The school year is wrapping up for many people, but it’s just beginning for dozens prospective Michigan State Police troopers.

Sunday, May 12, 80 men and women from across the state began the 125th Trooper Recruit School.  For the next 21 weeks, MSP members and academy staff will train the recruits in firearms, water safety, defensive tactics, patrol techniques, report writing, ethics, first aid, criminal law, crime scene processing and precision driving.  Recruits who successfully complete the training will graduate October 4.

Michigan State Police selected recruits from more than 3,000 potential candidates.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— Grand Rapids is getting another tribute to the men behind Meijer Stores.

On May 8, the Michigan Historical Commission approved a marker to honor Hendrik and Fred Meijer, who in 1962 became the first grocers to combine two popular retail models—discount department stores and supermarkets—into a single store on 28th Street, called “Thrifty Acres.”  The Meijers then took their model to Holland and Muskegon. 

Meijer now has nearly 200 stores across the Midwest, including Kalamazoo, Walker, Wyoming, Jenison, Rockford, Plainfield Township, Forest Hills, Lowell, Grandville, Kentwood, Grand Haven and Greenville, where Hendrik Meijer opened his very first store in the 1930s.

The new historical marker will be added to more than 1,700 green and gold signs found across the state, that chronicle the people, places and events that make Michigan’s heritage unique and unforgettable.  The historical markers are nominated by spons

GRANDVILLE, Mich. (WZZM) -- People living at a senior community in Grandville are returning home after they were evacuated during last month's flood.

Brookcrest Rehabilitation and Life Center held a welcome back party Thursday morning.

On April 18, heavy rains caused the nearby Buck Creek to spill into the complex, forcing all 122 residents to evacuate. Since then employees have worked around the clock removing carpeting, painting walls and restocking supplies.

The administrators say it's been an emotional time.

"Anytime anyone would go out and see a resident... we would all get a little choked up thinking about someone else taking care of our family," said Brookcrest administrator Christina Matzke. "And to have them coming back today or this week is very heartening."

Residents had a party to celebrate their return. They also received a green t-shirt to wear.