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Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - At tonight's Grand Haven City Council Meeting, the Mayor, and three new City Council members will be sworn in. Mayor Bob Monetza stopped into WGHN to chat about the meeting. Lots on the agenda too. Fireworks for Winterfest? JeepFest on Harbor Island? Hear the interview below:

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Grand Haven City Council meets tonight for an organizational meeting at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to address the following items: Administration of the Oaths of Office for the newly elected mayor and re-elected council members. Council will elect a Mayor Pro-tem. App...

(Lansing, MI) - A new license plate is available in Michigan honoring the state's women veterans. The plate has an illustration of a woman veteran with "Her Service Our Freedom" under the illustration. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says "the visibility it promotes is a daily reminder to Michiganders ...

(Lansing, MI) - Officials with the Michigan Attorney General's Office say the state's new, 24-percent wholesale tax on marijuana is constitutional. A filing in the Court of Claims says the tax created in the Comprehensive Road Funding Tax Act does not amend the voter-initiated law that legalized marijuana but "see...

(Holland Township, MI) - The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a 27-year-old Jenison man was shot several times Friday night in Holland Township. The shooting happened after an argument between several people on Douglas Avenue outside of a business strip just after 9 p.m. One man took out a gun and ...

Blendon Twp., MI (WGHN) - A 54-year-old Allendale man died Friday just before 4:00 p.m. after a semi-truck hit him while he was riding his bicycle in Blendon Township, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. The crash occurred around 4 p.m. at 72nd Avenue and Barry Street. Deputies say the cyclist was heading ...

(Grand Rapids, MI) - The most popular Thanksgiving side dish in Michigan is being revealed. According to a survey called "State of the Sides" by Campbell's, yams or sweet potatoes are the most popular side dish this Thanksgiving in Michigan. Nationally, stuffing and dressing was ranked as the most popular sid...

(Holland, MI) - The Holland Ice Park is opening today. The park, located near Window on the Waterfront Park, features not only an ice skating rink but also fire pits, an ice pond, a curling sheet and more. City officials say the eight-million-dollar project will now give residents and visitors more to do in the winter ...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Harbor Transit is collecting non-perishable food items, coats, hats, gloves, and blankets from November 10-21 at our facility. Stop by Harbor Transit at 440 N Ferry Street in Grand Haven from 9-5 p.m. Monday-Friday with your items to donate. And, you can join us to stuff the bus with collected ...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation (GHACF) and its affiliates-the Allendale Community Foundation and Coopersville Area Community Foundation-are joining communities nationwide in recognizing Community Foundation Week, November 12-18, 2025. The annual celebration honors the crucial role co...

(Lansing, MI) - Twenty-two Republican lawmakers, led by state Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt, are asking U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to have the U.S. Department of Justice oversee the primary and general elections in Michigan in 2026. The letter cites an "inherent and unavoidable conflict of interest"...

(Muskegon, MI) - West Michigan's Burning Foot Beer Festival is changing locations. For ten-years, the festival has taken place on the shores of Lake Michigan at Pere Marquette Beach. Organizers say the festival is moving to Heritage Landing, which sits on the shore of Muskegon Lake.

(Lansing, MI) - Michigan's annual firearm deer hunting season starts tomorrow. It runs from November 15 through November 30. Hunters last year harvested nearly 180-thousand deer during the two-week season. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters to report their harvests online through the DN...

Jenison, MI (WGHN) - (WGHN) - Federal investigators say pilot error caused a small plane crash this summer at Riverview Airport in Georgetown Township. The National Transportation Safety Board found the Cessna 177 veered off the runway during takeoff on July 8 and crashed into a nearby gravel pit pond. An 84-year-old H...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Momentum Center is launching a new initiative to support local residents impacted by the uncertainty of SNAP benefits. Beginning this month, the organization will host Free Food Fridays at its Grand Haven location, offering warm, nourishing meals for anyone in the community. The first Free ...

(Jamestown Township, MI) - A 12-year-old girl from Hudsonville is hospitalized after she was hit by an SUV while trying to cross Greenly Street in Jamestown Township. The crash happened around 3:15 yesterday afternoon, and she suffered serious injuries. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says the girl did not see the S...

(Saline Township, MI) -- A proposed multi-billion-dollar AI data center in Saline Township is getting plenty of pushback from residents. Josh Lebaron and Kathryn Haushalter are among those who spoke out against it last night at the township board meeting.

Washington, DC - Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting to end the Democrat Shutdown and reopen the federal government. "This shutdown was totally avoidable and unnecessary. I hope Democrats in Washington take a long hard look in the mirror. Their actions denied our militar...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, November 13, 2025 Rep. Hillary Scholten released the following statement on her vote on the Senate-passed deal to reopen the government. "Since the beginning of this debate, I have been clear: I will vote for a funding package for our country when it addresses the Republican-creat...

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - The Michigan Department of Transportation says lane closures for road work are scheduled for today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on eastbound M-104 (Cleveland Street) between 144th and 140th avenues. In Nunica lane closures for guardrail repair are scheduled for today (Wednesday) from 9 a.m. to 3 p....

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is hosting another Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events "CRASE" class offers thought-provoking and eye-opening strategies for surviving an active shooter event. There is no cost for the class, but registration is required, and space is limit...

(Rochester Hills, MI) - A teen missing from the east side of Michigan may be in West Michigan. Authorities say 17-year-old Janella Nicholas was last seen last Friday getting off her school bus in Rochester Hills and then getting into an older Jeep Cherokee with an unknown person. She is described as being five-five, ha...

(Ottawa County, MI) - A former West Ottawa Middle School teacher is entering a plea deal following accusations of inappropriately touching students. In court this week, 24-year-old Noah DeHollander pled no contest to multiple counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. DeHollander was accused of inappropriately to...

(Lansing, MI) - State Representative John Roth is proposing enacting a three-percent tax on short-term rentals in Michigan that are booked online through platforms like VRBO and Airbnb. Tourism is big business in Michigan and he says the tax would only apply if local voters support it and it would have an opt-out possi...

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - An Indiana man will spend at least five years in prison for selling stolen pontoon boats in Ottawa County. (Story) Forty-three-year-old Lance Allen Holland of Fort Wayne admitted to selling three stolen boats to a Jamestown buyer last year. Investigators say the pontoons were taken from deale...

(Grand Rapids, MI) - Grand Valley State University officials say they will admit all current or former U.S. Armed Forces members who serve or served honorably guaranteed admission to the school. GVSU will also give them 500-dollars per semester toward their tuition. The university announced the GVSU Military Promise ye...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The City of Grand Haven recently held a town hall last week and learned about what's next for t's next for Harbor Island. The 11-acre island has sat contaminated and largely unused since the J.B. Sims power plant shut down in 2020. Over the past several months, contractors removed coal and coal...

(South Haven, MI) - The South Haven city council will review a 93-page report from consultants on re-launching a lifeguard program on the Lake Michigan beaches next Monday. If the council approves the framework, lifeguards will be on South Beach seven days a week in 2026 and 2027 and expand to North Beach in 2028 and 2...

(Washington, DC) - President Trump has pardoned the 16 Republican electors who were charged for signing a certificate declaring they were the duly elected electors in the 2020 presidential election. Attorney General Dana Nessel says the federal pardon does not apply to the state charges she filed against them. Ingham C...

(Lansing, MI) - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has directed its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program vendor to once again start issuing full SNAP benefits for November. SNAP recipients who normally get their payments on the ninth day of the month should receive their full payment within the n...