Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Northern Michigan

Friday, May 17, 2013  Officials are boosting the estimate for spring flooding property damage in Kent County.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Northern Michigan is squarely in the warm sector of a storm system with south winds and really, not much in the way of even clouds Wednesday.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Officials say flooding from the Muskegon River in West Michigan caused more than $6 million in damage to about 150 Newaygo County homes.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Rivers are still running high across parts of Northern Michigan, and with rain Tuesday, they are forecasted to remain high the remainder of the week.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Hundreds of people have fled their homes in one of western Michigan's tallest residential buildings after water from the flooding Grand River poured into the basement of the Plaza Towers and Courtyard Marriott.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Zachary Bunting, 21, of Grand Ledge, tried to slide down a railing of an open stairwell at The B.O.B. in Grand Rapids when he fell four stories.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Fifteen brothers from the Grand Valley Alpha Tau Omega chapter spent the past eight days walking from Grand Rapids to Traverse City - all to raise money for multiple sclerosis.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Each spring, the National Weather Service Forecast Offices in Marquette, Gaylord, and Grand Rapids which cover our entire viewing area host these classes on various days across the region.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  A Grand Rapids woman has been sentenced to serve a year of probation for posting a fake online ad offering sex with a woman with whom she argued outside a Meijer store.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Cherry Capital Airport leaders are working hard to create a competitive edge over other airports in the state. Offering competitive prices is the best way to get the edge, administrators said.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Comedian Lewis Black, former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Jim Breuer and "Community" cast member Joel McHale are among the acts for next year's Gilda's LaughFest.

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Monday, October 08, 2012  Projections say a new statewide educational system for troubled schools in Michigan could become the state's largest school district in the next five years.

Friday, October 05, 2012  The winners of $560,000 in prize money for year's ArtPrize competition in West Michigan are expected to be announced.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  A large, rotating sphere that was installed in Grand Rapids as part of the annual ArtPrize competition has been damaged by a vandal.