A 71-year-old retired attorney, Carol Romej, successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro just nine months after undergoing emergency back surgery. Romej had spent months training for the trek before suffering a serious fall on a Lake Michigan sand dune that left her with a herniated disc and forced her to postpone the adven...

Michigan is taking the first steps toward a new way of funding road repairs that could eventually replace the state's 30-cent-per-gallon gas tax. State officials have launched the planning phase of a pilot program that would charge drivers based on the number of miles they drive rather than how much gas they buy. The p...

The long-running war of words between former Van Halen bandmates Alex Van Halen and Sammy Hagar just got another chapter. ALEX VAN HALEN Calls SAMMY HAGAR 'A Complete Idiot' pic.twitter.com/aR5wERYV6K - BLABBERMOUTH.NET (@BLABBERMOUTHNET) September 5, 2026 In a recent interview with Roadie Crew magazine, Alex Van Halen...

This upcoming weekend is the final set of races for the season at Berlin Raceway. We have tickets all week for you to win! Listen to Kim St. James for text-to-win keywords during your workday to win a pair of tickets to the races this weekend. Listen on the air, on your smartspeaker, online, or on the free classic rock...

Billy Idol will be at Acrisure Amphitheater this Friday and we have your last chance to win tickets! Listen to Travis all week! He'll be giving out text keywords each day for you to enter and win. Listen on the air, on your smartspeaker, online, or on the free classic rock 97 LAV app! Downloading the app also gives you...

Got plans for Labor Day weekend? Check out the 22nd Annual Cars for Cancer event in Muskegon. Presented by Different Strokes Car Club, the annual fundraiser supports the Johnson Family Center for Cancer Care while bringing together classic car enthusiasts from across West Michigan. The weekend kicks off Sunday, Septemb...

When Billy Strings brought more than 28,000 fans to Ionia for his inaugural Freak Fair festival, most people had no idea it was also a fundraiser for the city that raised him. After the event, Strings revealed that once expenses are paid, all remaining profits will be donated back to Ionia. The two-day festival drew ma...

A familiar voice at LMCU Ballpark is getting ready to call his final game. Dan Hasty, the longtime play-by-play announcer for the West Michigan Whitecaps, is wrapping up his final season with the team after 12 years behind the mic. Hasty's broadcasting career grew out of a lifelong love of baseball after realizing his ...

Billy Joel is mourning the death of Jon Small, a longtime friend, former bandmate, and creative collaborator whose connection to the singer stretched ...

The 2026 Abbey Road Music Photography Awards have revealed this year's finalists, highlighting images of some of the biggest names in music. Organizer...

Eric Clapton has teamed with Martin Guitar for the Crossroads 2026 Collection, a new lineup celebrating his long connection with acoustic guitars. The...

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are taking their new short film Hidden In Pieces to select cinemas in September 2026, pairing the 22-minute project with classic films...

Violet Grohl put her own spin on a classic from The Cure during a recent Like A Version session, choosing the band's 1992 song High for a stripped-dow...

Noel and Liam Gallagher received a warm reception at the Venice Film Festival as their Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger premiered to an exte...

Andy Williams, the guitarist best known for his work with Every Time I Die and his professional wrestling career as The Butcher, has died at age 48. H...

Carrie Underwood added an unexpected dose of nu-metal to her set at the Velocity Festival in Dyersville, Iowa, on September 5, 2026. During the perfor...