Category Archives: Local News
Republican candidates for governor to participate in forum in Holland Tuesday evening
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - Three of five Republican candidates for Michigan governor in the August 2 primary will appear in person at a candidate forum hosted by the Ottawa County Republican Party and...
Jul 11, 2022
Minor injuries, but man trapped in vehicle after crash Saturday
OLIVE TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - One person was pinned in their vehicle and another person was sent to the hospital following a two vehicle crash in Ottawa County Saturday. When Ottawa County Sheriff...
Jul 11, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
U.S. Transportation Secretary to be in Grand Rapids Monday to discuss funding for airport improvements
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will be in Grand Rapids Monday to highlight new investments under the Department of Transportation's Airport Terminals Gran...
Jul 08, 2022 Gerald R. Ford International Airport (courtesy of Gerald R. Ford International Airport)
As ambulance response times increase, Saugatuck Township Fire District officials search for options
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - With an increase in call volume and staffing challenges, officials with the Saugatuck Township Fire District say the response time for transporting ambulances has increase...
Jul 07, 2022 Saugatuck Township Fire District logo
Georgetown Township man charged with assault after stabbing Monday evening
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - A 35-year-old Georgetown Township man was arraigned Wednesday on assault charges after police say he stabbed a woman outside her home Monday evening. Justin Devries is ch...
Jul 06, 2022 Justin Devries was arraigned on two assault charges in Ottawa County District Court July 6, 2022 (courtesy of Ottawa County Sheriff's Office)
Murder charges filed against Holland man for June 19 shooting, but suspect remains at large
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - The Holland Department of Public Safety has now identified the suspect in the shooting death of Joseph Roberts last month. The Allegan County Prosecutor's Office Wednesday a...
Jul 06, 2022 39-year-old Thaddeus Cortrez Wilson of Holland is the suspect in the shooting death of Joseph Roberts June 19, 2022 (courtesy of Holland DPS)
Officials say alcohol is to blame in part for fights that broke out Monday at Grand Haven State Park
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - Even though it's banned in the park, officials are blaming alcohol in part for several fights that broke out Monday at the Grand Haven State Park, causing the park to be...
Jul 06, 2022 Grand Haven State Park beach (courtesy of visitgrandhaven.com)
Ottawa and Allegan counties continues to grow
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - While the state's overall population has dropped, Ottawa County continues to be one of the fastest-growing counties in Michigan. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's ...
Jul 06, 2022 United State Census Bureau logo (courtesy of census.gov)
Ottawa County officials to hold public sessions to answer election questions
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - Ottawa County Clerk/Register Justin Roebuck and Elections Coordinator Katie Sims kick-off a series of public sessions later this month to answer election related questions i...
Jul 06, 2022 Ottawa County "Questions About Your Elections" graphic (courtesy of Ottawa County)
Graafschap Fire Department pancake breakfast feeds hundreds
LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - It was big fundraising day Monday as members of the Graafschap Fire Department served up breakfast to hundreds of people at their annual pancake breakfast at the f...
Jul 05, 2022 Members of the Graafschap Fire Department serve up breakfast July 4, 2022 (submitted photo)
