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Kent Co. Sheriff's Office: Students find handgun in Kenowa Hills High School bathroom left by Kent Co. Marine Officer
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — A handgun was discovered by students in a Kenowa Hills High School bathroom Wednesday, according to a letter sent home to parents by the district's superintendent. The handgun was discovered in the bathroom after school hours by two students who quickly told school staff. Superintendent...
Man struck by train in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A 30-year-old man is at a local hospital recovering after he was struck by a train in Grand Rapids, authorities said. Grand Rapids police and firefighters responded just before 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, to an area near Seward Avenue and Seventh Street NW. There, first responders found a man with a significant foot injury.
Grand Rapids holding expungement event to help clear criminal records
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids is looking to help residents clear eligible criminal convictions from their records with an upcoming expungement fair. The third annual Project Clean Slate Expungement Fair will take place Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Salvation Army Kroc Center, located at 2500 S. Division Ave.
'Like my whole system was shutting down.' West MI man survives stroke on his 28th birthday
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — On the morning of his 28th birthday, Adam Lacki slept in and prepared to go to the gym. He began to feel lightheaded and dizzy. "After about three, four minutes of walking my apartment and gathering my stuff, my backpack and my water, the symptoms, they felt worse, and more dramatic," said Lacki. "As I started to talk to myself, I started slurring my words."
Corewell Health asks to rename Grand Rapids street Corewell Drive
What's in a name? Quite a bit, according to Corewell Health, which would like to rename part of a downtown Grand Rapids street Corewell Drive to create "sense of pride" for its workers. If the state’s largest health system is able to sway city leaders, a two-block segment of Fairbanks Street Northwest between Bond Avenue and Ionia Avenue would get the new moniker. ...
Man heads to trial after allegedly shooting Wyoming gas station employee
WYOMING, Mich. — The 21-year-old man accused of shooting a gas station employee in Wyoming multiple times is heading to court. Niko Rey Mena is facing charges of assault with intent to murder, carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm. Mena was bound over to trial following a preliminary...
56 affordable apartments planned near Grand Rapids
WYOMING, MI — Woda Cooper Companies has been awarded a $1.7 million state low-income housing tax credit to build a 56-unit income-restricted apartment building at 2929 Burlingame Ave. SW. The development, next to Cherry Health’s Wyoming Community Health Center, carries an $18.2 million price tag, and provides a mix...
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