Category Archives: State News
Michigan Rail Conference Held in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC) – The third annual Michigan Rail Conference concludes two days of activities in Grand Rapids today, centering on seminars and presentations in GVSU's Eberhard Center. Mic...
Aug 20, 2015
Allegan Co. GOP Exec. Committee to Vote on Gamrat Resolution Tonight
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) – The Allegan County Republican Party’s executive committee meets behind closed doors tonight to decide whether to recommend that state Representative Cindy Gamrat resig...
Aug 20, 2015
Committee created to investigate Courser and Gamrat
LANSING, MI (WHTC) - The Michigan House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the Gamrat/Courser affair. A resolution was passed last night to recommend discipline against Representati...
Aug 20, 2015
Economy Inn To Stay Shut Down After Council Deadlocks On License Reissue
HOLLAND (WHTC) – The Economy Inn on U.S. 31 in Holland will stay closed for the time being, even though its owners have made efforts to address violations that led to its shutdown earlier this s...
Aug 19, 2015
State DNR Sends Firefighters to Help in Western Wildfires
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has sent 17 firefighters to help battle wildfires blazing in five western states. They will compliment incident management team ...
Aug 19, 2015
Boys Help Rescue Family of Four from House Fire Near Martin
MARTIN, MI (WHTC) – Some quick thinking by two boys, aged 11 and eight, enabled a family of four to escape safely from a two-story house fire near Martin overnight. Justin and Owen Davidsons wer...
Aug 19, 2015
Prep Athletics Participation Numbers Still Strong in Michigan: MHSAA
EAST LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The Michigan High School Athletic Association says that this state has remained seventh nationally in high school sports participation, based on numbers from the just-c...
Aug 19, 2015
State House-Senate Conference Committee Working on Road Funding Compromise
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Not much has come out of Lansing thus far as a state House-Senate conference committee is attempting to iron out differences in separate road funding bills that each chamber...
Aug 19, 2015
Former Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski is now a Red Sox
BOSTON, MA (WHTC) – Well that did not take long. Former Detroit Tigers’ General Manager Dave Dombrowski has been hired by the Boston Red Sox. Boston team officials announced last night tha...
Aug 19, 2015
State Insurance Agency Claims Health Insurance Rate Increases Here Lower Than Other States
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The state Department of Insurance and Financial Services says that consumers and small businesses in Michigan will "experience" lower increases in the cost of their 2016 hea...
Aug 18, 2015
