Grand Rapids MI

A Guatemalan national will spend the next few months behind bars for conspiring to sell counterfeit permanent resident cards and Social Security numbers to people living in the United States illegally, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Grand Rapids man who pointed a gun at his ex-girlfriend and barricaded himself inside his home for hours pleaded guilty on Monday. Chris Reimer faced a firearms possession charge, possessing a short-barreled shotgun, assaulting/resisting a police officer, and a habitual offender charge. He...

Grand Rapids is getting two new specialty coffee cafés from Wildroast Coffee Co., with a Westside shop opening April 24 and a downtown location planned by year’s end.

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — An Ottawa County man will spend decades behind bars after he was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend earlier this year. Randall Grinwis, a 59-year-old man from Hudsonville, was accused of killing his 63-year-old girlfriend, Donna Hyma on Jan. 1, 2024. A jury found Grinwis guilty of...

Fairlife’s Meteoric Rise Fuels Urgent Capacity Needs (Image Credits: Unsplash) Coopersville, Michigan – The Coca-Cola Company revealed plans for a major upgrade at its fairlife facility here, committing up to $650 million to enhance production of popular high-protein dairy beverages.[1][2] Officials cited surging...

SPARTA, Mich. — Deputies found a missing 19-year-old who missed his bus on Monday morning and hadn't been seen since. "Strong school, strong community" | Quincy Community Schools previews $60M bond proposal. Eric Madrigal, a 19-year-old from Sparta, left his home at the Glenwood Mobile Home Park on Monday...

Another furniture store bites the dust on 28th Street, and it leaves us thinking about what went wrong for Art Van.

A family in Michigan is mourning the sudden death of a mom and her teenage daughter. Nicole Moore and her daughter Kyli, died after being in the car with the engine running . The pair were talking about the ways they were planning to improve their lives, which was allegedly going to come with a big move. Sadly, the...

MICHIGAN — Fourteen people have been arrested in connection with an organized fraud and theft operation involving delivery service platforms, according to the Kent County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the investigation began after Amazon reported that third-party delivery drivers were being paid to deliver...

More than a decade after the death of 15-year-old Zeeland East student Zach Kroll, his family continues working through their nonprofit, Love and Lean, to keep his memory alive and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.