Kent County

Missing countertops attract attention of police

Eric King is arrested by Kentwood police after clients Bill and Nicole Thompson went looking for their missing granite countertops in December 2022.

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Winter storm delivers snow to W. MI Saturday night

1 arrested after allegedly fleeing Lowell Twp. crash

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Walker gets $25 million to update Fruit Ridge overpass

The Fruit Ridge Avenue bridge over I-96 in Walker. (Jan. 27, 2023)

2 plead in shootout after graduation at East Kentwood

May 2022 booking photos of Shaakir Abdulwahab (left) and Jacqui Hill from the Kent County jail.

Booze, vapes stolen in break-ins around Grand Rapids

A still image from surveillance video shows a break-in a Wonderland Party Store in Walker on Jan. 27, 2023.

Valentine’s 5K Dash coming to Kentwood

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Orchid show returning to Meijer Gardens

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Educators ‘jump for joy’ at free pre-K proposal

Students at the Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center on Jan. 26, 2023.

Kent Co. deputies work to ID armed robbery suspect

Deputies are asking the public for help to identify a man involved in armed robbery last year. (Courtesy Kent County Sheriff's Office)

News report on EGR death led teen’s mom to call police

An undated photo of Cahari Walton courtesy family.

Blizzard of 1978: Commemorating the historic storm

This image from Danny Broyhill shows the East Betline after the Blizzard of 1978.

Here’s what Kent County is reading

Some of the top books checked out during 2022 in KDL.

Lack of ice on lakes takes toll on ice fishing

Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids. (Jan. 25, 2023)

Michigan

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Winter storm delivers snow to W. MI Saturday night

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Driver killed in crash with semi-truck near Buchanan

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Educators ‘jump for joy’ at free pre-K proposal

Students at the Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center on Jan. 26, 2023.

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