Category Archives: Local News
Allegan County Transportation Begins Switchover to Propane-Powered Fleet
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 4, 2023) - When one thinks of vehicles powered by alternative energy sources, the first thing that comes to mind is electricity. However, Allegan County Transportation i...
Sep 04, 2023 Allegan County Seal (image courtesy County of Allegan, Michigan)
Another Lake Michigan Swim Attempted by Dreyer
MILWAUKEE (WHTC/WKZO, Sept. 3, 2023) - On Labor Day, Jim Dreyer will again undergo a labor of love. The 60-year-old Grand Haven man will step into the waters of Lake Michigan on Monday afternoon to be...
Sep 03, 2023
Summer Vacation Season Ends on High Note Along Lakeshore, Across Michigan
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 3, 2023) - Weather conditions should be absolutely ideal across Michigan for the end of the summer vacation season on Monday. The spotlight event is the annual Mackinac Brid...
Sep 03, 2023 Image from the 2022 Labor Day Truck Parade in Holland (photo Brent Alan-Midwest Communications)
Two Drivers Hospitalized Following North Side Crash
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 2, 2023) - Two persons were hospitalized on Saturday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash on Holland's North Side. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County Sheri...
Sep 02, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Zeeland Teen Killed in Overisel Crash
OVERISEL TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 1, 2023) - A 14-year-old Zeeland boy lost his life in a single-vehicle crash south of the county line on Friday morning. According to Allegan County Sheriff's Serg...
Sep 01, 2023 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Laketown Twp. Fills Board Vacancy
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 1, 2023) - A vacancy on the Laketown Township board has been filled. After conducting a series of five interviews during a special meeting this past Wednesday, the...
Sep 01, 2023 Sept. 1, 2023; Laketown Twp., MI, USA; Laketown Township Clerk Amber Davis (R) swears in new board trustee Patrick Dietrich at the township hall. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
UPDATE: Noisy Helicopter Work Planned for Holiday Weekend Near Battery Expansion Project Postponed
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 1, 2023) - If the squeaky wheel gets the grease, as the old saw goes, then what does the loud helicopter get? On Thursday, the Holland Department of Public Safety felt c...
Sep 01, 2023 LG Energy Solution (image courtesy LG Energy Solution)
Sheriff's Canine Helps Track Down Hit-and-Run Suspect in Zeeland
ZEELAND TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 31, 2023) - A 61-year-old Zeeland man ended up in an Ottawa County Jail cell after an eventful Thursday morning along Business 196. According to Sheriff's Sergeant Ma...
Aug 31, 2023 Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Canine Kyan (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
I-96 Pileup Hospitalizes One Driver, Blocks Highway for Hours
POLKTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 31, 2023) - A 47-year-old Muskegon man was hospitalized after a three-vehicle pileup on Thursday morning near the southwestern edge of Coopersville. According to Ott...
Aug 31, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Motorcyclist Hurt in North Side Crash
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 31, 2023) - A 40-year-old Holland man was hospitalized after a crash involving a SUV and a motorcycle on Wednesday night at an intersection on Holland's North Side. ...
Aug 31, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
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