Category Archives: Local News
Augmented Holiday Drunken Driving Enforcement Effort Begins Statewide Today
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 16, 2024) - Labor Day may be more than a fortnight away, but the augmented holiday road enforcement period gets underway on Friday. The emphasis on this latest patrol ...
Aug 16, 2024 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement initiative (image courtesy National Highway Safety Traffic Administration)
Holland City Council Reviews City's Housing Development Support Policy
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 15, 2024) - Tackling one of the core issues in Holland was the emphasis of this week's City Council study session. This past Wednesday, Community and Neighborhood Service...
Aug 15, 2024 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Fireworks Display Caps Summer Street Performer Series Finale Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 15, 2024) - An annual summer tradition in Holland ends with a bang on Thursday night. The weekly Street Performer Series, in which 8th Street downtown is blocked off for ...
Aug 15, 2024 Fireworks over Lake Macatawa/Kollen Park
Holland Woman Thrown Into Water After Boat Crash with Pier Head
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 15, 2024) - A Wednesday night boat cruise ended with a crash into Holland's South Pier. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Shane Ryke, deputies and other fir...
Aug 15, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Motorcyclist Critically Hurt After Striking Deer Near Plainwell
GUN PLAIN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 15, 2024) - A dangerous hazard for motorcyclists goes on four legs, as a biker in southeast Allegan County found out on Wednesday evening. According to Sheriff's S...
Aug 15, 2024 osobystist / Depositphotos.com
Holland Woman Wins Grand Prize in State Lottery Scratch-Off Game
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 14, 2024) - A 25-year-old Holland area woman is gradually recovering from the admitted shock of uncovering a grand prize in a Michigan Lottery scratch off game. The unnam...
Aug 14, 2024 A winning Emerald Green Wild Time ticket (image courtesy Michigan Lottery)
Emergency Exercise Slated for Wednesday Night in Grand Haven
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 14, 2024) - One never wishes for emergencies to occur, but for those who are responsible for protecting lives, there's never enough preparation. A mass casualty incid...
Aug 14, 2024 Ottawa County Emergency Management logo.
Visitation on Wednesday, Funeral on Thursday for Zeeland's Les Hoogland
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 14, 2024) - The city of Zeeland says goodbye to its greatest modern ambassador. Visitation is from 2:30 to 4:30 PM and from 6 to 8 PM on Wednesday at the Langeland-Steren...
Aug 13, 2024 Les Hoogland (photo courtesy Langland-Sterenberg-Yntema Funeral Home)
Eight Hurt in Tuesday Car-Truck Crash
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 13, 2024) - Eight persons in all were injured after a passenger vehicle drove into the path of a dump truck northeast of Zeeland late on Tuesday morning. No names we...
Aug 13, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Ottawa Co. Board to Decide on Sheriff's Body Cam/Dash Cam Contract & More
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 13, 2024) - The long-awaited arrival of body cams and dash board cams for the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department is apparently just a vote away. During the biweekly bu...
Aug 13, 2024 May 30, 2024; Olive Twp., MI, USA; An Ottawa County Sheriff's Department's Supervisor vehicle at the Ottawa County Family Justice Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
