Category Archives: Local News
Arrest Made as Probe Into Bogus Check Ring in Ottawa Co. Continues
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 10, 2025) - A 47-year-old Park Township man is in custody as Ottawa County Sheriff's detectives are looking into a counterfeit bank check ring. According to Captain Jak...
Jul 10, 2025 Alan Cleaver / CC
Proposed City Hall Renovations Among Items Before Saugatuck City Council in Wednesday Workshop
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 9, 2025) - No final decisions will be made on Wednesday, but the Saugatuck City Council will have plenty of matters to discuss during its 4 PM workshop. One of the issu...
Jul 09, 2025 Drawing of Saugatuck Village Hall (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Regional Economy Showing Promise, Based on GVSU Report
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 9, 2025) - The regional economy is reflective of the current national economic uncertainty. That's a conclusion one could make from the most recent West Michigan Curren...
Jul 09, 2025 Dr. Brian Long, director of Supply Management Research at Grand Valley State University (photo courtesy Grand Valley State University)
Two Men Hurt in Small Plane Crash Near Jenison
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 9, 2025) - Two elderly men from Hudsonville were seriously injured when the plane they were in crashed upon takeoff from a small airport north of Jenison on Tuesd...
Jul 09, 2025 Plane crash reported (image © Midwest Communications)
One Injured in Fiery I-196 Crash Near Hudsonville
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 8, 2025) - A crash near Hudsonville before dawn on Monday led to one person being hospitalized. First responders were dispatched around 4:45 AM to westbound I-196 jus...
Jul 08, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Three Rescued, One Hurt in Water Mishap on Lake Michigan
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 8, 2025) - The value of wearing life jackets while riding personal water craft on Lake Michigan was evident in what could have been a tragic incident on Sunday evening....
Jul 08, 2025 A Park Township Marine Unit rescue craft with a life sled (photo courtesy Park Township Fire Department Marine Unit)
UPDATE: Missing Teen From Allegan Area Found Safe
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 7, 2025) - The search is over for a missing 15-year-old boy in the vicinity of the city of Allegan. Miles Kelly-Tyler Damron was last seen this past Friday evening around...
Jul 07, 2025 Miles Damron (photo courtesy Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
Zeelmania Begins as Zeeland's Busy July Activities Slate is Underway
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 7, 2025) - A busy month in downtown Zeeland is underway. The first of four Monday night Zeelmania events during July features a Beach Bash at the corner of Elm and Main a...
Jul 07, 2025 Youngsters enjoy Zeelmania in downtown Zeeland (photo courtesy Zeeland Festivals)
Extra Police Road Patrols Continue During Month-Long Speeding Enforcement Initiative
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 7, 2025) - The Independence Day holiday period is over, but the emphasis on curbing speeding along Michigan roads continues. Extra patrols by state police troopers, along...
Jul 07, 2025
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash Near Nunica
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 4, 2025) - A 66-year-old Spring Lake man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash near Nunica on Thursday afternoon. No name was disclosed by Otta...
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