Grand Rapids MI

All districts — After joining kitchen staff to serve lunches on Monday to second- and third-graders at Hamilton Elementary School in Kentwood Public Schools, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer explained the need for the state’s universal free school meal program to continue. She also touched on the stalled state...

KENT COUNTY, MI – The Kent County Sheriff’s Office is working on a new program that will tap into surveillance cameras of participating businesses, schools and institutions to provide police with real-time video footage. The new program, called Connect Kent County, will allow law enforcement agencies across the...

A roundtable and panel discussion in Grand Rapids Wednesday highlighted creative solutions to the state's growing child care problem.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Sitting on display on the far end across from the entrance of Rev Luxury Juice Bar sits a stunning sculpture from the mind of Grand Rapids native and ArtPrize artist Esan Sommersell. "It's about overcoming obstacles and breaking barriers for me," he said. "You have...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Debbie Weinrick got drenched Tuesday, Sept. 23, just running to her car from Bill & Paul’s Sporthaus on East Paris Avenue SE. She wasn’t the only one affected by the downpour. Just down the road, a vehicle was stuck as isolated rainstorms caused...

The Kent County Sheriff's Office says a 15-year-old girl who went missing from Plainfield Township has been found.

You may have noticed some of our rivers here in Michigan look very low. Some parts of Michigan haven’t had much rain this summer, and the severe drought ranking definitely shows in river levels. The Grand River runs through some of the currently driest part of Michigan. The Grand...

LANSING, MI – The state attorney general has filed a lawsuit alleging that a Kent City lawn care business took advance payments or deposits but did little or no work. Attorney General Dana Nessel on Wednesday, Sept. 24, announced the lawsuit, filed in Ingham County Circuit Court, against Calton’s Lawn Care and the...

In a touching ceremony, one nurse’s compassionate spirit shone bright, reminding us all of the power of empathy in healthcare.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Of the 472 Michigan high-schoolers named as semifinalists for the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program, 38 were from Kent, Ottawa or Muskegon counties, according to contest results released this month. The program, headed by the National Merit Scholarship Corp., measures individual scholastic...