Grand Rapids MI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — It was the call no one wants to get. “The roommate upstairs, a good friend of mine, and she said that he's dead. He's dead. So, I live right down the street. I was there in my pajamas, quickly, videotaping them doing chest compressions on my buddy.”

Jose Babushka’s, the Mexican-Polish fusion restaurant that Rob Kowalewski resurrected in East Grand Rapids 11 years ago, has closed for two weeks to refresh its look and menu at the Gaslight Village spot. The restaurant, located at 2232 Wealthy St. SE, closed Feb. 22 and aims to reopen in...

A suspected who barricaded themselves inside a Plainfield Township home Monday night was taken into custody without injury, according to an update from Michigan State Police.

UPDATE – Initial investigations, including interviews, security footage and personal video recordings, indicate that an altercation occurred outside Dave & Buster’s. During the incident, a 17-year-old male who was later injured is seen holding a firearm and pointing it at several individuals. A 22-year-old male, who...

MICHIGAN, USA — After a devastating and violent day of weather this past Friday, more severe weather is possible in the forecast. Four confirmed tornadoes touched down in southern Michigan Friday afternoon as a warm front nosed its way into region. This created high wind shear and instability, allowing strong...

Tabo Ahmadi enrolled in a program at the Literacy Center of West Michigan that is helping her learn health care and break language barriers.

Western Michigan alum John Phillips spins the big wheel on Wheel of Fortune March 11. Celebrate with John locally or watch from home!

Soul food is family food. Ask someone for their soul-food recommendation, and they’re likely to direct you to their mother’s or grandmother’s kitchen.

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- An unceasing drumbeat of public criticism over the continued operation of one of Michigan’s last coal-fired generating plants is not swaying Ottawa County leaders. An overwhelming majority of Ottawa County commissioners in February 2025 said they believed that keeping the J.H. Campbell plant open...

GRANDVILLE, MI - Mr. & Mrs. Crab, a Florida-based restaurant chain, will officially host a grand opening for its new Grandville location this week. The new restaurant is set to open on Tuesday, March 10, at 4505 Canal Ave. SW, according to Tom Kuo, the director of operations. Beginning at...