Kent County News

Kent County's Prosecutor won't have to bring witnesses and proofs of Marvin Snyder's guilt for the killing of Susan Sheldon last fall.

Former boyfriend admits killing Susan Sheldon By John Agar GRAND RAPIDS -- The killing of Susan Sheldon started as a mystery: a mother of five with nothing explaining her disappearance after she left a West ...

A Grand Rapids man who pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder in the death of his former girlfriend will spend at least 35 years behind bars.

A two-year quarrel over jail inmate housing fees paid by six cities to Kent County was to get more acrimonious today as a group of mayors planned to call on county commissioners to vote on a deal to cut or ...

SaraLee Earegood was hoping the man who brutally killed her 9-year-old son's dog would get at least a couple years behind bars.

An advisory to keep out of the Grand River was lifted this morning by health officials.

One man is dead after a moped and car collided early Wednesday near Rockford. It happened just after midnight near Wolverine Blvd.

A Grand Rapids man accused of running over a city police officer's legs while fleeing a traffic stop was charged with felonious assault Saturday, records show.

A 63-year-old west Michigan man has died after being kicked in the head by the horse he was grooming.

Dune buggies, ATVs and motorcycles speed across Silver Lake State Park sand dunes each summer.

Kent County Commissioner James Vaughn had an answer when asked if he'd apologize to the family of the one-time girlfriend he's accused of beating up.

A 43-year-old Florida man with family in Kent County was arrested here and charged with 130 counts of possession of child pornography.

A Kent County Jury had a short period of deliberation before returning their verdict Tuesday afternoon.

One wounded, one dead in domestic standoff By Garret M. Ellison SPENCER TOWNSHIP -- A woman who planned to break off her relationship with her boyfriend was shot in the abdomen, then beaten by the man, who ...

The Kent County Commission on Thursday agreed to buy the property, once owned by Riverside Sand and Gravel, out of foreclosure.

Tour of old jail underscores need for tax renewal By Ken Kolker GRAND RAPIDS -- More than 60 Kent County Jail inmates sat politely around tables in the day room as a single guard kept watch.

Authorities in Kent County said a Montcalm County emergency dispatcher was critically wounded when she was shot by her boyfriend Tuesday night.

Kent County Commissioner James Vaughn's early release from jail didn't follow county guidelines, said Sheriff Larry Stelma.

A man who police say took off with his stepson for three days without the mother's permission was charged Thursday with kidnapping.

Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids is teaming up with a waste services company to be more environmentally friendly.