Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - The Michigan Department of Transportation says lane closures for road work are scheduled for today till 3:00 p.m. on eastbound I-96 between Apple Drive and 112th Avenue. in Nunica. In Coopersville lane closures for road work are scheduled for today on eastbound and westbound I-96 between 8...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Salvation Army in Grand Haven preparing for a busy holiday season with bell ringers, the collecting and distribution of Christmas presents for families.Major James Mungai says the need is great than ever this year. There is a different way to sign up to be a bell ringer too: You need to con...

(Grand Haven, MI) -- An Ottawa County judge is preparing to rule on a legal dispute involving a proposed 300-million-dollar solar farm near Zeeland and Hudsonville. The Silver Maple Solar project would cover roughly 19-hundred acres in Zeeland and Jamestown Townships, generating enough electricity to power more than 34...

(Hudsonville, MI) - Former daycare worker Austin Hapner is now charged in Ottawa County with 23 charges of sexually abusing children and taking explicit images of them. The 20-year-old is also charged with similar crimes in Kent County. Hapner is accused of sexually abusing children between three and six-years-old in O...

(Sparta, MI) - Police in Sparta say the 20-year-old man who shot and killed himself Monday shot and injured his mother before taking his own life. He has been identified as Joryan Blackwell. His 59-year-old mother is hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and her name has not been released. Kent County Sheriff...

(Lansing, MI) - Over 440-thousand ballots have been returned so far for the November midterm election in Michigan. The Secretary of State's Office says that is about six-percent of all registered voters. The majority of absentee ballot requests have been from the state's four most populous counties: Wayne, Oakland, Mac...

(Allendale, MI) - A rare flower known for its smell of rotting flesh is getting ready to bloom again in West Michigan. Grand Valley State University's corpse flower, nicknamed "The Beast," is expected to reach full bloom later this week at the school's Allendale campus. The plant last bloomed in 2024, surpris...