Category Archives: Holland News
Man hurt in Gratiot County fireworks incident
BRECKENRIDGE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) -- At least one person was seriously hurt in a Michigan fireworks-related incident. Just after 11:00 p.m. Sunday, July 4, first responders were dispatched to Ridgelawn Ce...
Jul 05, 2021 BMN Network / CC
COVID-19 Delta variant detected in Ottawa County
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Ottawa County Department of Public Health announced Saturday, June 26, that health officials had identified the first case of the COVID-19 Delta variant in the coun...
Jun 27, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Victim identified in fatal Grand Rapids shooting
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police have identified the man shot and killed in Grand Rapids on Friday. The Grand Rapids Police Department identified the victim as 33-year-old Arthur Deonte Brown o...
Jun 27, 2021 Crime scene tape
Governor joins Speedrack Products for groundbreaking event in West Michigan
WALKER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined a group of business, state, and local officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of Speedrack Products Group's new manufacturing facil...
Jun 21, 2021 Rendering of new Speedrack Products facility in Walker, MI. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Whitmer).
A move to merge by Spectrum Health and Beaumont
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Officials from two of Michigan's largest hospital systems, Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health, announced they've signed a letter of intent aimed at a merger. The statement ema...
Jun 17, 2021 Corewell Health Butterworth. Courtesy, Corewell Health Butterworth.
Several SW Michigan counties under a Red Flag Warning for Thursday
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WNWN) - The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a Red Flag Warning for several southwest Michigan counties through Thursday evening due to the dry conditions. The...
Jun 17, 2021 =Nahemoth= / CC
Allegan-area man killed in Monterey Township crash
MONTEREY TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 76-year-old Allegan area man died in a traffic crash Wednesday evening, according to Michigan State Police officials from the Wayland Post. Troopers are investig...
Jun 17, 2021
Driver flees police, runs stop sign and hits two vehicles in Allegan County
WATSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A driver who fled from police after an attempted traffic stop in Allegan County ended up causing a three-car collision Monday afternoon. Sheriff's deputies were pat...
Jun 15, 2021 thecrazyfilmgirl / CC
Final three defendants convicted in large West Michigan meth conspiracy
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The final three defendants in a large meth distribution conspiracy, including two from Kalamazoo, have been sentenced for their roles in the ring. According to a statem...
Jun 14, 2021 Approximately 11 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, a stolen, loaded firearm, and over $20,000 in drug proceeds were recovered by law enforcement during the execution of federal search warrants in Kalamazoo on June 25, 2020. (Photo via U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan).
Consumers Energy to transport home from Byron Center to Allegan County Tuesday
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Monday, Consumers Energy announced that it will be transporting a home from Byron Center, MI, to Dorr, MI in Allegan County this week. Officials say the transportatio...
Jun 14, 2021 Consumers Energy truck parked at WKZO studios in Kalamazoo, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
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