Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Off-Campus Apartment Complex Near GVSU Reacts to 2nd Shooting in Month's Span
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 20, 2022) - For the second time in less than a month, there was a report of gunshots heard at an apartment complex near the Grand Valley State University campus i...
Sep 20, 2022 Police Investigation (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
Hawk Just Outside the Back Door
Have never seen the Hawk this close before. Looking for a mouse. Beautiful! Photo by Patty Vandenberg
Sep 20, 2022 Sept. 20, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; A hawk is perched near the rear of the Midwest Communications studios following a thunderstorm. Mandatory Credit: Patty Vandenberg-Midwest Communications
Final Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup Coming Saturday
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 20, 2022) - Before the leaves start to turn and fall, thousands of Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Adopt-A-Highway volunteers will fan out across the state ...
Sep 20, 2022
Thursday Public Meeting Set on Palisades' Plant Site Future
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 20, 2022) - The fate of the Palisades nuclear power plant isn't finalized just yet. Even though Entergy washed its hands of the Covert-based facility, with Holtec ta...
Sep 20, 2022 The Palisades Power Plant near Covert, MI (photo courtesy Entergy Corporation)
Body Cams Come Too Late in Allegan County Deputy's Shooting of Motorist
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 20, 2022) - No charges are expected against the Allegan County Sheriff's Deputy involved in the shooting death of a motorist in Salem Township this past June 16th. After...
Sep 20, 2022 Allegan County Sheriff's Dept. prowl car. (file photo)
Zeeland City Council Looking Ahead to 175th Anniversary, Planned Main Avenue Renovation Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 19, 2022) - The Zeeland City Council doesn't have much on its agenda for Monday night's business meeting, but the work-study session beforehand looks at a couple of upco...
Sep 19, 2022 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Two Teens Hurt in Single-Vehicle Crash Near Holland State Park
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 18, 2022) - Two teenagers from eastern Ottawa County were injured in a single-vehicle crash north of Holland before dawn on Sunday morning. According to Ottawa County ...
Sep 18, 2022 Sept. 18, 2022; Park Twp., MI; First responders at the scene of a single vehicle crash off of Lakeshore Drive. Mandatory credit: Brent Alan-Midwest Communications
Candidate Forum for Ottawa County Circuit Court Hopefuls Set for Monday Night
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 18, 2022) - The third "candidate forum" of the 2022 General Election season held by the League of Women Voters of the Holland Area is set for Monday evening. From 6:30 P...
Sep 18, 2022 League of Women Voters (image courtesy League of Women Voters of the Holland Area)
Investigation Into Drowning at a Private Pond near Standale Continues
TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 16, 2022) - A 29-year-old man lost his life in an apparent drowning incident at a private pond near Standale on Friday evening. According to Ottawa County Sheriff...
Sep 16, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
Two Hurt in Wild Lake Michigan Drive Motoring Situation
TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 16, 2022) - Two persons were hurt in a wild motoring situation between Allendale and Standale on Friday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant C...
Sep 16, 2022 Andrew Malone / CC
