Frosty mornings create stress for West Michigan fruit producers
As relatively frigid temperatures linger in West Michigan, fruit producers are taking extra steps to protect their crops from the unseasonably cold weather.
Yes, you can play curling in West Michigan
While memory of the Winter Olympics may have long melted away in the minds of many Americans, there some whose curiousness for the sport of curling has extended all the way into the springtime.
GR’s new sibling: Vaughan, Ontario becomes Grand Rapids’ seventh Sister City
Vaughn is in Ontario, just north of Toronto and one of Canada’s fastest growing cities, with economic strengths similar to Grand Rapids. The partnership with Vaughn integrates Grand Rapids more deeply into the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence economic zone of eight states and two Canadian provinces. Grand Rapids Mayor David...
4 hit by gunfire, 2 struck by cars at post-prom party in Michigan: Authorities
Teenagers were seen "running for their lives" by a neighbor.
Freezes should be done soon. Get Bill Steffen’s weekday forecast
I wonder what the record is for most frost advisories/freeze warnings in the spring. We’ve got more cold weather advisories and warnings in Michigan for tonight (early Monday morning) and likely again tomorrow night (early Tuesday morning). Sunday night we had a freeze warning for Oceana, Newaygo, Mecosta and...
Event celebrates contractors who worked on Acrisure Amphitheater
A private event for contractors and their families celebrated years of hard work on Acrisure Amphitheater.
Forest Hills Central celebrates in glitz and glamor at ‘Under the Sea’ themed prom
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Downtown was hopping Saturday night as Forest Hills Central High School High School students celebrated their 2026 prom. About 400 students and guests gathered for an Under the Sea themed prom on May 9 at the public museum in downtown Grand Rapids. The students ate...
Consumers plans to inject coal plant waste deep underground
PORT SHELDON, MI — Consumers Energy is seeking approval to drill two deep injection wells at the J.H. Campbell plant to dispose of coal ash wastewater and other liquids generated during site cleanup. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)...
Mary Free Bed patient to return as nurse after recovery
A patient at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital will now be a nurse there after recovering from a car crash.
Neighbor: 30-40 gunshots near Muskegon-area VFW hall
News 8 crews witnessed a large police presence outside a Fruitport Township VFW hall early Sunday morning related to an alleged shooting at a post-prom gathering.
