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Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - Volunteers Needed. The OCCAA Food programs have distributions coming up, and could use your help to get the food out to our participants. Volunteers are needed to pack boxes, check in drivers, prepare packages, load cars, and deliver food boxes. Sign up to volunteer here: Holland Box Packing...

(Holland Township, MI) - Twenty-five-year-old Gavin Love of Grand Haven Township is in the Ottawa County Jail on a felony charge of malicious destruction of property for causing thousands of dollars in damage at a Holland Township Walmart on Friday. Captain Jake Sparks of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says it was ...

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - Ottawa County's annual unemployment rate for 2024 was 3.8%. This rate, recently released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, shows an increase in unemployment in Ottawa County from 2023's rate of 3.0%. Also released were the preliminary unemployment rates for Jan...

(Kentwood, MI) - Feeding America West Michigan officials say they have learned the U.S. Department of Agriculture has paused several truckloads of fresh food for them. President and CEO Ken Estelle says the pause affects 32 truckloads of food that they were expecting to receive between April and July. Estelle says they...

From Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: Ottawa County, MI -As you may know, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is asking for the input of persons served by, working in, and partners of Michigan's public mental health system, of the performance of this system. This system is made...

(Lansing, MI) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she is not going to run for the U.S. Senate in 2026. The seat is opening up with the upcoming retirement of U.S. Senator Gary Peters, who says he is not going to run again. Whitmer's Fight Like Hell political action committee says she is not planning to run. A pol...

(Dearborn, MI) - Michigan's average gas price has hit a high for 2025. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is up 13-cents from last week at three-dollars-17-cents a gallon. A 15-gallon tank costs 47-dollars in the state. Michigan's highest price is in Jackson at three-dollars-24-cents, and the most affordable gas ...

(Muskegon, MI) - A house fire in Muskegon Sunday morning resulted in the death of one man. Firefighters were called to the scene near Crozier Avenue and Leon Street just after 7 a.m. and found heavy fire at the front of the home. The 70-year-old man who lived there was found on the hallway floor and was pronounced dead...

(Undated) - A recall has been issued for Aldi's Happy Farms shredded colby jack cheese in four states over the possibility they contain metal fragments. The Food and Drug Administration issued the Class II recall affecting around 48-hundred bags of cheese. The recalled products were sold in Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio ...

(Lansing, MI) - Bird Flu is making another appearance in Ingham County. The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development is reporting its second case discovered in a backyard flock Thursday. Threats to the public health risk are low and the last reported case was September 2022. The virus is highly contag...

(Webber Township, MI) - The North Lake Correctional Facility in Webber Township near Baldwin will reopen to house inmates held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The prison has been closed for nearly three years. It's owned by Florida-based GEO Group. GEO Group says they reached a contract agreement with ICE ...

(Lansing, MI) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is happy state House Speaker Matt Hall has passed a three-point-one-billion-dollar plan to fund road fixes, but says the plan could create budget holes and doesn't solve the problem. Whitmer says she will work with the state Senate on a compromise that will be acceptable to bot...

(Troy, MI) - Troy Police say a suspect is in custody after a shooting at Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital on Thursday morning. The shooting happened just after 7 a.m., and a 25-year-old victim was shot twice but is expected to be okay. Officials say both the suspect and victim are hospital employees and were frie...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - World Down Syndrome Day is on 21 March every year. It is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The goal is to help people understand and support those with Down syndrome better. Hear this interview with Erin Lyon of Kenzie's Be Cafe below. T...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - In late May a major infrastructure project on Fulton Avenue in Grand Haven will begin. It spans from First to Fifth streets. The $3 million project, which includes water main and sewer line replacements, and new road and sidewalk construction, will be administratively managed by the Michigan De...

(Sarnia, Ontario) - The mayor of Sarnia, Ontario has issued a request to have all U.S. flags removed from city properties. Mayor Mike Bradley says he considered making the request back in January when President Trump announced a 25-percent tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico. Bradley says the economic impact o...

(Lansing, MI) - The state House has approved a three-point-one-billion dollar plan to fund fixing Michigan's roads. House Speaker Matt Hall says all of the taxes collected at the pump will be put toward roads as part of their plan, which Democrats argue would hurt local services. Hall says the Republican plan passed ye...

(Kalamazoo, MI) - Two people are hospitalized after a car crashed into a gas pump, two motorcycles, and two cars yesterday afternoon in Kalamazoo. The crash happened around 1 p.m. at a Speedway gas station on South Westnedge Avenue between Cork Street and Kilgore Road. One of the people who was injured was pumping gas ...

(Tallmadge Township, MI) - The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is putting out a warning of suspicious people going door-to-door claiming to be selling soap and trying to enter homes. Captain Jake Sparks says they have received several reports of the activity in the past few months. He says there are things to look for i...

(Holland, MI) - Residents of Congressman Bill Huizenga's 4th Congressional District are frustrated by his office changing their phone system. The Zeeland Republican's staff no longer answers the phone in the Holland, Portage, or Washington DC office and calls are directed to a phone tree answering system for people to...

(Lansing, MI) - A statewide tornado drill is scheduled for 1 p.m. today. It is part of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Michigan. Officials are urging people to take part in the drill and test their safety plan at work or at home. The safest place in a home is the basement, and if a house does not have that, an interio...

(Lansing, MI) - The Michigan House has approved a bill to lower income taxes to four-point-zero-five-percent from four-and-a-quarter-percent. The bill would restore the tax rate that was in place for 2023 after the General Fund revenue grew faster than inflation and says the cut will be permanent. In 2024, the income t...

MUSKEGON, MI (WGHN) - This year's celebration of high school talent promises to be quite the show, with rock bands, classical pianists, an opera singer, and spoken word poetry. Nominees previewed their acts for the Showcase Production Team and their peers at workshops in early February. On Wednesday, March 19, 91 stud...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Third Coast Author and Book Fest is Saturday in Grand Haven. It's FREE! Over 145 authors from 11-4 p.m. at local venues and then a VIP event and silent auction for Bluebird Cancer Retreats. Mike O'Brien from the Book Cellar, Renee Denslow from Bluebird and Chandi Pape from Grand Haven Main ...

WALKER, Mich. (WGHN) - A 19-year-old is in serious condition after being hit by a vehicle in Ottawa County Monday. The crash happened in the intersection of Lake Michigan Drive and Ferndale Avenue NW around 10 p.m. A vehicle driven by a 16-year-old was traveling westbound when it hit a 19-year-old pedestrian. Walker ...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) will be hosting two in-person town halls. The first one is Thursday March 27th from 6:30 -7:30 p.m. The second on will be in the city of Grand Haven on Friday March 28 from 12-1 p.m. Register here. Exact location detail to come.

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Grand Haven Courthouse will be getting a makeover as Ottawa County Board of Commissioners approved the creation of a capital project and reallocation of funds Susan Franklin is Circuit and Probate Court Administrator and says with the Friend of the Court moving out of of the Grand Haven Cou...

Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Grand Haven Area Public Schools has announced that Erica Kelly, Voyager teacher at Ferry-Voyager Elementary, will take on a new role as Director of Early Learning Services. In her role, Mrs. Kelly will lead the development of the new nature-based early childhood center and will serve as the bui...

(Detroit, MI) - Legendary former Detroit Tigers outfielder Kirk Gibson will not return to the broadcast booth. Gibson says his connection with the ballclub "remains strong" and he is "incredibly grateful for the support from the Tigers organization, the Ilitch family, and Detroit's loyal baseball fans.&q...

(Covert Township, MI) - The Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township has received nearly 57-million-dollars from the U.S. Department of Energy of a one-point-52-billion-dollar loan. Congressman Bill Huizenga thanked Energy Secretary Chris Wright and President Trump for "advancing Southwest Michigan's role ...