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Muskegon County, MI - Local officials are urging the public to stay out of the water at several Muskegon County beaches due to high levels of E. coli detected in recent water samples. The Muskegon County Health Department has issued a Water Quality Advisory for: Hoffmaster State Park Public Beach Hoffmaster Campground ...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Grand Haven Department of Public Safety is hitting the road is support of the upcoming millage. They will be at the Farmer's Market this Saturday. Throughout July and August you can find them at the market and Loutit Library. City Manager Ashley Lastch says that they are at maximum capacity in...

(Lansing, MI) - Sexual assault survivors are urging the Michigan House to take action and pass several bills that would expand their legal options. The Senate passed Senate Bills 257 through 261 with bipartisan support several months ago. The bills eliminate the civil statute of limitations for survivors and open up an...

(Grand Rapids, MI) - Mosquitoes in Kent County have been found to be carrying the West Nile virus. The mosquitoes were collected in three separate ZIP codes: 49507 in Grand Rapids, 49544 in Walker, and 49525 in Plainfield Township. It is the first detection of West Nile virus this year in Kent County. It can develop in...

(Grand Rapids, MI) -- Grand Rapids and several other west Michigan communities held "Good Trouble Lives On" protests yesterday against the Trump administration. The demonstrations were inspired by late civil rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Lewis, who died July 17, 2020 and aim to "challenge in...

(Detroit, MI) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer says 144-million-dollars in medical debt is being forgiven for over 200-thousand Michigan residents. She was joined by Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, Undue Medical Debt CEO Allison Sesso and others to make the announcement in Detroit...

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Hillary Scholten (D-MI), alongside U.S. Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX), announced the reintroduction of the Dignity Act of 2025, a historic, bipartisan immigration reform bill. Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Adam Grey (D-C...

Spring Lake Twp., MI (WGHN) - A young boy who was set to begin kindergarten this fall has died after an accidental drowning over the weekend in Spring Lake Township. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a report of a drowning at a residential pool around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 12....

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - The search for a new county Administrator continues. The county cut ties in June with the search firm hired. The County is seeking an Administrator who will help foster collaboration, stability, and accountability across departments, while continuing to build trust within the community. The ...

(Blue Lake Township, MI) - The Muskegon County Sheriff's Office is investigating a 15-year-old's drowning death at Owasippe Scout Reservation in Blue Lake Township yesterday. The teenager was a camp counselor. Deputies were called to the camp northeast of Whitehall just before 3 p.m. on a report of a missing teen who w...

(Lansing, MI) - A new poll commissioned by Progress Michigan finds voters in the state are blaming both Republicans and Democrats for not passing a fiscal year budget by the July 1 deadline. Thirty-six-percent blame both parties, with 26-percent blaming the GOP and 25-percent blaming Democrats. Republicans have the maj...

(Detroit, MI) - Around 60 "Good Trouble Lives On" protests against President Trump's administration will be held throughout Michigan today. The protests continue the commemoration of civil rights activist and late Congressman John Lewis, who died in 2020 and represented Georgia for 33 years. The events will b...

LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reminding Michiganders to be on the lookout for the invasive spotted lanternfly. "Spotted lanternfly is a persistent nuisance in outdoor spaces," said MDARD Director Tim Boring. "By staying informed and reporting sig...

LANSING, Mich. - Hundreds of Michigan residents shared their costly and frustrating pothole repair stories as part of Fix MI State's Pothole Payback contest. From April through June, $8,600 was dispersed among 15 winners for the unexpected expenses caused by Michigan's deteriorating roads. Beyond providing direct suppo...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Grand Haven Planning Commission voted Tuesday to approve a zoning change that would allow short-term rentals in the Centertown area-a move supporters say could boost tourism and bring more business to the neighborhood. Fox 17 reports that a major project tied to the change is Steinbach Cros...

(Norton Shores, MI) - A Norton Shores woman who is spending the rest of her life in prison for killing her 15-year-old son is asking for a new trial. Shanda Vander Ark says she was not competent to stand trial and wasn't given effective counsel. She was found guilty of killing Timothy Ferguson through abuse and neglect...

(Lansing, MI) - Just six bills have been signed into law as of July 15 this year, and that is the fewest since 1940 when the state legislature did not meet at all. Lawmakers would meet every other year back then, and that ended in 1952. The legislature did meet in even years from 1942 to 1950 for a few weeks in a speci...

Holland, MI (WGHN) - The Holland Momentum Center staff and volunteers will welcome the Holland community to its Open House on Monday, July 21, 4-6 p.m., to explore its newly renovated space shared with Central Park Church, 614 Myrtle Avenue, Entrance D. At 5:00 p.m., staff members will present a brief program on the C...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - State Senator Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) announced Monday that he is running for Congress in Michigan's 4th District, aiming to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. Bill Huizenga in the 2026 election. Huizenga, who represents the historically Republican district, has held the seat since 2023. With his ter...

Olive Twp., MI (WGHN) - A 29-year-old Holland man was injured early Tuesday morning after his motorcycle collided with a deer in Ottawa County. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, the crash occurred around 5:59 a.m. near the intersection of Polk Street and 108th Avenue. Authorities say the motorcyclist was...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The City of Grand Haven has another update on the Fulton Avenue infrastructure project. The $3 million project, which includes water main and sewer line replacements, and new road and sidewalk construction, will be administratively managed by the Michigan Department of Transportation. The city...

Port Sheldon Twp.,MI (WGHN) - A 40-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning following a standoff with Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies in Port Sheldon Township. Deputies responded to a home on Fellows Station around 1:15 a.m. after receiving a report of a domestic disturbance involving a firearm. When officers ar...

(Grand Rapids, MI) - The lack of rain this year now has parts of three west Michigan counties classified by the U.S. Drought Monitor as being in a moderate drought. That area is southwest Kent County, southern Ottawa County, and northern Allegan County. Holland and Grand Haven are over three inches below normal for rai...

(Hudsonville, MI) - The Hudsonville High School graduate who was shot several times in Birmingham, Alabama Saturday night was shot during a robbery. Ethan Carter went to the city's' northeast side around 6 p.m. to buy something he found online and was shot in his head, chest, throat, an arm and a hand. He was training ...

(Detroit, MI) - Detroit mayor and independent candidate for governor Mike Duggan says he is not interested in running as Elon Musk's third party candidate. Duggan says he believes Michigan has suffered from the toxic infighting between Republicans and Democrats in Lansing and says running as an independent gives the st...

(Zeeland, MI) --Plans for Mead Johnson to expand its infant formula plant in Zeeland are advancing. On Thursday, the Zeeland Planning Commission recommended approval for rezoning two properties on East Main Avenue. The 836-million-dollar project would see eight townhomes and one single family home demolished and zoning...

(Lansing, MI) - All of the state of Michigan is under an air quality alert today. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says it is due to wildfire smoke from Canada. The National Weather Service says pollutants will reach the unhealthy level in northern Michigan and be moderate to the south. W...

(Birmingham, AL) - Hudsonville High School graduate Ethan Carter is hospitalized in Birmingham, Alabama after being shot several times Saturday night. WOOD TV 8 reports that Carter was shot in his head, throat, chest, hand, and arm, but details have not been released. He graduated from Hudsonville this past spring and...

(Washington, DC) - President Donald Trump is responding to U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin's bill that would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to identify themselves and not wear masks during enforcement operations. Trump says the freshman senator and co-sponsors Senator Alex Padilla of California and Co...

(Dearborn, MI) - It is more expensive to fill the gas tank this week than last. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is up 12-cents a gallon to three-dollars-27-cents, which is 16-cents more than last month but 32-cents less than last year. The most expensive gas in the state is in Saginaw at three-dollars-33-cents...