Category Archives: Local News
More Wintry Road Conditions Plague Motorists on I-196
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 18, 2026) - For the second time in less than 36 hours, wintry weather is believed to be the reason for a portion I-196 being closed off between Grandville and Hud...
Jan 18, 2026
Wintry Weather Causes Havoc on I-196 East of Hudsonville
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 17, 2026) - Wintry weather is believed to be the reason for I-196 being closed off between Grandville and Hudsonville during the overnight hours of Saturday. Acco...
Jan 17, 2026 Ottawa County Sheriff's Department (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Drivers Hospitalized Following Two-Vehicle Crash South of Grand Haven
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 17, 2026) - The drivers involved in a two-vehicle crash on Friday night south of Grand Haven had to be hospitalized. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergean...
Jan 17, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Icy I-96 Blocked by Jackknifed Semi Near Nunica
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 16, 2026) - A 60-year-old Canadian trucker is expected to recover from injuries suffered when his rig lost control on an icy westbound I-96 near Nunica on Friday af...
Jan 16, 2026
UPDATE: Suspect Arrested, Arraigned Following Shooting at Jenison Residence
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 16, 2026) - More details have emerged, including an arrest and arraignment of a 41-year-old Grand Rapids man, following a January 7th shooting incident near Jenis...
Jan 16, 2026 Reshard Felder (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Office)
Joblessness Rose Slightly Along Lakeshore, Across State This Fall
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 16, 2026) - Unemployment stayed somewhat steady along the Lakeshore and across the state this fall. In not seasonally-adjusted numbers released on Thursday by the Michiga...
Jan 16, 2026 Got Credit / CC
Laketown Twp. Declines Public Funding for Interurban; Authority Director Offers to Subsidize Rides for Seniors, Disabled
YouTube video of Jan. 14, 2026 Laketown Twp. Board meeting courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 15, 2026) - The Interurban will still be running in Laketown Townshi...
Jan 15, 2026
Holland Museum Holds Over American Girl Exhibit Through January
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 15, 2026) - What was meant only as a holiday attraction at the Holland Museum has been held over. The American Girl Adventure exhibit, which shares the 40-year-long histo...
Jan 15, 2026 Jean_Nelson / Depositphotos.com
Laketown Twp. Board to Revisit Future of Interurban Service Tonight
YouTube video of Jan. 7, 2026 Laketown Township Board of Trustees workshop courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan. LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 14, 2026) - Could the Interurban still be running i...
Jan 14, 2026
ODC Network Series Begins Amidst Growing National Trend for Being "Unplugged"
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 14, 2026) - Are more and more people getting unplugged? According to a new survey from Talker Research, half of Americans are spending less time looking at screens and it...
Jan 14, 2026 The ODC Network (image courtesy Outdoor Discovery Center)
