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Michigan native and Grammy Award-winning musician Billy Strings has adopted part of I-96. (Oct. 3, 2025)

This week’s featured adoptable pets from the Kent County Animal Shelter are two sweet dogs. (Oct. 3, 2025)

Viewer discretion is advised. (Oct. 3, 2025)

Sunshine will rule the day, along with a light southwest breeze. (Oct. 3, 2025)

The budget includes $10,050 in school funding per pupil — a new record — as well as nearly $2 billion for roads. (Oct. 3, 2025)

A sophomore at Portage Northern High School is about to steal the show with a role he says he was born to play. (Oct. 3, 2025)

Mona Shores’ Dominic Piggue won. (Oct. 3, 2025)

It's part of the Football Frenzy Tailgate. (Oct. 3, 2025)

Elijah Osborn spends a lot of time running. (Oct. 3, 2025)

The food collected during this week’s WOOD TV8 Football Frenzy Tailgate at Portage Northern High School won’t stay on campus — it will help fill grocery carts for hundreds of families across the community. (Oct. 3, 2025)

Can the student beat the Daybreak team? (Oct. 3, 2025)

Each week, the team visits a different school. (Oct. 3, 2025)