Walker News

Press readers submitted letters for Taylor Lautner, who turns 18 on Thursday. When I mentioned Taylor Lautner and Valentine's Day in the same sentence, and saw the faces of several sixth-grade girls from Holy Name of Jesus school instantly light up, I knew we had a good idea.

Mayor Rob VerHeulen is scheduled to announce Saturday his plans to run for the 86th District state House seat, now held by Rep.

WALKER, Mich. During her final State of the State address Wednesday night, Governor Jennifer Granholm made a not so subtle reference to Michigan's growing movie industry.

Michigan's newest film production studio is opening for business near Grand Rapids.

Walker, Mich. Meijer is opening smaller-format stores, about half the size of its other stores, and focusing on groceries that reflect the ethnic and demographic mix of the surrounding community, according to the Indianapolis Star.

A lawsuit filed by the owner of the DeltaPlex alleging anti-competitive contracts by operators of Van Andel Arena has been settled, with both side saying they are satisfied.

The city's Memorial Day parade is slated to return for May. In past years, costs were paid for by the city.

An 18-year-old man has been ordered to stand trial for allegedly taking part in an armed robbery that left his accomplice dead after a struggle with the victim over a gun.

The City Commission approved using $88,235 in Community Development Block Grant funds to construct sidewalks in the Chesterfield Heights neighborhood, west of Wilson Avenue NW and north of Lake Michigan Drive.

A Walker man has been released from the hospital after his car was struck early Friday by a minivan fleeing police.

Some illegally parked motorists scoffed at Chareen Burns' authority. "They defied you," said Burns of her time as a volunteer patrolwoman with the Walker Police Department.

UPDATE: GRAND RAPIDS -- At 4:40 p.m., a plane carrying the adopted children and their parents has landed on the tarmac at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport.

Police are investigating a crash involving a vehicle fleeing officers early today on the Northwest Side.

The hopes were high last decade that Cabela's would be the centerpiece of an Orchard Park development, hundreds of acres of business/commercial and residential construction in Walker, off I-96 and Walker Avenue.

A pair of Kenowa Hills Intermediate School fifth-graders raised $60 for Mel Trotter Ministries through a unique effort that gives two of their peers a ride in a police cruiser to and from school.

WEST MICHIGAN In the economic downturn, one of the hardest hit industries has been the newspaper business.

Grand Rapids police have issued arrest warrants for two of the three people involved in a deadly robbery January 11th, 2010.

Floral designer Tonja Vander Veen looks to nurture creativity among budding young artists by helping them craft colorful arrangements for birthday parties and other special occasions.

Fire departments in Grand Rapids and Walker will swap equipment for the next six weeks.

GRAND RAPIDS - It was a big day of shooting on the set of the movie 'Gun' on Sunday.