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Shelley Irwin talks to local artist Michelle Sider about her work, new social districts are coming to Grand Rapids, a local school district receives a grant for a skilled trades curriculum and more state and West Michigan news.

Drinkers in Grand Rapids will soon have another area where they can walk around outside drinking an alcoholic beverage

The new map will create three majority-black districts, whereas before there were none

Kent County Commissioner Stephen Wooden said today that he’s running for State Representative. It comes after Democrat Rachel Hood announced last week that she would not be running for reelection

Any new plan must be submitted to the court by March, when a court-appointed expert will review it to see if it complies with the constitution

Starting today adults in East Grand Rapids have permission to walk around town while drinking an alcoholic beverage.

Governor Rick Snyder has signed a $617 million dollar bailout of the Detroit Public Schools.The plan creates a new debt-free Detroit school district. It…