Grand Rapids Herald-Review · Grand Rapids, MI
GRAND RAPIDS — To open its meeting on Monday, Nov. 9, the Grand Rapids City Council adopted a resolution finalizing the municipal races held during last Tuesday’s midterm elections.The resolution canvasses and declares the results from the election, which determined Grand Rapids Mayor Tasha Connelly was reelected as mayor with 3,599 total votes.
FOX 17 West Michigan News · Grand Rapids, MI
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The FBI is searching several areas in West Michigan and Genesee County as part of an active investigation, the bureau confirmed. Fox 17 has confirmed that at least one location in Grand Rapids was a massage parlor, and there is another investigation in Kalamazoo. A spokesperson for the FBI confirmed the searches, and said there was no known threat to the public. Grand Rapids PD also confirmed they were assisting the FBI with the investigation. The FBI confirmed the situation via email, but did not elaborate. FOX 17 witnessed FBI personnel at Asian Massage on Apple Avenue in Muskegon and Blessings Massage on Fuller in Grand Rapids. Viewer video obtained by FOX 17 shows people in FBI uniforms outside of Mei Li Massage in Kalamazoo. Watch: FBI conducts searches at locations in West Michigan, including Grand Rapids massage parlor Next door to Blessings Massage, Deon Debose got a front-row seat while working at Carlucci's Pizza. “I didn’t know what was going on.
Cadillac News · Hastings, MI
Nearby: Hastings, MIMemoriams Diane Louise Olsen, of Cadillac, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 78.Diane was born on October 6, 1948, in Hastings, Michigan, to Robert and Kathleen (Miller) DeWitt. Throughout her life, Diane built a legacy centered on family, cherished memories, and the things that brought her joy. Diane spent many years working as a data processor, dedicating herself to her career while also taking great pride in raising her two sons. Her family was her greatest accomplishment, and over the years, her two sons grew into a beautiful family filled with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, all of whom brought her tremendous happiness. Diane had a love for traveling and enjoyed making memories along the way. Las Vegas was a favorite destination, but she also treasured special trips to Hawaii, Florida, and Colorado.
Commercial-News · Allegan, MI
Nearby: Allegan, MIThe future of the dam that created Lake Allegan remains unsettled after Michigan regulators gave Consumers Energy more time to negotiate over its proposed sale of 13 hydroelectric dams. The Michigan Public Service Commission voted Nov. 5 to extend its deadline for ruling on the proposal, which includes the Calkins Bridge Dam on the Kalamazoo River. It was the second delay in the case. Any settlement must be filed by 5 p.m. Dec. 9. The commission plans to issue a final order Dec. 17 if no settlement is filed. A further extension would require a joint request from a majority of the parties in the case. The City of Allegan built the dam in 1935, and its power plant began commercial operation in 1936. The city operated it until Consumers Energy bought it in 1969. The dam holds back the Kalamazoo River to form the roughly 1,600-acre Lake Allegan. It is the only hydroelectric plant Consumers owns on the river and can generate about 2.55 megawatts.
Saline Courier · Portland, MI
Nearby: Portland, MIPlatinum Lending Solutions, a locally owned, women-owned mortgage brokerage led by Stacy Schlesinger, NMLS #252075, provides mortgage guidance in Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Banks, Forest Grove and Cornelius.
The 74 · Kalamazoo, MI
Nearby: Kalamazoo, MIThis article was originally published in Michigan Advance. Jen Stroven, an organizer for Kalamazoo’s Yes For Families campaign, knew what she was up against: ‘Affordability, affordability, affordability.’ Asking voters to raise their own taxes to lower child care costs, expand access, and raise teacher wages may have seemed like a tall order at a time when the increased cost of living is a top issue on voters’ minds. But Stroven was confident the 0.5-mill property tax proposal would pass and she was right. In August, 63% of voters in Kalamazoo County approved the eight-year initiative that will add an average of $50 a month to their property tax bills. Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Stroven said that even for those voters who didn’t have young kids, they were able to see the economic benefit for communities and businesses that are losing workers because of lack of affordable childcare.
Western Herald · Kalamazoo, MI
Nearby: Kalamazoo, MIThe winner of Cultivate 269 stood with Kalamazoo Forward Ventures as they presented the award to OneShot AI. Madelyn Sneller, News Editor (she/her) The Cultivate 269 pitch competition is returning in spring 2027 following a successful first year in 2026. The competition, hosted by Kalamazoo Forward Ventures (KzFV), Western Michigan University and new-to-partnership Kabundant awards top student pitches cash prizes, with $100,000 being awarded to the top pitch.“Cultivate 269 year one blew us away,” said KzFV Director of Platform and Programming Marcel Fable Price in a press release. “Investors traveled from across Michigan to Kalamazoo to witness what our students were pitching, and the response was unanimous: This community truly shows up for student innovators.” WMU President Russ Kavalhuna spoke at Cultivate 269 on April 10. Madelyn Sneller, News Editor (she/her) Students have until Jan.
NowKalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI
Nearby: Kalamazoo, MIWith around 4,000 participants, the Associated Press calls it the “biggest act of journalism there is for a single story.” This year, I got to be a part of it. That story: Who won the elections? Every election, the AP hires people across the country to call and inform them throughout the night as ballots are counted and results are tallied. As this year’s Kalamazoo County AP Election Stringer (a synonym for paid freelancer whose etymology is debated), I hunkered down in the county administration building from 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 to around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4., with my laptop, phone, and plenty of ebooks. My job: call the AP whenever county results were updated, tell the election worker on the other end my state and county, and read off how many votes each candidate had at that moment. Before the AP releases the results of a race to nationwide and local news channels, they’re checked multiple times over by AP election workers.
