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Emergency responders in Kent County seem to be successful if you look at average response times and outcomes, but a growing number of county leaders want proof.

On Monday, the district sent a letter to parents stating that it is in a difficult situation and the state of Michigan is to blame.

West Michigan voters have been trickling into the polls today, May 7, to decide the fate of school district tax requests, zoning and airport issues, according to election coordinators.

Jeffrey Looman, a 55-year-old music teacher at Grandville's Calvin Christian, died Sunday after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle near Marne.

Meijer Inc's recent $500,000 donation to the American Red Cross helped the organization provided immediate response to those devastated by West Michigan's historic flood.

Lobbied by local governments fretting over ailing roads, state Rep. Rob VerHeulen, R-Walker, says a cure is coming.

Organizers said flood waters fell quickly enough to let crews from Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Grandville, and Walker start clearing debris from the course.

Defending Berlin Raceway Modified division champion Billy Shotko was having an awful 2013 season, even though the year didn't officially start until Saturday night.

A Kentwood man who was among gun rights advocates who riled Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell at a city meeting earlier this year told The Rapid bus system's Board of Directors on Wednesday its weapons policy is illegal.

Some of you may know that I have decided to take on a huge challenge this summer.

Authorities say only one of those rescues was legitimate. The other rescues, authorities say, could have been avoided.

At of the end of the month, a restaurant and bar in Standale will no longer have a license to sell liquor and that could mean the end of the line for the establishment some customers have compared to the 1990's television show "Cheers." After an hour of hearing testimony and only a few minutes to reach a verdict, the Michigan Liquor Control ... (more)

Rescuers were en route to Butterworth Drive in Walker after an elderly couple fell into the Grand River when their canoe overturned, according to police dispatch reports.

Andrea Miller of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs told FOX 17 NEWS that the Liquor Control Commission had conducted a hearing on the city of Walker's request to the commission not to renew the liquor license for The Venue, located at 4072 Lake Michigan Drive, and decided not to renew the license.

Across West Michigan, dozens of roads are closed or impassible because of flooding and washouts from days of heavy rain.

Peter Perez, a longtime manufacturing executive in Grand Rapids, will be the featured speaker at Aquinas College's commencement ceremony on May 4. Perez, the president of Carter Products Company, a Walker-based woodworking machinery firm, also served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Grandville High School's spring musical, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" 7 p.m. show has been canceled for tonight.