Category Archives: Local News

East Eighth Street closure for water main work
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) --Eastbound Eighth Street in Holland is now closed to traffic between Chicago Drive and US-31. Holland Board of Public Works crews are doing water main work in that area. Work is ...
Peg McNichol Oct 07, 2020 Hugh Kimura / CC

Arrest after high-speed chase in Ottawa Co.
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 23-year-old is in Ottawa County Jail after a high-speed chase just before 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, involving police from Holland, Zeeland and Ottawa County Sheriff's ...
Peg McNichol Oct 07, 2020

Next phase of 16th Street work starts Monday, Oct. 12, 2020
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) - On Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, the 16th Street renovation moves into Phase 3 which means that road is closed between Lincoln Avenue and Hoover. North-south traffic will continue flow...
Peg McNichol Oct 06, 2020 CodyJung / CC

Spring Lake man hurt in motorcycle crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- An 18-year-old Spring Lake man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a motorcycle crash in Port Sheldon Township, just after 5:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Ottawa Count...
Peg McNichol Oct 06, 2020 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Crockery Twp. couple identified
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The Crockery Township couple whose bodies were found in their home on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, each died of natural causes, according to Ottawa County Sheriff Capt. Mark Bennett...
Peg McNichol Oct 06, 2020 Ottawa County Sheriff's Cruiser. Courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office

Holland Police Log Oct 5-6, 2020
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) - Below is a Holland Department of Public Safety log for the dates and times listed. If you need police help for an emergency, call 911. For non-emergency police matters, call (61...
Patty Vandenberg Oct 06, 2020

Holland Police Log October 2-5, 2020
Below is a Holland Department of Public Safety log for the dates and times listed. If you need police help for an emergency, call 911. For non-emergency police matters, call (616) 355-1100 during norm...
Patty Vandenberg Oct 05, 2020

Distracted Driving Enforcement, Study Slated for Detroit, Grand Rapids
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - If you are traveling through Grand Rapids or Detroit over the next couple of weeks, be aware that some extra eyes will be watching you. Starting on Monday, state police troo...
Gary Stevens Oct 05, 2020 HANDOUT PHOTO: A "dynamic" message sign stressing the importance of preventing distracted driving. (Handout photo courtesy Office of Highway Safety Planning, Michigan State Police)

Local County Health Departments to Maintain COVID 19 Mitigation Standards
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) - The landscape over Michigan's COVID 19 response had changed over the weekend. The state Supreme Court's split decision to overturn lower court rulings that upheld Governor Whitm...
Gary Stevens Oct 05, 2020 Latest Coronavirus News

Zeeland City Council meets today, Oct. 5, 2020
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Members of Zeeland City Council are set to meet at 6 p.m. for a work-study session and at 7 p.m. for a business meet today, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. While some members of council ...
Peg McNichol Oct 05, 2020
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