Category Archives: State News
Hope College's Jonathan Hagood Has Died
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Historian Jonathan Hagood, Hope College’s associate dean for teaching and learning, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. He was 43. A member of the history ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 20, 2018
Carole Valade to Keynote Lakeshore ATHENAs
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) — Carole R. Valade, immediate past editor of Gemini Publications, will be the keynote speaker for the 14th Annual ATHENA on the Lakeshore Award luncheon, set for Tues., Oct....
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 20, 2018
TONIGHT: Tulipanes Kickoff
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The kickoff for Holland’s own film and art festival, Tulipanes, is tonight at the Holland Area Arts Council, 150 E. Eighth St. in Holland. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. an...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 20, 2018
Police oppose recreational marijuana legalization in Michigan
MICHIGAN (WKZO AM/FM) — A vote to legalize recreational marijuana will be sitting before Michigan voters this November, so local officers traveled to one of the first states to legalize the drug...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 20, 2018
Murder suspect escapes Kalamazoo County Jail
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) –The Kalamazoo County Jail had a suspect in a violent murder jump twin barriers during a recreation period outside and make it all the way into Kalamazoo before he was rec...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 19, 2018
Richland native honors Kalamazoo bike victims with ArtPrize entry
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO AM/FM) — To some it may just look like a sculpture of a giant white steel bike, no rider, and 5 red flowers, but to the Kalamazoo community, it means so much more. Artist Kath...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 19, 2018
Tips for Smart Hurricane Florence Relief Support
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) — BBB Wise Giving Alliance and the Better Business Bureau advise donors that experienced disaster relief organizations are your best bet to provide emergency help for victim...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 19, 2018
UPDATE: Remaining Bronson Park protesters arrested
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — With buckets of bleach, street sweepers, bulldozers and police tape, crews are working to clear the abandoned Bronson Park homeless encampment. Bronson Park will not be ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 19, 2018
Tulipanes Latino Art & Film Festival Kicks Off Wednesday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – The 18th annual Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival gets underway Wednesday, September 19. The annual event, which runs through Sunday, September 23, celebrates Lat...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 18, 2018
Big changes for Borgess and Bronson
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Borgess Medical Center is getting a new name, and so are its satellite hospitals. They are being re-branded to reflect that they are part of the Ascension health system....
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 18, 2018




