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School year starts with cellphones banned in all Michigan public schools during class
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the start of a new school year, a new law is taking effect in Michigan banning most cellphone...
18h ago
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State's average gas price down 11¢
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan is down 11¢ from last week. AAA Michigan s...
18h ago
Inmate killed at Michigan prison
IONIA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An inmate at the Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Ionia was found dead in his cell this week. ...
Aug 21, 2026
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Michigan State Police provide advice for parents on back-to-school pictures
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As parents send their kids back to school over the next few weeks, Michigan State Police are urgin...
Aug 21, 2026
Massachusetts man sentenced for scamming Portage senior citizen
KALAMZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Massachusetts man will spend between the next three and 20-years in a Michigan prison after bei...
Aug 21, 2026
State's unemployment rate dips slightly to 4.9% in July
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4....
Aug 20, 2026
Benson picks Senator Brinks as lieutenant governor running mate
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Democratic and Republican party tickets in the race for governor are now set. Democratic ...
Aug 20, 2026
U.S. Senator Peters announces tenth and final motorcycle tour
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. Senator Gary Peters will start his tenth and final motorcycle tour across Michigan on April 2...
Aug 17, 2026
Six killed, including suspected shooter, in Missaukee County
MISSAUKEE COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Six people, including the alleged shooter, are dead in a shooting that happened Friday in...
Aug 17, 2026
Michigan's average gas price up 12¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It is 12¢ more expensive per gallon to fill the gas tank in the state than last week. AAA Mi...
Aug 17, 2026
John James picks Representative Jay DeBoyer as Lt. Gov. nominee
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican gubernatorial nominee John James has selected state Representative Jay DeBoyer...
Aug 14, 2026
Cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan up 11% in past week
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cases of cyclosporiasis in Michigan have risen to 13,909, an 11% increase in the past week. The Mi...
Aug 14, 2026
Kalamazoo College joins MI College Match
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo College has joined Michigan's new statewide direct admission initiative known as MI Co...
Aug 13, 2026
State Representative DeSana wants to repeal 24% marijuana wholesale tax
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Representative James DeSana wants to repeal Michigan's 24% marijuana wholesale tax that took...
Aug 12, 2026
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FEMA denies Michigan appeal for tornado aid
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The state of Michigan's appeal for tornado disaster aid from the storms that produced four twis...
Aug 12, 2026
13-year-old Detroit boy arrested in Ohio after allegedly shooting father
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 13-year-old Detroit boy is in police custody in Ohio after he allegedly shot his dad in the back...
Aug 12, 2026
Whitmer: Operation Safe Neighborhoods leads to over 1,000 illegal gun seizures
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says Operation Safe Neighborhoods has led to over 1,000 illegal guns bei...
Aug 11, 2026
CAIR-MI critical of Trump's Truth Social post targeting Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A post on Truth Social from President Donald Trump is being criticized by the Council on American-...
Aug 11, 2026
Average gas price in Michigan drops 21¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's 21¢ a gallon cheaper to fill the gas tank this week than last in Michigan. Triple-A Mic...
Aug 10, 2026
Powerball jackpot grows to $856 million for Saturday's drawing
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No one matched all six numbers to win Wednesday's Powerball jackpot, giving lottery players a shot...
Aug 07, 2026
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