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3 days ago | 
mlive.com | Danielle James |Bradley Massman
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - We asked for reader questions coming off the high-profile Christopher Schurr murder trial, and you responded. MLive picked some of the more interesting reader questions about the case. MLive journalists are providing answers to those questions, and they are below. If you have a question of your own, share it here.
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1 week ago | 
mlive.com | Danielle James
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Voters in Kent and Ottawa counties will be heading to the polls on Tuesday, May 6, to decide the fate of tax proposals for several school districts and local governments. In Kent County, there are school district with requests for bonds to fund projects and operating millages for day-to-day operations.
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1 week ago | 
mlive.com | Danielle James
When President Donald Trump stepped onto the tarmac in Michigan on Tuesday, April 29, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was among the first to greet him. Their interaction, which included a brief hug and later an invitation for Whitmer to speak with Trump, has since received national media attention. It comes at a time when potential Democratic presidential contenders, like Whitmer, are being scrutinized for how they interact with Trump.
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2 weeks ago | 
mlive.com | Danielle James
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - On Wednesday, April 23, President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders aimed at reforming higher education, including one to overhaul the system colleges/universities now use to unlock more than $120 billion in student aid. That system is accreditation - a process where private organizations evaluate higher education institutions for educational quality and financial health.
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2 weeks ago | 
mlive.com | Danielle James
President Donald Trump marked his first 100 days in office Tuesday with a rally in Macomb County, Michigan. At the event held at Macomb Community College, he called his first 100 days a “revolution of common sense.” “This is the best 100-day start of any president in history,” Trump told the rally crowd. “We’re just getting started.”While the first 100 days don’t necessarily determine what a president’s entire term will hold, they may hint at future priorities, achievements and difficulties.
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2 weeks ago | 
mlive.com | Danielle James
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - During this week’s trial of a former Grand Rapids police officer accused of killing a Black motorist, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan said the department should show accountability and address “systemically flawed policing practices.”This includes allowing law enforcement officers to chase potential suspects who run away for nonviolent offenses, ACLU of Michigan staff attorney Mark Fancher said.
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2 weeks ago | 
mlive.com | Danielle James
During his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump has made tariffs, or taxes charged on goods bought from other countries, a central part of his presidencial policy. He’s made dozens of tariff announcements starting on Jan. 20, imposing - and sometimes then pausing - tariffs on other countries. Readers who responded to an unscientific MLive survey showed a split in Michigan with some blasting the tariffs strategy and others pointing to the potential long-term benefits touted by Trump.
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2 weeks ago | 
mlive.com | Danielle James
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Over 2,000 works of art created by students at Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) will be on display through May 1, part of the largest student art show in the state. The pieces made by kindergarten through 12th-grade students will be on display as part of GRPS’ Citywide Art Show, held at Western Michigan University’s (WMU) downtown Grand Rapids campus, 200 Ionia Ave. SW.
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2 weeks ago | 
mlive.com | Danielle James
KENT COUNTY, MI - Within the wooded natural areas of the 224-acre Johnson Park, the Kent County Parks Department will soon begin to carve out six miles of accessible mountain bike trails. The park at 2600 Wilson Ave. SE in the Grand Rapids suburb of Walker has more than a dozen features highlighted by the county. With 1.5 acres of Grand River frontage, the park boasts a paved multi-use scenic trail, boat launches, fishing, two playgrounds and a sledding hill.
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2 weeks ago | 
mlive.com | Danielle James
LANSING, MI — Michigan joined nearly 20 other states in filing a lawsuit against federal education authorities on Friday, April 25. The latest lawsuit Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is party to stems from Trump administration threats to withhold funding from state and local education agencies not agreeing to abandon diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
