Category Archives: Local News
Holland Basking in Glow of Ultra-Successful Tulip Time Festival
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 12, 2025) - The 96th Tulip Time Festival is now history, and the renewal of Holland's annual signature event may have reached new heights. Any official numbers as to how m...
May 12, 2025 May 10, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; Visitors tour the Tulip Plantings at Window on the Waterfront Park during the 2025 Tulip Time Festival. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
I-196 Work Near M-40 Junction to Begin on Monday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 12, 2025) - Now that Tulip Time is over, the road construction season along the Lakeshore can begin in earnest. This year's major tie-up is on I-196, as the bridges over t...
May 12, 2025 Mar. 16, 2021; Laketown Twp., MI, USA; A "Road Work Begins" sign alerts motorists on southbound I-196 between Holland and Saugatuck. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Fire Strikes South Side Condo; No Humans Hurt, Cats Saved
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 11, 2025) - While the attention of much of Holland was centered on Tulip Time Festival fireworks over Lake Macatawa at dusk on Saturday evening, those who are sworn to pro...
May 11, 2025 May 10, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; Scene from damage sustained in a condominium fire off of Spring Lane. (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Operations)
Tulip Time Festival Ends With Walking Tour, Carnival on Sunday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 11, 2025) - It apparently just wasn't right to close down Holland's annual signature event ahead of Mother's Day. After all, the stars of the show - the Tulip - are still ...
May 11, 2025 May 10, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; Visitors to the Tulip Plantings at Window on the Waterfront Park during the 2025 Tulip Time Festival. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Two Hospitalized in Rollover Crash on Adams St.
JAMESTOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 10, 2025) - A two-vehicle crash southeast of Zeeland on Saturday evening led to serious injuries for two persons involved. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County ...
May 10, 2025 A LIFE EMS ambulance (photo courtesy LIFE EMS)
One Holland Man Killed, Four Others Injured in Overnight Crash
WALKER, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 10, 2025) - A man from Holland lost his life, and four others were injured, in a fiery early Saturday morning crash just east of the Ottawa/Kent county line. According to t...
May 10, 2025 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Hope Grad Wins Tulip Time People's Choice Art Award
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 10, 2025) - Heather Persch almost didn't make it to Tulip Time on Saturday. The Hope College graduate from Hudsonville was at State College, Pennsylvania on Friday for her...
May 10, 2025 "Gertrude's Garden" by Heather Persch (image courtesy Tulip Time Festival)
Penultimate Day of 2025 Tulip Time Festival is on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 10, 2025) - It's day nine of the 96th Tulip Time Festival, as Holland's annual signature event reaches it's climax on this Saturday. The schedule begins at 8 AM with the T...
May 10, 2025 May 8, 2025; Holland, MI, USA; Dutch Dancers perform on West 8th Street before the Gentex Kinderparade. (Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications)
Investigation into Nine-Year-Old Boy on School Bus with Gun, Ammo Ongoing
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 9, 2025) - An investigation continues into what Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputies say was a nine-year-old West Ottawa Public Schools student in possession of a ha...
May 09, 2025 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
Stamp Out Hunger Set for Saturday; Delayed a Week in Holland
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 9, 2025) - The National Association of Letter Carriers holds its annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive this weekend. To donate, leave non-perishable food items in a bag near ...
May 09, 2025 Stamp Out Hunger (image courtesy National Association of Letter Carriers)
