Category Archives: Local News
Saugatuck City Council to Meet Tonight
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 28, 2025) - While efforts to make the radar tower atop of Mount Baldhead a new cellular phone service hub continue, the city of Saugatuck has other issues to address th...
Apr 28, 2025 City of Saugatuck, Michigan (image courtesy City of Saugatuck)
GVSU Trustees Approve Hikes in Tuition, Room & Board for Academic 2026
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 28, 2025) - While over 3,200 graduates received diplomas from Grand Valley State University over the weekend, the students left behind will need to pay more to get t...
Apr 28, 2025 Aug. 21, 2024; Allendale, MI, USA; Grand Valley State President Dr. Philomena Mantella prepares for a press briefing outside of Kleiner Commons on the GVSU main campus. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
One Killed, Three Hospitalized in Baseline Rd. Crash
TROWBRIDGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 27, 2025) - One person died and three others were injured in a two-vehicle crash that resulted in a truck slamming into several people off the roadway between Gob...
Apr 27, 2025 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Hit-and-Run Driver Sought After Striking Man on I-96 Overnight
WRIGHT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 25, 2025) - The search is on for the driver of a vehicle which struck a 72-year-old man who was walking along the shoulder of eastbound I-96 near Marne during the ove...
Apr 25, 2025 72soul / Depositphotos.com
Ottawa Co. Parks Plans Big Weekend Ahead
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 25, 2025) - Just as the spring weather has awakened the Holland area to the start of next weekend's annual signature event - the Tulip Time Festival - the Ottawa Count...
Apr 25, 2025 The Step it Up! Program (image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
GVSU to Hold Three Graduation Ceremonies at Van Andel Arena This Weekend
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 25, 2025) - Van Andel Arena will be a busy place the next two days, but the Griffins, Rise, and Gold will be nowhere to be seen, and the only music heard will probab...
Apr 25, 2025 Former Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalyn Bliss (photo courtesy Grand Valley State University)
Drug Take-Back Day Returns on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 25, 2025) - Law enforcement entities, as well as medical professionals, would like for you to get rid of your leftover drugs. From 10 AM to 2 PM local time on Saturday, N...
Apr 25, 2025 National Drug Take Back Day (image courtesy US Department of Justice-Drug Enforcement Administration)
Mixed Unemployment Numbers Along Lakeshore in Latest State Report
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 24, 2025) - It was a mixed bag of results in the latest unemployment figures for March along the Lakeshore and across the state. In data disclosed on Thursday by the Mich...
Apr 24, 2025 Got Credit / CC
Two Hurt in Borculo Area Crash
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 24, 2025) - Two persons from Jenison were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash west of Borculo on Thursday morning. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County Sheriff'...
Apr 24, 2025 ahasoft / Depositphotos.com
Holland's Business Climate Cited in National Survey
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 24, 2025) - Holland may be a nice place to visit, as the Tulip Time Festival nears, but it's also a nice place to start a business. WalletHub, the online personal finance...
Apr 24, 2025 Sept. 21, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; A cloud formation in the background with a look at downtown Holland to the south in the foreground. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
