Kent County

After more than three decades on the bench, Judge Sara Smolenski is retiring. Governor Whitmer will appoint a successor to fill the vacancy

Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker is charging the teenage driver with fleeing and eluding police causing death, and continuing criminal enterprises, both felonies.

A West Michigan child welfare organization says Kent County is in desperate need of foster families

Action Gustavo Perez discusses this time to honor and celebrate.

Judge Ohara says the recovery court is in session twice a month. Each participant is interviewed and evaluated by the judge and his team.

Students from 20 Kent County schools attend workshops on how to manage peer pressure, social media, relationships and more

It’s National Correctional Officer’s Week, a time to recognize the work they do within the prison system. The Kent County Sheriff talks about that work and the growing need for officers nationwide.

VP of Donor Strategy Kevin Myers joins in to explain.

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business senior writer Mark Sanchez talks about a report card grading area hospitals. Kent County voters will decide a lodging tax funding transformational projects. But first, the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation has come to a close.

After five months of renovations and expansion, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office is re-opening its correctional facility’s female mental health unit.