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Grand Rapids seeks public input on Southside Creekways trail expansion

“We’ve developed a lot of initial ideas for different routes and options for where some of the potential trails could go.”. Oliver Kiley is Senior Principal and Landscape Architect for SmithGroup, lead consultant on Grand Rapids’ Southside Creekways project. The city’s Parks and Recreation department is reimagining...
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First flu-related child death in 2026 confirmed in Kent County

A child in West Michigan has died as a result of the flu, according to the Kent County Health Department.
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Severe storms in West Michigan leave homes damaged by hail; residents urged to inspect...

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. — Severe storms swept through parts of West Michigan late Tuesday, leaving streets flooded and homes damaged by heavy hail in areas including Hudsonville and Georgetown Township. Residents spent Wednesday morning surveying the destruction. Among those affected were Georgetown Township residents...
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Body found near Ottawa County woods; investigators seek tips over death of unknown man

GEORGETOWN TWP., MI – Ottawa County investigators are looking for information tied to the unknown death of a man whose body was found Tuesday afternoon. According to a news release, deputies from the county sheriff’s office were called at roughly 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, to the 1700 block of Chicago Drive in...
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WEATHER READY ALERT DAY for Friday

Friday is a FOX 17 Weather Ready Alert Day. A High Wind Warning has been issued. Winds will gust at 50 to 60 mph most of the day with rain/snow showers.
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Man on trial for murder grilled over self-defense claim in shooting

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A prosecutor hammered a man about his self-defense claim after he opened fire on his long-time neighbors, killing a mother and injuring her two adult sons. For nearly an hour, Keontae Jerrell Moore was grilled by the prosecution regarding inconsistencies in what he told police...
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Suspected Drunk Driver Busted Driving Wrong Way on US-131

The Kent County Sheriff's Office and Michigan State Police were called about a driver going the wrong way on US-131. See video of the pursuit and learn driver's fate.
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Victim in deadly Grand Rapids assault identified, suspect charged with murder

The man killed in an attack on Monday in Grand Rapids was a land lord who was in the process of evicting a renter, according to evidence entered into court.
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Grand Rapids woman nearly drowns as basement wall collapses during flood

A Grand Rapids woman says she nearly drowned after floodwaters caved in her basement wall, filling her home with water. Now it's not safe to go inside and her family has been left without.
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Heavy wind pushes semi-truck into ditch on I-196, deputies say

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. — A semi-truck driver was unharmed after heavy wind pushed their semi-truck into a ditch Tuesday night, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. Deputies and the Hudsonville City Fire Rescue were called to eastbound I-196 at 9:14 p.m., and found the semi-truck west of 32nd Avenue (Mile...

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