John Tunison

John Ball Zoo’s adorable baby pygmy hippo has a name

A state Department of Natural Resources conservation officer happened to be driving by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc when the first 911 call came in about a shooter.

Chris Kleinjans, a former Ottawa County commissioner, announced plans to run for the 31st District Senate seat.

A $563,000 grant was approved in December 2024 for the cleanup of Crockery Lake, but the payment later was blocked by several newly elected Ottawa County commissioners.

The Allegan County Health Department issued an advisory Monday, Sept. 22 about avian influenza.

Keith Smith, 46, has been sentenced in U.S. District for the Western District of Michigan to 30 years in prison.

Ottawa County commissioners earlier this month voted 7-4 to hire Patrick Waterman, a former county deputy administrator, to fill the long-vacant county administrator's post.

Kent County Health Department leaders on Thursday, Sept. 18 said the public should be cautious around bats that enter homes.

The Michigan Court of Appeals on Thursday, Sept. 17 overturned a lower court's ruling that denied South Haven governmental immunity in the drowning death of 18-yuear-old Brandon Chambers.

Ionia County sheriff's leaders said a mechanical issue with a boiler caused a buildup of carbon monoxide levels in a unit at the Ionia County Jail.