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If you hear what sounds like bombs going off in the southwest Grand Rapids/ Walker area on Thursday, it very well could be... but don't freak out.

The boy and his father had been building and detonating improvised explosive devices at their home in Brooks Township.

Did you happen to hear or feel the boom Saturday morning around 6:30? Do you know what it was?

The fireworks violate federal standards.

It was loud and didn't exactly sound like thunder.

A Michigan man caught fire after a meth lab explosion and drove over a mile to use the showers at his local Planet Fitness. Authorities responded to a report of an explosion on Friday around 3:40pm in Shelby Township and upon arriving saw a man on fire fleeing the scene...

It's been a couple of years since Michigan experienced an earthquake, but a mining explosion on Drummond Island came close. The explosion registered 2.7 on the Richter scale.

Last weekend, many Kent County residents were left confused, and a little scared, after hearing a loud "boom" noise in Grandville. Everyone was talking about it by Monday... but it still remained a mystery as to what it was. Until now...

On Saturday, April 15th, around 8:30pm, the Kent County Sheriff Department and WZZM 13 started to receive calls about a "big boom" heard in Grandville.  The origin of the sound is still unknown, but after dozens of calls, it lead police to start investigating...

A blaze struck America's Best Value Inn and Suites early Tuesday in Walker, authorities said. When firefighters arrived around 12:15 a.m., they found remnants of a blaze that had been put out with a fire extinguisher, WZZM-13 reported.

Sometimes it's just cool to blow things up. And it's even cooler to launch things into space.