Category Archives: Local News

Biker Hospitalized Following Grand Haven Area Collision with SUV
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 22, 2026) - A 54-year-old Grand Haven man suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries after his motorcycle crashed with a SUV south of the Ottawa County s...
Gary Stevens Jul 22, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Dreyer to Attempt Cannonball Swim
SPRING LAKE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 22, 2026) - "The Shark" is going back into the Lake Michigan waters this summer. Ultra-marathon swimmer Jim Dreyer will attempt to tow 250 cannonballs, weighing a tot...
Gary Stevens Jul 22, 2026 Ultra-marathon swimmer Jim Dreyer poses with one of the cannonballs he will be carrying in his Aug 7-8 fundraising swim attempt (courtesy photo)

Motorist Escapes Serious Injury in Collision with Train
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 22, 2026) - A 48-year-old Hudsonville man escaped serious injuries after his SUV was struck by a train between Zeeland and Hudsonville on Tuesday afternoon. No name ...
Gary Stevens Jul 22, 2026 carlosphotos / Depositphotos.com

UPDATE: Missing "Endangered" Grand Haven Man Found
CHICAGO, IL (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 21, 2026) - The search is over involving the whereabouts of a 77-year-old Grand Haven man whose was considered an "endangered person," but who was found safe nearly 200 m...
Gary Stevens Jul 21, 2026 Dennis King (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)

Awareness of Road Hazards Remains After One-Day "Move Over" Effort
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 21, 2026) - A statewide, one-day enforcement effort to "move over" may have passed, but the awareness of keeping first responders safe while attending to road emerge...
Gary Stevens Jul 21, 2026 Rowdy Roddy

Higher Fuel Prices Affecting Tourism Motoring Traffic Volume This Summer
DEARBORN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 21, 2026) - Has gas prices affected the mood to travel this summer? As of dawn on Tuesday morning, the average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan, according to Triple...
Gary Stevens Jul 21, 2026 CreativeNature / Depositphotos.com

Saugatuck Among Most Stressed Tourist Towns in New National Survey
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 20, 2026) - The summer tourism season is in full swing, and for some, that means the summer stress season is in full swing. A new survey released last week by...
Gary Stevens Jul 20, 2026 Saugatuck city sign. File photo

Holland Museum to Open Cappon House for Sunday Ice Cream Social
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 19, 2026) - Summer is a time for fun, and what's more fun for many people in this season than an Ice Cream Social? On Sunday, the Holland Museum will open up its Cappon H...
Gary Stevens Jul 19, 2026 Sept. 23, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; The historic Cappon House off of West 9th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications

LAUP's Fiesta Spotlighted at Herringa Holland Civic Place This Weekend
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 18, 2026) - Although the weather hasn't exactly cooperated, officials with Latin Americans United for Progress are hopeful that its five-day annual celebration of the Lak...
Gary Stevens Jul 18, 2026

Macatawa Water Festival Slated in Midst of Ongoing Project Clarity Effort
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 18, 2026) - Although health concerns stemming from this week's wildfire smoke, which wafted in from Canada and Minnesota to all of Michigan, had cast a shadow, the Outdoo...
Gary Stevens Jul 18, 2026 Sept. 23, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; A flock of ducks in the waters of Lake Macatawa off of Boatwerks Restaurant. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
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