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Man Charged With Abusing Children At Daycare Centers
(Grand Rapids, MI) - A 20-year-old Grand Rapids man is charged with three counts of aggravated child sexually abusive activity among nine felonies. Austin Hapner was arraigned yesterday after he was arrested following sharing videos in online chats of him abusing children at two daycare centers where he worked in Kent ...
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Labor Day Weekend Sports: Tigers Open Series with Guardians, Spartans Kick Off Football Season
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Tigers begin a four-game set today. Detroit begins its series against the Guardians today with a doubleheader in Cleveland. The Tigers are currently five and a half games back of the Guardians for the final AL Wild Card spot. 92.1 WGHN is only carrying the first game. Pre-game today at 1:4...
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Study Finds Tariffs Costing Michigan Households $5,600
(Lansing, MI) - A study by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation says tariffs on imports are costing households in Michigan an average of 56-hundred-dollars. The report notes the number is an estimate as consumers don't directly pay for the tariffs and that is paid by importers, who increase prices. Importers of merc...
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Wyoming Man Seriously Injured in Port Sheldon Township Crash
PORT SHELDON TWP. - A 45-year-old Wyoming resident suffered serious injuries Thursday morning after a two-vehicle crash in Port Sheldon Township. Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies and emergency crews were called to the intersection of Port Sheldon Street and 152nd Avenue around 8:35 a.m. following reports of a crash inv...
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Campus Police Flock Camera Vandalized On GVSU Main Campus
(Allendale Township, MI) - A Flock camera on the main campus of Grand Valley State University in Allendale Township has been vandalized. GVSU police say it happened early Saturday morning along Lake Michigan Drive and add the vandalism caused the camera to fall down and catch fire. They add it's impossible to know if s...
Sep 03, 2026

MLive To Stop Printing Newspapers December 6th
(Grand Rapids, MI) - MLive Media Group says its eight newspapers in Michigan will cease to be printed after December 6th. Officials say the decision is the "next step" in their digital evolution and add "over 99-percent" of readers get their news online. Community president John Hiner says the journ...
Sep 03, 2026
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Gov. Whitmer Announces Orange Barrels Will Be Moved and Lanes Reopened, Easing Labor Day Weekend Travel
LANSING, Mich. - This Labor Day weekend, Governor Whitmer announced the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on nearly 60 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide to ease traffic delays for holiday traffic. "This Labor Day weekend, people across Michigan will be t...
Sep 02, 2026
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