The National Weather Service (NWS) in Grand Rapids released a long list of 96-hour snow totals today. Topping the list were the Lakeshore towns of Muskegon and Holland - both with 19 inches of snow. And the snow isn’t over yet. Although, the forecast shows what’s expected into Saturday won’t be a robust snow.

Grand Rapids business leaders are expressing a little more confidence in 2025 compared to last year, despite ongoing labor constraints and housing shortages.

Snow will continue into the overnight hours before winds bring in more lake-effect snow Thursday morning on a northwesterly wind.

Impressive amounts of snow have fallen since Sunday leaving portions of West Michigan under over a foot of snowfall.

West Michigan’s coldest Arctic blast since 2019 brought frigid temperatures to all and heavy lake-effect to some.

Motorists should be prepared for slippery roads and rapid changes in visibility and road conditions due to lake effect snow, the weather service said.

While the snow eased up for much of West Michigan Wednesday, a few more inches in lakeshore counties led some districts to cancel school again for Thursday.

A special meeting was held in Grand Rapids Tuesday evening to consider whether or not the community should become a sanctuary city.

Grand Rapids Catholic Central added another big win to its resume, pushing its way into the MLive Michigan Girls Basketball Top 25 for the final week of January. Catholic Central, which had beaten a strong Portland team earlier during the season, added an impressive 53-40 victory over Division 1 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern.

MUSKEGON, Mich. — AgeWell Services is looking for volunteers who can help drive seniors for their Meals on Wheels program. The program helps ensure older people in West Michigan have access to meals and wellness checks during the winter. The Muskegon and Whitehall areas are where drivers are most needed.

Leasing is now open for a 53-unit affordable apartment complex in Spring Lake that is expected to be Michigan’s first passive house-certified multifamily project.

So, fluoride helps make the tooth stronger. And it prevents the growth of those cavity-causing bacteria. Scientists have been studying the connection between fluoride and oral health in kids for over 100 years. And they kind of stumbled on it accidentally.