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Explore arts, crafts, food & more in Muskegon
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – The Lakeshore Art Festival will be taking over downtown Muskegon in a few weeks. This year, the Lakeshore Art Festival will host over 280 exhibitors! Kristina Broughton joins us to tell us more. Lakeshore Art Festival. Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30. 9am-5pm.
Extreme risk on heat-related illness showing for spots in Michigan early next week
Much hotter weather is expected at times next week over the southern half of Michigan. The National Weather Service now has a way to indicate if the temperatures could create heat-related illnesses. The National Weather Service and us media meteorologists used to give you the heat index. The heat index...
Report: $800K donation from Peter Meijer’s father ‘raises curtain on dark money’
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A new report by The Hill is spotlighting an $800,000 donation from Hank Meijer, the billionaire father of former Republican U.S. Rep Peter Meijer, to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce days after it endorsed his son in the 2022 primary election. In the days following...
3 Michigan Red Lobster locations could be next to close
Three Red Lobster locations in Michigan, including one in Metro Detroit, could be next to close, according to new bankruptcy documents. USA Today reports the struggling restaurant chain listed 228 rejected leases that are losing money in documents filed last week. The new list of restaurant could close if they are unable to renegotiate their leases, according to the report.
Woman finally learns what happened to rapist who escaped decades ago
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Erma Shaw never stopped looking for the man who raped her as a child: her stepfather, Tommie Lee Hill, who escaped authorities and a 20-year prison sentence in the late 1970s. Shaw knew he would continue to attack other children if not caught. She stayed...
GRPD: Missing convicted child rapist shot dead decades ago in Pennsylvania
GRAND RAPIDS (WOOD-AM) - Grand Rapids police say a man who was convicted of raping children in the 1960s and 1970s was shot and killed more than four decades ago in Pittsburgh by the brother of one of his victims. Tommie Lee Hill changed his name after being released from...
5-year-old critically hurt in ORV crash in Wexford County
WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich. — A 5-year-old was airlifted to a Grand Rapids hospital after a utility vehicle overturned and crashed northwest of Cadillac last week. The Wexford County Sheriff's Office said just after 10 p.m. on Friday, June 7, someone called 911 to report an ORV that rolled over in Springville Township.
Tucker Carlson, Kid Rock to stop in Grand Rapids during national arena tour
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In his first-ever national arena tour, Tucker Carlson is set to stop in Grand Rapids this fall. Accompanied by special guest Kid Rock, Carlson will be reacting live to the latest developments within the presidential election at Van Andel Arena on September 20, according to event organizers.
Downtown farmers market features baked good, tacos, coffee and more
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Once per month from July through October, the Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. futsal courts on Seward Avenue NW are being transformed into a farmer’s market, where residents can buy a host of artisan goods, including coffee, cheese, tacos and more. The Farmers Market at...
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