Grand Rapids MI

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Nearly 30 young people will testify before Grand Rapids city officials, school board members and community leaders at the KidSpeak 2026 youth forum Friday morning. April 17. The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon at MLK Park Community Center, 900 Fuller SE. Young people will...

Newaygo County has issued an "evacuate now" order in the Muskegon River Floodplain below Croton Dam, the National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes touched down in West Michigan Tuesday night, some supporters of GRPS Deputy Superintendent Dr. Brandy Lovelady Mitchell speak out after she was placed on administrative leave, Muskegon city leaders want to avoid emergency calls from residents mistaking dredging equipment for...

HASTINGS, Mich. — Barry County Emergency Management officials are preparing for flooding as heavy rainfall is expected throughout the weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning in Barry County until further notice. "The flooding that we dealt with last weekend was a 10-year-high and we're going...

Grand Rapids firefighters have been using sonar to scan the Grand River in search for a person believed to have jumped off the Pearl Street Bridge on Tuesday, April 14.

Sinkholes and washed out roads have become a regular occurrence in Western Michigan due to intense flooding.

A new system in Plainfield Township aims to ensure sirens only sound where severe weather is actually happening.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids has a $28 million sewer separation project in the pipeline that will help prevent excess stormwater from overwhelming the city’s wastewater treatment facility. The project will include approximately 3,000 feet of sewer separation on Godfrey Avenue, spanning from the Grand River to...

With flooding concerns statewide, history shows just how high the Grand River can climb when conditions align.

ALTO, Mich. — You can hear the chirping when you drive up to the house. Not from the birds, but from the smoke detector, which isn’t of much use anymore. Alto resident Brandon Parks’ home along Whitneyville Avenue was crushed by the limb of a tree during Tuesday night’s powerful storm.

Each week, the Ottawa County Department of Public Health releases a round-up of recent safety inspections at restaurants, schools and other facilities. Adhering to proper safety practices is critical to preventing foodborne illness and promoting public health. The Holland Sentinel publishes regular reports on “priority” violations — ones that could directly lead to contamination of food or increase the risk of transmitting a foodborne...