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Battle Creek Field of Flight, the largest Fourth of July air show in the U.S., is competing for the nation’s top spot in 2026. Vote daily through May 6 to help it reach No. 1.

Gun-related stories make the news in Michigan almost daily, but it’s far rarer for someone to pull a gun at a funeral and aim it at the pastor.

Here's every song Guns N' Roses have played since Slash and Duff McKagan rejoined the band for their reunion tour in 2016.

Courtney Love reveals the person who inspired a particular lyric within Nirvana's 'Heart-Shaped Box' song.

The rider from a 1990 show in Nashville reveals Poison and Warrant allegedly wanted dressing rooms filled with canned fish, candy, alcohol and cigarettes.

Something unusual is happening in the deepest parts of Lake Superior, where a species of fish has transformed into what scientists are describing as a “zombie fish.”

Before you landscape that curbside patch, here’s what the City of Grand Rapids wants you to know.

After more than a dozen years, Grand Butchers in Grand Rapids has closed. The Michigan Street meat shop and deli built a loyal following, with customers now reacting and sharing memories online.

Keyboardist Dizzy Reed revealed that Axl Rose promised him a position in Guns N' Roses in 1985 before they even signed with Geffen.

Christina Koch is part of Artemis II, marking humanity’s return to deep space for the first time since Apollo 17.

Grand Rapids resumes monthly outdoor warning siren testing Friday at noon, with tests continuing through October. Here’s what residents should expect.

Even with crime rates falling, a car is stolen every 48 seconds in the US. In Michigan, certain models like the Jeep Grand Cherokee are topping the charts. See the full list of the ten most stolen vehicles here.

Pepper Keenan and Woody Weatherman discuss Corrosion of Conformity's new album, 'Good God / Baad Man,' and look back on the band's legacy.

An 85-year-old Antrim County woman turned her weekly routine into a $1 million payday.

A months-long survey will have aircraft flying low and often across West Michigan starting in April.

Kendra Aney's flexibility was on full display when she squeezed out of a police window while handcuffed. After a tip led police to an abandoned home, this West Michigan woman’s "yoga escape" has officially come to an end.

From Buck Matthews to Susan Shaw, these are the names viewers grew up trusting every night.

Here's a chance for you to get outside and watch spring unfold in West Michigan. For the whole month of April Grand Rapids' Blanford Nature Center is offering free admission.