Kingmaker: How the ‘Home Front’ toppled Frank McKay

Kingmaker: How the ‘Home Front’ toppled Frank McKay

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Frank McKay was one of the most influential politicians in Grand Rapids history. In the 1920s, '30s and '40s, he parlayed his business interests and connections into a powerhouse of influence in Grand Rapids and Lansing. “Boss” McKay was the center of all sorts of criminal investigations and even more rumors. He was indicted in four separate cases and even loosely tied to the assassination of a state senator, but nev…