Category Archives: Holland News
Whitmer commutes sentences for four Michigan prisoners
LANSING (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has commuted the prison sentences of four inmates, based on recommendations by the Michigan Parole Board. "As a former prosecutor, I recognize how critica...
Dec 23, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
One dead in two vehicle crash on Blue Star Highway in Allegan County
FILLMORE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A portion of Blue Star Highway in Allegan County had to be closed for about four hours Thursday afternoon and evening, after a two car crash that killed one person...
Dec 18, 2020 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Middleville man dies in two vehicle crash after running stop sign in Wayland
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 58-year-old Middleville man is dead, after Michigan State Police say his pick-up truck failed to stop at a stop sign in Wayland, and was struck by another vehicle. Police ...
Dec 16, 2020 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
US-131 shut down at Dorr exit due to fatal crash
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Law enforcement is on scene of a fatal crash on South Bound US-131 at the Dorr Exit (Exit 68). South Bound traffic is being diverted off of the South Bound Highway a...
Dec 15, 2020 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Gmail or YouTube wouldn't load? You weren't alone
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) - The sudden outage of YouTube, Gmail and Google Drive has caused widespread panic on social media, prompting the hashtag #YouTubeDown to become a globally trending topic within a...
Dec 14, 2020 A screenshot of a Gmail error message
Otsego man and Battle Creek woman killed in separate US-131 accidents Thursday
SHELBYVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Otsego man was struck and killed by a semi tractor trailer, while a Battle Creek woman was killed in a separate multi-vehicle accident Thursday along a stretch of US-...
Dec 11, 2020
Four Michigan Republicans join Texas lawsuit against Michigan
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Four Michigan Congressmen, all Republicans, have joined a lawsuit from Texas trying to overturn the Presidential election. U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga of Zeeland; John Moolenaar o...
Dec 11, 2020 Detail from Michigan's response to Texas elections lawsuit.
UPDATE: Two killed in string of US-131 crashes
SHELBYVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Two people died when three separate traffic crashes happened along a stretch of US-131 on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. The first crash occurred just before noon near the 124...
Dec 10, 2020 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Governor hopeful, appoints commission to aid in COVID-19 vaccination awareness in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Saying there is hope on the horizon, Governor Gretchen Whitmer Thursday announced the Protect Michigan Commission within the Department of Health and Human Services, which s...
Dec 10, 2020 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer at a press conference December 10, 2020 (courtesy of the Executive Office of the Governor)
Even though shutdown three months, Gun Lake Casino still pays out $5.7 million in fall revenue sharing
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Despite being shutdown for nearly three months at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gun Lake Casino in Allegan County is still paying out over $5.7 million in fall rev...
Dec 07, 2020 Gun Lake Casino logo (courtesy of Gun Lake Casino)
