Kids had the chance Wednesday to go shopping with local heroes. Kids went shopping with members of local law enforcement, firefighters, military personnel, and conservation officers during the annual Shop with a Hero event at Meijer.

Southfield police and fire help foster children as part of Shop with a Hero Program.

Fifteen children in need gathered at the Meijer in Birch Run on Wednesday, November 4 to shop for holiday gifts, with the help of Saginaw officers and firefighters.

Deputies from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office took a break from policing to go shopping Wednesday night for the annual Shop with a Cop event at the Jeffersonville Meijer.

Dozens of community leaders in Fairfield city and township will shop next week for kids who may not otherwise receive Christmas gifts.

To get its shoppers and associates in a holiday frame of mind, Meijer will offer weekend performances of festive tunes by local school choirs and music groups. For the second consecutive year, the retailer has invited local school music groups to come into their stores to sing carols as customers shop the aisles. This year, 115 groups will perform.

The Meijer parking lot was crawling with cops tonight, but there was no crime.

When coordinators for the Lucas County Children Services' annual holiday toy drive needed help building bikes, the pieces fell into place almost too easily.

Santa has looked at his daunting schedule for the next few weeks and decided he needs some help.

FOX6 News found two groups of shoppers at Meijer on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 28 -- those shopping for last-minute turkey dinner necessities, and those ready to take advantage of the Black Friday deals.

This Black Friday, it's all about the tech.

Thanksgiving is just days away, and if you haven’t started thawing your turkey and gathering your groceries yet, now is the time to do so.

Black Friday price cuts are expected to be deep this year – and we know just where to find them. For example, Grand Rapids-based Meijer will have the best discounts on apparel and accessories, personal finance website WalletHub reports. Apparel and accessories is also the retail segment in which the most deals will be found during this year’s Black Friday sales.

Since Black Friday is only a few days away we stopped by Meijer to check out all their amazing Black Friday deals for this year!

Brandon Pasch is giddy when speaking about "doorbuster" bargains he procured for this week's Black Friday sales at Meijer stores.

The holidays often make people feel a little more generous. To feel a need to go shopping for toys or clothes or gifts or food to benefit others in our community. To open their pocketbooks and write a check to a good cause. Or to participate in an event for a cause.

Picked-over shelves, full parking lots and long checkout lines: We've all been there.