Grand Rapids MI

A man has been charged after investigators say he made a Facebook post that mistakenly identified the officer involved in a recent shooting in Grand Rapids, causing that man — who was not actually involved — to receive threats and move his family out of their home.

A Grand Rapids man convicted of first-degree murder in a deadly 2023 shooting has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars.

FOX 17 obtained the death certificate for Da'Quain Johnson, the man shot & killed by police earlier this month. The medical examiner determined he was shot in the back, ruling his death a homicide.

Silva has no shortage of customers. Weekend diners face lengthy waits at Mark Secchia’s year-old “dinner-tainment” venue in Grand Rapids’ Monroe North neighborhood. But turning a profit on acts ranging from drag queens, magicians and sword swallowers is proving far more difficult. Secchia opened Silva at...

WALKER, Mich. — A 43-year-old man was found guilty of stabbing someone 10 times three years ago in Kent County, the Walker Police Department announced Friday. A jury found Dominick Jones guilty of assault with intent to commit murder in connection to the September 2023 stabbing that happened at Apple Ridge Apartments...

About 2.7 miles of M-37 (Broadmoor Avenue) will be rebuilt over the next two years in Kent County. Work begins Sunday, March 1, on the $50 million project, which will improve the highway in Caledonia Township and the village of Caledonia. Crews will widen the roadway to a four-lane boulevard...

Explore nine standout Michigan festivals this March—from Irish celebrations and comedy events to bourbon tastings, maple syrup fun, and film — for unforgettable weekend plans across the state.

A developer has scaled back plans for housing on a wooded property on Grand Rapids’ far west side from 43 townhome units to 32 attached, single-family homes following intense criticism from surrounding residents. The housing project is proposed on a rectangular, wooded property that fronts Seventh Street and is...

GRAND HAVEN — "I snapped." Jurors in Ottawa County's 20th Circuit Court heard those words Feb. 25 via an audio recording of Randall Grinwis confessing to the murder of his girlfriend, Donna Hyma, in January 2024. “She was saying some really crazy (expletive) and I’m telling on myself right now and I snapped," the...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A multi-state burglary ring tied to what investigators said is a “South American Theft Group” (SATG) targeted immigrant business owners, including in Michigan, and stole about $1.6 million or more in cash and valuables, according to federal court records and the Kent County Sheriff’s Office...