Focus West Michigan

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,