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1 month ago | 
fox17online.com | Matt Witkos |Kallista Cory
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Police Department is set to be part of a documentary. Investigation Discovery is pulling back the curtain on the local police department with its new show, "All Access P.D.: Grand Rapids."The executive producer, Gary Sherman, explained that he and his crew had complete access to everything in the department. He added that they had more than a dozen cameras set up throughout the building. When asked if anything was censored, the answer was no.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
fox17online.com | Josh Berry |Kallista Cory
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It's often said that nurses are the frontline of medical care. For nurses at the Michigan Veteran's Home in Grand Rapids, they treat patients from the beginning until the very end. "I could never, ever do anything else but getting to know them," said Bette Barker, a nurse at the Veteran's Home for 22 years. Caring for a patient there is a unique journey. Barker's career there is a journey itself. It asks a lot of her but she wouldn't have it any other way.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
fox17online.com | Olivia Yatooma |Kallista Cory
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The 2025 Master Plan for John Ball Zoo was recently released, but many people in neighboring communities are not happy. Wednesday night, a meeting hosted by John Ball Zoo for feedback on the Master Plan was interrupted multiple times with outcries from neighbors believing that this plan is robbing them of green space. Jaclyn Geroux, a mom who lives in the neighboring community to John Ball Zoo, said, “I’ve got three kids. We come to these parks. We walk this neighborhood.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
fox17online.com | Matt Witkos |Kallista Cory
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — City of Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss is nearing the end of her time in office. Bliss is the city's 66th mayor but the first female one to lead the city. "I'm just so grateful to have been able to serve our city. I just can't say 'thank you' enough to everyone who supported me," Bliss told FOX 17. Bliss started her career with the city back in 2005 as the 2nd Ward city commissioner. Then in 2016, she was elected to lead the city forward.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
fox17online.com | Matt Witkos |Kallista Cory
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — La Huasteca, a beloved Mexican restaurant, closed several months ago. Now, it has reopened with a new name: Iker’s Tacos. Iker’s Tacos officially opened its doors at a new location on Coit Avenue, drawing crowds eager to try the authentic Mexican dishes. “It’s been a busy first day,” said Iker's Tacos owner Salvador Oliveros. “We’re happy, we’re excited, and we feel the love and support of the community.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
fox17online.com | Sam Landstra |Kallista Cory
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ronan, a labrador retriever who checked off items on his puppy bucket list before his passing, will now forever be remembered through a children's book. On Friday, Ronan's foster-mom-turned-full-time-owner, Mariah Klocke, debuted Ronan's Bucket List at a fundraiser for Hearts of Hope, the Grand Rapids dog rescue where she is employed as medical director. "He was something special," Klocke said. "I got to work through my grief — step-by-step — as I was illustrating.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
fox17online.com | Matt Witkos |Kallista Cory
OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — The Secretary of State’s Office shows that more than 2 million Michiganders have voted with several days left of early voting. That number is more than a quarter of the state's active registered voters, and officials expect it to rise even further. "Over 389,000 voted at an in-person early voting site, and more than 1.6 million voters have voted by mail or ballot drop box," the Michigan Secretary of State shared in a press release.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
fox17online.com | Matt Witkos |Kallista Cory
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It's a great time to be a Detroit sports fan because the Lions are hot, and the Tigers are hot and in the playoffs. The merchandise is burning off the shelves. "You couldn't plan for these things. I mean, that just happened so fast, really," Legends Sports and Games Owner Lou Brown said. This sports shop owner found his passion for collecting memorabilia when he was young. "I was doing card shows when I was 12. I put on my first card show when I was 15," Brown said.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
fox17online.com | Kallista Cory
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It was a nostalgic night for "The Breakfast Club" fans in Grand Rapids Thursday night. Anthony Michael Hall visited the Wealthy Street Theater Thursday night for a screening the 1985 hit movie. Hall was last in Grand Rapids in 2019. Fox 17 got a chance to catch up with him before the showing. Anthony Michael Hall full interview “It's great to be back here in Grand Rapids, and I'm glad it's not cold. It was freezing last time I was here," he reminisced.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
fox17online.com | Matt Witkos |Kallista Cory
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Downtown Grand Rapids is busy with ArtPrize, which means a lot of people are walking around. City leaders have a new effort underway to keep the foot traffic flowing long after the annual event is over. "We have a limited amount of vacant spaces downtown, and we're thinking, 'Why don't we ask people what they want?'" Grand Rapids Retail Retention Attraction Specialist Richard App said. App helped install 12 new QR codes on vacant storefront windows.
