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Grand Rapids, Kentwood, Wyoming, other Kent County officials say...
Officials from Kent County communities say state laws block them from cooperating on expensive services, such as firefighter.
Wyoming will have more students eligible for subsidized lunches
The share of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches continues to rise in the Wyoming school district.
Fans a Going Rogue' to meet Sarah Palin
College students ditched class, employees skipped work, and some huddled in the cold overnight just to make sure they get an orange wristband yesterday that would let them meet Sarah Palin.
Wyoming zoning kills plan for church to donate building to Alpha Women's Center
After months of debate, a church's plan to donate its building to a faith-based pregnancy support center appears dead.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Assessor's office uses 'spy in the sky'
Holland Township has started using what some call a spy in the sky to find illegal and possible dangerous handyman home additions.
Wyoming cuts the ribbon Saturday morning to a dog park. It took three years of planning, and it didn't cost the city a thing.
Wyoming school district faces mid-year staff cuts
WYOMING, Mich. Educators and other supporters of education have rallied outside Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop's office in November, calling for education funding to be restored.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Family Fare won't build gas station at Wyoming's Rogers Plaza despite change in zoning law
A proposed Family Fare Quick Stop that led Wyoming officials to change the zoning law on 28th Street SW now will not be built in front of Rogers Plaza Town Center.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Grandville Meijer alleged purse snatcher arrested on other charges
A woman already under arrest for a drug and larceny charge has been identified as a purse snatcher in an incident that happened Nov.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Wyoming Dog Park opens Saturday morning
Jim Elmer surveyed the two-plus acres of fenced-in liberty, a German shepherd leashed by his side.
Wyoming DDA goes for pretty in new traffic signal
State road officials plan to replace the traffic signal at 28th Street and Burlingame Avenue SW, and the city's Downtown Development Authority is pitching in $70,000 so the new lights won't be strung across the intersection on a wire.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Grand Rapids, Wyoming consider consolidated police dispatch center
Grand Rapids and Wyoming leaders, facing millions of dollars in budget deficits, are considering a consolidated center that would dispatch police officers, firefighters and medical personnel to emergencies.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Wyoming police search for driver who hit three pedestrians, then fled
Police were looking early this morning for a driver of a car that struck three pedestians, one who had to be treated at the hospital.
Wyoming class lineup includes cooking, Indian dance
The motion picture part of the Indian film industry is coming to Wyoming Parks & Recreation this winter.
2 hit by bullets shot through apartment door
Bullets sprayed through the door of a Wyoming apartment Saturday, and Monday morning the shooter remains on the loose.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Two individuals released after questioning about Wyoming shooting that injured two
Police are investigating a shooting that left two injured early Saturday morning.
Grand Rapids Police take suspect into custody after two injured in early morning Wyoming shooting
Police are investigating a shooting that left two injured early Saturday morning.
Accused of stealing sister's identity
KENT COUNTY, Mich. A Kent County woman faces charges after investigators say she stole her sister's identity to get a mortgage.
25 arrested in Kent County sex offender sweep
The Michigan State Police announced the arrest of 25 sex offenders in Kent County who were not in compliance with the Michigan's Sex Offender Registration Act.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Teacher steps in as Wyoming Board of Education secretary
A teacher in the Godfrey Lee district has taken over as secretary of Wyoming's Board of Education after a resignation left the post vacant.