START YOUR ENGINES: 28th Street Metro Cruise 20th anniversary
West Michigan's biggest car event is back this weekend to celebrate its 20th anniversary, highlighting around 400 cars.
Robinette’s corn maze honors 175 years of Grand Rapids
Starting in September, you can once again get lost at Robinette’s Apple Haus & Winery’s corn maze. This year, the design honors the city of Grand Rapids.
Jeff Daniels yuks it up with musical Michigan tales, anecdotes for Grand Rapids crowd
The Michigan singer-songwriter and actor regaled a sold-out crowd at St. Cecilia Music Center on Wednesday with laugh-inducing ditties, many of them involving the Mitten State. The review and photos. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO GALLERY. With song titles such as “Jesus Was a Stoner,” “The Dirty Harry Blues” and the...
Return to the River event kicks off in Grand Rapids this weekend
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Rapids’ free music and art festival that celebrates the public spaces along the Grand River is planned for this weekend. Return to the River takes place from 1-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, through 1-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, along the riverwalk, 555 Monroe, Sixth Street Park and Sixth Street...
Former GRCC Assistant Director of Student Life and Conduct terminated after a report of...
On May 22, 2025, Ashley Fox, former Assistant Director of Student Life and Conduct at Grand Rapids Community College, was terminated from her position after an internal investigation found she had engaged in an escalating “pattern of harassment” for over a year, sending messages from her GRCC-issued computer that...
Return to the River festival at Sixth Street Park this weekend
The Return to the River Music and Art Festival, presented by Downtown Grand Rapds Inc., is this weekend.
Clear the shelters: Big Lake Human Society
News 8 is teaming up with several animal shelters in West Michigan to help get the word out about some of the pets you can help adopt or foster and make way for other animals. (Aug. 20, 2025)
The Hazelnut Coffee At This Breakfast Restaurant In Michigan Is So Good, People Drive...
When a single cup of coffee becomes the stuff of legend, you know you’ve discovered something truly extraordinary at Wolfgang’s Restaurant in Grand Rapids. Coffee connoisseurs are a particular breed of human being. They’ll debate the merits of different roasting techniques with the passion of wine enthusiasts...
Wyoming Public Schools adds new bus tracking system
Wyoming Public Schools rolled out new technology Tuesday as students returned to class, giving parents real-time updates on school buses.
Death of 60-year-old Lockport Township woman deemed suspicious, investigation ongoing
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Mich. — The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office (SJCSO) is investigating a suspicious death on South River Road in Lockport Township. The victim has been identified as 60-year-old Cynthia Gee from Lockport Township. Local: Man killed in Grand Rapids as car rolls, pins him against tree.
