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Holland Native Graduates from Elite FBI Academy
PAW PAW, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 13, 2023) - A Holland native is back in Michigan after spending some time at the elite FBI National Academy. Inspector Ryan Schoonveld, a 21-year veteran of the Michigan ...
Jun 13, 2023 Michigan State Police Inspector Ryan Schoonveld (FBI National Academy photo courtesy Michigan State Police)
Saugatuck City Council Meets on Budget, Mt. Baldhead Tower & More Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 12, 2023) - What may have been initially a setback for re-purposing a former radio tower into boosting cell service along the Lake Michigan shoreline in the Saugatuck a...
Jun 12, 2023 Mt. Baldhead in the Saugatuck area
Holland Woman Hospitalized After Sunday Crash on M-121
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 11, 2023) - An 18-year-old Holland woman was hospitalized after a single vehicle rollover crash east of Zeeland on Sunday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheri...
Jun 11, 2023 Oct. 7, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; An AMR Ambulance awaits participation in the 2022 Holland Fire Truck Parade. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Deputy on Leave as Jenison Incident Involving Fatal Shooting of Man is Probed
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 11, 2023) - An Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputy is on administrative leave following a shooting in which a 28-year-old man lost his life late on Saturday night. Det...
Jun 11, 2023 Ottawa County Sheriff's Department Seal (image courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Dept.)
Downtown Zeeland Snowmelt Project to Begin
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 11, 2023) - Work on making snowmelt a reality in downtown Zeeland could begin this coming week. The two-year-long, $10.2 million project, which will install the warming c...
Jun 11, 2023 Downtown Zeeland (photo Peg McNichol, Midwest Communications)
Three Hospitalized in Head-On Crash North of Zeeland
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 10, 2023) - Three persons were hospitalized following a two-vehicle, head-on collision north of Zeeland on Saturday evening. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Roa...
Jun 10, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Hamilton Spur Rail Renovation Gets State $$$ Boost
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 9, 2023) - The Hamilton Spur is getting a long-overdue overhaul. On Friday, the state Department of Transportation announced the first round of recipients for the 2023 Mi...
Jun 09, 2023 Sept. 19, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; The end of a CSX Railroad train heading out of Holland. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
2024 Tulip Time Festival Poster Contest Opens
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 9, 2023) - It has been less than a month since the 94th Tulip Time Festival ended, but organizers are already at work for the 95th edition of Holland's annual signature e...
Jun 09, 2023 2024 Tulip Time Festival Poster Contest (image courtesy Tulip Time Festival)
Man Injured as Box Truck Loses Control Near Hudsonville School
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 8, 2023) - A 35-year-old Hudsonville man was seriously injured when a box truck lost control at an elementary school south of his hometown on Thursday afternoon. A...
Jun 08, 2023 An ambulance arrived at the scene (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Zeeland Twilight Criterium Set for Friday Evening
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 8, 2023) - The streets of downtown Zeeland will be taken over by two-wheeled bicycles instead of four-wheeled motor vehicles on Friday night. The ninth annual twilight Cr...
Jun 08, 2023 2023 Zeeland Twilight Criterium Poster (image courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
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