Category Archives: Local News
Norton Shores Man Arraigned on Sexual Conduct Charges
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 19, 2026) - A 28-year-old Norton Shores man has been charged with inappropriate sexual conduct in incidents stemming back from this past August in the Grand Haven are...
Jan 19, 2026 Nicholas Phelps (photo courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office)
IRS Lien Scam Scheme Uncovered in Allegan Co.
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 19, 2026) - Not even the US Internal Revenue Service is above being connected with a scam these days. According to Allegan County's Register of Deeds Bob Genetski, his of...
Jan 19, 2026 A IRS tax lien letter that has been proven to be a scam. (image courtesy Allegan County Register of Deeds Bob Genetski)
Zeeland City Council to Decide on Liquor License Request on Monday Night
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 18, 2026) - An establishment wishing to join seven others for selling alcohol by the glass in Zeeland could get municipal endorsement of its Michigan Liquor Control Commi...
Jan 18, 2026 Zeeland Sign (image courtesy City of Zeeland, Michigan)
Driver Hospitalized After Crash Into Allendale House
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 18, 2026) - A 36-year-old Allendale man was hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash into a residence on Sunday afternoon. No name was disclosed by Ottawa Cou...
Jan 18, 2026 A LIFE EMS ambulance (photo courtesy LIFE EMS)
More Wintry Road Conditions Plague Motorists on I-196
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 18, 2026) - For the second time in less than 36 hours, wintry weather is believed to be the reason for a portion I-196 being closed off between Grandville and Hud...
Jan 18, 2026
Wintry Weather Causes Havoc on I-196 East of Hudsonville
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 17, 2026) - Wintry weather is believed to be the reason for I-196 being closed off between Grandville and Hudsonville during the overnight hours of Saturday. Acco...
Jan 17, 2026 Ottawa County Sheriff's Department (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Drivers Hospitalized Following Two-Vehicle Crash South of Grand Haven
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 17, 2026) - The drivers involved in a two-vehicle crash on Friday night south of Grand Haven had to be hospitalized. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergean...
Jan 17, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Icy I-96 Blocked by Jackknifed Semi Near Nunica
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 16, 2026) - A 60-year-old Canadian trucker is expected to recover from injuries suffered when his rig lost control on an icy westbound I-96 near Nunica on Friday af...
Jan 16, 2026
UPDATE: Suspect Arrested, Arraigned Following Shooting at Jenison Residence
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 16, 2026) - More details have emerged, including an arrest and arraignment of a 41-year-old Grand Rapids man, following a January 7th shooting incident near Jenis...
Jan 16, 2026 Reshard Felder (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Office)
Joblessness Rose Slightly Along Lakeshore, Across State This Fall
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 16, 2026) - Unemployment stayed somewhat steady along the Lakeshore and across the state this fall. In not seasonally-adjusted numbers released on Thursday by the Michiga...
Jan 16, 2026 Got Credit / CC
