GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Rapids has a unique claim to fame - it was the first city in the world to add fluoride to its public water supply to prevent tooth decay. In Michigan’s second largest city, community water fluoridation has been in practice in some form for 80 years.

The Michigan International Auto Show, presented by Gentex Corporation, kicks off at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids on Thursday.

One executive order defines sex in a federal matter as only male or female, while not recognizing transgender, nonbinary, intersex people, or the idea that gender can be fluid. Another order bans transgender military members. Trump enacted this ban before in 2017, but President Biden later repealed it in 2021.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) announced four new exhibitions, which will run through February. The dynamic lineup includes large-scale textiles and sculptures at 101 Monroe Center downtown, highlighting migration stories across time and geography.

The end of the month doesn't mean an end to the fun. In fact, West Michigan is just getting started with plenty of awesome events to check out as we head into February.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan International Auto Show is revving up at DeVos Place. The show, presented by Gentex Corporation and hosted by the Grand Rapids New Car Dealers Association, opens Thursday and runs through Sunday.

A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom.

School superintendents across Michigan are vowing to keep their students and school buildings safe and are bracing staff with instructions as the Trump administration amps up its immigration

Beyond exploring the latest and greatest vehicles, Michigan International Auto Show attendees can try their hand at adaptive pickleball with Mary Free Bed!

President Donald Trump begins to carry out his campaign promise of large-scale deportation efforts, schools prepare and experts stress knowing your rights.

USAngling is hosting the 2025 XXI World Ice Fishing Championship (WIFC) Feb. 11-16 on the 330-acre Tamarack Lake in Lakeview, northwest of Grand Rapids. It’s the first time the event will take place in Michigan.

Thursday on the Daily 8, we're looking at a plane-helicopter crash in Washington D.C., the search for a missing woman in the Grand Rapids area, what you can do this weekend in West Michigan and more.