Some roads will close Friday afternoon, while others will close overnight. (May 9, 2025)

Priority Health has published a children's book to help give school-aged kids practical tools to support their mental health. (May 9, 2025)

Athletes are getting ready to compete in the annual River Bank Run on Saturday in Grand Rapids. (May 9, 2025)

The quiet third grader at Pine Ridge Elementary has inspired a large show of support this year. (May 9, 2025)

A West Ottawa elementary student had a gun and ammunition on a school bus days apart, deputies say. (May 9, 2025)

Friday was the River Bank Run's Sports & Fitness Expo at DeVos Place downtown. Runners were encouraged to pick up their packets on Friday to reduce their stress on race day, which is Saturday. The expo is open to the public, featuring more than 60 vendors including food and sponsor displays. (May 10, 2025)

The 48th annual Amway River Bank Run is set to get underway Saturday morning and the weather looks like it will cooperate for the event. (May 10, 2025)

Some road closures for the Amway River Bank Run started Friday in downtown Grand Rapids, while others go into effect early Saturday morning. (May 9, 2025)

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"It's been a crazy couple of weeks and I feel like today was the first time ... I had a chance to stop and think, wow, what I'm going to be doing tomorrow," News 8's Brittany Flowers said the day before the race. "I'm excited now, but I think the nerves have set in." (May 10, 2025)

Friday was the River Bank Run's Sports & Fitness Expo at DeVos Place downtown from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Runners are encouraged to pick up their packets on Friday to reduce their stress on race day, which is Saturday. The expo is open to the public, featuring more than 60 vendors including food and sponsor displays. (May 9, 2025)

This week's featured adoptable pets from the Kent County Animal Shelter are two lovable dogs. (May 9, 2025)

Just three months after suffering a heart attack, Christine Ankenbauer is taking on the 10K in the 48th annual River Bank Run along with her daughters. (May 9, 2025)