Category Archives: Local News
Coopersville Bicyclist Injured After Vehicle Strike
COOPERSVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 47-year-old Coopersville man is expected to recover from injuries suffered when he was struck by a vehicle in his hometown on Sunday afternoon. According to Ottawa Co...
Mar 07, 2021 fsiddi / CC
Woman Escapes Serious Injury in Rollover Crash Near GVSU Campus
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 19-year-old Texas man was cited for causing a crash that, at the least, shook up a 68-year-old Grand Rapids woman near the GVSU campus in Allendale on Saturday afte...
Mar 06, 2021 Crash under investigation (Midwest Communications, Inc. image)
Injury crash in Tallmadge Twp.
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a Tallmadge Township crash just before 11:15 a.m. Thursday, March 4, 2021. Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies learned that a ...
Mar 04, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Local Congressman Expresses Doubts About Latest US Capitol Threats
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - There is extra security in place at the US Capitol for Thursday due to concerns linked to groups associated with the January 6th outbreak. Authorities claim that they've seen...
Mar 04, 2021 US House Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) (WHTC file photo)
Girl Hit by Vehicle Crossing North Side Street
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - An 11-year-old child is expected to recover from injuries sustained after being hit by a vehicle on Wednesday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Greg...
Mar 03, 2021 Andrew Malone / CC
Alzheimer's seminar aims to support, educate on inequalities
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Nearly six million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, a progressive condition defined by memory loss and eventual physical disabilities. In Michigan, an estimated 1...
Mar 03, 2021 Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease can improve the quality of life for the person diagnosed and those caring for them. Courtesy, Alzheimer's Association Michigan Chapter
Hope Advances in MIAA Men's Hoops Tourney; Hope-Calvin Women to Meet Again
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) - Ryan Gamm had 21 points as Hope downed the visiting Adrian Bulldogs at DeVos Fieldhouse on Tuesday night, 99-71, in a first-round Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association m...
Mar 02, 2021 Jan. 29, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Hope Flying Dutchmen forward Ryan Gamm (5) sets a screen of Alma Scots' guard Cole Kleiver (23) for teammate Clayton Dykhouse (1) to attempt a shot during the first half of action at DeVos Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Hope College Athletics
Pilot Escapes Serious Injury in Grand Haven Area Plane Crash
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 52-year-old Marne man apparently escaped serious injury in a single-engine plain crash on Tuesday afternoon south of Grand Haven. According to Ottawa County Sheri...
Mar 02, 2021 Plane crash reported (image © Midwest Communications)
Free COVID-19 testing pop-up sites in Ottawa County
HOLALND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County will offer free COVID-19 testing in in Coopersville, from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, starting today, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, and repeating March 9, 16, and 30, at the ...
Mar 02, 2021 Ottawa County drive-thru testing event. File photo WHTC Peg McNichol
Part of Holland's 24th Street set to temporarily close Saturday
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- City of Holland officials say West 24th Street will be closed to all through traffic between VanRaalte and Ottawa Avenues from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2021. Residen...
Mar 02, 2021 CodyJung / CC
