GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — You’ve heard it before and you’ll probably hear it again. Expected Labor Day travel numbers this year are breaking records: Domestic travel this year is expected to increase 9% compared to 2023, according to AAA. But there is good news for travelers who have to contend with crowded airports or highways: […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — A young mother is charged with murder following the death of her one-year-old daughter. The little girl’s twin brother is in critical condition. Brooklynne Davis is charged with first-degree murder and child abuse. The 24-year-old is accused of abusing and neglecting her one-year-old twins to the point that their lives were […]
KENT COUNTY, Michigan — On a muggy Thursday night, as Kent County high school football teams took the field for the first time this season, sirens blared in the air. Temperatures dropped. Rain poured down. The howling wind grew in strength. One year ago today, an EF-1 tornado with wind speeds of 110 mph (177 […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan – The man who admitted to kidnapping and killing his ex-girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison for the second time for those crimes. Rashad Trice was convicted in federal court on Friday for the kidnapping of Wynter Cole-Smith in July 2023. The judge sentenced Trice to life in […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — There was a real struggle, but the fight is over — mostly. The chronic shortage of referees and officials for high school sports in Michigan is finally moving in the right direction, just in time for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. REVERSING THE REFEREE SHORTAGE: Numbers look ‘pretty good’ ahead of […]
BYRON CENTER, Michigan – At 107, Beryl Vanderleest is still active. Beryl has loved and lost – she has seen life and death – and she has written her own memoirs reflecting on what life was like in the good old days. Beryl was born on July 31, 1917. Beryl had four siblings and is […]
DOUGLAS, Michigan – A man was rescued before his pickup truck sank in the Kalamazoo River Thursday afternoon. According to the Douglas Police Department (DPD), officers responded to the area of Bluestar Highway and Washington Street before 12:45 p.m. on a report of a vehicle that had struck a utility pole and left the road. […]
ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — A man who dedicated his life to serving his community, Allegan County Commissioner Dean Kapenga, passed away Monday, leaving his colleagues trying to balance mourning his loss with the difficult task of finding someone to fill his place. “There’s a legendary figure named Paul Bunyan. These are the kind of shoes […]
