Category Archives: State News
South Haven woman arraigned on "Super" drunken driving charges
PAW PAW, MI (WHTC) – A 42-year-old South Haven woman has been arraigned on various charges stemming from a July 4th arrest following a crash in Paw Paw. Tracey Brown was ordered held on $2,500 b...
Jul 09, 2015
State Agency to Look into Aramark's Prison Food Service Contract in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The state Office of the Auditor General said that it plans to conduct a preliminary survey of Michigan’s prisoner food services. Spokeswoman Kelly Miller told MIRS New...
Jul 09, 2015
Governor, Legislative Leaders Meet in GOP Roads Pow Wow
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Although the state Legislature is off this week, House Speaker Kevin Cotter and Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof met with Governor Snyder in Lansing yesterday afternoon....
Jul 09, 2015
GVSU Student Costs Analyzed Ahead of Trustees' Tuition Vote
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC) – MLive reports that, between the academic years of 2011 and 2014, Grand Valley State students whose families have an annual income of 30 thousand dollars or less saw the av...
Jul 09, 2015
Guard tracking system to be installed at all state prisons
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – An automated system to keep track of state corrections officers during their on-duty work has been expanded to all correctional facilities in Michigan. The State Administrat...
Jul 08, 2015
MIRS: Audits Show Numerous State IT Glitches
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – MIRS News’ look at 19 legislative audits, centered on the state’s information technology systems, databases and other types of technology over the past four year...
Jul 08, 2015
Missing Allegan Man Seen but Remains Missing
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) – Allegan city police say that a 35-year-old man who has been missing since June 19th has reportedly been seen in the South Haven area. However, Benjamin Hambley has not retur...
Jul 08, 2015
Survey shows West Michigan economy slows a bit, but long term outlook remains good
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC) – Some moderation in West Michigan's economic growth was seen in June, according to the monthly survey of purchasing managers by Grand Valley State's Director of Supply M...
Jul 07, 2015
Lansing Quiet as State Lawmakers Take Week Off
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – It’s a quiet time at the state Capitol, with both Senators and Representatives enjoying a full week off before returning to work next week. While road funding will con...
Jul 07, 2015
Allegan House Damaged by Vehicle; Occupants Sought
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) – The search continues for those inside of a car that crashed into an Allegan house around 10:30 last night. The vehicle was eastbound on Russell Street and blew through a sto...
Jul 07, 2015
