Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
DULUTH, Minn. - A Grand Rapids man is in custody and suspected of committing over 17 burglaries at various businesses in northern Minnesota over the past two years.The Itasca County sheriff's office says the 24-year-old man is being held in St. Cloud prison on a previous burglary conviction pending formal charges in the latest cases.Stolen items, including computers and money bags, were recovered...
Knowledge is Power (Free subscription) | yesterday
When high school students in Grand Rapids Public Schools fail a class this fall, they won’t get an “F” or an “E”—they’ll get an “H.” “An ‘H’ is a failing grade,” district spokesman John Helmholdt told 24 Hour News 8. But that new failing grade comes with second chance—students who get an “H” will be able to re-take the class or the part of it they failed the next semester. Principals discussed...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
It has been a tough road for the real estate market in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
First quarter East Grand Rapids: Glendening 2 run (Aardema kick) Second quarter Inkster: Gordon 5 pass from Gardner (Gordon pass) East Grand Rapids: Glendening 2 run (Aardema kick) Inkster: Freeman 5 run (Gordon pass)
Blogging Project Runway (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Photo: Katy Batdorff Daniel returned home to Grand Rapids for an appearance at Schuler Books and Music yesterday. Click here and here for a couple of great articles from Mlive.com... and here is a field report from BPR's own Paula D: With the lure of microbreweries and a promise to avoid any malls, my husband and I set off from just outside Detroit this morning to Grand Rapids for Daniel...
WWMT.com : News (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
East Grand Rapids was able to continue two winning streaks Saturday night with its 43-24 victory over Inkster. The Pioneers ensured a West Michigan sweep at Ford Field in the eight championship games this weekend, but more importantly for East fans, the Pioneers won the Division 3 crown for the third straight season.
WWMT.com : News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
That Darren Helm belongs in the NHL is undoubted: He has the speed that's so valuable in today's game, and he's an absolute puck hound to boot.The Red Wings called up their coveted prospect to play Wednesday against Montreal precisely because they felt a need for a shot in the arm after spending the previous week playing in western Canada.To make room, Darren McCarty was shipped to Grand Rapids,...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Sidelined since suffering a broken right tibia in September, NHL's oldest player heads to AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins
USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Detroit Red Wings announced Thursday that 46-year-old defenseman Chris Chelios is heading to the Grand Rapids Griffins of ...
Dispatches from the Culture Wars (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tonight is the first episode of Declaring Independence, which will be broadcast live every Thursday night from 6-7 pm EST on Public Reality Radio, WPRR 1680-AM in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can also listen to it streaming online by clicking here . We'll also have podcasts of the show available as soon as possible (we're still working out some of these details). I'll have two guests on my first...
KickingTires (Free subscription) | yesterday
While most eyes will be on Washington, D.C., the next few days, Mark Olinyk of Grand Rapids, Wis., is making some news of his own. The car dealer has decided to drop his franchise agreement with Chrysler and will stop...
The Stamp Collecting Round-Up (Free subscription) | yesterday
WZZM-TV in West Michagan reports, "When he found a bag full of lost money on the ground, Grand Rapids mail carrier Mike Wisneski says he did what anyone would do - he turned it in so it could be returned to the owner." The postal worker (shown above) found the money along a sidewalk at at a hospital in Grand Rapids. "I picked it up, unzipped it and looked inside," he recalls. "I said,...
RT's Ponderings (Free subscription) | yesterday
The schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan are planning on changing how grades should be done. Most importantly, to the administration, is changing the “F” grade to an “H”. Now, I’ve pondered what “H” could mean: 1. Husker Du! 2. Happenin’ 3. Hypocritical 4. Hysterical 5. Hooray! 6. Honest 7. Half-assed 8. Hopeless 9. Harrassment 10. Heebie jeebies Hey, I try…but, there is something more sinister...
