Grand Rapids MI

Federal funding is helping expand the Kent County Sheriff’s Office camera program through a $750,000 appropriation for the Kent Safety Network.

Established and emerging Michigan artists alike took home wins for the best Michigan music of 2025 at Friday’s Jammie Awards, held at Grand Rapids’ jam-packed Intersection. View the winners’ list, photos. SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW THE WINNERS’ LIST AND PHOTOS. Much-beloved northern Michigan singer-songwriter May Erlewine...

GRANDVILLE, MI - Mr. & Mrs. Crab, a Florida-based restaurant chain, is adding another location to West Michigan this year. The chain specializes in Louisiana-style seafood boils with Szechuan-inspired spices. The majority of its 20-plus locations are in Florida. The new Grandville restaurant is set to open in March...

Michigan's battle against federally mandated coal plant operations heats up as Attorney General Dana Nessel takes a stand against the Department of Energy's most recent order. The DOE insists that Consumers Energy’s J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive should keep running under the guise of an energy...

The original Ottawa County Parks & Recreation millage was approved by voters in 1996 and has been renewed twice, in 2006 and 2016, each time at a rate of 0.33 mills. Pending approval by the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, the proposed 0.53-mill rate would be considered by voters this year. It’s estimated the...

MICHIGAN — Two senior citizens were critically injured Saturday morning after a semi-truck allegedly ran a stop sign and collided with their pickup truck, according to Michigan State Police. The crash occurred around 9:37 a.m. at the intersection of M-91 and Kendaville Road. Police say a 36-year-old Louisiana man was...

New video, shared by a neighbor, shows the chase before a deadly officer-involved shooting in Grand Rapids. Michigan State Police are investigating.

Renovations to the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s (GRPM) 1928 Spillman Carousel are complete, incorporating a ramp and wheelchair-accessible seat along with restored menagerie animals. These features were made possible through a partnership with Disability Advocates of Kent County (DAKC). The almost 100-year-old...

A retired police officer who worked with K-9’s for 20 years said a suspect can still pose a threat even while being attacked by a dog.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has fought a number of exhibition fights since retiring with a perfect 50-0 record in 2017. Just four days shy of his 49th birthday, the legendary boxer from Grand Rapids announced Friday, that he is returning to the ring professionally. “Money” Mayweather will fight one more exhibition...