Category Archives: Local News
Two Men Hospitalized in Friday Night Crash on 44th Street @ 8th Avenue
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 22, 2024) - Two drivers were hospitalized following a collision south of Jenison, at one of Ottawa County's busiest intersections, on Friday night. According to S...
Mar 22, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Woman Hurt in Pileup Crash South of Grand Haven
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 22, 2024) - A three-vehicle pileup south of Grand Haven hospitalized a 78-year-old Grand Haven woman on Friday morning. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County ...
Mar 22, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Annual Michigan Shipwrecks Fundraiser Set for Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 22, 2024) - It's the annual return to a time when adventure and danger was common on the Great Lakes. "Mysteries and Histories Beneath the Inland Seas" is this Saturday e...
Mar 22, 2024 MRSA Board Member Craig Rich aboard the U of M research vessel Laurentian (photo courtesy Michigan Shipwreck Research Association)
Controlled Burn Exercise Slated for Saugatuck Area
SAUGATUCK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 23, 2024) - If Saugatuck area residents see a structure on fire on Saturday, officials of the Saugatuck Township Fire District are assuring them that the situation...
Mar 22, 2024 Controlled Burn Alert (image courtesy Saugatuck Twp. Fire District)
Local Education Leaders Kick Off "Deepfake" Awareness Campaign
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 22, 2024) - The concern about deep fakes is more than just a political issue. That's the message from the Ottawa Area Superintendents Association, who announced on Thu...
Mar 22, 2024
MDOT to Hold Virtual Public Meeting Tonight on 2024 Road Projects in West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2024) - Those who wish to know about major road construction projects along the Lakeshore and throughout West Michigan are encouraged to participate in a virtual...
Mar 21, 2024 Road construction update (image © Midwest Communications0
Ice Rink Budget, Tax Break for Perrigo Distribution Center Approved by Holland City Council
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2024) - It was a Wednesday evening of promise for the Tulip City. During the Holland City Council's biweekly business meeting, the governing panel approved a 12-year ...
Mar 21, 2024 An artist's drawing of the proposed Window on the Waterfront Community Ice Park. (image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Holland Man Arrested in Alleged Vehicle Ramming Incident
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 20, 2024) - A 22-year-old Holland man is free on bond following an arraignment on charges stemming from a late Tuesday night crash east of the Tulip City. According ...
Mar 20, 2024 Jaren Sabala (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Van Driver Critically Hurt in Collision with Semi on US-31
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 20, 2024) - A 37-year-old Holland man suffered critical injuries after a moving van rear-ended a stopped semi on Wednesday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sher...
Mar 20, 2024 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Suspect Apprehended, Two Children Unhurt After Hit-and-Run Spree Near Grand Haven
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 20, 2024) - A 38-year-old Grand Haven woman is in the Ottawa County Jail after a Wednesday afternoon hit-and-run spree south of the county seat. According to She...
Mar 20, 2024 Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept. Vehicle (image courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
