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15+ min ago (654+ words) Jonathan Smith's time at Michigan State lasted two seasons. The Spartans officially fired Smith on Sunday. MSU finished the season 4-8 after snapping an eight-game losing streak with a win over Maryland on Saturday. "The 2025 football season has not lived up to our shared standards for Michigan State Football. While that does not fall solely on Jonathan Smith, it's become necessary to make a coaching change in order to chart a new direction for the program," athletic director J Batt said in a statement. "We are appreciative of Coach Smith and the manner in which he represented Michigan State with class. Throughout a difficult season, the team continued to compete. While their efforts ultimately didn't result in enough on-field success, they do speak highly for their character." [Get more Spartans football news: Michigan State team feed] Smith is the second Big…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago (458+ words) Feast Week is over, and one team came out of Vegas easily ahead of the rest. Here's everything you missed in the fourth week of the regular season, and the latest Associated Press poll. Michigan was the big winner in Las Vegas this past week. The Wolverines, who entered the Players Era Festival undefeated with several solid wins, absolutely dominated. They rolled to a 40-point win over San Diego State in their first game, and then turned around and blew out then-No. 21 Auburn by 30 points the next night. While the Players Era Festival field was easily the best among the Thanksgiving week tournaments, nobody else stood a chance. As a result, Michigan jumped four spots in this week's poll to No. 3. Auburn, which bounced back with a win over St. John's after losing to Michigan, moved up to No. 20. Gonzaga,…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago (375+ words) The heavy lake-effect snow totals associated with Monday night's incoming weather system keep getting higher every time we look at them - at least for one area of Michigan. Heavy snowfall is forecast tonight into early Tuesday along the Lake Michigan shoreline towns from Grand Haven north to Petoskey, the National Weather Service says. All those cities are now blanketed in either a Winter Storm Warning or a lesser Winter Weather Advisory. Here's what the NWS is saying about the heavy snowfall in West Michigan: Here are the forecast highlights from the National Weather Service offices across Michigan: West Michigan should prepare for significant lake effect snow today and tonight, with Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories in effect for counties along the Lake Michigan shoreline where accumulations of 4 to 12 inches are expected. The National Weather Service has issued a…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago (294+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Vetr Health is inviting the Grand Rapids community and their furry companions to step into a festive, pet-friendly Winter Wonderland. The pet-friendly Santa meet and greet kicks off from 3 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, at the corner of Diamond Avenue and Wealthy Street. For the first time, Vetr Health is transforming its patio at 368 Diamond Ave. SE into a cozy holiday retreat complete with chocolate, warm cider, cookies for humans, treats for pets and festive Christmas music. Vetr Health is a woman and minority-owned company that provides in-home wellness care designed to reduce pet stress and support families with personalized, accessible veterinary services. "Creating comforting, low-stress experiences for pets is core to who we are," said Rachel Berkal, co-founder of Vetr Health. Hosting this event reflects their commitment to community connection, pet wellness and creating meaningful local experiences…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago (321+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, MI - The Grand Rapids Downtown Market recently announced soft opening of Myanmar Meals, a new culinary destination bringing the bold, flavorful tastes of Burmese and Cantonese cuisine to the area. Owned and operated by husband-and-wife team Aye Soe and Min Tun, Myanmar Meals offers a menu inspired by the couple's Southeast Asian roots and their journey to the United States in 2008. Soe and Tun shared that they are feeling so "lucky and blessed" to now be open at the Grand Rapids Downtown Market, 435 Ionia Ave. SW. In the Nov. 7 press release about the opening of Myanmar Meals, officials said the "Market Hall is officially at 100% capacity." Full capacity means the venue now features 21 merchants, showcasing a range of culinary excellence from around the globe, all under one roof. "So far, we've seen so many kind faces and reviews…...

8+ hour, 50+ min ago (367+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, MI - What had been a Winter Storm Watch area has turned into an area of Winter Storm Warnings in West Michigan ahead of Monday night's expected snow. A Northern Michigan county has also been added into the Winter Storm Warning zone. Up to 12 inches of snow is possible in some areas with tonight's storm system. In West Michigan, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Muskegon, Oceana and Mason counties. In Northern Michigan, Emmet County is under a Winter Storm Warning. The storm warning areas are shaded pink on the NWS maps below: The rest of the counties along Lake Michigan - from Ottawa County all the way north to the Mackinac Bridge, are under Winter Weather Advisories. So is the southeastern Upper Peninsula. Those counties are shaded in blue on the maps. The heaviest…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago (367+ words) With no games left to play and a 12-team playoff field still to figure out, Michigan football's bowl destination is starting to come into focus. The 9-3 Wolverines are expected to attract the attention of the Big Ten's most high-profile, non-playoff games, with the Dec. 31 Citrus Bowl the popular pick among bowl prognosticators. National outlets ESPN, CBS Sports, On3 and Sports Illustrated, among others, have Michigan returning to the Orlando, Fla.-based bowl game played at Camping World Stadium. The Wolverines last played in the Citrus Bowl following the 2019 season. Michigan is also prohibited from making back-to-back appearances at the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Fla., after beating Alabama in that game last year. Assuming everything goes according to plan, you're probably left wondering: Who's the SEC opponent going to be? That, too, is becoming clearer. Nearly every major outlet projecting Michigan to…...

10+ hour, 26+ min ago (240+ words) A Michigan man was sentenced to federal prison for trying to solicit sex from minors online. William Sparks, 24, of Kalamazoo, will serve 16 years and 9 months behind bars followed by a lifetime of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida announced on Nov. 19. Sparks will be required to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison. Sparks pleaded guilty in April to attempting to entice a child to engage in sexual activity via the internet. Police said the Kalamazoo man attempted to meet up with fictitious 11-year-old children for sex on two different occasions in May 2024. In one incident, Sparks encountered an undercover FBI agent online who was posing as a father trafficking his 11-year-old daughter for sex. Sparks reportedly told the man he wanted to have sex with the child. He asked the…...

12+ hour, 11+ min ago (207+ words) The Grand Rapids Griffins are tearing up the American Hockey League with a franchise-record setting start, and on Monday a couple of their players were acknowledged for individual honors. Goaltender Sebastian Cossa was named AHL player of the week and John Leonard received the league's player of the month honors. Cossa, the 15th overall pick by the Detroit Red Wings in 2021, went 3-0, allowing only four goals and 73 shots (1.33 goals-against average, .945 save percentage). The 23-year-old leads the AHL in GAA (1.56) and save percentage (.942) while starting 8-1-0. Meanwhile, the six-year AHL veteran Leonard tallied nine goals and 16 points in 10 games in November. He recorded three game-winning goals and five multi-point outings while behind held without a point in only one game. Leonard leads the league with 15 goals and is tied for first with 27 points. His career-best 10-game point streak from Oct. 10-Nov. 19 set a…...

12+ hour, 24+ min ago (44+ words) Drivers along Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids may have noticed a new landmark outside Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. (Dec. 1, 2025) ... Drivers along Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids may have noticed a new landmark outside Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. (Dec. 1, 2025)...