Walker News

City Hall might switch to a four-day work week to help offset budget strains. The City Commission is to review the proposal at its meeting 8 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 4243 Remembrance Road NW.

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KENT COUNTY, Mich. A Kent County man who pulled a Houdini act in the back of a police car will learn his sentence Tuesday.

When voters visit the polls to elect city leaders Tuesday, one of the most closely watched results will be in Grand Rapids' 1st Ward, where incumbent Commissioner James Jendrasiak is once again being challenged by West Side banker Dave Shaffer.

Walker, MI- You spend a third of your life on your mattress so you should know what you're buying.

A robbery at the Chase Bank in the 4300 block of Alpine Avenue NW had police searching part of Walker and Alpine Township.

Grand Rapids: Oct. 14: Ryan Walker to Dan and Alaina Creswell; Oct. 16: Jordan David to Matthew and Jennifer Riemersma Hudsonville: Oct.

Spotted from a railroad spur, the ramshackle lean-to built from others' castoffs is the first sign of inhabitants on this wooded sliver between industrial sites.

Leaders of the largest cities around Grand Rapids are considering consolidation plans to better deliver municipal services like police, fire and public works.

The Granholm Administration on Wednesday announced that nine Michigan counties will soon benefit from more than $5 million in federal Transportation Enhancement funding.

A neighborhood block party is underway on city's westside. Stocking Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets is closed off in celebration of "Octoberwest." Earlier today, it was also the site of the inaugural Westside 911 Chili Cook-off. One round featured Grand Rapids Police officers up against firefighters from Grand Rapids and Walker and EMTs.

The nonprofit cooperative that handles tons of laundry per week for West Michigan health care facilities is breaking ground on a $12 million "green" improvement project that includes a 36,000-square-foot addition to its plant in Walker.

Developers of a planned $400 million retail and residential complex that could be anchored by a Cabela's sporting goods store refuse to demolish two condemned houses on their property.

Josh Lamitie is out there every day, even in the rain. He's a sign-walker for Great Lakes Gold Rush, a jewelry buyer.

Thanks to $1.4 million in federal grant money, there will be a new fence surrounding the Kent County Sheriff's Department honor camp and new crime prevention organizers working in Grand Rapids.

A West Michigan highway is open again Friday morning after an overnight crash. It happened around 11 o'clock Thursday night on I-96 in Walker.

Kent County Detectives hope to track down Zachary Walker , a missing 17 year old from Grand Rapids Township.

KENT COUNTY, Mich. Kent County Sheriff's Deputies want to make sure they're ready to handle large crowds, if they get out of control.

On behalf of The Yellow Ribbon Committee, I would like to thank all participants in the event of 9/11: the very special friend and speaker, Col.

The road construction season is drawing to a close...and it has been a busy one.