Category Archives: Local News
Teen Hospitalized in West Olive Crash
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 3, 2025) - Two persons were injured in a two-vehicle crash in West Olive on Saturday evening. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Shane Ryke fol...
May 03, 2025 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
A Look at the Day 2 Tulip Time Festival Schedule
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 3, 2025) - It's day two of the 2026 Tulip Time Festival this Saturday. With Holland's annual signature event now beginning on the first Friday in May, the 8 AM Tulip Time ...
May 03, 2025 Tulip Time Run (file photo courtesy Tulip Time Festival)
Hope Graduation Set for Sunday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 3, 2025) - While the Tulip Time Festival will attract the most attention around Holland this weekend, an eventful Sunday lies ahead at Hope College. Weather permitting, ab...
May 03, 2025 May 5, 2019; Holland, MI, USA; Hope College holds its commencement exercise at Ray & Sue Smith Stadium. (Greg Olgers file photo courtesy Hope College)
The 96th Tulip Time Festival Begins
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May2, 2025) - The 96th renewal of Holland's annual signature event begins in earnest on Friday. While the tulips have been in bloom for about a week, and Dutch Dancers held th...
May 02, 2025 May 8, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; A plaque honoring Tulip Time Festival founder Lida Rogers at the Waterfront Park off of East 6th Street. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Dutch Dancers Usher in Tulip Time Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 1, 2025) - While the 96th annual renewal of Holland's annual signature event doesn't officially begin until Friday, the stars of the show don't keep any calendar, and neit...
May 01, 2025 Dutch Dancers along 8th Street in downtown Holland (file photo)
Animal Shelters Hope for Success as "Empty the Shelters" Begins
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 1, 2025) - Wednesday was National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day. The annual observation raises awareness about the thousands of pets in shelters across the country waiting fo...
May 01, 2025 Tippy the Cat (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Tall Ship Stuck in South Haven, No Trip to Holland for Tulip Time in '25
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 30, 2025) - There will be no Friends Good Will in Holland in 2025. It's not because of any animosity-related matter, but a casualty of the elements, that the replica ...
Apr 30, 2025 The tall ship Friends Good Will. (photo courtesy Michigan Maritime Museum)
Coopersville Woman Killed, Three Other Persons Hurt in Kent Co. Crash
ALPINE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 30, 2025) - A 65-year-old Coopersville woman lost her life, while three others were hospitalized, following a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon in northwest Kent...
Apr 30, 2025 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Holland High Senior to be Honored in C-SPAN Ceremony
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 30, 2025) - One of the most decorated seniors at Holland High School will get yet another honor on Wednesday. Representatives from C-SPAN and local cable provider Comcast...
Apr 30, 2025
West Michigan Regional Airport to Host Tulip Time Fly In on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 29, 2025) - The early birds have already gotten the worm in the Holland area when it comes to seeing the star of the annual signature event. Visitors from around the regi...
Apr 29, 2025 The 2025 Tulip Time Fly In (image courtesy West Michigan Regional Airport Authority)
