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(Allendale Township, MI) - Grand Valley police have found one of two cars stolen from a university parking lot. Officials say the cars were stolen Tuesday morning from Lot D at the Allendale campus of Grand Valley State University. Suspects caught on video were driving a car reported stolen from a neighboring community...

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - Big news for Ottawa County-residents are finally getting connected to high-speed fiber internet, thanks to a $15 million project by Southfield-based provider, 123NET. The project, approved late last year by the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, includes 325 miles of new fiber lines. When...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Grand Haven's Ken Formsma stopped into Good Morning Grand Haven to chat about Grand Haven's Coal Tipple. Formsma has sat on many boards in Grand Haven and knows the history like the back of his hand. A fundraising campaign with the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation can be found here. Hear ...

(Olive Township, MI) - The Ottawa County commission has selected five finalists to be interviewed for the county administrator job. They had over 50 people apply for the job, which has been filled by an interim administrator for the past 18 months since the county fired John Gibbs after just 13 months. Commission chair...

(Lansing, MI) - The Michigan House has passed a 78-billion-dollar budget for Fiscal Year 2026 on a 59-to-45 vote to set up negotiations with the state Senate, which passed its budget this spring. House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland says their budget includes three-point-four-billion-dollars for roads without raising...

(Grand Rapids, MI) - The annual "Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign by Michigan State Police is continuing this week. The enforcement effort will last through Labor Day weekend as troopers say late summer is among the deadliest time on roads in the state. Extra troopers are on patrol across the state, ...

(Covert Township, MI) - Holtec says its Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township is back to operations status. The power plant is seeking to become the first to ever restart in the U.S. after being shut down for decommissioning. It is now authorized to receive nuclear fuel and restart once allowable conditions ...

(Lansing, MI) - Two bills to make it a crime to create deepfake pornography of someone have been signed into law by Governor Whitmer. The new law calls for one year behind bars for a misdemeanor first offense, which can rise to a felony with three-years in prison if there is financial loss. Whitmer said she is proud to...

LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed August 26, 2025, as Women's Equality Day commemorating the 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, granting women the right to vote. "On the 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we celebrate Women's Equality Day ...

(Grand Haven, MI) - The Grand Haven Harbor will be dredged this fall. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten announced the project was moving forward yesterday after several months of relentless advocacy. Scholten says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract and the project was uncertain for months due to the M...

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meet today at 9:00 a.m. at the Fillmore Street Complex. Many items on the agenda related to the Administrator search. Commissioner Doug Zylstra say the first of these is an item seeking a closed session to "review and consider the contents of appl...

(Grand Rapids, MI) - The Fiscal Year 2026 state budget still has not been introduced in the legislature and budget talks are scheduled to continue today between the governor and leaders of the state House and Senate. Governor Gretchen Whitmer wouldn't confirm an economic trip is planned for next month to Japan, but did...

(Ann Arbor, MI) - University of Michigan Health will no longer provide medically necessary gender affirming healthcare for minors after receiving a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice in July. In a statement, University of Michigan Health says as part of the federal investigation "and given escalating ext...

(Cleveland, OH) - The Cleveland Clinic is offering tips on how to lower the chances of getting a concussion as high school football season gets underway. Sports Medicine Specialist Doctor Marie Schaefer recommends strengthening muscles in the head, neck and upper back, wearing a mouth guard and to stop playing after be...

(Lansing, MI) -- A poll of school leaders in Michigan finds 79 percent believe state government will shut down on October 1st. They do not have confidence that a budget deal can be reached before September 30th. The survey conducted by Michigan School Business Officials found 15 percent have already cut their fiscal ye...

(Georgetown Township, MI) - A driver has been killed in a head-on crash in Georgetown Township Saturday night. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says a 54-year-old Jenison resident crossed the center line while driving a Nissan and hit a pickup truck head-on and died at the scene. The two people in the truck are hospi...

(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Gary Peters will launch his ninth motorcycle tour across Michigan on today. The Democrat will start in Fenton Township and head to Lansing and Battle Creek, where the tour will end on Tuesday. Peters will be joined by veterans, union members, and constituents on the tour. He founded the ...

(Grand Traverse County, MI) - The man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart near Traverse City in late July has been found to be incompetent to stand trial. Bradford Gille will continue being treated for mental health issues and will be reevaluated later. Circuit Court Judge Michael Stepka made the ruling after he...

(Dearborn, MI) - Gas prices in Michigan have shot up by 18 cents a gallon on average in the past week. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is now three-dollars-30 a gallon, one-penny more than last month and 19 cents less than last year. A 15-gallon fill up costs 49-dollars statewide, which is eight dollars less t...

(Lansing, MI) - Democrats in the state House have introduced a bill to ban federal troops from being deployed in Michigan without the governor's approval. The bill is sponsored by Representative Laurie Pohutsky from Livonia and is a direct response to President Trump taking over Washington DC's police force and sending...

(Undated) - Gas prices are expected to remain low for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. AAA says the national average for a gallon of regular should stay below last year's average of three dollars and 33 cents, and should remain relatively low for the rest of the summer as long as Gulf Coast refineries are not hit by hur...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Grand Haven Area Public Schools (GHAPS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Brooke Stolarz as the new Principal of Griffin Elementary School following an extensive interview process that included both internal and external candidates. A lifelong Buccaneer, Brooke has been part of the GHA...

Holland Twp., MI (WGHN) - A 22-year-old man was airlifted to the hospital Thursday afternoon after his motorcycle was struck by an SUV in Holland Township, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. The crash occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of 120th Avenue and Felch Street. Investigators sa...

(Allendale, MI) --Over four-thousand freshmen are moving in to Grand Valley State University this week and it is one of their ten largest incoming classes. Many of them arrived on campus in Allendale yesterday, getting checked in and moved in to their on-campus housing. WOOD TV 8 reports that president of student affa...

(Lansing, MI) - A bill to stop lawmakers being paid if they miss the July 1 statutory deadline to approve the fiscal budget failed to get enough votes to pass the state House yesterday. Majority Republicans came up four votes shy of the 74 needed to pass the measure with two-thirds support. The measure would have stopp...

(Lansing, MI) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer will meet with House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland and Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks of Grand Rapids on Tuesday to discuss the budget. It will be the first meeting between the three since budget talks broke down on July 1. There have been multiple conversations between W...

This article is from Sarah Leach at Ottawa News Network. U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has extended an emergency order, delaying again the long-planned closing of the coal-fired J.H. Campbell plant in Port Sheldon Township until at least Nov. 19. PORT SHELDON TWP. - U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has ext...

ALLENDALE, Mich. - (WGHN) A 16-year-old boy is under investigation by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office for alleged sexual misconduct that occurred over two days at a business on 48th Avenue in Allendale Township. The first incident took place on Monday, when deputies responded to reports of a teen closely following ...

(Muskegon, MI) - A 68-year-old woman is charged with armed robbery for allegedly robbing the PNC Bank on East Laketon Avenue in Muskegon Township Monday morning. Patricia Jones was arraigned on the charge yesterday. Jones gave a note to a bank teller when she approached, saying employees would be hurt if they didn't gi...

(Grand Rapids, MI) - An orthodontist who used to practice in Grandville is facing federal charges of child exploitation. Forty-three-year-old Thomas Shannon was arrested in Frankfort and was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, possession and receipt of child pornograph...