Category Archives: Local News
Youth Tax on Smart Phone Sales Proposed
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 3, 2026) - Although a bill to ban on smart phones in Michigan's K-12 classrooms is awaiting Governor Whitmer's expected signature, efforts to strengthen such restrictions...
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Flooding Concerns Rise as Temperatures Rise
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 3, 2026) - The Lakeshore may be emerging from the deep freeze that ushered January out, but weather-related issues continue. The biggest concern as temperatures warm u...
Feb 03, 2026
Snowmelt Assessment Featured in Upcoming Zeeland City Council Meeting
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 2, 2026) - Now that snowmelt is in place for downtown Zeeland, it's time to pay for it. During Monday night's scheduled biweekly meeting, City Council members are expecte...
Feb 02, 2026 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Holland Christian Schools to Purchase Wolters House from Laketown Twp.
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 2, 2026) - A house that has been vacant for 18 months has been given a new lease on life. Last Thursday, the Laketown Township Building Authority approved a $410,00...
Feb 02, 2026 The Laketown Township Building Authority agreed on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, to sell the Wolters House and about 1.77 acres of surrounding land at 6289 147th Ave. to Holland Christian Schools. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Local Road Officials Prepared for Pothole Season Ahead
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 2, 2026) - The arctic cold that descended upon the Lakeshore last month will leave its calling card on area roads. Although temperatures haven't reached the 32-degree fre...
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New Exhibit on Lakeshore's Laotian Community Opens at Holland Museum
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 30, 2026) - The Holland Museum formally unveils its newest exhibit on Friday evening. "Sabai Dee: Celebrating Holland's Laotian Community" opens in the museum's Focus Gal...
Jan 30, 2026 Aug, 25, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; The Holland Museum. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Unemployment Numbers Constant Along Lakeshore in December
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 30, 2026) - Joblessness remained stable along the Lakeshore as it rose in many areas of the state last month. In numbers released on Thursday by the Michigan Department o...
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"Point in Time" Homeless Count Held in Ottawa Co.
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 29, 2026) - A story coming out of Detroit where the mother of two children who died last February from carbon monoxide poisoning when they were living in a van brings out...
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Morning House Fire in South Shore Neighborhood; No Injuries
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 29, 2026) - There were no injuries reported to residents or Holland Department of Public Safety firefighters following a predawn house blaze on Wednesday. First responder...
Jan 29, 2026 Apr. 17, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; A Holland FIre Department truck at the scene of a house blaze in the 700 block of Crestview Street. (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Operations)
Ottawa Co. Financial Scams Seminars Series to Resume
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 29, 2026) - Despite how the weather has been along the Lakeshore the past two weeks, the seasons will indeed change. However, one season that never seems to end is the...
Jan 29, 2026 Ottawa County Financial Scams Seminars (image courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office)
