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1 week ago | 
wzzm13.com | Jeremiah Brown
FENNVILLE, Mich. — Crews are expected to begin restoring gas service to thousands of customers in Allegan County starting Friday evening, officials announced in a press conference earlier in the day.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said a contractor working on a DNR-supported project within the Allegan State Game Area accidentally struck a high-pressure gas pipeline on Wednesday, causing the leak.
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2 weeks ago | 
wzzm13.com | Jeremiah Brown
MUSKEGON, Mich. — Joe Stapel dedicated his career in law enforcement to protecting and serving members of his community.
It was his dream to become a police officer, which came true in 1974 when he was hired by the Norton Shores Police Department. However, due to the things Stapel saw and experienced while working as a police officer, he said he didn't realize he was in his own "private war" for decades.
"First responders, we have our own private war going on.
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2 weeks ago | 
wzzm13.com | Jeremiah Brown
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — "I'm getting older now...if I don't make a move today, tomorrow I might not get the chance to try something new," said Mimi Wicsian in a new short film called "Taste of Home." Entirely student-produced, Taste of Home is being put together by a team of three classmates from Calvin University, following Mimi and her husband, Eak, as they run their restaurant Thai Table in Grand Rapids.
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2 weeks ago | 
wzzm13.com | Jeremiah Brown
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — "I was born in Incheon in Korea in 2001," said Katie Shantz.
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2 weeks ago | 
wzzm13.com | Jeremiah Brown
KENT CITY, Mich. — "Colin's getting bigger," said Clay Rogers. "He's making more like common noises like you and I would make when, when we're sick or something like that. We see that as a positive. It has been almost two years since now 19-year-old Colin Rogers was dragged by a car in Tyrone Township after a disagreement involving a vape pen, leaving him mostly paralyzed and unable to speak.
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3 weeks ago | 
wzzm13.com | Jeremiah Brown
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Protesters gathered outside the Michigan Court of Appeals in Downtown Grand Rapids Tuesday morning as judges heard arguments between Rockford Public Schools and a group calling for the ban of library books they believe to contain sexually explicit material. The group called "Parents and Taxpayers Against Pornography in Rockford Public Schools" filed a lawsuit in regard to 14 library books, which was dismissed by a Kent County judge in October 2023.
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3 weeks ago | 
wzzm13.com | Jeremiah Brown
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — People across Kent and Newaygo counties began cleaning up their properties Monday after damaging winds ripped through West Michigan during Sunday storms. "It sounded like movie effects, hurricane-like, just howling," said Lauren Pearson, who lives north of Lowell. Pearson had several large trees strewn across her property, but said they were unable to hear any of the trees breaking due to the volume of Sunday's winds.
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3 weeks ago | 
wzzm13.com | Jeremiah Brown
HOLLAND, Mich. — On Friday, U.S. Congressman Bill Huizenga of Michigan's Fourth Congressional District stepped outside his office on Friday to speak with those demonstrating outside. Protests have been occurring regularly outside the Republican congressman's office in Holland. Demonstrators have been calling Huizenga to hold an in-person town hall, as well as protesting against actions by the Trump Administration.
"We spent a little over 45 minutes with, with folks.
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4 weeks ago | 
wzzm13.com | Jeremiah Brown
NORTON SHORES, Mich. — On Thursday morning, dozens of seniors attended an exercise class while others enjoyed a meal inside the Driftwood Cafe.
There was a feeling of sadness as people learned that AgeWell Services would be closing the Wellness Center and the Driftwood Cafe at Tanglewood Park on May 22.
"We've been in this building for 17 years, and it has been such an amazing home for us," said Kris VanderStelt, Executive Director of AgeWell Services.
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4 weeks ago | 
wzzm13.com | Jeremiah Brown
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Wednesday afternoon in Grand Rapids, more than two dozen protesters gathered outside the Social Security Administration office at Knapp Street and East Beltline Avenue. The protesters demonstrated against the recent actions by the Trump Administration's Department of Government Efficiency and upcoming changes to the SSA.
"I turned 65 on Sunday and I just made a decision," said Kelli Conway, who said Wednesday was her first time protesting in her life.
