Firefighters rescue man from burning home
KENT COUNTY, MI – Alpine Township firefighters rescued a man who was found unresponsive inside a house that was engulfed in flames on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The man was hospitalized in critical condition. The fire was reported around 4:35 a.m. in the 3800 block of Mount Hood Avenue NW...
Casey’s expands in Michigan with deal for 8 Grand Rapids Kum & Go stores
Convenience store chain Casey’s General Store is breaking into the West Michigan market in a deal for eight Grand Rapids-area Kum & Go gas stations. Casey’s General Stores, an Ankeny, Iowa-based convenience store chain known for its fresh pizza, has purchased a portfolio of Grand Rapids Kum & Go locations from its...
Michigan’s No. 1 Burrito Can Be Found In Grand Rapids
Tasting Table named Grand Rapids’ Beltline Bar the best burrito spot in Michigan. The restaurant is famous for inventing the wet burrito and has served more than 6 million of them since 1958.
Michigan inmates make ArtPrize history with welded sculpture in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Patrons walking into The B.O.B., the beloved ‘Big Old Building’ in downtown Grand Rapids, have encountered more than just a party atmosphere the last couple of weeks. Located among the collection of restaurants and clubs at 20 Monroe Ave. NW lies a sculpture called...
Jacksonville man arrested for transporting Western Michigan teen across state lines in federal case...
A Jacksonville man who was arrested earlier this year after FBI agents raided his home on Westgate Avenue in search of a Western Michigan teen was sentenced to over a decade in prison in federal court yesterday. Hart L. Buckley, 24, formerly of the 500 block of South Westgate Avenue...
Drought conditions: Dramatic images show record low river levels in downtown Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI —Downtown Grand Rapids visitors have witnessed a dramatic transformation of the Grand River as drought conditions have pushed water levels to critically low points not seen in nearly a century. The river currently sits at just 0.79 feet above its pre-set zero mark, a stark contrast...
People Drive From All Over Michigan To Eat At This Down-To-Earth BBQ Joint
The smell hits you first – that intoxicating aroma of hickory smoke and slow-cooked meat that makes your mouth water before you’ve even parked the car. Welcome to Hog Wild BBQ in Holland, Michigan, where barbecue dreams come true in the most unassuming of settings. You know those...
Neighbor recalls running into burning home in attempt to save man still inside
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Hours after a fire broke out at a home in the Alpine Meadows mobile home park, a neighbor recalled his split-second decision to run into the home in an attempt to save a man still inside. Cristian Eggleston said he was laying in bed when...
Kentwood Raising Cane’s sets target opening date
KENTWOOD, Mich. — Caniacs, rejoice! A customer service representative for Raising Cane’s tells 13 ON YOUR SIDE the company is targeting Nov. 18 for an opening date for their new Kentwood location. Raising Cane's is a nationwide chain known for its chicken fingers. Each chicken-finger meal comes with...
GRPD: 2 people shot early Monday morning
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two people were shot early Monday morning in Grand Rapids, law enforcement confirmed to 13 ON YOUR SIDE. The Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) is investigating a shooting in the 500 block of Grand Avenue northeast, which is in between Michigan Street northeast and I-196 on the city's east...

















