GRAND RAPIDS, MI - State police confirmed the identity of a wrong-way driver killed in a head-on crash on I-196 that also took the life of another motorist. Kevin Michael Borek, 36, of Grand Rapids, ... Read More

Two fatal wrong-way crashes happened within two weeks along the same one-mile stretch of I-196 west of Grand Rapids. Read More

A 23-year-old driver crossed the median on I-196 near Lake Michigan Drive, triggering a head-on crash that killed one and critically injured three others. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - One person died and ... Read More

One person has died and multiple others were hurt in a crash on I-196 in Grand Rapids Wednesday evening, according to Michigan State Police. Read More

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - One person was killed and three critically injured when an SUV crossed the I-196 median and crashed head-on into an oncoming vehicle. The crash happened around 8 p.m. on westbound I ... Read More

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A section of Interstate 196 in Kent County is closed because of a crash. The Michigan Department of Transportation reported the freeway closure shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday, July ... Read More

One person is dead and several others are hurt following a head-on crash in Grand Rapids Wednesday evening, according to Michigan State Police (MSP). Intense heat drives crowds to West Michigan ... Read More

A trash truck caught fire on westbound I-196 in Grand Rapids Wednesday, causing traffic to back up for at least two miles. Read More

Traffic is backed up all the way to US 131 on Wednesday afternoon. Read More

A portion of US-131 is closed in both directions at Exit 86A after a vehicle fire Saturday morning, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.In a ... Read More

Both directions of U.S. 131 at I-196 in Kent County closed around 8 a.m. for a report of a vehicle fire, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. Drivers on the northbound side can exit ... Read More

KENT COUNTY, MI - A freeway closure caused by a vehicle fire snarled Saturday morning traffic near Grand Rapids. Both directions of U.S. 131 at I-196 in Kent County closed around 8 a.m. for a report ... Read More

We're getting multiple reports of slide-offs and crashes in greater Grand Rapids along US-131, I-96 and I-196. Read More

State police are warning of deteriorating road conditions as they respond to crashes and slide-offs. Read More

The armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the nation's largest Reform synagogues Thursday has been identified as a 41-year-old naturalized citizen born in Lebanon, according to federal ... Read More

More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off an interstate in Michigan on Monday as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state. The massive pileup prompted the Michigan State ... Read More

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. - More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off an interstate in Michigan on Monday as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state. The massive pileup prompted ... Read More

The massive pileup Monday morning led the Michigan State Police to close both directions of Interstate 196 just southwest of Grand Rapids near Hudsonville while officials worked to remove all the ... Read More

Crashes snarled traffic as the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids advised drivers to avoid travel. A more than 100-car pileup closed part of I-196 in the Zeeland and Hudsonville areas, while ... Read More

Harsh winter weather was being blamed for a 100-car pileup near Grand Rapids, Michigan, that forced police to shut down Interstate 196 in both directions for hours ... Read More

A major multi-vehicle pileup shut down part of Interstate 196 southeast of Grand Rapids, Michigan amid heavy lake-effect snow Monday morning, local media reports. Read More

The crash occurred southeast of Grand Rapids at about 10:19 am local time, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office during heavy lake-effect snow ... Read More

Motorists were stranded on a Michigan Highway with AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures below zero after a major pileup southwest of Grand Rapids on Monday morning. Read More

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. - More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off the interstate in Michigan on Monday as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state. The massive pileup prompted ... Read More

A furious blast of winter led to a pileup involving more than 100 vehicles on an interstate highway in Michigan on Monday. The massive crash prompted Michigan State Police to shut Interstate 196 in ... Read More

More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off the interstate in Michigan during a snowstorm Monday. The wreck closed Interstate 196 south of Grand Rapids. Read More

A semi-truck crash on southbound US-131 in Grand Rapids has forced the closure of the on-ramp from westbound I-196 while officials conduct a full structural inspection. Read More

A $1.3 million project starting Sept. 22 will affect traffic at the I-196 / US-131 interchange in downtown Grand Rapids. Read More

A popular highway interchange in Grand Rapids will be closed this week. Beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, the ramp from northbound U.S. 131 to eastbound I-196 will be closed for bridge work. Read More

An 18-year-old Benton Harbor man suffered burns to his arms and legs. He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police say his injuries are not considered life-threatening. No ... Read More

The Michigan State Police Grand Rapids Post is seeking help from the public in investigating the death of a 16-year-old after he was allegedly hit by a vehicle on eastbound I-196. Read More

Westbound I-96 is closed at Leonard Avenue, just after the split with I-196 in Grand Rapids. Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a fatal crash near the 3 Mile Road overpass. Read More

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A key expressway in West Michigan was shut down for hours after a deadly crash on Monday morning. Westbound I-96 closed around noon at Leonard Avenue, just after the split with I ... Read More

Westbound I-96 closed around noon at Leonard Avenue, just after the split with I-196 in Grand Rapids. Michigan State Police troopers were investigating a fatal crash on the freeway near the 3 Mile ... Read More

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A 16-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle Friday, May 30 in Grand Rapids. The girl was struck along Lake Michigan Drive near I-196 about 12:20 ... Read More

The continuing snowfall is contributing to some crashes and freeway closures in West Michigan Thursday morning. Read More

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

Road conditions remain poor Tuesday as bitter-cold temperatures and lake-effect snow create white-out conditions for drivers. Read More

Several vehicles are smashed in the median, a box truck is overturned and a semi-truck is wedged in the ditch. Read More

Grand Rapids, MI (January 7, 2025) - An injury crash occurred on I-196 Eastbound at Coit Ave on Medical Mile hill Tuesday afternoon. The incident, reported at approximately 4:57 PM, caused significant ... Read More

KENT COUNTY, MI - Two men have been indicted ... s cellphone and conducted surveillance on I-196 traffic headed toward Grand Rapids. Based on GPS phone pings, investigators focused surveillance ... Read More

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - BAMF Health ... is being constructed at a 14-acre site near Gratiot Avenue and Interstate 375. '?BAMF Health's second location in Detroit advances our mission to deliver ... Read More

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A Hudsonville man apologized to his family before his sentencing Monday afternoon in a sex trafficking case. Jonathan Didyk, 46, will serve at least two years in prison ... Read More

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Westbound traffic on I-96 through Grand Rapids is snarled near the I-196 interchange due to a crash. The crash was reported at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, on the westbound lanes of ... Read More

A stretch of westbound I-96 at the I-196 interchange on the east side of Grand Rapids was shut down Saturday evening following a crash. The Michigan Department of Transportation reported the ... Read More

One of the U.S. Marines killed in a helicopter crash outside of San Diego earlier this week was from West Michigan. (Feb. 9, 2024) ... Read More

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Slide-offs and minor crashes on snowy roads snarled traffic around West Michigan Tuesday. There were intermittent lane closures all around West Michigan Tuesday, and some ... Read More

HOLLAND, MI -- A 60-year-old Wyoming woman has died after she was critically injured when a vehicle crashed into a deer on I-196, sending the deer through the windshield. Police said Georgianne ... Read More

A 29-year-old Grand Rapids man died Saturday night after a crash on Interstate 96 in Orange Township ... vehicle near mile marker 66 around 7 p.m., Michigan State Police said, in a press release. Read More

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has scheduled the last set of lane closures for the Interstate-96, I-196 East and East Beltline Avenue interchange project ... Read More

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - One person was killed in a crash on I-196 in Grand Rapids in the early hours of Thanksgiving. The crash happened around 3 a.m. Thursday near Plymouth Avenue NE. Read More

South of I-196 Ottawa will be southbound only. (Courtesy | City of Grand Rapids) GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Both off-ramps from Interstate 196 to Ottawa Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids will close at 9 a ... Read More

South of I-196 Ottawa will be southbound only. (Courtesy | City of Grand Rapids) GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Off-ramps from both directions of Interstate 196 to Ottawa Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids will ... Read More

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. - Authorities are looking ... The crash occurred on Interstate 196 in Van Buren County, 30 miles north of Benton Harbor, as they were returning from the Grand Rapids area. Read More

South Haven - Authorities are looking at weariness ... The crash occurred on Interstate 196 in Van Buren County, 30 miles north of Benton Harbor, as they were returning from the Grand Rapids ... Read More