(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) The US Southern Border is thousands of miles from Grand Rapids, but Tom Kiefer is bringing the stories of migrants who cross the border to ArtPrize 2022. Kiefer's exhibit "El Sueño Americano/The American Dream features photographs of some of the most personal belongings
Photo Credit: City of Grand Rapids (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) Grand Rapids residents will have an opportunity to interact with and share concerns with city commissioners in two upcoming Commission Night Out (CNO) sessions. On October 18, there will be one at the Gerald R. Ford Academic Center located at 851
Photo Credit: City of Grand Rapids (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) Grand Rapids residents will have the opportunity to celebrate National Thrive Outside Day with a series of free events starting Saturday September 24th. The events have been organized the city's "Thrive Outside" organization. On Saturday there will
(BYRON CENTER, Mich.) Two Byron Center elementary schools are the recipients of the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon School awards. Both Brown and Marshall Elementary School have been recognized as 2022 recipients according to the school district's Facebook page. This award is based
Photo Credit: ArtPrize (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) Downtown Grand Rapids will have more than 150 spots featuring artwork starting Thursday September 15 and going until October 2nd. The annual ArtPrize event brings half a million people to the city eager to see what the international art display has to offer. "
Photo Credit: Grand Rapids Police Department (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) The Grand Rapids Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying an armed robbery suspect from an August incident. Photos of the suspect captured by security cameras have been released. GRPD says a strong-armed robbery happened at
(KENT COUNTY, Mich.) Kent County Major Case Detectives have made an arrest in the 1996 murder of Sharon Hammack. Gary Dean Artman, a 64-year-old man from Florida was arrested in Mississippi and is expected to extradited to Michigan. The Kent County Sheriff's Office says advancements in DNA testing
(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) Two Grand Rapids Police Department Officers (GRPD) are on critical incident leave while the Michigan State police investigate an officer involved shooting that took place early Thursday morning. Thursday afternoon, GRPD chief Eric Winstrom released clips of body camera video from the incident during a Thursday afternoon
(NATIONAL) The phrase living in the digital age took on new meaning over the last two years. It's been an ebb and flow of in-person and online events, with little likelihood of things returning to how they were pre-pandemic and reliable internet access a must-have for both work
Photo Credit: Grand Rapids Police Department (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) The Grand Rapids Police Department is looking for a suspect who stole a vehicle with an infant in the backseat on Wednesday afternoon. At 3:20 p.m. GRPD officers went to Flat Street NE for a report of a stolen
(PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.) The Kent County Sheriff's office is investigating a road rage incident that led to a home being struck by gunfire. According to the sheriff's office, there was a traffic crash on Plainfield Avenue south of 4 Mile Road around 11:30 a.m.
Photo Credit: Grand Rapids Police Department (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) The Grand Rapids Police is searching for a suspect involved in a bank robbery at a Lake Michigan Credit Union branch on Lake Michigan Drive NW on Monday afternoon. GRPD has released photos captured by bank cameras during the robbery. Police