Grand Rapids MI

A man convicted stabbing and killing another man in Grand Rapids continued to claim self-defense Wednesday, even as a judge sentenced him to decades in prison.

Starting this week, every piece of mail that goes through a correctional facility like this one in Ionia will be opened, photocopied and the original will be shredded. (Jan. 7, 2026)

A Plainfield Township woman turns discarded plastic bags into blankets and pillows, giving people experiencing homelessness a warm, weather-resistant way to stay dry.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The sidewalk near the intersection of Ottawa and Michigan in downtown Grand Rapids was lined with candles lit in remembrance of Renee Nicole Good, the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. “She was out trying to keep her immigrant neighbors safe,”...

Longtime West Michigan fire chief honored with funeral procession. The Hamilton Fire Department joins the family of longtime Hamilton fire chief David Haverdink, 74, for a graveside service at Riverside Cemetery in Hamilton, Mich. on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Haverdink, who served the department for over 50 years,...

The Michigan Dyslexia Law aims to catch reading difficulties early by requiring schools to screen students using evidence-based tools.

A man accused of hanging a dog from a freeway bridge in Grand Rapids, and abandoning a second dog “that appeared to be protecting" the dead animal, is facing three criminal charges for the incident last summer.

A Grand Rapids man was placed on probation Wednesday for a safe storage violation after a teen got ahold of an unsecured gun and accidentally shot himself.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A highly anticipated board game café in the former Fat Boy Burger in Grand Rapids’ Creston neighborhood is now targeting a spring opening date. Theodore Geiger said he plans to open Kobold’s Kitchen, a diner and café with a library of over 800 rentable board games, by spring 2026 in the former Fat...

A Southwest Michigan man who admitted to buying two types of endangered snakes was placed on probation this week for what was called "several bad decisions."