Kent County, MI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Police are looking for the person who robbed a Family Dollar store. It happened at the intersection of Monroe & Leonard NW. Police say shots were fired during the robbery. Police also say that no one was hit. No suspect is currently in custody. Right...

Animal health officials reported the disease in Florida, Michigan, and Ohio. On May 18 the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported two Kent County, Michigan, Thoroughbreds—a 14-year-old gelding and a 4-year-old mare, with clinical signs starting March 28 and April 29, respectively—tested positive for strangles on May 11. Both horses, which live on the same premises, presented with nasal discharge, the gelding developed a fever, and the mare had enlarged lymph nodes. Another four horses are suspected to be infected. These horses’ vaccination status is unknown, and they are recovering in voluntary quarantine.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Five primary candidates for state office in West Michigan were disqualified from the Aug. 2 ballot. The reasons why those candidates won’t show up on the upcoming Aug. 2 primary ballot range from unpaid campaign fees and unorganized campaign committees to candidates not living in the district they said they were running for.

(CBS DETROIT) – Two teens were arrested in Livonia on Friday and were in court on Monday, facing charges in a shooting outside of a graduation ceremony in Kent County that left two people injured. Shaakir Abdulwahab and Jacqui Hill | Credit: CNN On Monday, two 18-year-olds appeared via video in a Kent County courtroom, both facing felony charges related to the shooting Thursday at East Kentwood High School. The Sheriff’s Office now says they believe up to 8 people were involved, with 5 people firing shots in the high school’s parking lot, just 30 minutes after a graduation ceremony for Crossroads Alternative...

Two teenagers police believe were involved in the recent shooting following a graduation ceremony at East Kentwood High School were arraigned on felony charges Monday afternoon.

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — A crash that happened a little before 5 p.m. on eastbound M-6 near Kalamazoo Ave has closed the the road while investigators and cleanup crews work on the scene. The crash involved a disabled vehicle and a passing motorist, according to initial investigations by the...

Authorities in metro Grand Rapids have found a 14-year-old who was missing and considered endangered.

Motorists should watch for daily lane closures for sign work along both eastbound and westbound I-96, from U.S. 31 to the Ottawa/Kent county line, this week. The lane closures are scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The work is weather dependent.

UPDATE: Kent County Sheriff’s Office deputies report Pratt has been found. Deputies say they found her walking in the area. GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, MI – Deputies are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 14-year-old girl who they say is endangered. Kent County Sheriff’s Office...

GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Deputies have released photos of the suspects in the shooting that took place outside East Kentwood High School last week. The Kent County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) says they hope someone may be able to identify the people depicted in the photos. A total of...

Over the years, America has seen a plethora of advancements when it comes to maternal health care, but whose backs have those achievements fallen on? The National Library of Medicine has detailed some of the earliest gynecological findings came from experimenting on enslaved Black women. Fast forward to 2022, and Black birthers are among the greatest at risk for complications.

UPDATE: The Kent County Sherriff's office says Annabel was found on foot in the area by deputies around 3:15p.m. Grand Rapids police are searching for a missing-endangered 14-year-old female, Annabel Pratt. Annabel was last seen in the area of Forest Hills Avenue and Cascade road, running southbound. She was wearing...

After the shooting of two people outside of a high school graduation ceremony near Grand Rapids last week, authorities now say detectives have arrested two people believed to be involved. The Kent County Sheriff’s Office said its detectives, with the help of the Michigan State Police and Livonia police, made...

Kent County deputies say a non-verbal man who was reported missing after he walked away from an adult care home in Cedar Springs has been found safe.

GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A missing 14-year-old girl was found Monday afternoon. Kent County deputies said the teen went missing out of Grand Rapids Township, saying she was from Allegan County and did not know the area. She was last seen running south near Cascade Road and Forest...

UPDATE: The Kent County Sherriff's Office says Terry Sims has been found and is safe. The Kent County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help locating 19-year-old Terry Sims. According to police, Terry walked away from an adult care home in the 400 block of East Muskegon St. early...

Fifteen years ago, the Kent County Dispatch Authority was formed. It’s mission: to consolidate the county’s 10 dispatch centers providing more effective and efficient services. “And then last year we went live with the police and fire radios on the 800-megahertz system.”. All-digital replacing the outdated analog system....