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Tornadoes Touch Down in Southwest Michigan
(Three Rivers, MI) - There are reports that four people are dead after several tornadoes touched down in southwest Michigan Friday. Three were killed when a twister hit Union City, with another fatality reported in nearby Cass County. At least on ripped through the village of Edwardsburg, where this resident got hit h...
Mar 07, 2026
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The Chamber of Commerce Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Ferrysburg Announces the Transition of the Annual Jingle Bell Parade to the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) -The Chamber of Commerce Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Ferrysburg is pleased to announce that the annual Jingle Bell Parade, a cherished and valued community tradition, will transition to the leadership of the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival beginning this year. For decades, the Chamber has had the ...
Mar 06, 2026
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Grand Haven Delays Vote on Floto's Building Redevelopment Incentives
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - A decision on financial incentives for a downtown Grand Haven redevelopment project has been delayed. City council was considering nearly 1-point-1 million dollars in incentives to help renovate the former Floto's Gifts building at 123 Washington Avenue. Developers want to turn the vacant build...
Mar 06, 2026
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Longtime TV meteorologist Terri DeBoer Running For Congress
(Grand Rapids, MI) - Longtime west Michigan TV meteorologist Terri DeBoer is running as a Republican for the 3rd District U.S. House seat in the Grand Rapids area. DeBoer filed the paperwork to be a candidate challenging incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Hillary Scholten this week and says she wants to focus on border...
Mar 06, 2026
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Six Flags Selling Michigan's Adventure, Six Other Parks
(Fruitland Township, MI) - Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is selling Michigan's Adventure in Fruitland Township along with six other amusement parks. EPR Properties is purchasing all seven parks and will partner with Enchanted Parks to operate the six that are in the United States. Michigan's Adventure says the sa...
Mar 06, 2026
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Nessel Files FOIA Request In ICE's Purchase Of Romulus Warehouse
(Lansing, MI) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is seeking more information on the purchase by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of a Romulus warehouse. She filed a Freedom of Information Act request for records on that purchase and the plans to convert it into a detention center near the Detroit Metropol...
Mar 06, 2026
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Rep. Scholten Statement on Iran War Powers Resolution
"The decision to enter a war does not belong to one person. It belongs to all of us." WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) released a statement on her vote in support of the bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution. A video of the Congresswoman's full statement is available here....
Mar 06, 2026
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2 Rescued After Ice Shelf Knocks Kayakers Into Lake Michigan in Grand Haven
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Two kayakers were rescued from the icy waters of Lake Michigan Tuesday evening in Grand Haven. According to Grand Haven Public Safety, crews were dispatched around 5:09 p.m. to the 19000 block of North Shore Drive for a water rescue. Officials say the two were kayaking when a large ice shelf kn...
Mar 05, 2026
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Grand Haven's Paisley Pig closing
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Paisley Pig announced Wednesday that it will permanently shut down on March 29. The gastropub opened in 2017 on Miller Drive and became known for its wood-fired pizzas, handcrafted cocktails, gourmet burgers and other comfort food favorites made with locally sourced ingredients. Owners Jos...
Mar 05, 2026
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan Posts Loss
(Lansing, MI) - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan lost 246-million-dollars in 2025. The health insurance company says its new CEO will be paid less than her predecessor as a result. The state's largest commercial health insurer said yesterday they had took a net loss of 246-million-dollars on their total revenue of 43...
Mar 05, 2026
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State Senate Committee Holds Hearing On "Kids Over Clicks" Bills
(Lansing, MI) - A state Senate committee held a hearing yesterday on a package of bills known as the "Kids Over Clicks" legislation. The bills would mandate stricter data privacy and safety settings for minors, give parents more control over their kids' accounts, restrict AI companion chatbots, and prohibit s...
Mar 05, 2026
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MAISD Receiving Grant
(Muskegon, MI) - The Muskegon Area Intermediate School District is receiving a massive grant. U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten says a 750-thousand-dollar grant from the Community Project Funding program will be used to purchase new equipment for the Career Tech Center and Goodwill workforce programs, including new ...
Mar 05, 2026
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Cannabis Revenue In Michigan Drops 16% In January
(Lansing, MI) - The cannabis industry in Michigan is reeling from the results of a 24-percent wholesale tax that took effect January 1st. Revenue is down 16-percent statewide and a group of state senators wants to axe the wholesale tax. They want to return the tax structure to what was approved by voters in 2018 when r...
Mar 04, 2026
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Village of Spring Lake Awarded $250K GHACF Grant for North Bank Park Project
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation has announced its latest round of Community Impact Grants, awarding more than $551,000 to support projects that strengthen Northwest Ottawa County. Among the funded projects is a $250,000 grant to the Village of Spring Lake for the redevelopment of Nor...
Mar 04, 2026
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Citizen Police Academy Taking Applications
Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications for the Citizen Police Academy. The nine-session Citizen Police Academy offers 25 citizens an inside look at law enforcement. Sessions for this year will be held on Thursdays from April 30 through June 25. You will be notified in Ap...
Mar 04, 2026
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State House Passes $152-Million For Selfridge Air National Guard Base
(Lansing, MI) - The Michigan House has approved spending 152-million-dollars to build new runways at Selfridge Air National Guard Base for the 21 new F-15EX Eagle II planes. Governor Whitmer's office, however, says the Republican majority in the House jumped the gun with passage of the bill. State House Speaker Matt Ha...
Mar 04, 2026
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Missing Person in Norton Shores
Muskegon County, MI (WGHN) - The Norton Shores Police Department is investigating a missing person case. Lee Bernard Longmire Jr., age 38, was last seen on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Mr. Longmire is an African American male with brown eyes and black hair. Lee is 5'11" and 240 lbs. He was last seen wearing white ...
Mar 04, 2026
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Four Vie for Two Seats on Ottawa Conservation District Board
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Four candidates are vying for two open seats on the Ottawa Conservation District Board of Directors, with ballots due at the district's annual meeting on March 10. The Ottawa Conservation District is a local unit of government established in 1938 under Michigan law. The district works with resi...
Mar 03, 2026
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Coast Guard Festival update, council approves body cam grant
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Grand Haven's Coast Guard Festival gave an update to city council Monday evening. Executive Director Tracy Riley: In November Grand Haven voters said YES to a $15M public safety millage.
Mar 03, 2026
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Wrong-Way Driver Arrested On US-31
(Muskegon, MI) - Michigan State Police have arrested a 36-year-old Whitehall man for driving north in the southbound lanes of US-31 in Muskegon and crashing head-on into another vehicle. It happened around 2 p.m. Monday just north of Apple Avenue. The driver of the other vehicle is a 77-year-old Muskegon man, and he wa...
Mar 03, 2026
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Benson Lays Out Housing Agenda
(Grand Rapids, MI) - Democratic candidate for governor Jocelyn Benson is laying out her housing agenda if she is elected in November. The Secretary of State says she wants to ban private investors from buying homes that have been on the market for less than 100 days and also wants to tax short-term rental homes like VR...
Mar 03, 2026
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Michigan Native Awarded Medal Of Freedom
(Washington, DC) - Michigan native Terry Richardson has been awarded the Medal of Freedom in a ceremony at the White House for his actions in 1968 during the Vietnam War. Richardson saved the lives of 85 soldiers when he ran up a hill alone to radio for help from the top of the hill, and directed the air strikes from u...
Mar 03, 2026
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Council, Planning Commission to meet tonight
Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - The start of a new month ahs several meetings on the calendar tonight Grand Haven City Council meets tonight: A special work session begins at 7 p.m., where students from Grand Haven High School will present their futurePREP'd project. Councilmembers will vote on a Brownfield Plan and an Obso...
Mar 02, 2026
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Grand Haven Man Critically Hurt in Saturday Morning Crash
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - A 41-year-old Grand Haven man was seriously injured in a crash early Saturday morning. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says the man was driving west on Lincoln Street near American Dunes Golf Club just after 2 a.m. when he went through the intersection of Lincoln Street and Lakeshore Drive a...
Mar 02, 2026
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Rep. Scholten Statement on U.S. Military Strikes in Iran
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's military strikes in Iran. "The Iranian regime poses a profound threat to U.S. interests, Israel, our Gulf allies and partners, and global security. It remains the world's leading st...
Mar 02, 2026
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Lawmakers Divided Over Iran Attack
(Lansing, MI) --Michigan politicians are divided along party lines when it comes to the attacks on Iran that started this weekend. Republicans are supporting President Trump on the attack, with Congressman and former U.S. Army officer Tom Barrett saying Iran is directly responsible for the murders of thousands of Ameri...
Mar 02, 2026
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Bicyclist Struck, Killed
(Muskegon County, MI) - A bicyclist struck and killed by a vehicle in Muskegon County is being identified. The incident happened Wednesday night on Mill Iron Road in Muskegon Township, when 43-year-old Charles DeVone was struck while riding his bike. There has been no word of any charges filed against the driver.
Mar 02, 2026
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Four injured in crash
Zeeland Twp., MI( WGHN) - Four people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday evening in Zeeland Township. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says it happened just after 5:15 p.m. on Adams Street, west of Bluff Lake Drive. Investigators say an eastbound Chevy Equinox was turning left into a private driveway when it...
Feb 27, 2026
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Community Mental Health to become an Authority
Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - (WGHN) - Ottawa County Board of Commissioners are moving forward with a plan to restructure the county's Community Mental Health department in an effort to reduce financial risk. In a narrow 6-to-5 vote Thursday, February 26, county commissioners approved submitting an application to the stat...
Feb 27, 2026
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State Has Issued $565-Million In Tax Refunds So Far
(Lansing, MI) - The Michigan Department of Treasury has issued around 565-million-dollars so far this year in tax refunds. They have received over one-point-six-million tax returns so far, up 45-percent from 2025. Deputy state treasurer Kavita Kale says most taxpayers can expect to receive their refund within four to s...
Feb 27, 2026
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