Category Archives: Local News
None Hurt After Head-On Crash Between Semi and Pickup in West Olive
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 21, 2026) - It may have been very fortuitous that neither driver was injured following a head-on crash of a pickup truck and a semi in West Olive in the pre-dawn hours...
Jan 21, 2026
Another Snow Day Along the Lakeshore for School Children
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 21, 2026) - For many students along the Lakeshore, it's a third straight snow day on Wednesday. Snow, wind, cold temperatures, and transportation challenges have led a ma...
Jan 21, 2026 Jan. 21, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; A look southbound down Central Avenue from the WHTC/WYVN Studios. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Five From Lakeshore Among Finalists for MHSAA Honor
EAST LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 21, 2026) - Excellence in competition, in the classroom, and the community among high school seniors in the state will be spotlighted by the Michigan High School Ath...
Jan 21, 2026 Michigan High School Athletic Association (logo courtesy MHSAA)
Holland Woman Sentenced in Death of Son
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 20, 2026) - A 40-year-old Holland woman may spend the rest of her life behind bars for the death of her 17-year-old son nearly a year ago. Katie Austin Lee was senten...
Jan 20, 2026 SergPoznanskiy / Depositphotos.com
Holland Man Slain in Florida Incident
KISSIMMEE, FL (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 20, 2026) - A 70-year-old Holland man was among three persons slain at a rental home in central Florida over the weekend. Authorities in Kissimmee say that Robert Kraft...
Jan 20, 2026 Ahmad Jihad Bojeh (photo courtesy Osceola County Sheriff's Office)
Several Injured in 100+ Vehicle Pileup on Wintry I-196 East of Zeeland
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 19, 2026) - One of the bigger multi-vehicle pileups in recent years along the Lakeshore occurred on Monday. Ottawa County Central Dispatch first noted around 9 AM th...
Jan 19, 2026 Ottawa County Sheriff's Seal (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Norton Shores Man Arraigned on Sexual Conduct Charges
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 19, 2026) - A 28-year-old Norton Shores man has been charged with inappropriate sexual conduct in incidents stemming back from this past August in the Grand Haven are...
Jan 19, 2026 Nicholas Phelps (photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office)
IRS Lien Scam Scheme Uncovered in Allegan Co.
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 19, 2026) - Not even the US Internal Revenue Service is above being connected with a scam these days. According to Allegan County's Register of Deeds Bob Genetski, his of...
Jan 19, 2026 A IRS tax lien letter that has been proven to be a scam. (image courtesy Allegan County Register of Deeds Bob Genetski)
Zeeland City Council to Decide on Liquor License Request on Monday Night
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 18, 2026) - An establishment wishing to join seven others for selling alcohol by the glass in Zeeland could get municipal endorsement of its Michigan Liquor Control Commi...
Jan 18, 2026 Zeeland Sign (image courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
Driver Hospitalized After Crash Into Allendale House
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 18, 2026) - A 36-year-old Allendale man was hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash into a residence on Sunday afternoon. No name was disclosed by Ottawa Cou...
Jan 18, 2026 A LIFE EMS ambulance (photo courtesy LIFE EMS)
