Category Archives: Local News
Allegan Co. Addressing Need for Training Those to Handle Emergencies
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – More volunteers that can be ready for emergencies have been prepared in Allegan County. Not all of the 18 who graduated last week from the county’s quarterly Com...
Mar 06, 2020
Congress, President Approves Funds for Dealing with COVID-19
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) – A coronavirus emergency spending bill is now law. The roughly eight billion-dollar package signed on Friday by President Trump is aimed at helping states and the federa...
Mar 06, 2020
Suspect Arraigned in Fatal Gun Plains Crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Plainwell resident Spencer Evan Baird, 36, has been arraigned in Allegan County District Court on one count of a moving violation causing death in a Jan. 6, 2020, fatal cr...
Mar 05, 2020
Holland Police Log, March 3-5, 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, ca...
Mar 05, 2020
Otsego Twp. votes to end firefighter medical response
OTSEGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — An Allegan County community has ended a contract with its fire department to provide medical response. The Otsego Fire Department was tasked with responding to...
Mar 05, 2020
Grant Will Provide Career Exploration and College Preview for African American and Latinx High School Students
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) – A grant from the Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation (MMCF) will help high school students from two groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the health profess...
Mar 04, 2020
Come Sail Away With Michigan Maritime Museum
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, Michigan is now recruiting volunteer sailors to be part of the Ship's Company for the 2020 season aboard their tall ship Frien...
Mar 04, 2020
Three arrested in Allegan Co. drug, firearm bust
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Law enforcement officials working with the Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET) North Office have announced three arrests in a drug and gun bust. According to SWET...
Mar 03, 2020
Holland Police Log, March 2-3, 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, ca...
Mar 03, 2020
Hay Fire on I-196, No Injuries
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — South Haven Area Emergency Services had to douse a hay fire Monday — on the back of a semi-tractor trailer. No one was hurt. The semi caught fire while headed north ...
Mar 03, 2020
