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Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Grand Haven City Council has unanimously approved an introductory resolution that would allow short-term rentals by special land use in the Centertown Overlay area of the Neighborhood Mixed-Use District. This zoning change would make 23 additional parcels-mainly located off Washington Avenue be...

(East Lansing, MI) - Michigan State University has laid off 19 employees due to the elimination by the federal government of USAID. That agency paid the contracts for the 19 workers. MSU had over 30 employees working under grants from USAID and spokeswoman Amber McCann says they were able to "minimize the impact o...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The City of Grand Haven says that Taylor Street will be closed to thru traffic from Sheldon Road to Kooiman Avenue for infrastructure televising work from 8-1 p.m. today, August 7. Access will be maintained within the impacted street. Vehicles will be detoured to Marion Avenue. Flaggers will b...

(Traverse City, MI) - All 11 people who were stabbed at a Walmart near Traverse City in late July are now out of Munson Medical Center. Nine have been released, and two others have been transferred to other hospitals. Munson Medical Center officials say they are "incredibly proud of the extraordinary work demonstr...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - - The City of Grand Haven is calling on qualified planning consultants and consultant teams to submit proposals for the Centertown Vision Plan Update. This key initiative will guide the future of one of Grand Haven's most important neighborhood commercial districts, ensuring it grows as a conne...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Ottawa County Road Commission has been notified that Michigan Shore Railroad is scheduled to reconstruct their railroad grade crossings at Pierce Street and at Lincoln Street west of US-31 in Grand Haven Township. The railroad crossings will be completely closed off to traffic starting Fr...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The City of Grand Haven has officially declared itself a purple heart community at Monday's city council meeting. Dr. Chris Petras: Across the country, several local governments have enacted proclamations establishing themselves as Purple Heart Communities. The City of Ferrysburg recently did i...

(Grand Rapids, MI) - Voters said yes to most of the millage proposals before them on the ballot yesterday in west Michigan. Kent County voters said no to a Grattan Township Farmland Preservation proposal, and voters in Muskegon Township turned down a new public safety millage while they approved a public safety millage...

(Cascade Township, MI) -- Congresswoman Haley Steven's "Made in Michigan Tour" as she runs for the U.S. Senate brought her to Buell Motorcycles in Cascade Township yesterday. The Democrat is meeting around the state with manufacturers and workers. WOOD TV 8 reports that Stevens says she was "absolute...

(Washington, DC) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer met with President Trump and other administration officials at the White House on Tuesday. According to Whitmer's office, the governor made a visit to the nation's capital to raise concerns about the effects the president's tariff policy is having on her state. The closed-d...

(Coopersville, MI) - Longtime Coopersville Middle School wood shop teacher Peter Twork has been fired by the school district after he was charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct. Twork is accused of touching a 14-year-old student several times in his classroom. She told investigators that he would occasional...

(Fruitport Township, MI) - Thirty-nine-year-old Alexae Johnson has pled guilty to placing an explosive device with intent to alarm, two charges of retail fraud, and being a habitual offender for an incident at a Meijer in Fruitport Township last fall. Johnson released what police called a noxious gas in the store, smel...

Holland, MI (WGHN) - Rescue crews rushed to Holland State Park Monday evening after a report of a possible water emergency near the channel. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says they got the call around 5:30 p.m., after a witness saw someone on the rocks by the pier wall - but never saw them come back. Fearing the p...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) Primary and Special elections today with polls opening at 7:00 a.m. Only a handful of municipalities in Ottawa County will have issues on the ballot, including Ferrysburg, where voters will choose two finalists from a group of three mayoral candidates. Information on candidates and proposals in t...

(Grand Rapids, MI) - Steelcase headquarters will remain in Grand Rapids along with its production facilities after they announced yesterday they are being bought by Iowa-based HNI Incorporated for two-point-two-billion-dollars. HNI has not indicated if any jobs will be cut in west Michigan as part of the deal. The R...

(Detroit, MI) - State officials say the air quality across Michigan is expected to remain low through Tuesday. According to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, an air quality advisory is in effect throughout the state through tomorrow. State officials say wildfire smoke from Canada will begi...

(Washington, DC) - Congressman Jack Bergman of northern Michigan is calling on Canadian Senator Michael MacDonald to get their government to take action on wildfires. Bergman is a member of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, and MacDonald is the chairman. He expressed concerns about the wildfire smoke ...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The City of Grand Haven meets tonight at City Hall. On the agenda for tonight a Purple Heart Community Proclamation led by Chris Petras. Across the country, several local governments have enacted proclamations establishing themselves as Purple Heart Communities in recognition and honor of milit...

(Grand Rapids, MI) - The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says the air quality advisory for Michigan has been extended through today. Canadian wildfire smoke remains in the air, bringing a haze to what otherwise would be a sunny day. Air quality will improve throughout the day, but out-of-con...

(Lansing, MI) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and several other attorneys general are suing the Trump administration's efforts to restrict healthcare access for transgender youth. The lawsuit argues the administration is overstepping its authority and using threats of criminal prosecution and federal investiga...

(Muskegon, MI) - More than 100 people joined together for the Pedal for Paws Pub Crawl fundraiser in Muskegon to support five animal rescues in the area. Big Lake Humane Society shelter manager Velvet Lyght says the event was the first of many that will come to help them. The animal rescues say they work together behin...

Deputies with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office responded to a two-vehicle crash involving two pickup trucks at the intersection of Osborne St and 104th Ave in Robinson Twp just after 9:00 p.m. Thursday evening. Both vehicles ended up in a nearby field following the collision. The Sheriff's office says that a silver...

(Lansing, MI) - Smoke from Canadian wildfires will continue to cover Michigan through Saturday. The statewide Air Quality Alert has been extended through August 2 after it was supposed to expire yesterday. Canada has 608 active wildfires, including more than 430 that are burning out of control right now. Many of them a...

(Lansing, MI) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is ordering state agencies to report the impact of President Trump's tariffs on imports in the next 30 days. She wants to see the effect on the state's agricultural, automotive, and manufacturing industries. The reports will also need to project the future impacts of the tariff...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The City of Grand Haven invites the public to place sheets, caution tape, golf tees, and chairs on all public property to reserve space for the parade and fireworks after 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 1, 2025. Please remember that no tents, sandbags, plastic tarps, duct tape, rocks, stakes, or ...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Annual Coast Guard Festival Parade and Fireworks extravaganza will create several street closings in the City of Grand Haven on Saturday, August 2, 2025. The parade participants will be staging in the residential area near Lakeshore Middle School at 900 S. Cutler, beginning at 9:00 am on Sa...

(Grand Haven, MI) - U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Joseph Turk is being credited as a hero for rescuing a 97-year-old man who fell off the Grand Haven pier at the Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven this week. He jumped into the water immediately when the man lost his balance when he was resting with a walker and fell in. He ...

(Canton, OH) - The Detroit Lions will play the Los Angeles Chargers tonight in the NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. The Lions are making their first appearance in the game since 1991, while the Chargers last played in Canton in 1004. The Hall of Fame Game will give both teams four preseason games, ...

(Dalton Township, MI) - Six Flags Entertainment Corporation says Michigan's Adventure will close on September 1st, two months earlier than normal. Labor Day will be the last day the amusement park is open in 2025, and officials say it is to keep the quality of the park's spring and summer seasons up. Passholders will g...

(Lansing, MI) - A new report released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition is finding Michiganders need to earn at least 24-dollars-46-cents an hour to be able to afford a two-bedroom rental unit. To afford a one-bedroom home, a person needs to earn 19-dollars-66-cents an hour. Michigan's average wage for peopl...