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Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom provided city leaders with a progress report including changes to department policies, Michigan School officials are taking the state Legislature to task for missing session days without at school budget in place, and more.

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

Double Up Food Bucks is working to benefit SNAP recipients, the Republican chair of the Michigan house Oversight Committee is launching an inquiry into the states economic development agency, and more.

Catherine's CEO Megan Erskine talks about this increase in health services for guests at the shelter.

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.

Crain’s Grand Rapids staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about a new psychiatric hospital, a Degage Ministries program addressing the chronically homeless and health insurers have submitted rate increase proposals to the state.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is focused on increasing Michigan’s housing inventory. Today, she toured an affordable housing construction site on Grand Rapids southeast side

New Community Transformation Fund, Mel Trotter Ministries, the Ottawa News Network, Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, and Spartan Nash.

We talk to Chris Palusky about the event.