Focus West Michigan

Grand Rapids' John Ball Zoo won't receive funding in next year's state budget to help fund a proposed aquarium, reaction to McMorrow dropping out of the Senate race, and more.

A community hub on Grand Rapids' southeast side cut the ribbon on an accessibility and structural improvement project,

The Michigan Department of Health and human Services is awarding millions of dollars to a dozen organizations supporting programs that prevent substance abuse among children, Michigan high schools don't have to include standardized test scores on students' transcripts anymore, and more.

A West Michigan builder is speaking out about affordable housing construction challenges, a Michigan rule that ensures votes that arrive late can still be counted is upheld by the SCOTUS, and more.

Advocates recently gathered at Grand Rapids' Heartside Park calling for environmental justice, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has filed a request to make low interest recovery loans available to those hit by major flooding earlier this year, and more.

Gilda's Club hosts a free event, RX Kids is credited with reducing Flint's neonatal mortality rate by almost 50%, and more.

The Grand Rapids Art Museum is screening a short film from PBS about an ArtPrize winning artist who builds sculptures out of cardboard, the Michigan Senate voted to expand a low income housing assistance program, and more.

This November Walker residents will vote on a new 10 year public safety millage, a breakthrough in budget discussions between Governor Gretchen Whitmer's administration and House and Senate leaders is raising hopes for a new state budget before the deadline, and more.

The State of Michigan is offering more medical debt relief to residents in 10 counties, school districts that refused millions of dollars in state safety grants are pondering their next steps after the Michigan Supreme Court refused to consider their legal challenge, and more.

Residents in the 49507 ZIP code will soon be able to enroll in RX Kids, new bills in the Michigan House of Representatives would create a reparations task force, and more.

Today has been proclaimed Juneteenth National Independence Day in the state of Michigan, Michigan's jobless rate increased in May to 5.1%, and more.

Grand Rapids community members were invited to meet with the four finalists in the search for Grand rapids' next police chief, the Michigan House passed a bill to dilute a key power of the state attorney general, and more.

Grand Rapids based The Other Way Ministries has released its 2025 Annual Report,

Ground was broken on another segment of the Grand River Greenway connecting Riverside Park with downtown Grand Rapids, Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in Paris for a military and security trade show, and more.

Kent Co. residents can shape the future of arts and culture, Camp 911, public forum for police chief candidates, parks and trails upgrades, Nessel lists concerns with data center, Hall floats stopgap budget, and more.

Grand Rapids based housing nonprofit LINC UP hosts its annual Rock the Block event this Saturday with some changes,