(Lansing, MI) - A campaign to unionize staffers of the Michigan House of Representatives is underway. Organizers say one of the key reasons for this effort is to change the current pay system to ensure a living wage and to remove the speaker of the House's ability to hire and fire. Teamsters are currently gathering uni...

(Lansing, MI) - There's a direct correlation between child abuse and paid family leave. That's according to a new study by Michigan State University, which found that parents who get paid family leave are less likely to abuse their children. The study compared states with paid family leave to those without from 2002 th...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Network180 and Trinity Health Grand Rapids hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Behavioral Health Crisis Center (BHCC) located at 260 Jefferson Ave. S.E. in Grand Rapids. The Center will open in June, providing walk-in behavioral health services 24-hours a day, seven day...

(GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP)-A 45-year-old Grand Rapids man is hospitalized in serious condition following a one-car accident in Georgetown Township this morning. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says the driver's SUV struck a tree at Fillmore Street and Cottonwood Drive around 945. Found unconscious and pinned in the vehic...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing approximately $6.2 million to improve the northbound and southbound US-131 bridges over Plaster Creek just south of Burton Street in Grand Rapids. Work includes concrete joint repairs on US-131 from M-11 (28th Street) to Pearl Street...

MUSKEGON, MI - Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) joined the City of Muskegon leadership to announce that she secured $380k through the Community Project Funding process for the City to install modular vehicle barrier systems to protect the public during parades and community events. "As a mom of two young boys, I know...

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Michigan - John Teeples, a lifelong and traditional Republican,private business owner, an attorney of 38 years with considerable experience in municipal affairs, and respected public servant, is formally declared as a Republican Party candidate for Ottawa County Board of Commissioners District 7, r...

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - A man who went missing has been found safely. Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputies were notified that Terry Sims, age 21, of Port Sheldon Township left his Adult Foster Home on his own. Further investigation showed that Sims left the home on foot, at approximately 12 noon on 04/27/24. Sims hadn't...

(Detroit, MI) - Detroit shattered the record for attendance at the NFL Draft this weekend. The city brought in 775-thousand fans for the event, and Mayor Mike Duggan says it was unexpected to see that many people. Duggan added he had never heard so many people from the Detroit suburbs referring to "we" for th...

HOLLAND, MI.) - The Ottawa County Department of Public Health (OCDPH) announces the retirement of Deputy Health Officer Marcia Mansaray, effective May 31, 2024. Lisa Uganski, the Department's current Health Planning and Promotion Manager will succeed Mansaray as the Department's next Deputy Health Officer beginning Jun...

(Cascade Township, MI) - At least two catalytic converters have been stolen off of vehicles parked at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport this month. One victim was Patrick Clark of Zeeland, who parked his SUV at the airport April 14 when he and his girlfriend flew to Walt Disney World to celebrate her birthday an...

(Grand Rapids, MI) -- Former Grand Rapids Congressman Peter Meijer is out of the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Meijer withdrew just before the 4 p.m. deadline for filing for an office and his exit leaves just four GOP candidates in the August primary. Those four are former Congressmen Mike Rogers ...