More than a century later, 12 World War I soldiers from Muskegon have been posthumously awarded Purple Hearts. woodtv.com/news/muskegon-cou…

Calvin University is holding a three-day conference on artificial intelligence and announced a new center to study the technology.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids…

The West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hopes its new $10 million headquarters can “bring new life” to the neighborhood on Grand Rapids’ southwest side. woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids…

Construction crews in the Croton area say they would never have found a skull and remains while digging a basement if the owner had not wanted to include a golf simulator. woodtv.com/news/newaygo-coun…

Voting opened at noon Friday for this year’s ArtPrize competition. woodtv.com/news/artprize/art…

The 16-day event features 1,100 artists and 1,025 entries, which is the largest number in eight years. woodtv.com/news/artprize/gra…

An honor cruise through Kent County paid tribute to service members who died following the Sept. 11 attacks on the 25th anniversary. woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids…

A former airport police chief in West Michigan is remembering Sept. 11 as the country approaches the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. woodtv.com/remembering-septe…

MLive includes the Grand Rapids Press, Muskegon Chronicle and Kalamazoo Gazette, among many other papers across the state. Their last print editions will be Dec. 6. woodtv.com/news/michigan/new…

The facility will include a new emergency department, 17 operating rooms, 180 private patient rooms and a hyperbaric chamber. woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids…

The study will narrow down two locations and work out how much the hotel would cost. woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids…

An escaped python has been returned home after a woman found it curled up in her rural Newaygo County pole barn. woodtv.com/news/newaygo-coun…

Many local fire departments have been left scrambling to find funding ahead of the next fiscal year amid cuts to a state program that gives out smoke detectors. woodtv.com/news/muskegon-cou…

Morrison Industrial Equipment Co. put in the top bid of $3.1 million, the company confirmed to News 8. woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids…

Zeeland Charter Township is fighting back against a proposal to build a large solar farm. woodtv.com/news/ottawa-count…

The idea is in the exploratory phase and would likely take several years if it moves forward. woodtv.com/news/barry-county…

A businesswoman from Colombia who now calls Grand Rapids home is raising money and collecting supplies to help people impacted by a 7.5-magnitude earthquake earlier this week. woodtv.com/news/kent-county/…

Dairy company Fairlife broke ground Wednesday on a $650 million expansion of its Coopersville plant, which will nearly double the plant’s square footage and add hundreds of jobs. woodtv.com/news/ottawa-count…

Construction season is now underway across West Michigan and you may soon notice several new roundabouts in Grand Rapids and Kent County. woodtv.com/news/kent-county/…

Early voting for the primary election is underway across West Michigan, with many voters already casting in person or absentee. woodtv.com/news/elections/ma…