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Bill Steffen will become the Chief Meteorologist Emeritus. That move will transition Ellen Bacca into the Chief Meteorologist role.

A 61 year old man has been arrested in connection to the disappearance of Deanie Peters 40 years ago.

We all look forward to that three day weekend that unofficially kicks off the summer season -- but have we forgotten the reason we have a Memorial Day in the first place?

For those that travel with their dog, there is now a dog friendly hotel in downtown Grand Rapids.

Today marks the 43rd anniversary of the "Blizzard of '78"! What were you doing back in 1978? If you were living in Michigan at the time, you were probably doing a lot of snow shoveling. This storm was one of the biggest snow storms to every hit this area. A low-pressure system moving …

Looking for a new furry family member? This Saturday you could adopt a new companion and help Clear the Shelters!

The Kalamazoo Air-Zoo in Portage, MI has re-opened and are ready for you to come visit!

The Big Boy mascot sitting out in front of area restaurants may be a thing of the past. The restaurant's name remains the same, but the mascots will be changing. Big Boy is moving aside for Dolly, at least for now.

I have read the stories of diabetes sufferers with bad feet and dogs that can alert them to the danger they are in. A story a couple of years ago about a dog who told his owner his foot was infected saved the man's life. Now more dogs are using their nose to help other diabetic's as well.

The website GRNow.com just released it's "Grand Rapids Social Media Presence" list. The list of the most popular social media sites in the Greater Grand Rapids area. And WFGR came in...37th! Whoo Hoo!

What the duece?
WOOD TV 8 last night reported "No celebrities will be in town for the movie shoot on Wednesday" (a little background, "SetUp", a movie with Bruce Willis and Fity Cent is currently shooting in town)

So it's supposed to snow on Black Friday...which if that makes it "White Friday" is that a bad thing?