Local indie/alternative band Rip Smidgeon joins the Live Desk to discuss how they met, their debut album and what’s next for ...

The four West Michigan natives, collectively known as Rip Smidgeon, arrived in Bremen, Indiana, to play at the summer music festival. Family and friends from Michigan and Indiana came to support ...

A man will spend time in jail after shooting a teenager who was trying to steal cigarillos from his store in Grand Rapids. (March 12, 2025) ...