Category Archives: Local News
Two Killed in Overnight Crash North of Allegan
ALLEGAN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 7, 2024) - No names or other identification were immediately disclosed as two persons lost their lives in an overnight, single-vehicle crash north of Allegan on Thur...
Nov 07, 2024 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Grand Rapids Man Charged in Home Improvement Scam Operation
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 6, 2024) - A 30-year-old Grand Rapids man has been charged in an alleged home improvement scam that goes back more than a year and perhaps beyond Ottawa County. Accor...
Nov 06, 2024 Wesley Pawloski (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Lakeshore Election Results Nov. 5, 2024
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 6, 2024) - Below are the unofficial tallies for contested local office races and ballot proposals involving the Lakeshore from the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, as disclosed...
Nov 06, 2024 franckito / Depositphotos.com
Charges Filed in Fatal Trailer Loss Incident
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 5, 2024) - Charges have been filed more than three months after a fatal incident involving a boat trailer that broke free and struck two pedestrians on Holland's North...
Nov 05, 2024 Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Truck (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Department)
Blanket Ballots Await Lakeshore Voters on Election Day
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 5, 2024) - A two-sided ballot awaits voters along the Lakeshore on this General Election Tuesday. Topping the ticket are the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates, wi...
Nov 05, 2024 creisinger / Depositphotos.com
Pedestrian Hospitalized After Struck by Vehicle at Spring Lake
SPRING LAKE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 4, 2024) - A 62-year-old woman was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle around dawn on Monday in Spring Lake. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Ch...
Nov 04, 2024 An ambulance arrived at the scene (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Holland BPW Picked for Pilot Home Energy Improvement Program
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 4, 2024) - Holland and Marquette have been selected by the state to roll out a new Home Energy Rebates Program. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and En...
Nov 04, 2024 Holland BPW logo
Four Hospitalized After Two Separate Ottawa Co. Crashes
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 2, 2024) - Five persons were injured in two separate crashes on opposite corners of Ottawa County within less than an hour's time on Saturday afternoon. No names were ...
Nov 02, 2024 A LIFE Ambulance crew attends to an Ottawa Co. crash. (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Injury Crash Noted in Busy GT Intersection
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 2, 2024) - A two-vehicle crash west of Jenison late on Friday night hospitalized two women. Ottawa County Sheriff's Lieutenant Nicholas Knott gave few details as ...
Nov 02, 2024
Road Crews Prepare for Winter Weather Conditions
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 1, 2024) - It's November 1st, and winter is not that far off. We may have been lulled into a false sense of security, with mild weather through the first six weeks of...
Nov 01, 2024 Passing snow plows can be dangerous, because plow blades are often hidden by snow clouds. By Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
