Timeline: Woman’s baby died in 2021. Now, she’s accused of suffocating a different child
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A mother is in jail after she allegedly suffocated her 2-year-old daughter. At the same time, police are investigating whether the woman might be responsible for one of her other children’s deaths four years earlier. Irene Aiyana Whitehead is being held without bond at...
Comstock Park Store Sells $1 Million Winning Lottery Ticket to Newaygo County Resident
A 29-year-old man from Newaygo County has won a $1 million prize in the Michigan Lottery’s Super Raffle. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his ticket at Party World on Alpine Avenue Northwest in Comstock Park. Party World is known for selling several major winning tickets in the past.
Traffic detoured after semi with 140,000lbs of pea gravel, sand crashes into exit ramp
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Traffic in Grand Rapids is being detoured after a semi-truck crash closed one of West Michigan's busiest on-ramps. The semi truck smashed into exit ramp 77 B which gets drivers onto south US-131 from west I-196. "That is a ramp that thousands and thousands of...
Despite pleas, Sligh factory receiver says closing building still ‘best of bad alternatives’
The court-appointed receiver overseeing the former Sligh Furniture Co. factory in Grand Rapids is sticking to his plan to close the 145-year-old building, despite formal pleas from three popular antique stores that have operated there for decades. A highly anticipated Dec. 4 court ruling on the receiver’s request to...
Dispatch: 1 car involved in crash on westbound I-96
State police responded to a crash on I-96 in metro Grand Rapids early Friday morning.
Group brightens hospital stays with custom room designs
One organization is bringing holiday spirit to hospital patients away from home.
Sister Aquinas, of Aquinas College, dies at 102
Sister Mary Aquinas Weber, a pillar of the Aquinas College community, died Thursday, according to the college.
GRCC Urges Local Students to Complete FAFSA for Fall and Winter Financial Aid
Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) is reminding students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as fall and winter approach. The FAFSA is required for students seeking financial aid for college. It determines eligibility for federal grants, work-study, and loans. GRCC also uses the FAFSA...
Mom charged with murdering 2-year-old daughter
A woman has been charged with murder after deputies say she told them she suffocated her 2-year-old daughter, admitting outright, "I killed her."
Neighbors bear the burden of a ramp closure after crash shuts down interchange
Neighbors now have to bear the burden of diverted traffic after a semi-crash closes down the ramp from Westbound I-196 to Southbound US-131 Grand Rapids.
