Many school districts have closed Thursday, Jan. 23, as snowfall continues - particularly along the lakeshore - in a weeklong winter storm.

While driving through Grand Rapids hasn't been easy the last few days, crews expect things to be a lot better by Thursday morning.

After every public school district in West Michigan cancelled school on Tuesday, Jan. 21 due to severe weather and extreme cold, over 50 West Michigan school districts will remain closed on Wednesday,

After announcing her bid to be Michigan's next governor, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson visited West Michigan Wednesday afternoon to kick off her campaign.

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

The CVS Pharmacy at the corner of Fuller Avenue and Leonard Street is closing in March, a representative said.

While the snow eased up for much of West Michigan Wednesday, a few more inches in lakeshore counties led some districts to cancel school again for Thursday.

An undercover investigation by federal postal inspectors uncovered a nationwide counterfeit postage scheme with direct ties to West Michigan.

The status of federal grant awards for EV charging and other environmental initiatives that were announced before Trump's Monday inauguration remain in question, said Charles Griffith, director of the climate and energy program for the Ecology Center, an environmental group headquartered in Ann Arbor.

The coldest air in six years blasts into Michigan to start the week, with highs in the single digits, wind chills ten to twenty-five below zero, heavy lake effect snow

Brinks introduced Senate Resolution 3 which she said would compel the House of Representatives to present the bills to the governor.

The East Beltline Avenue bridge that goes over the I-196/I-96 freeway system is going to be fully replaced in 2027, a project that will fully close the bridge for one construction season, said Michigan Department of Transportation spokesperson John Richard. A date has not been set for when construction will start.