The Grand rapids Historic Preservation Commission honored standout projects Monday for their contributions to the city's architectural heritage, a Democratic led state Senate committee plans to act on legislation to create a Michigan Voting Rights Act, and more.

Grand Rapids city, police, and fire officials met Monday to debrief the opening weekend of the new Acrisure Amphitheater, Michigan will receive as much as $240 million as part of a legal settlement with Monsanto to clean up PCB contamination in the state, and more.

Rapid Central childcare, Good Vibes education project, GRPS considers bids on former schools, behavioral health transportation, J.H. Campbell plant stays open, 99-year-old volunteer, the State budget, and more

Kent County voters will decide this fall on a funding renewal supporting the Jon Ball Zoo and Grand Rapids Public Museum, starting next year 11th graders in Michigan will no longer be required to take the essay portion of the Michigan Merit Exam, and more.

John Ball Zoo's aquarium will not be on the proposed former landfill stie in Walker, Planned Parenthood of Michigan is asking Governor Gretchen Whitmer for an emergency infusion of $5 million, and more.

Michigan's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is supporting Michigan fairgrounds with $525,000 in grants, Michigan's clean energy standards would go away under bills passed in the Michigan House of Representatives, and more.

Grand Rapids Public Schools is pulling back the curtain on how it spends money, State of Michigan emergency resources are now helping out after a water main broke over the weekend in Oakland County, and more.

Grand Rapids has a new sister city making it a player in one of the most productive industrial hubs in the world, a new set of Michigan regulations for home based childcare aims to make it more accessible despite concerns about safety, and more.

A missing letter on hundreds of Amway Riverbank Run medals has runners scratching their heads and organizers offering a lighthearted apology, the nonprofit at the center of a legislative grant scandal is now suing the state, and more.

Trinity Health Grand Rapids is spending nearly $23 million upgrading the Richard J. Lacks S. Cancer Center, a metro-Detroit businesswoman at the center or a scandal over a state budget earmark is now facing felony charges,