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Community Updates: Friday, September 8
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-08-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Museum announces new upcoming exhibition On Wednesday, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) announced that it will be hosting an exhibition called Bugs beginning in October. This traveling exhibition, which was created...
Community Updates: Friday, July 21
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-21-2023 under NEWS
Investigation into Saturday's Fatal Shooting Continues, 36-Year-Old Victim Identified On Saturday, the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) announced that it had responded to and was investigating a shooting that occurred in the early...
Community Updates: Friday, June 2
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-02-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Police Department Asks Community for Information About Person of Interest, Possible Witnesses in Wednesday's Homicide The Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) has announced that it is looking for a 27-year-old man named Luis...
Community updates: Thursday, Sept. 17
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-17-2020 under NEWS
Kent County Health Department urges COVID-19 caution among students as college-tied outbreaks emerge With colleges in and around Kent County reporting COVID-19 outbreaks among students and staff, the Kent County Health Department (KCHD) is urging...
Community updates: Saturday, Aug. 1
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-01-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Police Department addresses city’s recent gun violence Grand Rapids Police Department's (GRPD) Chief Eric Payne addressed Grand Rapids' rise in gun violence and homicides this year on Friday, affirming that the department...
Rodrick Dantzler—Processing what happened as a community
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 07-08-2011 under OPINION
From The Rapidian staff*: The day after, it's natural to melt into ourselves. Yesterday's events were surreal, and I'd wager that no one's thinking of going out tonight, pushing through crushes of revelers for a typical Friday evening. But how many...
Multiple homicides and car chase throughout city - Where are you?
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 07-07-2011 under NEWS
UPDATE (11:47 p.m.): At approximately 11:30 p.m., Rodrick Dantzler shot himself, bringing the standoff to an end. Both hostages have been freed and are safe. To all Rapidians who contributed or mulled over your fellow Rapidians' contributions,...