on Grand Rapids’ DASH service declined 63%, from nearly 46,500 riders in April to just over 17,000 riders in May. That’s according to data shared at a recent Mobile GR Commission meeting. A pilot program launched in May dispatched shuttles covering smaller, more targeted routes, designed...

OTTAWA COUNTY — More details have been released about a severance agreement worth more than $40,000 between Ottawa County and its human resources director; however, a justification for the deal has not been made clear. The agreement between the county and former HR director Scott Hawkes was approved by...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Being a good neighbor means more than lending a hand — it can also mean saving a life. That's the message human trafficking advocates hope to spread as they work to inform West Michigan residents about how to recognize trafficking and help stop it.

18-year-old Cartiyae Pascal, who is a suspect in two separate shootings out of Grand Rapids, began to argue his defense today in the first case to reach trial.