Category Archives: Local News
Grand Haven Man Hospitalized After Crash With Tree
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 28, 2026) - A 41-year-old Grand Haven man was hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash south of the Ottawa County seat during the overnight hours of Saturda...
Feb 28, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Zeeland Area Man Found Guilty in Death of Girlfriend
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 28, 2026) - A 59-year-old Zeeland area man could face life in prison following a conviction of killing his girlfriend on New Year's Day of 2024. A 20th Circuit Court ...
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Ottawa Co. to Create Community Mental Health Authority
YouTube video courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 27, 2026) - How community mental health is addressed in Ottawa County will change by the end of this decade. On a 6-5 vo...
Feb 27, 2026
Two Hospitalized After Adams St. Crash
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 27, 2026) - Four persons were injured following a two-vehicle collision east of Holland on Thursday evening. First responders were dispatched to Adams Street east of...
Feb 27, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Park Township to Begin Renovation Work on Coast Guard Building
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 27, 2026) - The site of the former Coast Guard station in Holland will be busy with activity again. On Wednesday, the purchase of the $1.4 million, two-floor building o...
Feb 27, 2026 The site of the former Holland Coast Guard Station, now property of Park Township. (photo courtesy Park Township Fire Department)
NB I-196 to Close Tonight Near Saugatuck for Environmental Clean Up Effort
SAUGATUCK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 26, 2026) - Motorists attempting to drive through the Saugatuck area towards Holland may encounter some difficulties on Thursday evening. State Department of Trans...
Feb 26, 2026 Road construction update (image © Midwest Communications0
Pothole Season in Full Bloom Along Lakeshore
YouTube video with Kent County Road Commission's Steve Roon and Ottawa County Road Commission's Ken Hildebrand courtesy Kent County Road Commission. GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 26, 2026) - The p...
Feb 26, 2026
Woman Hospitalized After Crash with Dump Truck on M-121
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 26, 2026) - A 21-year-old Grand Rapids woman was hospitalized after her SUV collided with a dump truck east of Zeeland on Wednesday night. According to Ottawa County...
Feb 26, 2026
UPDATE: Advisory on Grand River Lifted
ALLENDALE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 25, 2026) - A portion of the Grand River is no longer off-limits. Last Thursday, the Ottawa County Department of Public Health announced that Ottawa Creek and the ...
Feb 25, 2026 Ottawa County Department of Public Health (logo courtesy Ottawa County Department of Public Health)
Holland Woman Hurt in North Side Collision
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 24, 2026) - A 31-year-old Holland woman was hurt in a two-vehicle crash on the North Side just before dawn on Tuesday. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County Sheri...
Feb 24, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
