Many school districts have closed Thursday, Jan. 23, as snowfall continues - particularly along the lakeshore - in a weeklong winter storm.

The East Beltline Avenue bridge that goes over the I-196/I-96 freeway system is going to be fully replaced in 2027, a project that will fully close the bridge for one construction season, said Michigan Department of Transportation spokesperson John Richard. A date has not been set for when construction will start.

Impressive amounts of snow have fallen since Sunday leaving portions of West Michigan under over a foot of snowfall.

The status of federal grant awards for EV charging and other environmental initiatives that were announced before Trump's Monday inauguration remain in question, said Charles Griffith, director of the climate and energy program for the Ecology Center, an environmental group headquartered in Ann Arbor.

While driving through Grand Rapids hasn't been easy the last few days, crews expect things to be a lot better by Thursday morning.

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

Up to 15 vehicles were involved in a crash that temporarily shut down a highway in western Michigan Monday amid snowy conditions.

Bills to expand reproductive rights in Michigan, including a bill that allows pharmacists to directly prescribe and dispense contraceptives to patients, were signed Tuesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Flint.

After announcing her bid to be Michigan's next governor, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson visited West Michigan Wednesday afternoon to kick off her campaign.

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

Mercantile Bank Corp. in Grand Rapids achieved a 20% increase in deposits in 2024, an amount that was ample enough to fund robust loan growth and scale back reliance on costlier wholesale funding.