Category Archives: Local News

UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) — After nearly 90,000 customers lost power during a Friday windstorm, Consumers Energy indictes service will be completely restored for most today, May 6, 2018. No outages r...

By Daniel Trotta DALLAS (Reuters) – Larry Lopata and some friends were sitting around the campfire on a hunting trip when they came up with an idea for a new firearms product: an adjustable-leng...

MUSKEGON (WKZO AM/FM) — It took all week, but they have finally seated a jury in Muskegon County for the second murder trial of Jeffrey Willis. He is accused of snatching and killing Jessica Hee...

HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — High winds Friday, May 4, 2018, cut power to some 88,000 Consumers Energy customers, according to a company statement emailed to media. WHTC listeners reported seen tumble...

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – A setting where drama and tension more often take place, the Holland District Courthouse held a more festive occasion on Friday afternoon. State Supreme Court Justice ...

SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – A long-time champion of the Lakeshore and its environment is gone. Patty Birkholz, who began as a local official in Saugatuck Township, spent 14 total years in the s...

OTTAWA COUNTY (WHTC-AM/FM) — Ottawa County Emergency Director Nick Bonstell, has cancelled the emergency siren test for Friday, May 4, 2018. High winds and anticipated damage is the reason, he s...

HOLLAND (WHTC-AM-FM) — Holland Police reserve Sgt. Dan Lubbers and fellow reservist Lt. Nathan Weiler, on duty during Thursday’s Dutch Dance rehearsals, agreed on the best part of Holland&...

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) — Former state lawmaker Patty Birkholz has died. The Saugatuck Republican served as a state representative from 1997 to 2002 and went on to two Senate terms, from 2003 t...

HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Holland’s Fiesta runs from 5-9 p.m. today at The Shops at West Shore and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. The 50-year-old festival showcases Latino culture, says Ernesto Vil...