Category Archives: Local News
Upton, GOP Looking to Restore Congressional Rules
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - When members of Congress return to the Nation's Capital next week, following the conclusion of the Easter/Passover holiday break, there may be some efforts to change the rule...
Apr 06, 2021 FILE PHOTO: US House Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph. in blue shirt on left) listens as fellow Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-Denver) testifies in a hearing during the 21st Century Cures Act debate in 2016. (photo courtesy office of US House Rep. Fred Upton)
Zeeland City Council set to meet today
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Zeeland City Council is set to have two consecutive meetings, starting with a 6 p.m. study session, followed almost immediately by a 7 p.m. business meeting. The study session ...
Apr 05, 2021 Detail from the map of Zeeland's proposed social district. City of Zeeland
Indecent-exposure suspect arrested in Holland Twp.
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies arrested Ronald David Barnes, 52, of Wolverine, MI, on suspicion of indecent exposure Saturday, April 3, 2021. Police were called after two wom...
Apr 05, 2021 Arrested (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Ottawa County report: 'Verifying the Vote'
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Clerk's officials have released a report detailing the audit of the November 2020 general election. The report, titled "Verifying the Vote," breaks down the post-...
Apr 05, 2021 Graphic from Ottawa County election report. Courtesy, Ottawa County
Storm warning until 10:30 a.m.
HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) -- The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement, effective until 10:30 a.m. with an alert for thunderstorms, s small hail and dangerous lightning. People ma...
Apr 05, 2021 Gloomy, rainy view from WHTC studios on April 5, 2021. Peg McNichol/MWC RadioC
Train-semi-tractor trailer crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies and Zeeland-area emergency responders were called to the scene of a train-vehicle crash just before 6:45 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2021. the crash ...
Apr 05, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
West Olive man dies in single-vehicle crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 30-year-old West Olive man died in a single-vehicle crash early Easter morning, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Nicholas Knott. Deputies, dispatched at 3:28 a.m. Su...
Apr 04, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Minneapolis Trial Revives Discussion of Police Techniques
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - As the trial of the now-former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd last Memorial Day continues, the issue of how law enforcement handles suspe...
Apr 04, 2021 Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Kempker (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
Woman Hurt in Motorcycle Training Crash
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 31-year-old Grand Rapids woman, learning how to drive a motorcycle, received a painful lesson from a Saturday (Apr. 3, 2021) morning crash in Hudsonville. According to...
Apr 03, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Trucker Hospitalized in Grand Haven Area Crash
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 39-year-old trucker hauling sugar was hospitalized following a crash south of Grand Haven overnight on Saturday (Apr. 3, 2021). According to Ottawa County Sheriff...
Apr 03, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
