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LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan’s labor movement is calling for guardrails on artificial intelligence. On Monday, the Michigan AFL-CIO, along with lawmakers, affiliates, union members and supporters, will meet to advocate for safeguards on AI and urge lawmakers to support related legislation. The Michigan AFL-CIO...

Work gets underway next month to replace an aging section of the Martin Luther King Jr. Street bridge over US-131 in Grand Rapids.

The Kent County Sheriff's Office is investigating an early morning shooting in a Gaines Township neighborhood that damaged a home with people inside. No one was injured.

The forecast from FOX 17 Chief Meteorologist Kevin Craig: A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for Berrien and Cass Counties through 1 PM.. Lake effect snow continues in these locations with another 1" to 3" possible. It will be breezy and cold today with wind chills running in the single digits and teens....

The new Martin Luther King Community Center celebrated its grand opening on Saturday.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Michigan wakes up to a cold, steel-gray sky and a biting 24-degree chill across Grand Rapids. A stiff north wind gusts near 25 mph, pushing wind chills down to around 11 degrees. In far western Mason,...

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — The Kent County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) said a multi-vehicle crash response turned dangerous on Saturday night after a driver slammed into the back of a fire truck. The crash happened while officials responded to an earlier crash scene on US‑131 near 76th Street SE....

Amy Jones thought she’d spend her career in the construction industry. Instead, she’s now selling kielbasa. Jones, who worked at her family’s Andy J. Egan Co. since 2006, left the century-old construction firm late last year to buy Sobie Meats, a Polish meat market in Walker that the founders ran for 22 years.

The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is offering a free class on how to respond to an active shooter situation, according to a community announcement. "Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events" is designed to provide strategies for surviving such events. While the class is free, registration is required and space is...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation to Mexico for one West Michigan family. That was the case, until Sunday morning. “[They] woke up to chaos in the streets, several things on fire, and the police telling them that they have to shelter in place.”