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Norton Shores, Michigan - Representative Greg VanWoerkom announced his bid for re-election to the Michigan House Representatives for the 88th District. The 88th State House District encompasses Ferrysburg, Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and Norton Shores, along with the townships of Crockery, Grand Haven, Olive, Port Sheldo...
Mary Ellen Murphy 5h ago
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The City of Grand Haven will begin Stage 1 of the Ferry Street Water Main Project will begin on Monday,April 1st, with the temporary closure of the intersection at Ferry Street and Grant Avenue. The intersection is anticipated to re-open to traffic by May 1, 2024. During this timeframe, the int...
Mary Ellen Murphy 5h ago
(Detroit, MI) - The Detroit Tigers will unveil a new videoboard at Comerica Park with their home opener on April 5. The board is now the second largest in Major League Baseball behind the Mets. The stadium also received an upgraded sound system in the of season and new HD TVs on the concourse. President and CEO of Ilit...
Mary Ellen Murphy 6h ago Joseph Novak / CC
(Covert Township, MI) - The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding Holtec International a one-point-52-billion-dollar loan to restart the Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township. The announcement came during a visit to Palisades by Energy Secretary and former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and current Mich...
Mary Ellen Murphy 6h ago Nuclear Regulatory Commission / CC
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Today is World Theatre Day and Central Park Players in Grand Haven recently held their first t ever volunteer appreciation night.to celebrate the many volunteers who make what they do possible. During this event, they acknowledged the hard work from everyone who comes together to make our sho...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 27, 2024
Holland, MI (WGHN) - A Grand Haven man who was injured when he was thrown from the hood of a vehicle on Monday has died. The Holland Department of Public Safety have identified the man as Robert Baltazar Leon. Injuries occurred at an incident in the parking in a Wendy's restaurant on 16th St. in Holland. Police say Leo...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 27, 2024 dogulove / CC
(Grand Haven, MI) - The City of Grand Haven is looking to redevelop the historic Chinook Pier. Those who support the redevelopment of the pier say it will benefit local residents and businesses as well as the millions of tourists who visit the area each year. The city is accepting proposals through mid-April and if app...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 27, 2024
(Grand Rapids, MI) - At 5 p.m. Sunday, northbound US-131 will be closing for a month at 28th Street and create issues for thousands of drivers. Among them are first responders, and firefighters are warning it could impact response times. Grand Rapids Fire Department Captain Bill Smith says drivers need to be mindful an...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 27, 2024 Eric Norris / CC
(Holland, MI) - U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has toured Holland's LG Energy Solutions electric vehicle battery plant. The former Michigan governor touted the Biden administration's focus on making electric vehicles affordable for people and made by American workers. LG Energy is in the middle of a three-bill...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 27, 2024 Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine
West Olive, MI - In a great stride for the Ottawa County Farmland Preservation Program, two local farms, the Holstege and Jongekrijg farms in Zeeland Charter Township, have permanently protected the future of their land for generations to come. Their decision to create agricultural conservation easements ensure 131 acr...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 26, 2024
ZEELAND, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is hosting a public meeting today at 4 p.m. on this year's project to rebuild the I-196 Business Loop (BL) between US-31 and I-196. MDOT is investing approximately $17 million to rebuild 4.5 miles of eastbound and westbound I-196 BL from US-31 in Hollan...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 26, 2024 Kate Ter Haar / CC
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - A Grand Haven man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being thrown from the hood of a car during an argument with his wife, police say. The Holland Department of Public Safety says around 12:30 p.m. Monday first responders were called to a Wendy's parking lot off of 16th Stree...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 26, 2024 Raffi Asdourian / CC
WEST OLIVE, MI (WGHN) - Ottawa County Emergency Management, in partnership with the National Weather Service and Kent County Emergency Management, will be hosting a severe weather spotter training on March 28, 2024, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30p.m. at the Hudsonville High School Auditorium located at 5155 32nd Ave., in Huds...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 26, 2024
(Ottawa County, MI) - A Muskegon man is facing federal charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Ottawa County girl. Brandon Lee Chase was arrested January 16th and the girl reportedly told police the abuse started when she was eleven and continued until last September. She said the abuse had happened at ...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 26, 2024 Douglas Palmer / CC
(Grand Rapids, MI) - The warm winter caused west Michigan ski businesses to have a very short season this year. Cannonsburg Ski Area in Cannon Township was only open for 43 days, and Danielle Musto says they lost over a million dollars and had to let go 15 to 20 full-time employees. "It was just really hard in gen...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 26, 2024 bigbirdz / CC
(Kalamazoo, MI) - College hockey fans of Western Michigan, Michigan State, and the University of Michigan are having a tough time getting tickets. The three schools are playing in the NCAA tournament regional in suburban St. Louis, Missouri at an arena with just 25-hundred permanent seats and three-thousand-148 capacit...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 26, 2024
(Lansing, MI) - Storms today have the chance of producing tornadoes in the Lower Peninsula. The National Weather Service says possible severe storms could pop up from noon to 7 p.m. and wind gusts could be up to 60-miles-per-hour. NWS meteorologists say the chance for tornadoes remains low, but is still there. Get the ...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 26, 2024 rbeard113 / CC
LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is announcing the release of a new function to the MI Bridges website where Michiganders apply for benefits like Medicaid, food assistance and more. The new application tracker will allow residents to follow the progress of their benefits app...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 25, 2024
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Today, Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03), a member of the prestigious House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) will receive $8.6 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fund safety and efficiency improvement. This fundi...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 25, 2024
Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - Spring break season is here, and many of you will be traveling, possibly to locations currently experiencing measles outbreaks. There are not yet any reported cases of measles in Ottawa County, but as of March 14, 2024, 58 measles cases have been reported by 17 jurisdictions, including three ...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 25, 2024
Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - To bolster awareness and foster community engagement in safeguarding our water resources, the Ottawa County Water Resources Commissioner, Joe Bush, has announced the Eighteenth Annual Water Quality Forum. Taking place on April 12, this forum delves into critical issues surrounding groundwater...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 25, 2024 Mike Steele / CC
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Michigan Science Olympiad Region 12 tournament was at GVSU yesterday. Grand Haven HS got 1st place in Division C. Lakeshore Middle School got 2nd place, and White Pines Intermediate School got third place in Division B. All three teams will compete at the state tournament at Western Michiga...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 25, 2024
(Dearborn, MI) - Filling up is a little more affordable in Michigan. Triple-A Michigan says the price at the gas pump is down seven-cents from last week to three-dollars-57-cents a gallon, 32-cents more than last month and 18-cents more than last year. Jackson has the highest prices in the state at three-68, and Traver...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 25, 2024 Jason Rojas / CC
Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - The US Census Bureau has released the 2023 county population estimates. With a population of 303,372, Ottawa County saw an increase of 2,454 people from 2022. The gain results from an estimated natural increase of 840 people and a positive net migration of 1,616 people. Since 2020, Ottawa Cou...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 25, 2024 SurFeRGiRL30 / CC
(Holland, MI) --The Michigan Shipwreck Research Association has positively identified a shipwreck found in June 2023 off the coast of Holland as the steamship Milwaukee. The ship was lost in 1886 and was found using side-scan sonar last year. The MSRA used cameras to confirm its identity and says it is in very good con...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 25, 2024
(Grand Haven Township, MI) - The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says a 38-year-old woman is hospitalized after hitting homes, mailboxes, and fire hydrants Wednesday. She hit three homes and destroyed at least four mailboxes in at least two areas of Grand Haven Township. "I heard what sounded like a garbage truck s...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 22, 2024 Eric Norris / CC
(Charlotte, NC) - Michigan State is advancing in the NCAA men's basketball tournament after blowing out Mississippi State in the first round of the West region 69-51 in Charlotte. Tyson Walker led all scorers with 19 points for the Spartans. Jaden Akins chipped in with 15 points and seven rebounds. Number nine MSU will...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 22, 2024
Cincinnati, OH) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to return the lawsuit over Enbridge Energy's Line 5 oil pipeline to state court from federal court. She made her case yesterday in Ohio, and says the 70-year-old pipeline needs to be shut down. Enbridge re...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 22, 2024 PRSA-NY / CC
(Grand Rapids, MI) - Much of west Michigan is under a winter weather advisory today with three-to-seven inches of snow in the forecast. Grand Rapids is in the area that is projected to get the seven-inches, while Kalamazoo north of Interstate 94 can expect to see an inch to three inches. South of I-94 will get about an...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 22, 2024
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Michigan Department of Transportation will be working in the area today. Lane closures for road work are in effect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on northbound US-31 from M-45 (Lake Michigan Drive) to Warner Street. The work is weather dependent. Sign up for email from MDOT: Follow MDOT's Grand Re...
Mary Ellen Murphy Mar 21, 2024
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