Grand Rapids Public Schools broke ground Wednesday afternoon on a new school behind Aberdeen Academy, marking the first new school built on the city’s northeast side in six decades. (Oct. 9, 2025) ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A 20-year-old man was sentenced to prison for recklessly shooting a gun into a crowd and killing a teen girl riding a scooter in the process. Josiah Tyree Pittman will serve 25-50 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Police are investigating after multiple headstones were damaged over the weekend at Holy Cross Cemetery on the city’s West Side. A church officer known as a sexton found the damage ...

The Free Press has confirmed the identities of nine victims of the attack at a Latter-day Saints church and compiled a list of fundraisers aiming to support the families. Four victims were killed and ...

Industry analysts said prior tariffs on steel and aluminum raised raw material costs by 9% to 12% and increased Class 8 truck production costs by as much as 24% in 2025. Truck makers and carriers ...

A semi truck crashed into a parked Union Pacific train Thursday morning west of Grand Island, derailing several cars.

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Crews work to install the Casey’s sign at the former Kum & Go location at 2134 Alpine Ave. NW in Walker on Tuesday. Credit: Abby Poirier, Crain’s Grand Rapids Business Convenience store chain Casey’s ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Neighborhood leaders gathered Wednesday evening to mark the official groundbreaking of a $9 million initiative to revamp Grand Rapids' Oxford Trail. The project will create a ...

A Sunday service in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, turned into a nightmare when a gunman rammed his vehicle into a church, set the building on fire, and opened fire on congregants. At least four ...

Mary Jennings is rising to the challenge of stabilizing and growing the Grand Rapids Ballet at a time when public funding for the arts is being slashed. Formerly the director of the Rozsa Center for ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — After a grand opening on Sept. 26, Field & Fire‘s new “Bakehouse” location in Grand Rapids has opened to the community and will serve as a new headquarters for baking with ...