Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Man Slashed, Dog Killed, Suspect Arraigned in North Side Home Invasion
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2025) - A 23-year-old Grand Rapids man has been arraigned on charges stemming from a Tuesday afternoon home invasion on Holland's North Side that resulted in the w...
Nov 21, 2025 Jason Varnado (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Office)
Busy Weekend on Tap for Downtown Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 21, 2025) - Downtown Holland will be the place to be this weekend. On Friday, the 28th annual Holland Friends of Art Kerstmarkt will begin its five-week-long run at the 8...
Nov 21, 2025 COURTESY PHOTO: A vendor display wares at Holland's Kerstmarkt. Mandatory Credit: Holland Friends of Art-courtesy photo
Driver, Shopper Hospitalized After Vehicle Drives Into Jenison Store
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2025) - An 84-year-old man from the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming, along with a shopper at a Jenison retailer, were hospitalized after a vehicle drove into a...
Nov 20, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Social District Expands, Crosswalk Removal Fails in Holland Council Action
YouTube video courtesy City of Holland, Michigan. HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2025) - Two matters of some interest highlighted Wednesday night's Holland City Council meeting. One was expanding t...
Nov 20, 2025
US Energy Secretary Extends Campbell Plant Order
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 20, 2025) - The JH Campbell Generating Plant won't be closing anytime soon. That's the sentiment of US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who issued an order to the Midcontine...
Nov 20, 2025 The JH Campbell Plant in Port Sheldon Township (photo courtesy Consumers Energy)
Social District, Crosswalk Removal, and Housekeeping on Holland City Council Agenda Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 19, 2025) - Now that the Holland Community Ice Park is open, the matter of including it in the city's Social District will be taken up by the City Council on Wednesday ni...
Nov 19, 2025 Nov. 14, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; A "No Social District" sign is displayed outside of the Holland Community Ice Park. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Holland Schools Addressing Needs of Students, Families
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 19, 2025) - A Lakeshore public school district is reaching out to its students, family and community to help in times of need. On Wednesday, from 4:30 to 6 PM at the site...
Nov 19, 2025 Holland Public Schools (image courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Sunday Liquor Sales by Glass Approved in Zeeland
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 18, 2025) - It didn't equal the passion of 19 years ago, but the issue of alcohol sales in Zeeland was addressed again on Monday night. The City Council approved an ordin...
Nov 18, 2025 Downtown Zeeland (file photo Peg McNichol, Midwest Communications)
Federal Lawsuit to Block Restart of Palisades Filed
COVERT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 18, 2025) - It may be a last-ditch effort to block the inevitable. Several environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit in Grand Rapids on Monday to prevent the resta...
Nov 18, 2025 The Palisades Power Plant near Covert, MI (photo courtesy Entergy Corporation)
Plenty on Zeeland City Council's Meeting Plate for Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 17, 2025) - It should be an eventful Zeeland City Council meeting on Monday evening. Besides being the final business session for retiring Mayor Kevin Klynstra, as well a...
Nov 17, 2025 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
