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Families of two people killed in two separate incidents with police in Kent County are filing lawsuits alleging excessive force.
A 25-year-old Indiana woman won a $500,000 prize from the Michigan Lottery on a Detroit Lions scratch-off lottery ticket, which she received during a white elephant gift exchange with her family.
A two-person club was originally “bummed” when they found out someone had won $1 million through the lottery, but then they realized it was them.
Several people are facing charges after Meijer discovered hundreds of thousands of dollars lost in a retail crime scheme.
The investigation into the arrest scam began when the co-conspirator posed as someone working in the “IRS Fraud Department” and unwittingly sent a text to a cell phone number assigned to a federal agent.
Police said Stephen (Steve) Philip Foster is wanted on multiple warrants -- including possession and distribution of child sexual abusive activity and failure to register as a sex offender
The scam reportedly attempted to obtain $60,000 from a Kent County resident in order to avoid arrest and prosecution.
Two Nigerian men have pleaded guilty to one charge after officials said they threatened to release a nude photo of a 17-year-old Michigan boy, causing him to die by suicide inside his home.
Former President Donald Trump spent the afternoon in Michigan on Tuesday while traveling to Grand Rapids to speak to Kent County area Republican Party members about immigration and border security.
The man accused of kidnapping and killing a 2-year-old girl from Lansing is admitting to the federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death, according to a new plea agreement.
The man accused of kidnapping and killing a 2-year-old girl from Lansing is admitting to the federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death, according to a plea agreement filed Thursday.
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Grand Rapids to continue her nationwide "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour.
A 22-year-old Grand Haven man is facing felony charges in connection to the theft and sale of account access to Meijer “mPerks” accounts.
Authorities in western Michigan are looking into missing persons cases and unsolved homicides after speaking with a convicted murderer with terminal lung cancer who died recently.
While being lodged at a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility, Bennett reportedly attempted to hire another inmate to kill a key witness.
A Michigan woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges after using someone else’s credentials to work as a nurse -- for a second time.
Writers in Michigan are encouraged to submit their short stories to the Write Michigan Short Story Contest for a chance to win a $500 prize.
Two Nigerian men appeared in court this week on charges that they threatened to release a nude photo of a 17-year-old Michigan boy, causing him to die by suicide inside his home.
Two Nigerian men charged in a deadly Michigan sextortion case of 17-year-old Jordan Demay appeared in court Monday.
Federal officials provided an update on the international sextortion ring that targeted a Michigan teenager who died by suicide.
Federal officials are expected to provide an update on the international “sextortion” ring that targeted a Michigan teenager who died by suicide.
Federal officials are expected to provide an update on the international “sextortion” ring that targeted a Michigan teenager who died by suicide.
A Michigan woman who has no real medical training was caught actively treating patients as a nurse -- and this wasn’t the first time, according to authorities.
A lawsuit has been filed against a Michigan foster care home, alleging that a resident was left alone to burn to death in “scalding hot” bathtub water.
The Blue Bridge, located in downtown Grand Rapids will be closed overnights during the weekends due to safety concerns.
The 60-year-old man who decided to remain anonymous was randomly selected to win on May 10. He entered the giveaway by by earning entries for playing eligible Monthly Jackpot games.
A Detroit taproom for Founders Brewing Company is facing criticism over alleged racial discrimination against a former manager.
A Michigan woman was charged with adult abuse after her father, who was left unsupervised around lit candles, caught on fire and died from his injuries two days later.
The attorneys for the family of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was shot and killed by a white Grand Rapids police officer last year, argued Monday that the officer seriously deviated from his training during the fatal encounter, according to expert testimony.
Grand Valley State University has lifted the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for faculty, staff and students.
A Michigan father was struck and killed by a car when crossing the lanes of a freeway after his car ran out of gas.
The largest United Methodist Church in Michigan has voted to leave its denomination after a half-century-old debate over the congregation’s relationship with the LGBTQ+ community.
It was the kinky karaoke and condom cupcakes portion of Grand Valley State University’s Sex Ex Week that initially raised eyebrows. Then people started looking at the entire week of sex education events.
A Michigan man who trafficked more than 40 firearms in three counties, including one that was used to kill a 2-year-old girl, has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Attorneys for ex-police officer Christopher Schurr are trying to get his case dismissed before it goes in front of a jury.
A semi and postal truck were involved in a head-on crash Friday afternoon due to road conditions on Michigan’s west side.
Documents detail drug trafficking and firearm crime allegations from a Benton Harbor, Michigan investigation that led to charges against 11 men.
Michigan’s civil rights watchdog announced two charges of discrimination against the Grand Rapids Police Department on Wednesday, further heightening scrutiny of the department following an officer’s killing of a Black motorist in April.
The attorney for the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer says his client should not be sentenced to life in prison because prosecutors overstated his role in the plot and have created a “false narrative of a terrifying para-military leader."
Deer crashes resulting in serious injury have reached a decade high, and we’re in the middle of the “Deer-Hit” season right now.
A judge has given tentative approval to a $54 million settlement involving 3M Co., a shoe manufacturer and property owners in western Michigan who said their land and wells were contaminated by toxic “forever chemicals.”
The term has been historically used as an offensive slur for Indigenous women. Officials state the removal of the slur is effective immediately.
After a woman who was reported missing last week in Michigan was found dead on Tuesday, police are searching for a man they are calling a person of interest in a murder investigation.
Michigan health officials have confirmed 43 cases of E. coli O157 cases that match a multi-state outbreak strain.
Michigan health officials are urging residents to take precautions to make sure their food is safe as three health departments investigate an increase in the number of illnesses linked to E.coli bacteria.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported Tuesday that three local health departments and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development are investigating the increase of E. coli cases.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported Tuesday that three local health departments and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development are investigating the increase of E. coli cases.
A Michigan man says he was “relieving frustration” by driving around at night and shooting into vacant fields when he illegally shot and abandoned several deer, a Michigan DNR investigation found.
Beer lovers now have a chance to celebrate the anniversary every Wednesday from June 29 to August 31. Those interested can enter the Experience Grand Rapids 10 years of Beer City USA contest. Winnings include a Grand Rapids beer experience, an overnight stay in a Grand Rapids hotel, two culture passes and a visa gift card.
The Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during a traffic stop on April 4 was arraigned Friday at 1:30 p.m. on a second-degree murder charge.
The Grand Rapids officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during a traffic stop in April has been charged with second-degree murder.
Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker gave no hints Wednesday, saying only that he would disclose his “charging decision” at an afternoon news conference in Grand Rapids.
We’re less than 24 hours away from the Kent County Prosecutor announcing whether they’ll charge the Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya after a traffic stop. The information in the case came in waves.
The Kent County Prosecutor is expected to announce whether the Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya was justified or whether charges are warranted.
Deputies with the Kent County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after a 16-year-old boy and 40-year-old woman were shot in a high school parking lot in Gaines Township just as a graduation ceremony was finishing.
Rev. Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy for Patrick Lyoya, the 26-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a Grand Rapids police officer.
Former Detroit police chief Ike McKinnon has spent a lifetime in law enforcement. He walked Local 4 through the actions of that Grand Rapids police officer.
Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids police officer on April 4.
