Grand Rapids Catholic Central added another big win to its resume, pushing its way into the MLive Michigan Girls Basketball Top 25 for the final week of January. Catholic Central, which had beaten a strong Portland team earlier during the season, added an impressive 53-40 victory over Division 1 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern.

The companies will pilot new air travel technologies at Gerald R. Ford International Airport through the winter and spring, thanks to more than $200,000 in grants.

The top 10 teams in the Michigan high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second, etc.:

If it feels like lake-effect snow has constantly been in West Michigan’s forecast for the last several days - it has. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Grand Rapids released a long list of 96-hour snow totals today.

In Grand Rapids, 20 of the first 27 days of January brought high temperatures at or below the freezing point. That has helped in developing ice. Ice coverage is near average for Lake Michigan, while the deficit is larger for Lake Superior, Ontario and Huron. Lake Erie has a substantial surplus.

The Michigan Sports Writers All-State (Formerly known as Associated Press All-State) poll is out this week for boys basketball in all four divisions. The panel of voters includes the Tribune. The Harbor Beach Pirates made their way to fourth place in the Division 3 poll,

Snow will continue into the overnight hours before winds bring in more lake-effect snow Thursday morning on a northwesterly wind.

Motorists should be prepared for slippery roads and rapid changes in visibility and road conditions due to lake effect snow, the weather service said.

Impressive amounts of snow have fallen since Sunday leaving portions of West Michigan under over a foot of snowfall.

As existing home sales nationwide last year dropped to their lowest level since 1995, the Grand Rapids market saw an uptick in home sales, driven by factors like buyers seeking a climate haven, shorter commutes and a lower cost of living,

Nothing Bundt Cakes franchisees Scott and Christine Vogel are investing nearly $1 million in a new location near Muskegon.

News 8 sports correspondents Dean Holzwarth and Andrew McDonald discuss which teams seem to be taking off as the season continues, plus offer some quick thoughts on the Detroit Lions. (Jan. 24, 2025)