Pop Scholars Improv Show at Wealthy Theatre

Submitted by Rhonda Ross on Friday, January 15th, 3:53 pm

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- If you want to get in a good laugh this weekend, there's a show going on Friday night that should do the trick.

Pop Scholars is a four-man, Grand Rapids based, fast-paced improv team. They've been doing improvisational comedy for over five years in Grand Rapids, but have performed all over Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and most notably, Chicago's iO (formerly Improv Olympic).

They perform public shows at Wealthy Theatre monthly and have been involved in Grand Rapids' comedy festival, Laughfest, each year as well.

The show is on Friday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. at Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids.

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FOUND: Boy, 14, reported missing in Grand Rapids

Submitted by Kayla Fortney on Thursday, January 14th, 12:56 pm

Update from Grand Rapids police at 11 a.m.: Benjamin Edwards has been located and is in good health. Thank you for your assistance.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- Police are asking for your help to find Benjamin Daniel Edwards.

Benjamin, 14, is 5’11" and weighs 150 lbs. and is considered missing and endangered by the Grand Rapids Police Department.

He was last seen wearing a dark brown knit hat, coyote tan Carhart style jacket, tan khaki pants and boots.

Benjamin was reported missing Thursday around 7 a.m. from the area of Luten Ave SE and Lake Dr. SE.

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Submitted by WZZM13, News Staff

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016, 10:34am

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Police in Grand Rapids plan to begin patrolling on horseback.

The Grand Rapids Police Department is partnering with the Kent County Sheriff's Department for some city officers to work with the mounted unit.

The police department notes there are several benefits of having officers on horses, including offering a better vantage point, controlling crowds and interacting positively with the public.

Officers involved in the effort will participate in training sessions.

Police Chief David Rahinsky says there's no new cost to the city. The sheriff's department has several horses in its mounted unit.

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Bus beating brings ex-Rapid driver community service

Submitted by John Hogan on Tuesday, January 12th, 8:31 pm

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- A Rapid Bus driver convicted of assaulting a teen passenger during an afternoon run last April was sentenced Tuesday to community service.

Alicia Miller, 54, was sentenced in Grand Rapids District Court today for assault and battery, a misdemeanor.

Judge Jennifer Faber ordered her to perform 56 hours of community service and pay $575 in fines and court costs.

The charge stems from an April 30, 2015, verbal confrontation on Tremont Boulevard NW with a teenage passenger that turned physical.

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‘Selfishness and greed’ brings serial embezzler prison

Submitted by John Hogan on Tuesday, January 12th, 6:42 pm

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) – For more than a decade, Shannon Marie Schelling has had a problem keeping her hands off of other people’s money.

The Cedar Springs woman with two embezzlement convictions took an office job at H2Oasis near Rockford about three years ago. It didn’t take long for money to start disappearing.

Owner Richard Brill called the losses to the family-run company “devastating.’’

“Whether we survive this, I don’t know,’’ he told Schelling in court Monday. “You’ve done more damage to your kids than you have to my company. Everything you have done is focused just on what’s best for Shannon.’’

That faceoff took place in Kent County Circuit Court, where Schelling appeared for sentencing on a conviction of embezzlement of more than $100,000.

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Submitted by Sarah Sell, WZZM Reporter

Monday, January 11th, 2016, 9:02pm

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- Ralph Hauenstein passed away Sunday at the age of 103.

Hauenstein has worn several hats through the years. He was a journalist, World War II veteran, successful businessman and a philanthropist.

"I'm no DeVos, or Van Andel, Wege, or Meijer, but with what little I made, I'm sharing, which I'm glad to do," he said in a 2007 interview with WZZM 13.

One of those donations went to Grand Valley State University, where he helped build the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University.

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Submitted by WZZM13, News Staff

Tuesday, January 5th, 2016, 9:35pm

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- Kent County Prosecutor William Forsyth announced he will not seek reelection in the coming year.

Forsyth, who has served Kent County for the past 30 years, said it is time to step aside, according to a news release. He spent an additional 12 years as a prosecutor prior to the county position.

"Although witnessing the acts of inhumanity that we as a society inflict on one another can take its toll, the opportunity to have been an advocate for the victims of crime has been incredibly rewarding," Forsyth said in the news release. "Nothing will ever match or replace the joy, the pride and the heartache I experienced as a prosecutor."

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