The Michigan International Auto Show, presented by Gentex Corporation, kicks off at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids on Thursday.

A Grand Rapids mother accused of setting her own house on fire while her children were sleeping inside is now facing an additional murder charge.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) announced four new exhibitions, which will run through February. The dynamic lineup includes large-scale textiles and sculptures at 101 Monroe Center downtown, highlighting migration stories across time and geography.

One legal expert told 13 ON YOUR SIDE the phrase "sanctuary city" on its own has no legal meaning. But, he explained, there is a typical understanding of it.

A Grand Rapids mother has pleaded not guilty to setting her house on fire, but admitted she intended to die with her daughters "so they could be free."

One executive order defines sex in a federal matter as only male or female, while not recognizing transgender, nonbinary, intersex people, or the idea that gender can be fluid. Another order bans transgender military members. Trump enacted this ban before in 2017, but President Biden later repealed it in 2021.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH — The cars are again the stars as the Michigan International Auto Show races into Devos Place in Downtown Grand Rapids starting Thursday, January 30th. In its 27th installment, the show brings the latest in automotive innovation along with some of your favorite vehicles from the past and present to West Michigan.

The city of Grand Rapids is facing growing pressure from pro-immigration activists to defy President Donald Trump’s federal mass deportation efforts and declare itself a sanctuary city for immigrants.

Efforts to add more housing was a key focus during the Grand Rapids Chamber’s annual meeting Wednesday, alongside major projects like Acrisure Amphitheater and the Amway Soccer Stadium.

City commissioners on Tuesday will look at requests they've gotten to make Grand Rapids a sanctuary city, after close to 2,000 emails and letters were sent in support of the move over the past week.

School superintendents across Michigan are vowing to keep their students and school buildings safe and are bracing staff with instructions as the Trump administration amps up its immigration

From a non-profit leader, to a city manager and a legal expert - many were initially unsure how far the pause might reach. But for all three, it raised concern.