Teen’s death prompts ‘safety concerns’; kids pulled from W. MI program
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — State authorities plan to remove dozens of young people from a residential facility in Kalamazoo following the death of a teenager who was being restrained by staff. “MDHHS...
View ArticleNew Sheridan hospital CEO proud to serve community
SHERIDAN, Mich. (WOOD) — Sheridan Community Hospital’s new CEO is hopeful the rural resource in Montcalm County can find success despite the ongoing pandemic. Lili Petricevic, who has served as the...
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COVID-19 behind bars: A death sentence
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Many of the 50 Michigan state prisoners who have died of COVID-19 were never going to get out alive. Twenty-two were serving life without parole and others had...
View ArticleChicken, pork harder to find in W. MI stores amid COVID-19
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — If you like to grill a certain cut of steak on special occasions, you might have to switch it up a bit this Mother’s Day weekend. Like stores nationwide, West Michigan...
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When COVID-19 kills: Deciding death causes not ‘black and white’
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Andrea Mullennix has no doubt what killed her mom. The 68-year-old pharmacy technician had fought through lung cancer, COPD, sleep apnea and mental health challenges. But...
View ArticleLaBarge Dam concerns remain after threat of failure in 2018
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Federal documents show a Kent County dam that officials warned could fail in 2018 has yet to receive significant upgrades. In February 2018, residents along the...
View ArticleSheriff who protests governor’s stay-home order stays home to work
HASTINGS, Mich. (WOOD) — The same sheriff who was a keynote speaker at a Grand Rapids rally against the governor’s stay-at-home COVID-19 order is, himself, working from home over fear of the virus,...
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DTE in-home work causes concern during pandemic
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan improve, DTE Energy officials say they are resuming projects they had previously put on hold. Some of the work...
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Water lines soon to replace Culligan man in PFAS-contaminated area
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — As the Culligan man delivered bottled water to a home on House Street NE in Belmont Thursday, crews on the road out front were installing water pipes. Hey, Culligan...
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Kent Co. Latinos with COVID-19 die younger and more often
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — When Benito Sosa celebrated turning 71 on April 4, there was no sign of the virus that would rob him of birthdays to come. But within two weeks, he fell ill with COVID-19....
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Clemency sought for GR man serving life for teen’s fatal OD
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As the nation calls for change in pursuit of racial equity, a West Michigan woman hopes to harness the momentum to give a childhood friend a chance at freedom. “With...
View ArticleAutopsy: Jail inmate suffered for days while locked up
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — A mother of three in the Muskegon County Jail on a probation violation died of multiple brain hemorrhages brought on by an infection she had suffered for days while locked up,...
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Riots Revealed: Who spent $120K to bail out GR riot suspects?
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Lansing-based nonprofit posted at least $120,000 cash to bail out some of the suspects in the Grand Rapids riot from the Kent County jail. The Michigan Solidarity Bail...
View ArticleMichigan antifa: ‘We’re not the evil boogeyman people think we are’
SAGINAW, Mich. (WOOD) — Antifa may be in the spotlight these days, but truly shedding light on the grassroots movement is no easy feat. It took Target 8 weeks and a trip to Saginaw to find someone in...
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$200K spent to post bail for Grand Rapids riot suspects
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Lansing-based bail fund says it has spent $200,000 to get 11 Grand Rapids riot suspects released from jail pending trial. That’s nearly double the $120,000 Target 8...
View ArticleInvestigators turn to genealogy testing to ID ‘Ada Bones’
ADA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The mystery of bones found in Ada Township 23 years ago is the first cold case out of Kent County to be submitted for genealogy testing. The Kent County Sheriff’s...
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31 COVID-19 deaths at GR nursing home, most in West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The family of F. Ryder Overstreet expected him to live longer at Samaritas Lodge nursing home in Grand Rapids, maybe long enough to watch one more Indianapolis 500 race on...
View ArticleGirl, cuffed at gunpoint in 2017, headed for mediation with GR
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As the Grand Rapids Police Department works to build trust with communities of color, the city is reportedly poised to enter mediation over the handcuffing at gunpoint of...
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State not tracking all COVID-19 deaths at elderly homes
KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — The COVID-19 pandemic has helped claim the lives of 11 elderly residents at Clark at Keller Lake. But that number won’t show up on the state’s list of nursing home deaths,...
View ArticleMajority of COVID-19 hubs have history of questionable care
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Fifteen of the 21 COVID-19 nursing home hubs set up by the state to care for elderly patients have faced a total of more than $1 million in fines for bad inspections over...
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