Category Archives: Local News
Could Michigan birth its own COVID-19 variant? Health experts weigh in
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As Michigan now has the highest rate of confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants of any state in the U.S., some experts say there are warning signs of the state birthing its own...
Apr 7, 2021
Holland a COVID-19 hotspot
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- In a national ranking of cities with the highest numbers of people with COVID-19, Holland ranks 14th, according to figures compile from public records by The New York Times. Th...
Apr 7, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
April is Distracted-Driving Awareness month
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) - April is Distracted-Driving Awareness Month and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding people that between 2012 and 1029 more than 26,000 people died in...
Apr 7, 2021
Ottawa Co. Patriots Leader "Not Worried" About Dominion Voting Legal Threat
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Could a local group be in the legal crosshairs of Dominion Voting Systems? The company that has been accused of manipulating vote counts in the 2020 elections through its ma...
Apr 6, 2021 Ottawa County Patriots (image courtesy Ottawa County Patriots)
Allendale man hurt in motorcycle crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 56-year-old Allendale man landed in Spectrum Health Butterworth last night after his motorcycle got hit by a car, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael Hallmeyer....
Apr 6, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
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 6, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2021 Gloomy, rainy view from WHTC studios on April 5, 2021. Peg McNichol/MWC RadioC
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