Rob Sparks

This is a cool story.  A lot of times when you lose something, you assume it’s gone for good. Well, last week Ionia Department of Public Safety was contacted by a lady who lived in San Diego, CA.  She had found this Ionia Fire Fighter badge buried in the yard of a house she used to own and she wanted to get it back to it’s rightful owner...

Since I’ve moved to Grand Rapids, I’ve been very impressed with the level of courtesy and professionalism of the Grand Rapids Police Department.  While other departments are knee deep in controversy, our police department seems to really be trying to be active in community policing and being a great role model for our younger residents, rather than just an intimidating factor...

Rob’s People” of course are people who do stupid things and then get caught. Pretty much the story of my childhood (except I was just a dumb kid, not a law breaker.) Now that you know what “Rob’s People” are… here’s the story: This Rob’s People happened right here in Grand Rapids...

While the world is watching some of the best athletes in the world compete at the Olympics in Rio, Norway is hosting an event that more of us “normal” athletes or couch potatoes could participate in. Welcome to the official Belly Flop Competition...

I'll admit it, I'm a bit of a worrier when it comes to things that could kill me. Usually it's food I'm eating ( because if you've ever been sick from food you ate, you worry.) Sometimes it's random things, like when a dish soap pack exploded and got me in the eye...

Summer's almost over... before long school will be back in session, football will be on TV and we'll be watching the weather for snow.  So, before all that happens and we start spending more time inside, here's 7 things you need to do before the end of summer...

Growing up, my mom always told us to wish upon the stars.  Especially the first star you see of the night, is supposed to be the star that makes wishes come true.  She also told us to never waste a shooting star. That would be why I’m so excited the Perseid Meteor Shower is happening, now through August 24th...

The other day, Christine came in the studio during my show and declared " I NEED A NAP."  She says everything loud, so while she wasn't yelling, she was yelling. So she got comfortable on the bench and took a nap.  I realized when I was taking phone calls, she was really out, that's when I decided we needed to mess with her...

Kids these days… are doing a lot more than we were at their age!

April of last year, Dan Price, CEO of Gravity Payments, made big waves when announced he was raising the minimum pay rate of all his employees to $70,000.  A lot of people said his company would take a hit; some CEOs expressed disappointment in him, because he was making them look bad...

With all the negativity surrounding police lately, I’m really enjoying finding these types of stories.  The majority of officers are good people, doing a very dangerous job, so we can continue to go catch Pokémon (or whatever it is you enjoy doing while feeling protected...

Why couldn’t this have happened to me the last time I got pulled over? Although, since I’m lactose intolerant, fines and ice cream both make me feel the same way!   Police in Halifax, Virginia were pulling people over the other day, to hand out ice cream! Acc...