Category Archives: State News
Toddler killed after falling off cruise ship is daughter of South Bend officer
SAN JUAN, PR (WKZO AM/FM) — The one-year-old daughter of a South Bend police officer died Sunday afternoon after she fell down 11 stories on the Freedom of the Seas cruise ship. Officer Alan Wie...
Jul 08, 2019
Hillary Scholten to run for Justin Amash's U.S. House seat
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Hillary Scholten, an immigration attorney who served under President Barack Obama, announced Monday she is seeking to run for the U.S. House seat currently held b...
Jul 08, 2019
Arrest Related to Home Invasion
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — A 25-year-old Hamilton man, Travis Jay Parker, is in Ottawa County’s jail, awaiting charged related to a home invasion of a Lake Michigan Drive home late Tuesday, Ju...
Jul 08, 2019
One Dead after Single-Vehicle Crash in Casco Township
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — A man died in a Casco Township traffic crash just before 9:45 p.m., Sunday, July 7, 2019. Baseline Road is the boundary between Allegan and Van Buren counties. Officers fr...
Jul 08, 2019
Ottawa County Sheriff's Marine Deputies Rescue Three After Watercraft Incident
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) –Two adults and a child had to be rescued by Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office Marine patrol deputies, after they were called for help. It happened just before 3 p.m. Sat...
Jul 07, 2019
Discarded Parachute Raises Alarm at Pottawatomie Bayou in Grand Haven Township
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Ottawa County Sheriff’s deputies had an oddball call with a good outcome just before 9 p.m. Saturday July 6th 2019. Dispatchers received several calls from people on...
Jul 07, 2019
Two Grand Rapids shootings lead to one killed and three injured
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Grand Rapids Police report that one person was killed and another was wounded in one of the shootings near downtown. It happened around 10:45 pm near the intersec...
Jul 07, 2019
UPDATED: Water Rescue at Holland State Park
EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been updated to reflect the latest information. HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — One person was treated at Holland State Park in an ambulance Saturday evening, after eme...
Jul 06, 2019
Fatal Stabbling in Grand Haven
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Grand Haven police were called to the scene of a stabbing Friday, July 5, 2019, just after 10 p.m., according to a statement from the police agency. The victim, Thomas All...
Jul 06, 2019
Michigan capitol vandalized for the third time in a less than a month
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) –Michigan’s capital was vandalized with anti-ICE graffiti for a third time in the last month A spray-painted message: "STOP ICE” was left on the front of the...
Jul 05, 2019
