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GRAND RAPIDS, MI · WEST MICHIGAN EDITION · FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2026
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Michigan Marks Crash Responder Safety Week With Move
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LANSING, Mich. — Drivers who come up on flashing lights along a Michigan road this week are getting …

Nov 3
Grand Rapids Upgrades Warning Sirens, Starts Year-Round Tests
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids residents will hear the city's outdoor warning sirens all year no…

Nov 3
Lyon and Fountain Could Become Two-Way Streets in Grand Rapids
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two of the main one-way routes through Heritage Hill in Grand Rapids could soo…

Nov 2
Indian Mounds Drive Plan Would Limit Cars in Grand Rapids
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Most cars would be kept off Indian Mounds Drive in Grand Rapids, Mich., under …

Oct 30
Firefighters Pull Man From Burning Home in Grand Rapids
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two adults went to the hospital Saturday evening after fire broke out in a sin…

Oct 26
Grand Rapids Man Gets 20 Years for Mailing Cocaine From Arizona
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Cordairo Lambert, a 39-year-old Grand Rapids man, is headed to federal prison …

Oct 22
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Grand Rapids is in Kent County, Michigan. Kent County Sheriff: Michelle LaJoye-Young.

Latest Grand Rapids Public Safety News — Page 2

  1. Statewide Bus Patrol Week Hits Illegal Passers

    LANSING, Mich. — Extra police will watch Michigan school-bus stops next week under Operation Safe Stop, a statewide ticket-and-education push running Oct. 19-23 alongside National School Bus Safety…

  2. Downtown Suspicious Package Not Explosive in Grand Rapids

    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.…

  3. SAFE Task Force Opens Pitch Night Funding Applications

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The SAFE Task Force is inviting residents and organizations to submit violence-reduction ideas for Pitch and Highlight Night Wednesday evening, Oct. 28, when five…

  4. Grand Rapids Opens New Division Avenue Fire Station

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Firefighters on the city’s southeast side have a new home base. Grand Rapids cut the ribbon on Station No. 10 at 1823 Division Avenue…

  5. Category 4 Hurricane Simon hugs Mexico coast with flood threat

    Hurricane Simon was sitting just off Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday morning as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, with forecasters expecting it to move near or just inland…

  6. Grand Rapids, Michigan, men arrested after U.S. 131 shooting

    GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Two Grand Rapids, Michigan, men were arrested early Sunday, Oct. 4, after state police say someone in their SUV fired shots at another car…

  7. Grand Rapids Weather Shifts: Heat Wave Recedes, Storms Loom After Holiday Weekend Extremes

    Following a holiday weekend characterized by extreme heat across the eastern United States, weather patterns are shifting, bringing the potential for storms to the region. National weather reports…

  8. Eastern Heat Wave Disrupts July Fourth Celebrations, Raises Storm and Power Concerns

    An intense heat wave gripping parts of the eastern United States significantly disrupted July Fourth holiday plans and fueled concerns about the strain on power grids and the…

  9. Eastern U.S. Heat Wave Continues Through Holiday Weekend, Storms Possible

    An extreme heat wave is continuing its grip on large swaths of the eastern United States as the July Fourth holiday weekend progresses. Temperatures remain dangerously high, posing…