2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (391+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) " As the Latvian Song and Dance Festival takes over Grand Rapids this week, drawing thousands of visitors, you'll find something special on draft. Svetku Pils is a limited-edition Latvian-style Pilsner, brewed specifically for the festival by…...

11+ hour, 59+ min ago  (220+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) " One person has died and four others were hurt in a crash on I-196 in Grand Rapids Wednesday evening, according to Michigan State Police. Around 8 p. m. , a 23-year-old man was headed east in an SUV on I-196 west of…...

16+ hour, 28+ min ago  (284+ words) LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) " Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has directed the head of the Michigan National Guard to ensure that Michigan soldiers deployed to Washington, D. C. , support only the federal mission securing the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations, warning she'll end the deployment if troops…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago  (248+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) " Soccer fans crowded bars in West Michigan to cheer on the United States men's national soccer team in World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina Wednesday night. "USA, USA, USA!" chanted Dustin Harmon and Nick Kineke,…...

21+ hour, 35+ min ago  (201+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) " President Donald Trump says he has approved a disaster declaration request following severe weather in Michigan. In a Tuesday evening social media post, Trump said the disaster declaration, totaling $32. 1 million, was in response to severe storms,…...

22+ hour, 54+ min ago  (174+ words) WOODTV. com (WOOD) " Two investors from ABC's hit series "Shark Tank" are set to visit Grand Rapids this fall Daymond John and Robert Herjavec will headline the Tech Week Grand Rapids kickoff event on Sept 14, organizers announced this week They're…...

23+ hour, 13+ min ago  (984+ words) Saturday's official opening coincides with July Fourth celebrations honoring the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Trump is coming early to see the $450 million project, a boost for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, a former governor of North…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (353+ words) Editor's note: The video above aired June 1, 2026. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) " Construction officially gets underway on the Grand River Wednesday, marking the beginning of a two-year project to remove four dams and add whitewater-making rock features. It's part of a…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (296+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) " The hottest day of the current heat wave is expected Wednesday in West Michigan as temperatures likely reach the mid 90s. Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect area-wide through Thursday evening. TODAY'Heat and humidity will once again…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (617+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) " After hundreds of cars gathered in downtown Grand Rapids over the weekend, blocking streets and freeways in so-called street takeovers, two men who say they were once involved in that scene are trying to create an…...