It is the first time a sitting First Lady has been the keynote speaker. Former First Ladies Rosalynn Carter, Barbara Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Laura Bush have attended previously

A state House Committee held a hearing today on an audit into the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency. It looked at the agency's ability to catch fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic

The story of fluoride in Grand Rapids, look ahead to the final production of the Grand Rapids Ballet’s season, a death certificate has been released on a Grand Rapids man who was recently killed by police, and more.

According to the death certificate, Samuel Sterling sustained multiple blunt force injuries due to being struck by a vehicle

Dr. Michael Henderson of VAI studies Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia together

Advances in public health around the world are grounded in four areas: fluoridation, immunization, water purification and pasteurization. In the 1930s, the U.S. Public Health Service determined tooth decay “an urgent public health problem.” As part of NPR’s series on historical markers, Off the Mark, WGVU revisits Grand Rapids’ fluoride story with two dentists who lived it.

The Michigan Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether sneakers and flip-flops can be considered dangerous weapons for the purpose of charging a teenager with assault

The issue of trial court funding has been a pressing matter for years. A 2017 state law passed under then-Republican Governor Rick Snyder created a Trial Court Funding Commission to review concerns and come up with recommendations for lawmakers to pass

Bird flu infections continue to ravage commercial poultry farms around Michigan. Since April third, six commercial farms have been affected by the fatal virus

We share the latest edition of Crain’s Grand Rapids Business Brief, organizations around the state are being awarded grants to take care of our waterways, a bill expanding the definition of hate crimes is on its way to the state house, and more.