GRAND RAPIDS, MI – All lanes of eastbound I-96, north of Grand Rapids, have reopened following a 15-vehicle pileup, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. Officials closed the area near the Alpine Avenue exit Monday morning, Jan. 20, due to a crash. The area has since reopened, according to MDOT’s MiDrive map.

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At 6:30 a.m. Sunday, the Grand Rapids Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire in the 800 block of Griggs Street SE, near Eastern Avenue SE. Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found an active fire burning at the house.

A crash has closed a portion of I-96 in the Grand Rapids area, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. MDOT officials closed all lanes of eastbound I-96, after the Alpine Avenue exit,