Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Three Apprehended, Two Arraigned Following Convenience Store Hold-Up, Police Chase
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 30, 2025) - Two of three persons arrested after a late Wednesday morning armed robbery of a convenience store between Holland and Grand Haven have been arraigned. Otta...
Oct 31, 2025 Jose Rosales-Torres (photo courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Office)
Halloween Not Just a Kids Holiday, Cautions Law Enforcement Officials
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 31, 2025) - Halloween is more than just a kids' holiday. It can be seen with specialty stores, featuring costumes and decorations, popping up after Labor Day, and trad...
Oct 31, 2025 2025 NHTSA Halloween Safety (image courtesy National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
Watch for Trick-or-Treat Youngsters on Halloween
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 31, 2025) - For the first time in 11 years, Halloween falls on on Friday. While many parents are opting to have their kids attend organized "harvest parties" or "trunk-an...
Oct 31, 2025 IgorVetushko / Depositphotos.com
Search for Law Enforcement Officers, Troopers Continues
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 30, 2025) - The "Help Wanted" sign is out with the Michigan State Police. Applications from licensed law enforcement officers to join the 151st Lateral Trooper Recruit Sc...
Oct 30, 2025 May 30, 2024; Olive Twp., MI, USA; An Ottawa County Sheriff's Department's Supervisor vehicle at the Ottawa County Family Justice Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Police Search For Suspected Flasher
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 29, 2025) - The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a subject for Indecent Exposure at a retail store in the 2200 block of North Park Drive in Holland Townshi...
Oct 29, 2025 Scott Davidson / CC
Efforts to Support Those With Threatened SNAP Benefits Underway
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 29, 2025) - With federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding slated to end on Saturday, it's "all hands to the pumps" for those entities who aim to help the...
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Toys for Tots Effort Underway Along Lakeshore
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 29, 2025) - Halloween may be two days away, and Thanksgiving is about four weeks from now, but an annual Christmas tradition is already underway. Members with the Shoreli...
Oct 29, 2025 Lakeshore Toys for Tots (image courtesy Shoreline Detachment of the Marine Corps League)
Ottawa Co. Board Ties Up Legal Loose Ends in Lengthy Meeting
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 29, 2025) - It was a Tuesday of settlement for the Ottawa County Board. In a meeting that lasted more than four hours, the governing panel passed separate agreements w...
Oct 29, 2025 Oct. 28, 2025; Olive Twp., MI, USA; Ottawa County Commissioners Josh Brugger (R) and John Teeples during the monthly board meeting at the county Administration Building. (YouTube image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Reservations for Holland Community Ice Park Open on Tuesday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 28, 2025) - Another step in the process of bringing to reality Holland's newest attraction takes place on Tuesday. At 9 AM, tickets will go on sale, only through the city...
Oct 28, 2025 Video image of Holland Community Ice Park on Oct. 28, 2025 (image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Accused in Otsego Playground Fire Sentenced
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 28, 2025) - A 37-year-old Otsego man was sentenced on Monday for allegedly torching a wooden playground in that southeastern Allegan County community last month. Michael ...
Oct 28, 2025 Michael Louis Kilbourn (photo courtesy Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
