Focus West Michigan is a daily news podcast from WGVU presenting local news, as well as features on community organizations, events, and more.
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Privacy concerns by area residents have led to the city of Grand rapids creating new oversight rules for the police department's license plat reader system, Michigan's attorney general is joining another multi-state lawsuit against the Trump Administration, and more.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson visited Muskegon on Wednesday to tout her housing plans in her run for Governor, the Michigan House of Representatives is forming a new select committee to consider policy changes to the state Bureau of Elections and Board of State Canvassers, and more.
The Grand Rapids City Commission has selected Veo to replace Lime as the city's new sole e-bike and e-scooter vendor, Michigan House lawmakers approved a ballot initiative to limit political donations from some utilities and government contractors, and more.
Consumers energy has completed more than a thousand projects strengthening its power grid this year with hundreds more planned, a proposed state constitutional amendment to tighten Michigan's voter ID laws barely missed a chance to make it before voters, and more.
Four new accessible playgrounds in GR, back-to-school road safety, MSU medical school, US-Canada tariffs, Michigan revenue, Republican state convention
Calvin University to host Wisdom in the Age of AI conference this October, Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers launched a drive to attract Democratic voters, and more.
AmeriCorps is lending Kids' Food Basket a hand as demand for meals for low-income students increases, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson named state Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks as her running mate, and more.
Michigan's Attorney General is requesting a rehearing with the U.S. Department of energy over the J.H. Campbell powerplant, a campaign to tighten Michigan's voter ID and registration policies has hit a roadblock, and more.
Kent County leaders are appointing the undersheriff to replace the department's retiring leader, the wording Michigan voters will see for a ballot question concerning political donations became final on Monday, and more.
An anti-Muslim social media post resulted in a Plainfield Township special public meeting on Friday where the board voted to censure Trustee Bob Reminga, Gun violence prevention advocates discussed how to address the issue during a roundtable in Detroit, and more.
A West Michigan hospital is highlighting the benefits of lactation support groups, Republican Congressman John James announced his running mate as State Rep Jay DeBoyer, and more.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson took her gubernatorial campaign to Muskegon to lay out her vision for state tourism, some Michigan Republicans are raising alarms after an online video that purports to confirm a non-citizen's presence on the state's voter roll, and more.
A section of I-196 near Holland is shut down after a large sinkhole opened Tuesday night, Michigan's utility regulators say power bills could get cheaper if rates tart getting set for multiple ears at a time rather than annually, and more.
Grand Rapids based treatment and recovery nonprofit Our Hope discontinues substance detox services for women
The Lowell City Council has suspended water and sewer talks with Lowell Township due to data center issues, the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor must now choose lieutenant governor candidates, and more.
More Michigan families may now qualify for free food and nutrition support, now that the primaries are over Michigan's Republican candidate for governor wants to focus on unity, and more.
Hundreds gathered in Grand Rapids for the West Michigan Housing Summit,
East Grand Rapids City commissioner Abbie Groff-Blaszak pulled off an upset in the 29th Senate District, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will be the democratic nominee for Governor, and more.
A new study suggests the Great Lakes region has large potential to become a national shipbuilding hub, the Michigan Secretary of State has rejected a Republican Party request for a list of people who volunteer to be poll workers that includes personal identifying information, and more.
A new West Michigan addiction recovery program is helping adults heal while keeping their daily routines, the Michigan Supreme Court sided with the state Attorney General in a case against Eli Lilly, and more.
