Grand Rapids MI

At West Kelloggsville Elementary in Kelloggsville, Michigan, custodians Ashley Balsktis and Teresa Emmons have decorated more than a dozen classroom doors for Halloween. The project started when Balsktis decorated the custodian closet door. This year, they expanded the effort to include other doors, using designs...

Police reports detail how a group of teens posted online and then planned to burglarize a man's home after he was beaten and left unconscious on the sidewalk in Grand Rapids.

A driver suspected of causing a crash and speeding away later died in a separate crash where he smashed into a tree.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A mother told a judge she could have done better when it came to caring for her youngest child who died after being left unattended in a vehicle. Angelica Linda Arechiga, grieving the loss of her child, stood in a Kent County Circuit courtroom on Wednesday, Oct. 29, to be sentenced for what was...

Frustration is brewing over cyclists on the roads versus sidewalks. The conversation online reveals some surprising opinions.

A 40-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash on Wednesday afternoon south of Grant, police say.

The Kent County Prosecutor says two additional teenagers are facing charges for an assault and burglary that took place in Grand Rapids in August.

“They're starting to visit pantries already looking for food to be prepared and so that's driving up just the need for additional food at the pantry.”. Becki Postma is the chief impact officer at Heart of West Michigan United Way which is launching the United Response Fund, helping local families access food and...

The Grand Rapids teachers union has signed four tentative agreements, it says.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — A deadly shooting at an Ottawa County house party now has the 20-year-old gunman heading to prison for a minimum of nearly six years. On Monday, an Ottawa County Circuit Court judge sentenced Westen Michael Meulenberg to between 5 years, 10 months and 25 years in prison for discharging a firearm...