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SportsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Forest Hills Northern moved into the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association Division 1 rankings at No. 10 for Grand Rapids-area Week 8, climbing from honorable mention a week earlier. Marian took over the Division 1 lead from Mercy in the latest…
SportsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A trio of West Michigan prep football squads can turn shared league crowns into outright titles Friday, as South Christian, Grand Rapids Catholic Central and Hopkins each chase a clear league crown around Grand Rapids in Week 8. Only two regular-season…
SportsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — AC Grand Rapids published Amway Stadium seat maps, season packages and member perks Tuesday as the MLS NEXT Pro club gears up for its 2027 launch in downtown Grand Rapids. Club president Darrius Barnes said the goal is a ticket ladder…
From HERE DetroitDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Red Wings have committed to Alex DeBrincat for the long haul, signing the 28-year-old forward to a seven-year contract extension that carries an average value of $13 million a season. The deal keeps a hometown player in place. DeBrincat grew…
From the HERE City State DeskCHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois handed No. 22 Michigan State its third loss of the season Thursday night, winning a four-set Big Ten volleyball match at Huff Hall. The Illini took the first two sets 25-22 and 25-23, dropped the third 25-21 and closed out the…
From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — Two Big Ten heavyweights with zero conference wins between them meet Saturday afternoon, when Michigan welcomes Penn State to Michigan Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff in front of a national television audience. The Wolverines enter at 3-2 overall and…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Kristaps Porzingis remains unavailable for Golden State with no return date after missing camp and the entire exhibition slate, then resurfacing at the team building this week. Club officials said Wednesday the 7-foot-3 big man is still dealing with the same undisclosed…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — League referees are putting flopping at the top of the 2026-27 enforcement list, and a preseason whistle on Knicks guard Jalen Brunson showed how quickly the standard can bite. During a Madison Square Garden exhibition on Oct. 12 against Minnesota, Brunson took…
From the HERE City National DeskBETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene University announced Thursday the death of Crimson Storm safety Tyler Ulrich, a week after he left an away game on a stretcher, and scrubbed this weekend trip to Southwestern Oklahoma State. Ulrich was 21. He went down Saturday in Arkadelphia,…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Milwaukee finished off Los Angeles, the two-time reigning World Series champs, on Thursday night, taking National League Championship Series Game 4 by a 6-4 score at Dodger Stadium and completing a four-game sweep that sends the franchise back to the Fall Classic…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard kick in overtime Thursday night, and the Denver Broncos escaped with a 17-14 result against Seattle at Mile High Stadium after JaQuan McMillian picked off Sam Darnold on the first sudden-death drive. Seattle opened overtime and faced third-and-7…
From the HERE City National DeskMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota coach Niko Medved spent more than seven minutes after the Thursday exhibition ripping the NCAA for how it rolled out a five-seasons-in-five-years eligibility model, saying the timing and legal fallout have left hundreds of players and coaches in limbo. Medved said he…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Fewer than half of Michigan's public school districts appear to be following a state law that requires them to tell families how to store guns safely, according to a report card released Thursday by the advocacy group End Gun Violence Michigan. The group reviewed the websites of…
Business
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A public Demo Day next Thursday will close the eighth season of Start Garden's The 100 in Grand Rapids, putting a pooled pot of more than $500,000 in front of 50 West Michigan finalists downtown. Doors open from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the group's…
Business
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids transit agency The Rapid secured $6 million in state money to field as many as six more coaches when downtown venues pack the calendar. Governor Gretchen Whitmer rolled out the award on Tuesday, Oct. 13, from the Infrastructure Projects Authority Fund. That program is…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan's jobless rate did not budge in September, staying at 5.0 percent for a second straight month, according to state figures released Thursday. The steady rate masked a softer month underneath. About 27,000 fewer residents reported having work than in August, while the count of people looking…
Public Safety
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A package that forced evacuations in downtown Grand Rapids on Wednesday night turned out to hold nothing explosive, the Grand Rapids Police Department said. Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. to the corner of Pearl Street NW and Ottawa Avenue. Police said both where the item…
Traffic
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Drivers heading downtown or across the Grand River on Sunday morning should plan detours, because the Grand Rapids Police Department has laid out a rolling set of street closures for the Grand Rapids Marathon on Oct. 18. This year marks the 23rd running of the race.…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — A bipartisan group of seven state senators wants to open Michigan's no-fault medical opt-out to more drivers, under a bill filed in Lansing on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Senate Bill 1208 rewrites the part of the Insurance Code that lets some policyholders skip personal protection insurance, the coverage…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump blasted Kyiv for restarting attacks on Russian oil and diesel plants, saying the raids lift world fuel prices after an energy pause he floated last weekend fell apart. Speaking in a Thursday television interview from the White House, Trump said Ukrainian forces have plenty of…
From the HERE City National Desk
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola spent Thursday night hammering each other on character and policy in the closing Debate for the State of a U.S. Senate contest that national scorekeepers call a toss-up race. They argued over household energy bills, the Iran…
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