Unexpected water pressure issues in the building housing the John Ball Zoo School, part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) district, caused the building to shut down on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

While most of West Michigan is dealing with the Arctic blast by bundling up and staying indoors, some residents of John Ball ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - After unexpected water pressure issues at the John Ball Zoo School caused the building to shut down on Jan. 8, the school is reopening sooner than expected. The sixth-grade theme ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – John Ball Zoo has unveiled an ambitious 10-year plan that aims to make the West Michigan zoo one of the best in the country. New giraffe and sea lion exhibits, a 30-foot ...

Home to more than 2,000 animals representing 200-plus species, the John Ball Zoo is a hit with visitors traveling with kids. Named in honor of one of the founding fathers of Grand Rapids ...

KENT COUNTY, MI - More than a dozen neighbors of the John Ball Zoo ... Kurt Reppart, a former Grand Rapids city commissioner, said he’s tracked every change made by the zoo for 20 years, as ...

(WOOD) — Like Louis Campau or Charles Belknap, John Ball’s name lives on in Grand Rapids. The man for which the city’s zoo is ...

While most of West Michigan is dealing with the Arctic blast by bundling up and staying indoors, some residents of John Ball ...