Grand Rapids News

On a recent weekday afternoon, 9-year-old Max Knecht sat in his driveway and pulled on a pair of Rollerblades, preparing for a spin around his family's East Grand Rapids neighborhood.

A state auditor general's report shows the Michigan Department of Transportation incorrectly distributed gas tax funds to 35 county road commissions in the past two budget years.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A man who killed a prostitute after having sex with her in a Wyoming, Mich., industrial park faces mandatory life in prison without parole after being convicted of first-degree murder.

Appropriately ending the night with a duet performance of Ralston Bowles' "Fragile," Wisconsin's Peter Mulvey and New York's Amy Speace put a poignant capper on an amazing afternoon and evening at Grand Rapids' One Trick Pony on Sunday.

The Grand Rapids Community Foundation approved $352,400 in grants for five Kent County nonprofits.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. A suspended Grand Rapids Press sports columnist who pleaded guilty to delivery or manufacture of marijuana is heading back to court.

Michael Maynard's morning started off pretty normal on Monday. He dropped his wife off at work, then headed out to work on a vehicle when he remembered that he'd left some of the tools he needed at home.

A five-hour standoff ended peacefully about 4:20 this morning after police shut down streets and evacuated neighbors while trying to get man with a weapon to leave his condominium.

GRAND RAPIDS - Detectives with the Grand Rapids Police Department are investigating a shooting at 1014 Tamarack St., near the intersection of Leonard and Alpine, at about 1:45 p.m. today.

A northwest Michigan man convicted of molesting young girls has been sentenced to life in prison in the case.

Two Holland teenagers were hospitalized in critical condition this afternoon after the bicycles they rode were struck by a car at 8:36 a.m. while crossing U.S. 31 at Quincy Street.

A Grand Valley State University student shot and wounded during a police raid has pleaded guilty to a felony count of delivery or manufacturing marijuana.

GRAND RAPIDS - A suspended Grand Rapids Press sports columnist accused of growing marijuana at his home has pleaded guilty to a reduced drug charge in exchange for prosecutors dropping two other counts.

Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers, the wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, has pled guilty to one count of conspiring to commit bribery.

CASCADE TWP. - After a 22,000 mile, nine-month journey, a religious publisher in Michigan has assembled a handwritten copy of the Christian Bible, penned by 31,173 people from 40 states.

Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land says she won't run for governor in 2010 and is backing Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard for the job.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A 52-year-old Grand Rapids-area man has been sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months' probation after pleading guilty to violating the state's chronic wasting disease quarantine.

MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Connie Larkman * Strategic Media Coordinator * United Church of Christ * Phone: 216-773-9222 * E-Mail: larkmanC@ucc.org Friday, June 19, 2009 Highlights of United Church of Christ's national gathering in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Grand Rapids City Commission knows harder cuts are coming in future fiscal year budget formations, and they passed the 2009-10 spending plan Tuesday morning.

There's another sign that Michigan's movie industry is continuing to grow. Organizers announced Tuesday that the first Grand Rapids Film Festival will be held Aug.