Category Archives: Holland News
Michigan Maritime Museum invites public to 21st Annual Fish Boil fundraiser
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Maritime Museum is inviting the public to its 21st Annual Fish Boil Fundraiser. The event will be held on Saturday, July 15, from 5 pm to 8 pm - or until th...
Jul 13, 2023
West Michigan manufacturer's over the counter contraception drug approved by FDA
GRAND RAPIDS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an over-the-counter contraception drug for the first time, and it has a West Michigan connection. The once-a-day pill Op...
Jul 13, 2023 FDA approves 1st over-the-counter contraceptive, produced by Perrigo (Perrigo logo courtesy of the Perrigo Co.)
Traffic stop leads to drug bust in South Haven
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 12, 2023) - A 33-year-old South Haven man is behind bars after a traffic stop led to a large-scale narcotics bust on Tuesday. According to Van Buren County Sheriff's ...
Jul 12, 2023 Fentanyl and Xanax pills confiscated during a July 11 traffic stop in South Haven (photo courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Dept.)
Algae Advisory for Allegan Co. lake lifted, but could return
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 12, 2023) - What has become an annual occurrence at an Allegan County lake is over for the time being. On Wednesday, the county's health department lifted a Harmful Algae...
Jul 12, 2023 Areas in Swan Lake, located in Allegan County, where tests were done in August 2020 to detect harmful algae. (Photo courtesy Allegan County Health Department).
Class action lawsuit against Kalamazoo's Graphic Packaging International plant continues despite efforts to dismiss it
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A federal judge has refused to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by a number of Kalamazoo Residents who live near the Graphic Packaging International plant. The residen...
Jul 11, 2023 (Photo provided by John McNeill)
Allegan County part of new Consumers Energy program to explore burying power lines
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy announced on Wednesday that it is proposing a targeted undergrounding pilot program pending approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission. Consumers ...
Jul 06, 2023 Power lines (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Boyfriend of Heather Kelley enters "guilty" plea in December KPEP escape as the search for Kelley continues
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The boyfriend of missing Portage mother Heather Kelley changed his plea to "guilty" in a case involving his alleged escape from a halfway house in Kalamazoo late last year. ...
Jul 05, 2023
Firework reportedly goes into the crowd, injures several in Allegan Monday night
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Several people were reportedly injured after an errant firework went into the crowd watching the show in the City of Allegan Monday night. WWMT-TV reports an ambulance was b...
Jul 04, 2023
One killed, nine others injured in Ottawa County fireworks explosion
PARK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fireworks explosion in Ottawa County's Park Township late Monday night has killed one person and injured nine others. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says the inc...
Jul 04, 2023 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
Traffic restrictions removed by MDOT to ease Independence Day holiday travel
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation has removed lane restrictions on nearly 60 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide to ease delays for holiday travels. ...
Jul 02, 2023
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