Community Policing

Why are farmers with spring crops grateful for the recent cold snap? Then, how a network of storm-spotters in northern Michigan aims to improve severe weather warnings. Plus, baritone saxophonist Kaleigh Wilder talked music with us ahead of her upcoming performance in Ypsilanti. Also, how law enforcement and community members in Washtenaw County are building trust to help curb gun violence.

About three in ten Grand Rapids residents don’t trust the city’s police department, according to an anonymous digital survey conducted by the city.The…

Could more cultural awareness help the Grand Rapids Police Department? The Grand Rapids Police Policy and Procedure Review Task Force thinks so.The task…

The Grand Rapids Police Department announce new Youth Interactions Policy for its officers.This after a year which saw two incidents where officers held…

They served and protected the United States while in the military. Now, as veterans, they’re volunteering to serve and protect Detroit — and they're doing…

Rebuilding trust between many communities and their police officers will be a long, hard slog.But everyone agrees it must be done. That was the message…

Some cities have been looking at a program that takes a different approach to people with addictions who sometimes have run-ins with the law.In Michigan,…

Fifth-grade students at Muskegon Middle School will begin receiving drug- and gang-resistance training in November.The Gang Resistance Education and…

What would it be like if the people of a community saw their police officers not just in crisis or in response to a crime, but in relaxed, friendly…

The Flint Police Department received a $1.2 million grant from the C.S. Mott Foundation. The grant will hire more police officers, pay for more equipment,…