Focus West Michigan

Kent Co. residents can shape the future of arts and culture, Camp 911, public forum for police chief candidates, parks and trails upgrades, Nessel lists concerns with data center, Hall floats stopgap budget, and more.

Grand Rapids based housing nonprofit LINC UP hosts its annual Rock the Block event this Saturday with some changes,

To celebrate the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup Downtown Grand Rapids Inc is partnering with 24 businesses to launch the Around the World Downtown Scavenger Hunt, some Democratic Michigan Senators want to get rid of copays on key medicines, and more.

The Kent county Department of Public Works is releasing a new guide to help residents with confusing items,

Michigan Congressman Bill Huizenga wants to overhaul the deportation process for naturalized citizens convicted of terrorism,

Calvin University hosted the Michigan higher Education in Prison Conference, Republicans could make a return to Michigan's third grade reading law a sticking point in budget talks, and more.

Odors emanating from a West Michigan composting operation are so foul officials have voted to shut it down,

Plans for Stocking Elementary, GRPD release video, racist crime in Grand Haven, affordable housing, Holland bike park, university boards, Mackinaw Island ferries

AC Grand Rapids is kicking off a "Summer of Soccer" to build a local fan base during the 026 FIFA World Cup, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers has proposed a new tax break as an incentive to build more affordable housing in Michigan, and more.

Residents in Muskegon and Muskegon Heights can now enroll in Rx Kids, a celebration took place in Saline Township for a massive data center project, and more.

Grand Rapids first office-to-residential housing is welcoming tenants this week, the governor has created a new council mean to help Michigan's kids read better, and more.

Consumers Energy is ranked among the most faith-friendly workplaces in the nation, Governor Gretchen Whitmer plans to take some time off to unwind after wrapping up eight years in office, and more.

Grand Rapids Red Project is using millions in settlement money to help Michigan lead the nation in reducing overdose deaths, a ballot initiative to ban Michigan's public utilities and large government contractors from political giving dropped off signatures Wednesday, and more.

The Wyoming City Council has approved the purchase of two new police department drones, the Detroit Regional Chamber conference is taking place on Mackinac Island this week, and more.

Emergency crews have recovered a body as investigators work to determine what caused a home to explode in Comstock Park, mailing a handgun would remain illegal under a new federal bill backed by a Democratic Michigan lawmaker, and more.

The Libertarian Party is holding its national convention at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids this weekend, the Michigan Senate welcomed Saginaw Democrat Chedrick Greene, and more.

Grand Rapids based financial tech and insurance company Acrisure is firing 2,200 employees to be replaced with AI,

The Grand rapids Historic Preservation Commission honored standout projects Monday for their contributions to the city's architectural heritage, a Democratic led state Senate committee plans to act on legislation to create a Michigan Voting Rights Act, and more.

Grand Rapids city, police, and fire officials met Monday to debrief the opening weekend of the new Acrisure Amphitheater, Michigan will receive as much as $240 million as part of a legal settlement with Monsanto to clean up PCB contamination in the state, and more.

Rapid Central childcare, Good Vibes education project, GRPS considers bids on former schools, behavioral health transportation, J.H. Campbell plant stays open, 99-year-old volunteer, the State budget, and more

Kent County voters will decide this fall on a funding renewal supporting the Jon Ball Zoo and Grand Rapids Public Museum, starting next year 11th graders in Michigan will no longer be required to take the essay portion of the Michigan Merit Exam, and more.

John Ball Zoo's aquarium will not be on the proposed former landfill stie in Walker, Planned Parenthood of Michigan is asking Governor Gretchen Whitmer for an emergency infusion of $5 million, and more.

Hundreds gathered in downtown Grand Rapids in recognition of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day,

The city of Grand Rapids continues to address gun violence with its free teen summer programs taking place on weekend evenings, a Hillsdale County judge is dismissing felony charges against a former local clerk and a lawyer associated with false 2020 election conspiracies, and more.

Grand Rapids based nonprofit The Diatribe is celebrating the grand opening of The Emory Arts & Culture Hub,

Small Biz Week West Michigan kicks off Monday to celebrate the impact small businesses have on our region, bills meant to keep ids safe online passed in the Michigan Senate on Wednesday, and more.

The Grand Rapids preliminary city budget is out for review focusing on maintaining existing projects, the Michigan House of Representatives voted to stop certain practices in the troubled teen industry, and more.

Kent District Libraries have been shut down due to a ransomware cyberattack, early voting kicked off this weekend in Saginaw County in the race to fill Michigan's open state Senate seat, and more.

The head of Grand Rapids' John Ball Zoo is out after an evaluation period, Michigan's first Monarch butterfly of the season was reported last Thursday, and more.

The State of Michigan is giving six counties $2 million in grants to fund farmland preservation, Democratic Michigan Senate leadership says its new health care proposal would lower insurance costs for residents, and more.

Michigan will lose all four of its research and development facilities under a new plan to reorganize the U.S. Forest Service, Michigan's two biggest universities would see a funding hit in a 76 billion dollar spending proposal, and more.

Nonprofit senior living facilities can be taxed differently depending on location but lawmakers are now looking at changing that, Tuesday was the candidate filing deadline in Michigan, and more.

Wedgwood Christian Services in Grand Rapids is raising awareness about signs of child abuse, the Michigan Democratic Party endorsed several candidates for statewide offices over the weekend, and more.

Grand Rapids city leaders launched a new trip planning website along with plans for managing parking and traffic ahead of the Acrisure Amphitheater's opening, Genessee County Sheriff Chris Swanson has turned in his paperwork to get on the ballot in his Democratic campaign for governor, and more.

Kids got the chance to speak to elected officials and community leaders about the policies that impact them,

Newaygo County has issued an "evacuate now" order in the Muskegon River Floodplain below Croton Dam, Michigan nurses would no longer be forced to work overtime under bills passed in the Michigan Senate, and more.

Grand Rapids Public Schools Board is beginning the search or a new leader, former Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed became the third Michigan Democrat to submit signatures in a campaign for U.S. Senate, and more.

Construction of East Grand Rapids' Waterfront Park revitalization project is one step closer to getting underway, a second Democratic candidate for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat turned in nominating petition signatures on Monday, and more.

A Holland area nonprofit is collecting donations for a proposed memorial that will honor pets that have passed away, Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens turned in signatures on Friday to get on the ballot in her campaign for U.S. Senate, and more.

Grand Rapids hosted its first ever emergency response training session entirely in Spanish, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that the Inkster City Council must read out loud the written public comments of a paralyzed man who is unable to attend its meetings in person, and more.

Grand Rapids Public School officials say this summer will mark the busiest construction season since the Reimagine GRPS bond was approved by voters in 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer kicked off her final warm weather road repair season, and more.

A proposed bill in the Michigan House would offer tax incentives to food businesses, farms, and other donors that give unused food to charitable organizations, Governor Gretchen Whitmer says more interstate action is needed to better protect children from online exploitation, and more.

The developer behind Muskegon's Adelaide Pointe marina project has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, a lot of money got dropped into the race for Michigan's open Senate seat on Monday, and more.

Proposals are in for what should be done with two vacant Grand Rapids elementary schools, Michigan's gender pay gap got worse in 2024, and more.

Grand Valley State University and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital are teaming up to take on West Michigan's nursing shortage,