Mel Trotter

Leaders gather to ask for fair treatment by ICE, multi-car pileup on I-196, MSP and truckers combat human trafficking, Code Blue for the homeless, digital tool for organ donations, EGLE awards PFAS grants. MI looking at austerity budget in ’26, new wave of violence at MI correction facilities, and more

Kent County is releasing its first-ever childhood obesity report, Michigan's Republican Senate Minority Leader is asking for an investigation into the state's Child Development and Care Program, and more.

A vending machine that allows users to give back to their community makes its return to Grand Rapids

The unique approach is a partnership of seven churches, three nonprofits, and the city of Grand Rapids

As the weather starts to change and temperatures drop, Mel Trotter Ministrieshas launched its annual clothing drive

Grand Rapids-based nonprofit Mel Trotter Ministries will open its seventh West Michigan thrift store this week

Wyoming-based nonprofit Catherine’s Health Center will staff a full-service medical clinic at Mel Trotter Ministries in downtown Grand Rapids starting in October

Like much of the Midwest, Grand Rapids is experiencing an intense heat wave, conditions dangerous for the city’s unhoused, but cooling centers are helping.

Aquinas College's President Resigns, Mel Trotter is looking for easter volunteers, a docuseries about the Grand Rapids Police Department aired last night, a custody battle over a frozen embryo hits the Michigan Supreme Court and more.

Around 400 guests are expected to attend this year’s Easter meal