Category Archives: Local News
Michiganders urged to take precautions to prevent heat-related illness as temps climb
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With temperatures reaching the 80's and 90's lately, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is reminding all residents to stay cool to beat the heat. M...
May 24, 2021
Exhibition Portraying the Life of the Minotaur to Open at the Kruizenga Art Museum, May 19, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A new exhibition, "Michael Ayrton's Minotaur Suite," will open at the Hope College Kruizenga Art Museum on Friday, May 28, and run through Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Admission to...
May 24, 2021
Holland BPW board set to meet today, May 24, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland Board of Public Works' board of trustees is set to meet at 4 p.m. today. The meeting will happen on the online platform Zoom (details below). In addition to reviewing t...
May 24, 2021 Holland BPW logo
Myanmar news site says American editor detained
(Reuters) - An American editor of a news site in military-ruled Myanmar was detained on Monday as he attempted to take a flight out of the country, his news organisation said, the third foreign journa...
May 24, 2021
UPDATE: Fatal crash in Jamestown Twp.
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Two people died after a crash between a semi-tractor trailer crash and a passenger car in Jamestown Township, according to Lou Hunt, Ottawa County's emergency management direct...
May 23, 2021 Crash area on M-6 near Eighth Street in Jamestown Twp. Courtesy, MDoT
Motorist Killed in Allendale Crash
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A motorist was killed in the early morning hours of Saturday (May 22, 2021) south of Allendale. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Michael Hallmeyer, deput...
May 22, 2021 Crash under investigation (Midwest Communications, Inc. image)
Careerline Tech students practice emergency procedures with Olive Twp.
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Students in the Emergency Medical Services program at Careerline Tech Center, a service of Ottawa Area Intermediate School District, received hands-on training in vehicle extri...
May 22, 2021
Good things on The Lakeshore, May 21, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore talks each week with WHTC morning news anchor Peg McNichol about people and organizations making a difference. Here are some ...
May 21, 2021 Community Action House will open The Food Club in the fall. Courtesy, The Lakeshore WM
Daimler Truck predicts engine job losses in transition to 'green' trucks
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - The transition to zero-emission fuel cell trucks will slash about half the jobs at Europe's truck engine plants in the next 15 years, Daimler Truck Chief Executive Mar...
May 21, 2021
Tulip Dig Approaches - What to Look For?
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - If you liked any of the tulips planted in Centennial Park, Window on the Waterfront and/or Windmill Island Gardens during the Tulip Time Festival earlier this month, you can...
May 20, 2021 Participants in the 2019 Tulip Dig (photo Peg McNichol, Midwest Communications)
