Kayla Crandall

Grand Rapids

Digital Content Manager at WZZM-TV (Grand Rapids, MI)

Digital Manager @wzzm13 | Former Digital Manager @ABC21WPTA | Ex-Weekend Producer @FortWaynesNBC | @BallState aluma | 🏳️‍🌈

Articles

Historic 'Skeleton Building' in Muskegon reduced to rubble after delays

2 days ago | wzzm13.com | Kayla Crandall

MUSKEGON, Mich. — One of Muskegon's long-standing structures, known as the 'Skeleton Building,' reached its final resting place Wednesday afternoon. What's left of the structure at 880 1st Street was just the bones. It's been around for more than 100 years, according to the City of Muskegon, and once served as a bank.
Man in 40s rescued from Lake Michigan at Grand Haven Beach

3 days ago | wzzm13.com | Kayla Crandall

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — A man in his 40s was rescued in Lake Michigan at Grand Haven City Beach Tuesday afternoon. First responders were first flagged about a potential water rescue situation around 4:15 p.m. Ottawa County Dispatch told 13 ON YOUR SIDE the dive team was deployed into the water to rescue the man, and they got him out of the water. First responders from the U.S. Coast Guard, Michigan DNR Grand Haven and Ottawa County responded.
South Haven Police investigate woman's death in Lake Michigan

3 days ago | wzzm13.com | Kayla Crandall

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — The South Haven Police Department is investigating the death of a woman after she was found floating in Lake Michigan Monday evening. South Haven Emergency Services (SHAES) said their crews first responded to a report of a person in distress on Lake Michigan about five miles south of the lighthouse. A boater alerted first responders to the woman floating unconscious, and SHAES and other responders got her out of the water.
17-year-old dies while cutting tree in Muskegon, MIOSHA says

4 days ago | wzzm13.com | Kayla Crandall

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A teen laborer died while on the job in Muskegon this weekend, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration said. The 14th Michigan worker death of 2025 happened on Sunday, June 22, in Muskegon, state regulators said. According to MIOSHA's initial investigation, a 17-year-old worker was tasked with cutting up a felled tree at a home when the owner found the victim next to a chainsaw with a laceration on their neck.
Berrien County Sheriff breaks up fight, closes Silver Beach overnight

4 days ago | wzzm13.com | Kayla Crandall

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. — About an hour before sunset on Sunday, the Berrien County Sheriff's Office closed down Silver Beach County Park due to fighting and disorderly conduct. The Sheriff's Office said around 8 p.m., a large group of young adults and teens showed up at the beach and caused what they described as "a disturbance," which included two people fighting each other. Law enforcement detained a young adult and a teen.
Study outlines the annual salary needed to live comfortably in Michigan

1 week ago | wzzm13.com | Kayla Crandall

MICHIGAN, USA — There's no question the cost of living is on the rise. And in Michigan, you'd need to make an annual salary of more than $87,000 as a single person with no kids to live comfortably, according to a new study. SmartAsset used the MIT Living Wage Calculator to get the basic cost of living for a person with no children, and for two working adults with two children. The data includes the cost of necessities like housing, food, transportation, income taxes and other bills.
Stream West Michigan news & weather for free weekdays 5am-9am

1 week ago | wzzm13.com | Kayla Crandall

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The 13 ON YOUR SIDE Morning team is excited to bring additional news, sports and weather coverage to West Michigan starting Monday, June 23, 2025. In addition to regularly scheduled newscasts from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. (which you can stream live or on demand), the morning team will be streaming Morning+ from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. You have options when you want to stay on top of what's happening in the community with 13 ON YOUR SIDE.
Tracking potentially severe storms in West Michigan later this week

1 week ago | wzzm13.com | Kayla Crandall

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Monday is expected to be dry, but temperatures are heating up. The humidity returns on Tuesday, which could fuel multiple rounds of thunderstorms later this week. The 13 ON YOUR SIDE Weather Impact Team issued a Weather Impact Alert for Wednesday as this system is forecast to move into the Midwest, upping our chances for severe weather. Non-severe thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday. Strong to severe storms are on tap Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Man found dead in woods behind Alpine Township apartments; Kent County Sheriff investigating

1 week ago | wzzm13.com | Kayla Crandall

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — The Kent County Sheriff's Office is investigating after someone spotted a body in the woods behind York Creek Apartments in Alpine Township Sunday evening. Kent County Public Information Officer Sgt. Scott Dietrich said a resident discovered a body in the 3900 block of Yorkland Drive NW in Alpine Township in the woods behind the York Creek Apartments. Deputies responded and found the body of an adult man. So far, investigators believe the man's death is suspicious.
An invasive tick the size of a sesame seed was just discovered in Michigan

2 weeks ago | wzzm13.com | Kayla Crandall

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. — Michigan regulators are alerting the community that they've detected the first Asian longhorned tick in the state. Asian longhorned ticks are described as an invasive pest that poses a serious threat to livestock. That's because they can form large infestations on one animal and can spread diseases to other animals and people.