A freeze warning is in effect again late tonight for much of West Michigan, including Ottawa County.
WEST OLIVE — A motion to have the Ottawa County Department of Public Health compare its enforcement of COVID-19 orders with external organizations to enforcement of health rules in county buildings has failed, after members of a county committee unanimously voted against the proposal Tuesday.
GRAND RAPIDS — Artist registration is now open for the 11th iteration of ArtPrize.
The state health department reported 5,584 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 45 deaths related to COVID-19 on Wednesday.
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — People rallied Tuesday in Detroit and Grand Rapids after a jury in Minneapolis convicted a former police officer of murder in the death of George Floyd.
In the latest of its series of town hall meetings on race and racism, The Momentum Center’s (Anti) Racism Task Force will host a meeting focusing on returning citizens.
Following a year of social distancing, virtual school, mask wearing and endless hours of screen time, the Tri-Cities Family YMCA is hosting its annual Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 24, to encourage families to take a moment to help “kids be kids.”
A fire that destroyed a storage barn at a dairy farm Wednesday morning could easily have been a lot worse, said Robinson Township Fire Chief Paul VanVelzen.
We saw the articulated tug/barge Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 twice in the past week. The pair delivered a load of lime to the Verplank dock in Ferrysburg on Friday and returned to Verplank’s on Monday with a cargo of slag.
The village’s Mill Point Park boat launch is almost ready for use.
On the eve of Earth Day 2021, the city of Grand Haven received a boost with the planting of 100 trees.
A freeze warning is in effect for early today and again late tonight through Thursday morning
TODAY, April 21
We asked: Which COVID-19 vaccine did you receive, or want to get?
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious re-examination of racism and policing i…
MINNEAPOLIS — The jury reached a verdict Tuesday at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, the Black man who was pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck in a case that set off a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.
The Ottawa County health department reported 54 new cases of the virus and no new deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday.
CHICAGO – Brittany Manning is a Ph.D. student studying how children learn to speak. She is also a mother, wondering how masks might affect her infant daughter’s ability to learn language.
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled out of state more than a month ago to visit her elderly father, a snowbird who has lived in Florida and has a chronic disease, her office said Monday.
The Ottawa County Department of Public Health is operating several walk-in COVID-19 clinics over the next week.
The local branch of the Knights of Columbus has chosen to donate part of the profits from its fish fry this year to support Special Olympics.
Drive to repeal law Whitmer used in pandemic clears hurdle
After receiving a surprise delivery of 76,000 salmon fingerlings in 2020, Grand Haven once again received some unexpected good news from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Hortech owner Dave MacKenzie said that he was surprised more people didn’t know that it’s illegal to pass a vehicle on the shoulder of the road.
Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
TODAY, April 20
A freeze warning is in effect for West Michigan from 8 p.m. Tuesday through 11 a.m. Thursday.
GRAND RAPIDS — A Lansing man was sentenced Monday in federal court in Grand Rapids to 137 months imprisonment for his role in a nine-person drug trafficking conspiracy.
Ottawa County's pandemic death toll is now 376, with two more COVID-19-related deaths reported Monday and one over the weekend.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation's largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves.
(AP) — The three weeks of testimony at a former Minneapolis police officer's trial in the death of George Floyd were filled with indelible moments, ranging from witnesses breaking down as they relived what they saw to a clinical account by one expert pinpointing on video the instant he belie…
LANSING (AP) — After leading the nation's COVID-19 daily case rate for weeks, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Sunday that Michigan could be seeing a drop in infections.
A strong cold front will bring a chance for rain showers today and usher in cooler weather for much of this week. Accumulating snow is possible late Tuesday through early Wednesday morning. This may create slick travel, especially across Southern Lower Michigan.
TODAY, April 19
Kate Kleinert never imagined she would ever rush to a store to buy gift cards to fix somebody else's string of problems.
When Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” first sounded the alarm on DDT and its devastating effects on birds and fish, our understanding of how this pesticide affected humans was just beginning. Chemicals can take years to reveal their insidious power, and so for decades, scientists have been pi…
Today: Areas of frost before 10 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
A new statewide survey of voters reveals that Michigan's redistricting commission has its work cut out to ensure public engagement in drawing new congressional and legislative districts and build trust among skeptical Republican voters.
A suicidal man with a handgun was taken into protective custody following an incident Saturday afternoon in the area of North Beacon Boulevard just south of Jackson Street in Grand Haven.
Area businesses report being ordered to shelter in place during an incident on Grand Haven's north side Saturday afternoon.
Here’s how your local state lawmakers voted on legislation this week:
Saturday's print edition of the Grand Haven Tribune was not delivered due to a transportation issue at our printing facility in St. Joseph.
After a contentious discussion, the Grand Haven City Council this week waived several thousands of dollars in tap fees for a development project along Franklin Avenue.
Police recovered the suspect vehicle but the suspects were gone when officers arrived on the scene of an attempted break-in at a Holland-area firearms business.
Grand Haven’s public library has reverted to curbside service.
State lawmaker charged with drunken driving, resisting cops
Visitors to downtown Grand Haven will be greeted by some alternate forms of transportation this summer.
Today: Widespread frost, mainly before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 50. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
MONDAY, April 19
LANSING — The Michigan health department on Friday extended by five weeks a pandemic order that limits business capacity and requires masks in public, even for young children in day care, as the state battles the country’s highest daily coronavirus infection rate.
The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warrant for a 21-year-old Wyoming man for the shooting incident that occurred in the Allendale area on April 10.
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