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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A man claimed he “feared for his life” after he was punched in the head, causing him to fatally shoot the alleged assailant in self-defense, court records show.

This year, Grand Rapids residents who are 17 and under can get a season pass at no charge — but they have to sign up by Thursday. To help people get their passes, the city is hosting and event ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — If you ask Syntaxx about his origins, he'll tell you. "I am a computer program created by a team of developers," he says. If you ask him about the station with the most ...

STANWOOD, Mich. — A Grand Rapids family is grieving after a Mother’s Day crash claimed the life of a woman they said was the heart of their family. Colleen Ligtvoet raised her daughters on the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A suspect has been charged in Grand Rapids' first fatal shooting of the year. On Wednesday, the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) said 26-year-old Keith Tett is charged ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – Ponyboy is coming to Grand Rapids! If you grew up in the 80’s, you’re definitely familiar with the movie “The Outsiders.” There’s a special screening ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — At least six people were arrested by ICE agents this week in Grand Rapids at a place immigrant rights groups are calling unexpected. The arrests happened outside of an ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A suspect has been charged for a fatal shooting that happened in Grand Rapids on May 23, 2025. 26-year-old Keith Tett has been charged with open murder and multiple felony ...

Iowa’s spring planting season is wrapping up, with the majority of corn and soybean fields statewide now fully planted. Angie Rieck Hinz, a field agronomist at the Iowa State University ...

UI law professor Todd Pettys, photographed in his office at the Boyd Law Building in 2015. (Justin Torner/Freelance for The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — On the heels of a Legislative session replete with proposals to direct what can and ...