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Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Drivers entering Grand Haven, Spring Lake and Ferrysburg will now see new signs recognizing each community's recent designation as a Purple Heart Community. The Tri-Cities adopted the designation in August this year to formally honor service members who were wounded or killed in combat. The eff...

(Grand Rapids, MI) - The national "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" enforcement campaign begins this week across Michigan. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's annual effort takes place ahead of the Christmas and New Years holidays, one of the deadliest times of the year for crashes involving a...

(Montague, MI) - The Michigan Attorney General's Office has declined to bring criminal charges against a West Michigan Catholic priest accused of inappropriate behavior by multiple women. Investigators say the case was closed due to statutes of limitation, lack of cooperation from some complainants, or insufficient evi...

(Ann Arbor, MI) - Former Michigan Football Coach Sherrone Moore is expected to appear in court today for his arraignment. The coach was fired for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a staff member on Wednesday and was later taken into custody. It's unclear what exact charges he faces. Meanwhile, FOX2 has audio f...

(Lansing, MI) - Michigan's House Judiciary Committee is reviewing a proposal that would require the attorney general to seek approval from either the governor or the Legislature before stepping into an ongoing case. Supporters say the change would prevent the office from acting on its own, while opponents warn it would...

Egelston Twp., MI (WGHN) - The Muskegon County Sheriff's Office says two people were killed in a Wednesday morning crash in Egelston Township. The crash happened shortly after 10:15 a.m. Wednesday on Maple Island Road, north of N. Sullivan Road. Investigators believe a northbound car lost control, crossed the center li...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Significant storm damage was discovered at the iconic outer lighthouse on the south pier, commonly known as the fog house. During a recent repair visit on Sunday, November 30, contractor Bill Pushaw of Pushaw Builders found that two glass panels in the lantern room/cupola had been blown out dur...

(Lansing, MI) - Michigan's House budget committee has halted nearly 645-million dollars in project funding after Republicans accused state agencies of hoarding unspent money. The move, made through a rarely used provision in state law, returns the funds to the general pool without approval from the Democratic-led Senat...

(Ann Arbor, MI) - Former University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore was taken to the Washtenaw County Jail last night, hours after the school dismissed him for violating university policy. Pittsfield Township police say they responded to a home for an alleged assault, and investigators later confirmed a ...

(Grand Rapids, MI) - Grand Rapids will set a record at the end of 2025 with over 949-million-dollars in permitted construction work. That will break last year's record of 728-million. City officials say projects like Amway Stadium, the Acrisure Amphitheatre, and the Joan Secchia Children's Rehabilitation Hospital are d...

(Holland, MI) - The main parking lot to Holland State Park is closed due to what law enforcement is calling "illegal activities." The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says there have been numerous complaints over the last few months about reckless driving, loud e...

(Holland, MI) - A Holland man is dead after being struck while riding an electric bike. The incident happened Tuesday evening near the intersection of State Street and 22nd Street when a man riding an e-bike struck a trash can, fell off the bike and into the roadway, and then was struck by a vehicle. The man has been i...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI - Harbor Transit will operate on Limited Service for the entire service day on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 due to the winter weather conditions in Ottawa County. Limited Service includes rides for the following circumstances: - Doctor's appointments - Medical emergencies including dialysis - Place...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Grand Haven Township and Spring Lake have voted to replace their current ambulance provider, Trinity Health, with Life EMS. The search for a new provider began in June after the Grand Haven Area Ambulance Committee and Trinity Health officials struggled to agree on service expectations and pati...

GRAND HAVEN, MICH., - Entries are open for the Grand Haven Board of Light and Power's (BLP) Holiday Lighting Contest. The outdoor holiday lighting contest is broken into two different categories. The first category is the 'Griswold Award' which is the most over the top lighting display. According to the BLP if it can ...

(Grand Blanc Township, MI) -- Recently released body camera footage shows the heroics of first responders during the attack on a church in Grand Blanc in September. On Sunday, September 28th, a gunman drove his truck into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, shot and killed four people, and then set fire to...

(Cedar Springs, MI) -- Police are investigating whether or not a Cedar Springs mother who admitted to killing her daughter is also responsible for the girl's brother's death. When Leo Whitehead died in September 2021, investigators ruled he died by natural causes. Now, more than a week after Irene Whitehead was arraign...

(Lansing, MI) -- Michigan is investing more than 37-million dollars into long-term recovery. The State Department of Health and Human Services announced yesterday that the money is from opioid settlement funds. The money will go specifically toward housing for residents who are leaving treatment facilities. Michigan ha...

Grand Haven, MI - The Chamber of Commerce Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Ferrysburg is honored to recognize Jennifer Johnson of LMCU as the 2025 Chamber Ambassador of the Year. "Jennifer embodies everything we value in the Ambassadors Council and across our Chamber Community." says Mark Allen, President and CEO of...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The City of Grand Haven is asking residents to share their input as it begins work on next year's budget. Every December, the city's finance department starts assembling the upcoming year's budget. Under the direction of the City Manager, departments prepare their requests based on expected res...

(Lansing, MI) - Michigan is offering up to 50-thousand dollars in new MiSTEM Playbook Mini Grants to help schools and community partners create hands-on STEM programs for students. The state will award 16 grants to support project-based, problem-based, and place-based learning tied to local industries and real-world ch...

(Ann Arbor, MI) --Consumer sentiment is improving slightly. The University of Michigan's early reading for December edged up two points from last month. Consumers see modest improvements from November although many cite persistently high prices among their major concerns. Year-ahead inflation expectations dipped to the...

MUSKEGON, Mich. - A person of interest is in custody reports TV 13 on your Side following a shooting that left two people dead and three others injured in Muskegon on Saturday, according to the Muskegon Police Department. Police reported that around 3:15 p.m., several individuals entered a home in the 600 block of Jack...

(Brighton, MI) - An 88-year-old grocery store employee in Michigan has received a check for nearly two-million dollars after his story went viral on social media. Ed Bambas of Brighton met social media influencer Sam Weidenhofer during his grocery store shift about two weeks ago, and told him how he couldn't retire bec...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Fresh produce and more will be available rain, snow, or shine at the food truck at St. Patrick's tomorrow, Friday, December 5th. Arrive by 9:00 am, sign in, & drive or walk through starting at 10 am. All are welcome! Location: 920 Fulton St., Grand Haven, MI. Commodities are also being dist...

(Lansing, MI) - Michigan Court of Claims Judge Brock Swartzle has ruled that mismatched absentee ballots cannot be counted. He says the ballots only count when the unique-identifying number on the ballot stub and the number on the envelope match. The Michigan Republican Party, National Republican Party and Chesterfield...

(Laketon Township, MI) - The Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park is now open for the winter season. The snow received over Thanksgiving and Monday night allowed them to open earlier than normal. They are still getting the luge track ready. In Grand Rapids, the Rosa Parks Circle will be open at 2 p.m. today for ice skat...

(Undated) - The number of first time filings for unemployment are decreasing across Michigan. That's according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says for the week ending November 29th, there were more than 72-hundred first time filings in the state. That number is down by more than 500 filings compared to the week...

Blendon Twp., MI (WGHN) - A 47-year-old man from Hudsonvile was injured in a two-car crash Thursday morning in Blendon Township, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say the crash happened around 7:17 a.m. when a 31-year-old Jeep driver lost control and crossed the center line on Port Sheldon Stree...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Grand Haven Musical Fountain Committee updated City Council on Dec. 1, reporting that the fountain's systems and production library are in their strongest position yet heading into the off-season. Committee volunteers have completed maintenance, rebuilt pump No. 3, replaced computers, procu...