Grand Rapids MI

A former Michigan Democratic Party treasurer is accused of stealing upwards of $123,000 while acting as a woman's conservator, court records show.

Broadway Grand Rapids debuted the Tony Award–winning musical Kimberly Akimbo this week, bringing a heartfelt and unexpectedly hilarious story to the DeVos Performance Hall stage. At its core, Kimberly Akimbo follows a teenager living with a rare genetic condition as she navigates a new town, new relationships, and...

A West Michigan logistics company acquired an Utz Brand Inc. manufacturing site for $20 million at the end of 2025, in what was the city of Grand Rapids’ highest industrial property transaction last year. Bay Logistics Inc., which is affiliated with trucking company Martin Transportation Systems, acquired the...

Heads up drivers: MDOT reports that WB 28th St. from Eastern Ave. to Union St. is closed Tuesday morning due to a water main break.

Kent ISD — Northview High School senior Jesse Lake said one of the main reasons he chose to study mechatronics at the Kent Career Tech Center was the opportunity for hands-on experience through project-based learning. “We learn how to do basically everything,” said Jesse, who is in his second...

Feb. 4-5 A mansion. A murder. A mystery. Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount...

In May, ground will be broken on Knapp Hills Townhomes, a two- and three-bedroom townhome rental project in the Creston neighborhood along the 2000 block of Dean Lake Avenue Northeast. The city’s Brownfield Redevelopment Authority unanimously backed a 17-year brownfield tax increment financing plan for almost $2.1...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Feeling under the weather and wondering what is going around?. The Ottawa County Health Department is sharing data on diseases in the county in their new online dashboard. The new page on the health department's website shares weekly trends for the flu, COVID-19 and RSV in the Respiratory...

“How long has the Orbit Room been vacant? I remember dropping my nephew off there 20 years ago. Well, it’s gone. The building was demolished a number of years ago.”. And during a presentation to the Grand Rapids Brownfield Redevelopment Authority developer Scott Wierda said he is going to build apartments on the Lake...

The Walker Ice and Fitness Center has something that has nothing to do with breaking a sweat and everything to do with breaking down barriers. A bookshelf converted into a small food pantry.