Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of Michigan’s rich history predates statehood.

Snow will continue into the overnight hours before winds bring in more lake-effect snow Thursday morning on a northwesterly wind.

The West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce plans to break ground this spring on a new $9.3 million headquarters, after recently acquiring the property on Grand Rapids’ southwest side and receiving initial approval for nearly $715,

An undercover investigation by federal postal inspectors uncovered a nationwide counterfeit postage scheme with direct ties to West Michigan.

While the snow eased up for much of West Michigan Wednesday, a few more inches in lakeshore counties led some districts to cancel school again for Thursday.

The coldest air in six years blasts into Michigan to start the week, with highs in the single digits, wind chills ten to twenty-five below zero, heavy lake effect snow

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Two defending state champs, 12 state-ranked squads, and more than 20 Division-I recruits will arrive in Grand Rapids over the next two weekends as part of the 2K25 Showcase at Aquinas College.

A chain reaction crash developed Tuesday morning in white-out conditions along Interstate 94 in West Michigan.

Eric Joseph Cody, 39, is suspected of breaking into Super Hideaway Gaming in November and stealing collectable trading cards.

With widespread school closings in West Michigan this week, some districts have now seen a half dozen or more snow days this school year.

The deaths of 25-year-old Samuel Sterling and 17-year-old Riley Doggett, both in the Grand Rapids area, were the focal point of calls for police reform and justice by families this week.

Here's a growing list of schools closing ahead of frigid temperatures and blowing snow across West Michigan Tuesday.