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New clues point to a second Dave’s Hot Chicken location coming to Michigan. Local sightings and online listings show a new restaurant taking shape in Grandville on 44th Street SW near Target that could open before Grand Rapids.

Check your old tickets! A $240,955 Fantasy 5 prize from an August drawing in East Jordan remains unclaimed. Here is how the winner can collect the cash.

It’s been a wild week for the Detroit Tigers, featuring a rogue squirrel delay on the field and a historic 14-0 blowout against the Orioles that hasn't happened in MLB since 1935

From 2009 to now, Flavortown has made its way through Michigan more than once, and we're tracking every stop.

Originally Native American hunting grounds, this village has held on - and still does - with grim determination since the 1880s...

Love’s Ice Cream is expanding! The Grand Rapids staple set an August 15 grand opening for its new lakeshore shop at 5 W. Eighth Street in Holland, featuring a retro soda fountain menu and extended weekend hours

USA Today named the nation's top wine country hotels! Northern Michigan took two Top 5 spots with Black Star Farms (#2) and Chateau Chantal (#4)—from goat yoga and barrel tastings to legendary wine slushies.

Quality Vintage Collectibles is closing its Plainfield Ave storefront after 5 years. Owners Jon and Joan are downsizing to travel, but moving their inventory to Lost & Found on Century Ave starting this September.

Baby names have changed a lot since 1960, when David and Mary topped Michigan's charts.

While the Detroit Tigers struggled against the Orioles on Monday, a rogue black squirrel took over Comerica Park, leading the grounds crew on a hilarious chase narrated by Jason Benetti.

Fried chicken and seafood restaurant, 616 Batter Mix in Northeast Grand Rapids, has officially closed after just over a year in business. Here is why the spot shut down and what new restaurant is moving in next.

Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park in Alto, Michigan, is now home to Steller’s Sea Eagles. Weighing up to 20 pounds with an 8-foot wingspan, these rare, massive raptors are officially the heaviest eagle species on Earth.

A new law now allows people in Michigan's Lower Peninsula to once again feed wildlife and birds for recreational viewing, but it does not reinstate the use of bait piles for deer hunting.

Not every job is a great job, but sometimes you have to work a bad one to appreciate a good one. Recently, Grand Rapids locals sounded off on what they think are the area's worst jobs.

A downtown Grand Rapids juice bar that opened less than two years ago is closing — and the owner says it came down to prayer and a hard conversation with herself.

Coffee in the morning, cocktails at night — one Grand Rapids building is about to do both. Meet The Hoxie, coming soon to Creston.

The M/V Paul R. Tregurtha has held the title "Queen of the Great Lakes" for decades, and it's still the largest freighter out there.

A visit to a West Michigan county park is usually filled with laughter, cookouts, and families enjoying the outdoors. But at one Ottawa County park, that peaceful scene was shattered by gunfire, leaving five people injured.