Category Archives: Local News
Suspects Sought in Shooting at Off-Campus Site Near GVSU
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Investigators are looking for those involved in a shooting at an off-campus party just west of the Grand Valley State University campus in Allendale on Saturday (Aug....
Aug 28, 2021 Police Investigation (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
Suspect in fatal crash turns self in
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 39-year-old Holland Township man has turned himself in to police after a fatal car-pedestrian crash that killed 36-year-old Kentwood resident Valerie Batema, 36. Ottawa Count...
Aug 27, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff's vehicle. File photo
Holland police, firefighters reboot 'Battle of the Badges' charity game
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland Department of Public Safety police and firefighters are reviving their annual charity softball game. The 2021 "Battle of the Badges" is set for 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28...
Aug 26, 2021 2021 Battle of the Badges logo. Courtesy HDPS
Ottawa Co. cooling locations to beat heat wave
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) --The National Weather Service's high-heat advisory issued today, with more possible over the next few days, led Lou Hunt, Ottawa County's director of emergency management, to org...
Aug 25, 2021 Ottawa County logo (image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Crowd disrupts Ottawa Co. commission meeting, again
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- In the midst of a presentation by Ottawa County health officials, County Commission Chairman Roger Bergman interrupted. "Hold on. Hold on just a minute," he said. "You know wha...
Aug 25, 2021 Full statement issued by Ottawa Co. Chairman Roger Bergman regarding the Aug. 24, 2021 commission meeting.
Noteworthy Holland City Council Work-Study Session Set for Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Although no final decisions are expected on Wednesday evening (Aug. 25, 2021), some important topics will be discussed during the biweekly Holland City Council work-study se...
Aug 25, 2021 Holland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez for Midwest Communications)
No injuries in Holland garage fire
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Fire destroyed a two-car garage at 374 Washington Ave. in Holland on Tuesday, but no one was hurt, according to fire officials. The first firefighters, called to the scene at 6...
Aug 25, 2021 A Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Rescue Truck (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
Heat, Humidity Compel Hamilton Schools to Early Closure on Wednesday
HAMILTON, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The new school year is just beginning, and one Lakeshore district has already put out a notice about curtailing classes. It's not due to any COVID 19 health concerns that o...
Aug 24, 2021 Hamilton Community Schools (image courtesy Hamilton Community Schools)
Suspicious package at county office no threat
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies, Holland Township firefighters, and a Michigan State Police bomb squad responded to the report of a suspicious package at the county offices at...
Aug 24, 2021 Police Line (image © Midwest Communications)
COVID booster shots in Ottawa County
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County health officials will administer two types of booster shots for the COVID-19 vaccine. They'll give the now-FDA-approved Pfizer to fully vaccinated people ages 12 ...
Aug 24, 2021 Allegan County public health nurse Erin Radke getting her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy, Allegan County Health Department
