Category Archives: State News
House Speaker Hall sets June 1 deadline for Selfridge ANG Base funding
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland has set a firm deadline of June 1st for lawmakers to approve funding for Selfridge Air National Guard Base to build a new runway...
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New poll gives Jocelyn Benson lead in gubernatorial race
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democrat Jocelyn Benson is leading all candidates in the race to be Michigan's next governor in the latest poll from Glengariff Group. The current Secretary of State has 34....
May 13, 2026
AAA projects over 1.3 million Michiganders will travel for Memorial Day
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - AAA Michigan is projecting over 1.3-million Michiganders will be traveling at least 50 miles from home for Memorial Day weekend. The figure is the second-highest projection...
May 12, 2026
South Haven mom, daughter graduate from CMU on Mother's Day weekend
MOUNT PLEASANT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A South Haven mother and daughter graduated from Central Michigan University over Mother's Day weekend. Sheena Northern-Espinoza was awarded her master's degree in hu...
May 11, 2026
Michigan's average gas price drops 14¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It is 14 a gallon cheaper to buy gas in Michigan than last week. Triple-A Michigan says the average price statewide is $4.73, up 70 in the last month and a $1.66 higher tha...
May 11, 2026
Four shot at Fruitport Township post-prom party
FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four people were shot at a post-prom party at the Fruitport Township VFW hall Saturday night, and two people were hit by vehicles. One of the two hit by a vehicle...
May 11, 2026 Ken Hawkins / CC
Attorney General Nessel charges Fey Beydoun with 16 felonies for state grant
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is charging political entrepreneur Fay Beydoun with 16 felonies for misusing a $20-million grant from the Michigan Economic Development...
May 07, 2026 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel
Lawyers for state Senate, House argue case to Michigan Supreme Court
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are still nine bills passed by the state Legislature in 2024 when Democrats had the majority in both chambers that have not been presented to Governor Gretchen Whitmer...
May 07, 2026
"I Voted" sticker contest draws 2,095 entries, up from 480 in 2024
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of State's "I Voted" sticker contest has drawn 2,095 entries, way up from the 480 entries submitted in 2024. They took submissions from March until M...
May 05, 2026
Michigan's average gas price up 85¢ from last week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price of a gallon of gas in Michigan continues to rise quickly. Triple-A Michigan says the state's average price is up 85 from last week to $4.87, $1 more than ...
May 04, 2026
