Check out these fun, educational and free opportunities to get outdoors in our area's state parks, wildlife refuges and more.

Having a bonfire? Lighting off fireworks? Check the daily fire risk and have a plan so you don't start a wildfire.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A 6.4-acre park in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids was once the site of an Indigenous village. Ah-Nab-Awen Park (pronounced ah-nob’-wen) translates to “resting place ...

Updated 2;35 p.m., 6/25/25 U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Grand Rapids) joined business leaders and energy advocates Wednesday in celebrating the installation of a new thermal energy system in the city ...

Clean Planet Recycling in Grand Rapids the day after a fire. (June 19, 2025) “This is part of that recycling process. They have multiple different products coming in here.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Crews are cleaning up Thursday after a fire broke out at a Grand Rapids business where firefighters discovered a handful of hydrants meant to provide crucial water were dry ...

Investigators with the Grand Rapids Fire Department are trying to figure out what sparked flames at a recycling business Wednesday night. (June 19, 2025) ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Tuesday evening in Downtown Grand Rapids, a protest against Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took place. Tuesday's protest was another in what's becoming a ...

Grand Rapids Grand Rapids police chief defends officers in controversial arrest video Updated: Jun. 16, 2025, 2:09 p.m. | Published: Jun. 13, 2025, 9:22 p.m.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WWMT) — A Grand Rapids man is facing charges for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on social media.

An 88-year-old family-owned manufacturer of forklifts based in Grandville is under new ownership following a deal with a Wisconsin private investment firm. Milwaukee-based Borgman Capital announced ...