Category Archives: Holland News

Allegan police chase has watery end
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A police chase ended with a splash Wednesday in the City of Allegan, according to Allegan County Sheriff's Lt. Bretton Ensfield. It started, Ensfield said in an email to med...
Peg McNichol Oct 21, 2020 Jason Rojas / CC

South Haven police seek public help in identifying shooting suspects
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police in South Haven are seeking help from the public in identifying suspects involved in a shooting Friday. Just before 3 p.m., officers responded to a report of seve...
Will Kriss Oct 19, 2020 Police in South Haven are working to identify these pictured vehicles that were allegedly involved in a shooting Friday, October 16, 2020. (Photo courtesy of South Haven Police Department)

Suspect charged with arson in massive Hastings building fire
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Hastings man is facing multiple charges in connection to a fire that completely destroyed a historic building in Hastings. On Thursday, the Barry County Prosecutor's Offi...
Jeana Gondek Oct 15, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)

Motorcyclist arrested for outstanding warrants in 3 counties
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A suspect with outstanding warrants spanning multiple counties is now in custody following a traffic stop in Fabius Township. St. Joseph County Sheriff's deputies...
Jeana Gondek Oct 14, 2020

Barry Co. Sheriff on stage with Whitmer kidnapping suspects; residents call for resignation
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Some residents in Barry County are calling for the resignation of their Sheriff, Dar Leaf. This comes after footage of Leaf was released, which showed him onstage with ...
Jeana Gondek Oct 13, 2020 (Photo courtesy of barrycounty.org)

Nessel announces charges for Michigan terror-plot suspects
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Six of the seven suspects in the plot to kidnap and possibly kill Governor Gretchen Whitmer have been formally arraigned on terrorism and other felony charges filed by Mich...
Peg McNichol Oct 09, 2020 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).

Two killed in motorcycle, vehicle crash in Allegan County
WAYLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two people are dead after a car collided with a motorcycle in Allegan County. It occurred around 6:30 p.m. Thursday on 129th Avenue east of 4th Street in Wayland T...
Jeana Gondek Oct 09, 2020 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)

Crews battle massive building fire in Hastings
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Firefighters are battling a massive fire at an old manufacturing building in Barry County. It broke out around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at a building near the intersection of Mi...
Jeana Gondek Oct 07, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)

Upton: Bipartisan COVID-19 relief needed
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Helping people get through the continued COVID-19 financial strains remains a priority for lawmakers, according to US Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph. Obviously the unemployment ...
Peg McNichol Oct 06, 2020 Congressman Fred Upton announces grant for Kzoo-BC Airport (Photo by Jeana Gondek)

Saugatuck Brewing Company to finalize merger with Gonzo’s Biggdogg Brewing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Douglas-based Saugatuck Brewing Company (SBC) announced Monday that it is finalizing the process of merging with Kalamazoo's Gonzo's Biggdogg Brewing (GBDB). "We could no...
Will Kriss Sep 28, 2020 Saugatuck Brewing Company - Singapore IPA. (Photo by Will Kriss)




