Grand Rapids is getting anew riverfront park, a Grand Rapids based company is expanding its operations into Kentwood, some Democratic Michigan lawmakers are trying to keep out of state national guard troops out of Michigan, and more.

A look at how federal cuts to SNAP are affecting H.O.P.E Gardens, Meijer is being sued by a Canadian retailer, the Michigan DHHS is urging families to get caught up on their vaccines, budget talks in Lansing remain stalled on K-12 funding, and more.

City leaders in Grand Haven are making adjustments to its short term rental rules in its Center Town District, the City of Grand Rapids is looking to get the Michigan Talent Partnership grant to attract talented workers, and more.

An auto manufacturing plant in Grand Haven is closing and laying off all 64 employees, Holland Hospital's Breastfeeding Connections group is aiming to help new others, some residents in Grand haven want the city to cull the deer in the area, and more.

Harrison Park Academy is celebrating the opening of a new health clinic, more than $2 million in federal funding is headed to West Michigan to restore the rapids while guarding against sea lamprey, Grand Rapids is considering a new noise ordinance in response to complaints about loud protests, and more.

The Grand Rapids NAACP chapter is urging members to confront environmental racism, despite community pushback a faith-based nonprofit supporting the unhoused in northwest Grand Rapids is expanding services, and more.

Feeding America West Michigan's Bridge the Gap campaign is is responding to federal funding cuts, Consumers Energy is doubling its fleet of drones, today is National Financial Awareness Day, Michigan kids are going back to school soon and districts still don't know how much state funding they'll get for the new year, and more.

A new program in West Michigan aims to make transporting people dealing with mental health issues safer more respectful and less stressful, the Ottawa County Community Action Agency is adjusting to federal funding cuts, and more.

A new lawsuit seeks to compel Governor Whitmer to call a special election to fill an open state Senate seat, school starts in less than a week and GRPS teachers and administration are still negotiating a contract, and more.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer met with educators to talk about the rising cost of school supplies due to recent tariffs,Immigration advocates are trying to stop more than a dozen Hmong and Laotian refugees from being deported, and more.