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SportsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Griffins swapped players with their NHL parent club Thursday, getting goaltender Michal Postava back while forward Sheldon Dries headed to Detroit. The Red Wings returned Postava to the AHL after a short emergency stint in which he won…
SportsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Jon Morosi, a national baseball reporter who got his start writing about the West Michigan Whitecaps as an intern, will be the featured guest at the team charity's winter banquet in Grand Rapids this January. The Whitecaps Community Foundation put tickets…
From the HERE City State DeskCEDAR PARK, Texas — Fourth-ranked Michigan State heads to Texas this weekend for one of the most talent-heavy college hockey games ever scheduled, taking on No. 8 North Dakota in Saturday night's U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame showcase. Puck drop is set for 7:07 p.m.…
From HERE DetroitDETROIT, Mich. — Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph is finally back on a practice field. Joseph, sidelined for more than a year by a stubborn knee problem, took part in practice Wednesday for the first time this season. Detroit kept the All-Pro on the Physically…
From HERE DetroitDETROIT, Mich. — Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle added another trophy to his rookie haul Wednesday, when big-league players picked him as the top first-year player in the American League. The 22-year-old won the Players Choice Award for AL Outstanding Rookie, a ballot cast by…
From the HERE City National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Dream host Golden State in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday, with a 12:30 p.m. ET start at State Farm Arena, a workday tipoff the team’s owners have publicly blamed on the league. In a letter to fans…
From the HERE City National DeskATHENS, Ga. — Georgia men’s basketball tips off its season Monday night at Stegeman Coliseum against North Carolina Central, the first step in a push for a third NCAA Tournament bid in a row. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Coach Mike White enters…
From the HERE City National DeskRALEIGH, N.C. — NC State will put up the money, facilities and NIL backing its next football coach needs, according to a letter to fans released Wednesday under the names of Boo Corrigan, the athletics director, and Chancellor Kevin Howell, days after the school fired…
From the HERE City National DeskGREEN BAY, Wis. — Two teams coming off losses meet Thursday night at Lambeau Field, where the Carolina Panthers try to stay above .500 against a Green Bay Packers club that has its own list of injuries to manage. Carolina arrives on a short week…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference on Wednesday hit UCF with a $100,000 fine after a group of Knights fans aimed chants at BYU and its sponsoring Latter-day Saints church before last Saturday’s football game in Orlando, which UCF won in overtime. The league…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has given up his ownership stake in Polymarket, saying NFL rules no longer let players hold a piece of prediction-market companies. Barkley said the league briefs players ahead of every season on which endorsements and investments…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — With the World Series decided, Major League Baseball moved into its offseason Thursday, and the calendar between now and December is packed because a labor shutdown could stop the hot stove cold. Players with at least six years of service became…
Education
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids Public Schools has its choice for the next superintendent: Allison Tingwall, an administrator with Chicago Public Schools who grew up in Michigan. Board members made the call Wednesday night after a full day in which both finalists toured schools, met with community groups and…
Education
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Valley State University held a groundbreaking Tuesday, Oct. 27, for the Blue Dot Lab, a tech center in downtown Grand Rapids with a $166 million price tag that will remake the Eberhard Center, the school's first downtown building. Crews are already working inside the 10-story…
From the HERE City State Desk
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Four public universities that serve large stretches of rural Michigan are asking state lawmakers to let their two-year students use the free tuition program now reserved for community and tribal colleges. Ferris State, Northern Michigan, Lake Superior State and Michigan Technological are the only schools among Michigan's…
Events
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Restaurant Week GR is coming back for a 17th year, running nine days from Nov. 6 through Nov. 14 across the Grand Rapids area. More than 55 restaurants have signed on. Each will serve a meal of at least two courses at one or more set…
Business
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A stalled plan to put apartments on an empty school campus in Grand Rapids' Creston neighborhood cleared a key city board Wednesday under a new developer. The Grand Rapids Brownfield Redevelopment Authority recommended approval of an amended brownfield plan for Flats at Huff Park, a project…
From the HERE City National Desk
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Alphabet shares were down about 11% before the opening bell Thursday after the Google parent fell short of Wall Street forecasts on both sales and profit for the first time in nearly four years and reported that its massive artificial intelligence buildout pushed free cash flow…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — Filling a trick-or-treat bowl costs noticeably more this year. Federal price data show candy and gum up 7.7% from a year ago and more than 18% over two years, a faster climb than food prices overall. Chocolate is the main driver. Poor weather in cocoa-growing regions of West…
Traffic
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Most cars would be kept off Indian Mounds Drive in Grand Rapids, Mich., under a plan the Kent County Parks Department rolled out Wednesday, turning the riverside route into a trail for walkers, bikers and anglers. The road and shared recreation lane stretches about four miles…
From the HERE City National Desk
URDA, Spain — Investigators in Spain are focusing on a decision made inside a Madrid rail control room after a high-speed train plowed into the back of a stopped train Wednesday morning in the central province of Toledo, killing 68 people in the country's second deadly high-speed crash this year.…
From the HERE City National Desk
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — Three people died Thursday afternoon after two helicopters collided in the air and fell into a farm field a few miles from McMinnville Municipal Airport, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office. The crash happened around 2 p.m. southeast of the city, close to where Southeast Stringtown…
Politics
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Voters in Grand Rapids who need a lift to the polls on Nov. 3 can get one on two wheels for free. Veo, the company that runs the shared scooter and e-bike fleet in the city, is handing out a $10 ride credit for Election Day…
Politics
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids city leaders want residents to review and react to a draft plan that will steer spending on its parks, trails and recreation centers from 2027 through 2032. The Department of Parks and Recreation rewrites the master plan every five years under state Department of…
Politics
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Concerts at the Acrisure Amphitheater on the Grand River can keep going until 11 p.m. after the Grand Rapids City Commission voted without dissent Tuesday night to rewrite the city noise ordinance in the venue's favor. The change spells out that the downtown amphitheater is covered…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Michiganders who buy their own health coverage will see an average 14.2% price increase for 2027, and small businesses face an average 9.6% jump, under rates approved by state insurance regulators ahead of open enrollment that begins Sunday, Nov. 1. Regulators at the state Department of Insurance…
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