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Fast facts: The second Adopt-A-Highway pickup of the year is July 11-19. Adopt-A-Highway volunteers collected about 40,000 bags of trash last year. Sections of highway are still available to adopt. Go to the Adopt-A-Highway website for more information and a map of available segments. LANSING, Mich. ­- Drivers shou...

Chester Twp., MI (WGHN) - A 21-year-old man is behind bars following a domestic assault Tuesday evening in Chester Township. Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies responded just after 4:30 p.m. to a home on Sherman Boulevard after reports of a domestic assault involving a man armed with a long gun. Investigators say at leas...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Grand Haven City Council voted down a Brownfield tax increment financing request Monday for the proposed Flatiron Building redevelopment at 7 N. Seventh St. Capstone Companies requested $687,182 in Brownfield reimbursement over 15 years to help redevelop the blighted property as part of a $...

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - Starting this week, Ottawa County adults will have the opportunity to provide input on their satisfaction with local government services, priorities, tax burden, communication preferences, and more by responding to the Ottawa County Citizen Survey. Residents who receive a call are strongly e...

(Lansing, MI) - A Senate bill is now before Governor Gretchen Whitmer that would enhance security for the Mackinac Bridge. The bill designates the bridge as a key facility and adds strengthened protections similar to oil refineries, chemical facilities, electrical facilities, and other locations that pose a public thre...

(Detroit, MI) - The Detroit Tigers have opened their series against the A's with a 6-to-2 win. Tarik Skubal got the win, striking out nine batters in five innings. Colt Keith hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the first inning. Dan Dickerson has the recap: Detroit has won three straight and the A's have lost the las...

(Grand Haven, MI) - The south pierhead in Grand Haven will be closed from Thursday through Monday for repairs. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be completing stabilization work on the pier at Grand Haven State Park and pedestrian traffic will be limited and closed off near the recently opened lighthouse. Crews wil...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Grand Haven Public Safety temporarily closed the city pier and part of Grand Haven State Park on the Fourth of July as large crowds led to a spike in calls for service. Officials closed the pier around 1 p.m. after reports of assaults, intoxicated individuals and disorderly conduct. Part of th...

Grand Haven Twp., MI (WGHN) - A 34-year-old Grand Haven Township man has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges after admitting he secretly took inappropriate photos of an unclothed child. Lucas Christopher Spink entered guilty pleas Monday in Ottawa County Circuit Court to child sexually abusive activity, using a ...

(Washington, DC) - The CDC is working to determine the source of a parasitic illness linked to "explosive" diarrhea in multiple states. In Michigan, Dr. John Brooks of McLaren Health says symptoms can be very uncomfortable.

Georgetown Twp., MI (WGHN) - A 20-year-old woman was seriously injured after her car collided with a semi truck Monday morning in Ottawa County. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. on 48th Avenue near Bauer Road, just south of Grand Valley State University. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says the woman, from Dexter...

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) announced she has introduced two bills to protect and strengthen water resources in Michigan and across the country. The Water Reservoir Transparency Act-introduced alongside Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13)-would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (U...

Kent County, MI (WGHN) - Trinity Health Michigan is employing a new tool in the fight against infections and germs. The Muskegon and Grand Rapids hospitals are the latest to implement air disinfection devices that use ultraviolet light to clean and sanitize indoor air. A UV air disinfection device is installed to the c...

(Lansing, MI) - The cases of Cyclosporiasis in Michigan have more than tripled in the past week. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the number of confirmed cases is 572 as of July 4th, up from 170 last Tuesday. Most of the cases are in southeast Michigan in Monroe, Lenawee, Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakl...

(Dearborn, MI) - The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan is back under four-dollars a gallon. Triple-A Michigan says the price fell 14-cents in the past week to three-dollars-96-cents, 25-cents less than last month and 80-cents more than last year. The most expensive fuel in the state is in Ann Arbor at four-...

(Lansing, MI) - The state House and Senate approved the Fiscal Year 2027 budget Friday morning, with the Senate passing the omnibus budget around 8 a.m. and the House passing it just before 9 a.m. The votes came about nearly 21-hours after the House session started on Thursday. Representative Joe Tate, who is a former ...

(Lansing, MI) - State Senator Mallory McMorrow is ending her bid for the Democratic nomination in Michigan's U.S. Senate race. McMorrow announced she was suspending her campaign Sunday afternoon, leaving the race for the party's bid between Congresswoman Haley Stevens of Birmingham and former Wayne County Director of H...

(Arlington, TX) - The Detroit Tigers captured a series victory after topping the Texas Rangers 6-3 in Arlington. Casey Mize collected the win after striking out four batters over six and two-thirds. Hear the recap from Dan Dickerson below: Detroit has won five of its last six and will host the Athletics for a three-gam...

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - Local governments and public boards across Ottawa County will consider a wide range of planning, development, infrastructure, and community event items during the week of July 6-10, including major redevelopment approvals, public events, and infrastructure-related contracts. Ferrysburg The Fe...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Loutit District Library is inviting community members to take part in a nationwide reading of the Declaration of Independence on Wednesday, July 8, at 6 p.m., as communities across the country commemorate the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding. Although Independence Day is celebrate...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival kicks off this month and Annie Lengkeek from the festival office is here with all the details. Tickets to concerts on the Main Stage here. All events here. Really cool merchandise here. Parade of Ships schedule here.

Ottawa Couty, MI (WGHN) - An 84-year-old Hudsonville man was injured after his SUV crashed into a Jamestown Township business Saturday morning, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were dispatched around 11:20 a.m. to the intersection of 32nd Avenue and Riley Street after receiving reports of a ve...

Houston, TX - Highlights and Dan Dickerson's recap of the Tigers 3-0 shutout win against the Rangers on 7/4/2026. Pre-game today at 3:05 p.m. First pitch 3:30 p.m.

(Washington, DC) -- Communities across the country are marking the nation's 250th birthday with major events in Philadelphia, Boston, New York and Washington, DC. New York Harbor is hosting one of the key celebrations as dozens of tall ships from around the world take part in a massive International Parade of Sail foll...

Wright Twp., MI (WGHN) - A 22-year-old Coopersville man suffered life-threatening injuries Friday morning after his motorcycle collided with a bus in Wright Township. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened around 10:21 a.m. at the intersection of 8th Avenue and Roosevelt Street. Investigato...

(Dearborn, MI) - Two people are dead and one is injured after a shooting at a Michigan mall. It happened today at Fairlane Town Center mall in Dearborn.

(Grand Rapids, MI) - U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Keon Talik, who died in June amid an influenza outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas was from Grand Rapids. The 25-year-old's death was due to the flu according to Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro, but the Air Force's notice of his death did not mention infl...

Lansing, MI (WGHN) - State Rep. Greg VanWoerkom's plan to help working families afford childcare while strengthening Michigan's workforce has passed the Senate, taking the next step to permanently establish the state's successful MI Tri-Share Child Care Program. "Michigan parents should not be forced to make a dec...

(Ypsilanti, MI) - A fourth inmate at Michigan's Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Washtenaw County has died in less than two months. Sixty-two-year-old Dalephenia Jones was serving a life sentence and died yesterday from cardiac arrest at Trinity Health Hospital. Jones had been hospitalized since June 19th ...

(Muskegon County, MI) - A 22-year-old man has been killed in a pickup truck rollover crash in Muskegon County. The sheriff's office says Isaiah Kooiman of Conklin rolled his truck several times just after midnight yesterday on East River Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputies say the crash is still under i...