Category Archives: Local News
Whitmer "Confident" in Second Gubernatorial Inaugural Address
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 1, 2023) - It was a confident Gretchen Whitmer that took the oath of office for the second time as Michigan's governor on Sunday. Before a large crowd in front of the sta...
Jan 01, 2023 Jan. 1, 2023, Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) delivers her second inaugural address during a ceremony at the state Capitol. (photo courtesy Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
Busy New Year's Eve in Van Buren County with Separate Fatal Shooting, Domestic Assault Incidents
PAW PAW, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 1, 2023) - While most law enforcement entities had a full plate of activities over the New Year's Eve Holiday evening, two separate incidents had the Van Buren County She...
Jan 01, 2023 Sheriff's Department Investigation (image courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Department)
Hudsonville Man Hospitalized After Saturday Crash With Tree
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 31, 2022) - A 29-year-old Hudsonville man is expected to recover from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash between his hometown and Allendale on Saturday ...
Dec 31, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Ottawa Co. Issues Advisory for Drain/Culvert Clearance
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 30, 2022) - Another aspect of the clean up following last weekend's winter storm along the Lakeshore has emerged. On Thursday, Ottawa County Emergency Management Direc...
Dec 30, 2022 Ottawa County Emergency Management Director Lou Hunt
Unemployment Down Along Lakeshore in November
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 29, 2022) - Jobless rates slid along the Lakeshore last month. In numbers released on Wednesday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, unemploym...
Dec 29, 2022 Unemployment News (image © Midwest Communications)
Kalamazoo Man Arrested After Attempted Shoplifting & Police Chase on Holland's North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 29, 2022) - A 51-year-old Kalamazoo man spent the night in the Ottawa County Jail, awaiting an arraignment on charges stemming from a Wednesday evening robbery of a ...
Dec 29, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff's vehicle. File photo
Saugatuck Releases Results of Citizen Survey
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 28, 2022) - A Lakeshore community has taken the pulse of its constituents. The City of Saugatuck on Tuesday disclosed results of a Strategic Planning Survey. Of 629 que...
Dec 28, 2022 City of Saugatuck, Michigan (image courtesy City of Saugatuck)
Hope Hit with $5M Class Action Lawsuit Over Data Breach
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 28, 2022) - An apparently unreported data breach at Hope College has led to a lawsuit. The Holland Sentinel is reporting in Wednesday's editions that class-action status ...
Dec 28, 2022 Aug. 31, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; The iconic Anchor sculpture on the Hope College campus. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Father of Congressman Upton Passes Away
ST. JOSEPH, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 28, 2022) - For the second time this month, a parent of a local lawmaker has passed away after an illness. On Tuesday, the office of US House Representative Fred Upton...
Dec 28, 2022
Lingering Lake Effect Snow Expected After Blizzard Blast Upon Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 25, 2022) - Could there be a break in the blizzard conditions that have hit the Lakeshore as Christmas approaches? The National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids on ...
Dec 25, 2022 Dec. 24, 2022; Casco Twp., MI, USA; A South Haven Area Emergency Services truck plows a road during a blizzard. Mandatory Credit: Tom Renner-South Haven Area Emergency Services
