Grand Rapids Rise signs PFV champion and Michigan native Paige Briggs-Romine
(WXMI) — The Grand Rapids Rise have signed outside hitter Paige Briggs-Romine for the 2025 Pro Volleyball Federation season. A Michigan native, Briggs-Romine grew up...
Michigan’s oldest still-operating blacksmith shop destroyed in fire
HART, Michigan – Standing on the charred remains of his historic store and rummaging through the remnants of his trade, John Griswold let out a...
Grand Rapids Rise signs PVF top blocker and Michigan native Ali Bastianelli
(WXMI) — The Grand Rapids Rise have signed middle blocker Ali Bastianelli for the 2025 Pro Volleyball Federation season. A Michigan native, Bastianelli grew up...
Rep. Scholten of West Michigan calls on Biden to “resign”
WASHINGTON DC — Amid growing calls for President Biden to abandon his quest for re-election, West Michigan’s lone Democratic congressman is calling on the president...
Funding announced to address climate threat to indigenous lands in West Michigan
WAYLAND TOWNSHIP, Michigan – The Biden administration is once again making West Michigan the scene for a multi-million dollar spending announcement. On Tuesday, Interior Secretary...
In West Michigan, the blood supply is alarmingly low, donations are needed
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — West Michigan is experiencing a critical shortage of blood supplies. The Versiti Blood Center tells me there is less than a...
Saving the Mitchell’s Satyr, an Endangered Butterfly in Michigan
BENTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan – The slow, rocking flight of the Mitchell’s satyr is so rare that most people never see it in their lifetime. For...
Two people rescued from Lake Michigan; one of them still in critical condition
MUSKEGON, Michigan – Muskegon police said the two people rescued from high waves in Pere Marquette Park Friday afternoon were a 13-year-old female and a...
When can you set off fireworks in Michigan?
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan – The glorious explosions of the Fourth of July are mostly over … the reds, whites and blues caress the sky …...
Closure of Michigan and Fuller intersection creates problems for local businesses
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Businesses at the intersection of Michigan and Fuller in Grand Rapids have been hit hard as construction has been going on...