Category Archives: State News
MIRS: Governor, "Quadrant" Haven't Met Yet on Roads in 2015
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – MIRS News cites "multiple sources" in claiming that Governor Snyder has yet to talk about road funding with the quadrant of legislative leaders this year. A spokeswoman for ...
Jul 22, 2015
Two Michigan-Based Congress Members Introduce Anti-Algae Legislation
WASHINGTON (WHTC) – Michigan Congress Members Tim Walberg (R-Tipton) and Candice Miller (R-Harrison Twp.) have formally introduced the Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act in the US Ho...
Jul 21, 2015
Michigan road repair funding deal still in limbo
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – There’s still no deal to fix Michigan’s roads., and it looks like lawmakers will head to break without getting a deal done that would fix the state’s crumb...
Jul 21, 2015
Woman Injured In Accident At Holland Factory
HOLLAND (WHTC) – A 21-year-old Holland woman is in a Grand Rapids hospital after being injured in an accident Monday afternoon while at work. Holland Department of Public Safety officials say th...
Jul 20, 2015
Lorenz Named Permanent Travel Michigan Chief
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Take the "acting" off of Dave Lorenz' title, as the Michigan Economic Development Corporation made the Norton Shores resident the permanent Vice President of Travel Michigan...
Jul 20, 2015
Next Step in Gordie Howe Bridge Construction Taken
DETROIT (WHTC) – The next step in the process of building a new connection to Canada was taken as the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority asked for Request for Qualifications submissions by interes...
Jul 20, 2015
Colby Sentenced in Death of Three-Month-Old Son
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) – Up to 30 years in prison for Jonathan Colby after Allegan County Circuit Court Judge Margaret Bakker sentenced him today. The 22-year-old Allegan man didn't contest manslaug...
Jul 20, 2015
Michigan State Police piece together case in strange death of Three Rivers man
THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) – How can someone disappear for 9 months without anyone noticing? In the case of Phillip Feek Jr, someone did as Coldwater State Police found out. Feek's body was found i...
Jul 20, 2015
MDOT's #2 Man Leaving for Maryland
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Michigan Department of Transportation is leaving. On September 16th, Greg Johnson will become the State Highway Admini...
Jul 17, 2015
Governor's Approval Rating High in Latest MIRS Poll
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – A Mitchell Research and Communications poll of 600 voters taken earlier this month showed Governor Snyder’s approval rating at a "strong" 58 percent. The survey conduc...
Jul 17, 2015
