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Embracing Black History Month: Greater Grand Rapids Events [Video]
Black History Month is throughout February, and is about recognizing the significant contributions by African-Americans to the world’s social, political and economic development.
It celebrates African-American communities, diaspora and heritage.
Michigan State Student from Middleville Dies After Off-Campus Apartment Shooting
One of two victims transported to Sparrow Hospital after a Friday evening shooting in the Cedar Village Apartments complex near Michigan State University has died, the East Lansing Police Department said.
Dominique James "DJ" Nolff, a 20-year-old Michigan State University student from Middleville, was pronounced dead at 9:23 a.m. this morning resulting from multiple gunshot wounds, accor
Grand Rapids’ Blue Molly Disbands [Video]
By John Sinkevics | Local Spins
Blue Molly has played its final show as a band.
The award-winning Grand Rapids blues and soul group, led by dynamic singer Molly Bouwsma Schultz, is calling it quits after entertaining enthused audiences on stages big and small since 2007, from the crowded confines of Billy’s Lounge to the sprawling outdoor stage in Ah-Nab-Awen Park for the city’s Fourth of July cel
Public Enemy’s Chuck D Keynotes GRCC MLK Commemoration [Video]
Grand Rapids Community College's 28th annual community celebration recognizing the contributions of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday night features Public Enemy MC Chuck D as keynote speaker.
Public Enemy was inducted last April into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
Detroit Tigers Ace Max Scherzer Headlines Whitecaps Winter Baseball Banquet
American League Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer headlines the first West Michigan Whitecaps event after the Fifth Third Ballpark blaze last Friday and the polar vortex.
The Detroit Tigers ace is part of the 20-member Detroit Tigers Winter Caravan for the 20th annual Whitecaps Winter Baseball Banquet, which is Jan. 23 at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids.
Police Believe Ottawa County Man Found in Snow Clubbed to Death [Video]
His Park Township family says they can't imagine who would kill Jose Hernandez, our news-gathering partner WZZM-13 reports.
The body of Hernandez, 38, was discovered late Monday night near his Amberwood Apartments residence on 152nd Avenue...
Weather Alert: It’s Still Winter [Video]
The arctic blast gripping Grand Rapids and West Michigan is expected to loosen today, according to the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office and WZZM-TV, Channel 13.
The temperature reached a high of 8 degrees and a low a minus-1 degree Tuesday, with wind chills as low a 20 degrees-plus below zero at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids.
Greater Grand Rapids: Stuck in Polar Mode [Video]
Good morning. Welcome to the artic. You've been officially temporarily moved to a polar region.
Michigan and the Midwest are stuck in a polar vortex, according to the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office. Typically, such an arctic blast -- or wintry hurricane -- only hits northeastern Canada a la Ontario, Quebec and regions further north.
Arctic Grip: Snow, Winds and Cold Combine for Sub-Zero Climes, Dangerous Conditions [Video]
The arctic blast is going to continue its grip on Grand Rapids and West Michigan through Wednesday, the National Weather Service’s Grand Rapids office said Monday afternoon.
Snow and windy conditions are creating near-blizzard conditions and sub-zero temperatures with wind chills in the minus-20 degree range with a winter storm advisory across greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan. Highs are only
100.5 The River Playlist – January 2014 Top Songs
Check out the 40 songs in The River‘s rotation for the month of November.
Power Restoration Continues in Greater Grand Rapids, West Michigan [Video]
Despite some extra efforts, Christmas is a powerless holiday for many in greater Grand Rapids and across West Michigan because of snow, cold and the lingering effects of a weekend ice storm, officials said Tuesday.
More than 152,000 electricity customers of Consumers Energy were without power headed into Tuesday evening.
Powerless Christmas for 37,000-plus in Grand Rapids and West Michigan
It’s going to be a powerless Christmas for many households in Grand Rapids and elsewhere across West Michigan because of a weekend ice storm and a continued wintry mix including snow, officials said Monday night.