The Grand Rapids Press
- Sandy Corley motorcycle run and cancer fundraiser calls it quits
Friday - 01/04/2019 - 12:48 PMThe multi-day event drew thousands to West Michigan and raised more than $2 million.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - West Michigan woman drowns trying to save dog in icy pond
Sunday - 12/09/2018 - 02:17 PMTracy Cashman, 38, of Wyoming, was found in the early morning of Sunday, Dec. 9, at Battjes Park.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nonprofit cookie business employs homeless women in Grand Rapids
Sunday - 12/09/2018 - 08:30 AMSeven formerly homeless employees at Pauls' Moms' Cookies have since secured housing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Former wrestling meet worker headed to prison for child porn
Sunday - 12/09/2018 - 09:53 AMHe pleaded guilty to six felonies.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ex-con who embezzled from 90-year-old may get to skip jail
Friday - 12/07/2018 - 12:47 PMThe victim had the early stages of dementia.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Southbound U.S. 131 slowed after semi-truck loses load
Thursday - 12/06/2018 - 08:06 AMThe right lanes are closed, state Department of Transportation says.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michigan Senate passes bill to create Line 5 tunnel authority
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 06:27 PMThe bill calls for a finalized tunnel deal by year's end.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man admits to urinating on Kellogg's conveyor belt in Tennessee
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 04:06 PMGregory Stanton, 49, of Memphis, pleaded guilty to one-count of tampering with consumer products, U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced on Tuesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Grand Rapids man charged with dismembering woman
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 02:11 PMThe complaint alleges the man mutilated, defaced, removed or carried away a portion of a dead body.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Upper Peninsula woman plans to retire after winning $100K lottery prize
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 12:23 PMGail Zorza bought her winning ticket at Cal's Party Store, located at 123 Genesee Street in Marquette.
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- Southbound U.S. 131 near Big Rapids shut down due to crash
Sunday - 12/09/2018 - 03:41 PMAll lanes of southbound U.S. 131 near U.S. 10 in Osceola County are currently closed following a crash.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Apartment fire started by fish left cooking on stove
Sunday - 12/09/2018 - 11:33 AMThe blaze took nearly two hours to extinguish.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Santa Claus Girls: Couple expands volunteer options for third year
Sunday - 12/09/2018 - 09:15 AMThe Santa Claus Girls raised $202,198.84 and brought gifts to 12,502 children in 5,149 Kent County families in 2017. Read about some of the contributors who makes this all-volunteer organization a reality after more than 100 years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mistrial declared in case against man accused of ordering murder
Friday - 12/07/2018 - 04:35 PMThe jury deadlocked in the murder trial against Jeremy Morton.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Santa Claus Girls: Sewing it together
Thursday - 12/06/2018 - 09:26 AMThe Santa Claus Girls raised $202,198.84 and brought gifts to 12,502 children in 5,149 Kent County families in 2017. Read about some of the contributors who makes this all-volunteer organization a reality after more than 100 years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'The future is bright,' says retiring Grand Rapids police chief
Thursday - 12/06/2018 - 08:52 AMDavid Rahinsky's last full day will be Dec. 18.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Woman pleads guilty to neglect of 'emaciated' horses
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 03:51 PMEight starving horses were removed from her farm in August, according to a rescuer.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Grand Rapids police chief to retire
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 05:09 PMPolice Chief David Rahinsky's last day will be Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Land in 20 Michigan counties available in DNR auction
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 11:13 AMThe individual parcels range in size, from less than an acre to 160 acres, and will be auctioned beginning on Dec. 11.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Two teens seriously injured in crash near Sparta
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 10:14 AMTheir car struck an oncoming SUV after losing control, police say.
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- Tourists spend $313M in Muskegon County during 2017
Thursday - 12/20/2018 - 12:05 PMMuskegon County saw a 3.1 percent increase in visitor spending, and that had an impact on tourism industry jobs.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pedestrian injured in hit-and-run crash, suspect sought
Sunday - 12/09/2018 - 12:05 PMThe crash occurred around 9 p.m. on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 8, on Northland Drive NE near Sandwood Street NE in Kent County's Plainfield Township.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fatal hit-and-run crash suspect wanted by sheriff's office
Sunday - 12/09/2018 - 08:48 AMThe crash resulted in the death of a pedestrian late Saturday evening.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 20-home neighborhood planned for Norton Shores conservation area
Friday - 12/07/2018 - 02:02 PMThe subdivision is to be located on a nearly 15-acre lot at 214 E. Pontaluna Road.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Committee recommends Pound Buddies for new animal shelter contract
Thursday - 12/06/2018 - 05:17 PMPound Buddies currently operates the shelter and animal control services.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Suspect in Grand Rapids shooting turns himself in
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 05:38 PMThe 22-year-old man turned himself in to police.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Norton Shores files plan with state to address pension shortfall
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 03:36 PMThe city's pension system is about 50 percent funded - 10 percentage points less than the state required minimum.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Grand Rapids Police Chief David Rahinsky resigns
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 05:14 PMRahinsky came to Grand Rapids more than four years ago.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 50K chickens die in fire at egg facility owned by Michigan company
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 02:23 PMAccording to the Grant Park Fire District, the fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. at Mussman's Back Acres in Grant Park, Illinois, 40 miles south of Chicago.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New restaurant brings '70s vibe to Grand Rapids neighborhood
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 07:00 AMThe Commons restaurant in the Heritage Hill neighborhood opened last week
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