Category Archives: State News
South Haven to Consider Allowing Alcohol at Two Municipal Venues
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC) – South Haven may be the latest West Michigan city to open up some of its public places for alcohol consumption. The City Council there will be asked this evening to appro...
Jun 15, 2015
MIRS: State Senate GOP Caucus to Meet on Road Funding
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – According to MIRS News, several state Senators say that all options for a new plan to fund the state’s roads and bridges are still on the table, with a goal of coming ...
Jun 15, 2015
Snyder, Governors & Premiers Meet in Quebec
QUEBEC CITY, PQ (WHTC) – Governor Snyder is back in Michigan after co-hosting the third annual Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers Leadership Summit in Quebec City over the weeke...
Jun 15, 2015
Overnight Stalled Train Near Coloma Stymies Pere Marquette in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – An overnight mechanical problem on a freight train near Coloma has snarled the main railroad line between Grand Rapids and Chicago. CSX crews say that the problem that occur...
Jun 15, 2015
Southeastern MI Family Stabbed During Home Invasion
YORK TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC) – A series of stabbings in southeastern Michigan that occurred early Saturday morning has just been confirmed by Michigan State Police. The attacks occurred at about 6 a...
Jun 14, 2015
State of Michigan offers a new reason to stay in school
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – A Michigan Department of Health and Human Services policy tying school attendance to cash assistance benefits is now law. Governor Snyder signed the bill yesterday. The bene...
Jun 12, 2015
Saugatuck Council approves DuneGrass development at former church camp
SAUGATUCK (WHTC) – A developer has gotten the go-ahead from Saugatuck officials to build 13 single-family homes on the site of the former Presbyterian Camps.The City Council has approved the Pla...
Jun 11, 2015
Roll up a sleeve...save a life
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – The American Red Cross celebrates World Blood Donor Day this Sunday, June 14th. In it's seventh year, the Red Cross has teamed up with Nexcare Bandages and supermodel Niki T...
Jun 11, 2015
Two businesses destroyed, three firefighters treated In Olive Township fire
OLIVE TOWNSHIP (WHTC) – An investigator from the state Fire Marshal’s Office is expected in Olive Township Thursday morning to begin combing through the wreckage left behind by a devastati...
Jun 10, 2015
Senate approves legislation allowing faith-based agencies to opt out of adoptions on religious grounds
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The Michigan Senate has approved three bills allowing faith-based adoption agencies to recuse themselves from placements that clash with their religious beliefs. The legisla...
Jun 10, 2015
