Category Archives: Local News
One critically hurt after car-pedestrian crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 65-year-old Holland-area man was critically injured after being hit by a car at 120th Avenue and Riley Street in Holland Township. Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Chris Dill ind...
Sep 8, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
UPDATE: Hudsonville Woman Succumbs to Injuries in Jenison Area Collision
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 31-year-old Hudsonville woman has succumbed to injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash last Thursday evening (Sept. 2, 2021) south of Jenison. On Tuesday afternoo...
Sep 7, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Zeeland City Council Meets Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Pushed back a day due to the Labor Day holiday, the Zeeland City Council holds its biweekly business meeting on Tuesday night (Sept. 7, 2021). While the matters before the p...
Sep 7, 2021
Chicagoland Area Man Succumbs in Lake Michigan Waters near Saugatuck
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - For the second time in as many days, a visitor to the Lakeshore has lost his life in the waters of Lake Michigan. According to Allegan County Sheriff's Sergeant Morgan...
Sep 7, 2021 Drowning reported (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
Holland restaurant set to reopen after COVID fight
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The Holland restaurant Marlena's Bistro and Pizzeria may reopen later this month. The announcement, posted Sept. 2, 2021, on the restaurant's Facebook page, says "We will be re...
Sep 7, 2021 Marlena's Bistro and Pizzeria. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Red flags out through Wednesday evening
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Red flags will be out on Lakeshore beaches through at least 8 p.m. Wednesday. Over the holiday weekend two men drowned, one in Saugatuck and one in Park Township. National Weat...
Sep 7, 2021 Swim safety sign at Holland State Park as the red flags fly, warning people to stay out of Lake Michigan. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Police Chase Ends in Crash; Two Hospitalized
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Two people from Holland were injured in a single-vehicle crash east of Zeeland that ended an apparent attempt to flee police during the overnight hours on Monday (Sept....
Sep 6, 2021 Police Investigation (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
Man from Mason Succumbs in Lake Michigan Waters
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 67-year-old man from the Lansing area lost his life in the waters of Lake Michigan on Saturday morning (Sept. 4, 2021). According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Bra...
Sep 4, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff Marine Division. File photo
Two Hurt in Wright Twp. Motorcycle Crash
WRIGHT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Two persons on a motorcycle were seriously injured in a crash along a curved roadway in eastern Ottawa County on Friday evening (Sept. 3, 2021). According to Sheriff's L...
Sep 3, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Efforts to Free Stuck Barge North of Holland Continue
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The effort to get a barge unstuck from the shores of Lake Michigan north of Holland continues. According to Ottawa County Emergency Management Director Lou Hunt, his offic...
Sep 3, 2021 Barges on Lake Michigan, 2019. By Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
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