GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A man who fired multiple gunshots in a shootout near a Grand Rapids bar is headed to prison for killing one man. Courvoisier Simmons, 31, was sentenced Thursday, May 22 to seven to 21 years for involuntary manslaughter and an additional two years for felony firearm.

Grand Rapids Police say a man was shot on Wealthy St. in Eastown early Friday morning and later died at the hospital.

The incident happened on March 2, 2024 when police conducted a traffic stop on S. Division Avenue. Rodriguez was in the backseat of the car and fled from police.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A 19-year-old who fired a gun at Grand Rapids police officers during a foot chase has been ordered to prison. Saul Rodriguez was sentenced to 34 months to 10 years in prison Thursday, May 22, in Kent County Circuit Court.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A man died after he was shot early Friday morning in Grand Rapids. The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m., in the 1400 block of Wealthy Street Southeast. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he died around an hour later, according to police officials.

The man was shot outside and taken to a hospital in a personal vehicle, according to police. He died about an hour later.

The Grand Rapids City Commission rejected a proposed name for a new park after residents expressed concern about the city’s outreach and engagement efforts during the naming process. Navarro Plaza was the proposed name that was brought before the city commission for approval on Tuesday,

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Grand Rapids, Minnesota, man faces more than a dozen charges of felony animal torture stemming from food deprivation and improperly disposing of carcasses after nearly 100 dead goats were found by authorities.

Grand Rapids has approved its $735 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year. (May 21, 2025)

Grand Rapids’ mayor says city leaders are committed to building a more equitable city, soon after one of the city’s former police officer’s murder case was closed. Mayor David LaGrand shared his thoughts with MLive/The Grand Rapids on the same day the Kent County prosecutor officially closed former police officer Christopher Schurr‘s murder trial for the fatal shooting of a

Join Grand Rapids for a week of remembrance and honor for WWII heroes. Events include parades, lectures and film screenings to salute the Greatest Generation.