Grand Rapids MI

Discover the Magic of Lena Meijer Children’s Garden. Planning a trip to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park may be at the top of my list of things to do with my kids in Grand Rapids. Our first stop every time we visit is always the Lena Meijer Children’s...

When there is an area as historic as Eastown in Grand Rapids, many of the shops and businesses have undergone numerous phases. Take, for example, the Wealthy Theatre, a 1911 theatre that was once a fixture of the area, having once housed supplies for World War I before falling into disrepair in the 1970s.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that two Michigan cities have some of the highest homeownership rates among the 75 largest metropolitan areas in America. First quarter homeownership rates for 2025 were recently released by the U.S. Census and Grand Rapids continues to...

A mother and three children have taken refuge in a Grand Rapids church after the father was detained by immigration officers, according to local immigration activists. Organizers with Cosecha Michigan and GR Rapid Response to ICE say Carlos Menjivar has already made plans to voluntarily depart the U.S. with his...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Doing brain surgery without any incisions. It sounds like science fiction, but Corewell Health in Grand Rapids performed the first focused ultrasound procedure in Michigan last month. It’s offering a new option for people who suffer from a condition called essential tremor and tremors due...

KENT COUNTY, MI – Sheriff’s deputies identified Francisco Santa-Meza, 18, of Byron Township, as the victim of a weekend drowning. The incident happened around 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at Campbell Lake in Kent County’s Bowne Township. The teen went under water and did not surface. Kent...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — West Michigan Anesthesia (WMA) said Tuesday it made multiple contract proposals during eight months of negotiations with Corewell Health. It then said Corewell Health declined those proposals, leading to a terminated contract ending in September. "While it is true that our contract with Corewell...

KENT COUNTY, MI – A Wyoming man who shot a woman in the back, killing her, was sentenced Wednesday, June 11, to nearly 22 years in prison for second-degree murder. Anthony Lamar Buxton, 48, shot and killed Kanivia Howard-Browley, 25, outside of his house on Sept. 8. If you...

Editor’s note: The video above is from Sept. 10, 2024, when Anthony Lamar Buxton was first charged in the death of Kanivia Howard-Browley. WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — A Wyoming man is heading to prison for gunning down a woman outside his home last September after the two got into an argument. A judge on Wednesday […]

Protests organized by the "No Kings" Movement are scheduled to take place Saturday, June 14th across the U.S., including at Rosa Parks Circle in Grand Rapids.