Catch a Fly Ball… and Some Free Tickets
Michigan Auto Law Presents: Catch a Fly Ball... and Some Free Tickets Enter to win a four-pack of tickets to a West Michigan Whitecaps Game! Don't miss your chance to win a fun night on us! Must be a Kent County resident to enter. Vouchers...
Grand Rapids-area girls track leaderboard heading into conference championship meets
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The top track and field athletes around Grand Rapids will compete for championship hardware on Friday, when the six divisions of the OK Conference, along with the River Cities Alliance, hold their league championship meets. With regionals set to take place next week, Friday’s conference...
New apartment units, artist space open in Grand Rapids
After more than two years of construction and fundraising, a brand-new apartment building and entrepreneurial space designed with artists in mind has opened in Grand Rapids, called The Emory Arts & Culture Hub.
Lionel Richie christens new Grand Rapids amphitheater with The War and Treaty, find last-minute...
If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. Grand Rapids’ new Acrisure Amphitheater welcomes Lionel Richie and The War and Treaty as its debut performers. Richie is scheduled to return to Michigan this summer, stopping in Detroit as part of his co-headlining run with Earth, Wind & Fire.
Boston Doctor Jim O’Connell praises Grand Rapids’ collaborative care for unhoused populations
Dr. Jim O’Connell has been caring for homeless individuals since 1985, when he established the nation’s first medical respite program with 25 beds inside a Boston shelter. “And as we’ve learned, certainly in Boston and around the country, one of the leading causes of death among homeless people is actually cancer and heart disease and diabetes - things that we should be going out and...
Man who shot at agent returning to prison for drugs, guns
A Grand Rapids man who spent time behind bars for opening fire on a federal agent is heading back to prison for peddling cocaine, fentanyl and tramadol while also having guns he was not supposed to have.
West Michigan company produced Acrisure Amphitheater seating
A West Michigan company produced the 7,000 seats in Acrisure Amphitheater. (May 8, 2026)
Covered Bridges Of Grand Rapids: Tolls And Tales From The 1800s
In the 1800s, Grand Rapids' covered bridges spanned the Grand River, charging tolls to cross and transforming how residents navigated between neighborhoods.
Michigan Man Killed While Walking to His Mailbox
An 82 year old man was simply trying to get his mail when he was hit and killed by a passing vehicle in West Michigan.
Grand Rapids building damaged in fire
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A building in Grand Rapids was damaged Friday morning in a fire. According to Grand Rapids Professional Firefighters Local 366, the fire was at a single-story commercial building in the 1100 block of Plainfield Avenue NE. Heavy smoke was coming from the building and fire...
