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Ottawa County Board of Commissions rejects state grant, Black Leadership Advisory council presents 2024 report, and interview with Joshua Redman, and more.

Michigan schools are getting millions of dollars to fight the mental health crisis among students, a new children’s rehabilitation hospital is being built in Grand Rapids, a look at this weekend’s new films and more.

For our main feature today Shelley Irwin talks to local author Cait West about her new memoir, Rift. Also, women entrepreneurs in Muskegon have grants available, the spread of bird flu is impacting 4 H fairs, and more state and West Michigan news.

School districts across Michigan are asking families to show some love this Valentine’s Day by sending their kids to class for Count Day.

Michigan schools received more than $1.3 billion dollars from lottery sales in 2023. A local retailer says those sales are important to small businesses too.

Past efforts to expand the sales to services have failed. A law adopted in 2007 was widely panned and quickly repealed

The Republican points out the cyber option accommodates a diverse student body

The U.S. Department of Education is awarding nearly $1 billion to states and territories providing students with safer and healthier learning environments

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed a group of parents to serve on a new state board today.

A federal program that provided universal free lunches for students ended in June. Now Michigan officials say they’re working to keep kids from going hungry.