Category Archives: Local News
Four Hospitalized After Head-On Crash in SE Ottawa Co.
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 22, 2026) - Four persons were seriously injured in a two-vehicle, head-on crash southwest of Byron Center late on Sunday morning. According to Ottawa County Sherif...
Feb 22, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Office to Offer Another CRASE Class
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 20, 2026) - First responders aren't the only ones who should be ready for an active shooter event at any time. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is holding another Ci...
Feb 20, 2026 MauriceNorbert / Depositphotos.com
WO, Zeeland Districts Earn State Grants for FAFSA Applications
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 20, 2026) - Two Lakeshore school districts will share in $10 million of Universal Free Application for Federal Student Aid Challenge Awards funds. On Thursday, the state ...
Feb 20, 2026 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
Two Hospitalized After Vehicle Runs Red Light on US-31 at James St.
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 19, 2026) - Two motorists were hospitalized following a collision at one of the Holland area's busiest intersections during the overnight hours on Thursday. Accordin...
Feb 19, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Feds Keep Campbell Plant Open Through May
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 19, 2026) - The lone coal-fired power plant in West Michigan continues to operate. Yesterday, President Trump signed the fourth emergency order to keep the JH Campbell fac...
Feb 19, 2026 The JH Campbell Plant in Port Sheldon Township (photo courtesy Consumers Energy)
Weather Spotter Training Class Set for Tonight in Jenison
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 19, 2026) - Just in time for the upcoming spring stormy weather season is the annual Skywarn Weather Spotter Training Class. Set for Thursday evening at Alive Chu...
Feb 19, 2026 Crysis Rubel / CC
Housing Project Rezoning Request OK'd by Holland City Council
YouTube video courtesy City of Holland, Michigan. HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 19, 2026) - A proposed new community housing project received a green light from the Holland City Council on Wednesday n...
Feb 19, 2026
Pickup Slams Into Sedan on I-96, Sends That Driver to a Hospital Bed
WRIGHT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 18, 2026) - Two drivers are expected to recover from injuries suffered when a pickup rear-ended a sedan on I-96 between Coopersville and Marne on Tuesday morning. No ...
Feb 18, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Holland Man Sentenced for Domestic Assault Incident in North Side Apartment
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 17, 2026) - A 31-year-old Holland man will spend 14 months behind bars, along with three years of probation, for assaulting a 23-year-old woman in a north side apartm...
Feb 17, 2026 PRSA-NY / CC
Two Holland Youth Advisory Council Members Earns MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Awards
EAST LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 17, 2026) - There may be no Lakeshore teams which will make it to the Breslin Center for the state high school boys basketball tournament finals on March 14th, but t...
Feb 17, 2026 Michigan High School Athletic Association (logo courtesy MHSAA)
