Category Archives: State News
Drunken Driving Spotlighted in Statewide Holiday Road Crackdown
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning unveiled its Independence Day holiday weekend enhanced enforcement initiative, with the focus this time being on drunken drivi...
Jul 01, 2015
Michigan Senate could see road repair funding package today
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – A road repair funding package for Michigan could be presented to the full state Senate today, but it's not clear how many of the eight bills in the package will pass. It wou...
Jul 01, 2015
State Senate Committee Clears Road Funding Package
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – A nine-bill road funding package will be on the state Senate floor for consideration on Wednesday after the Government Operations Committee cleared the legislation on party ...
Jun 30, 2015
State Issues Scam Warning About Business Meeting Minutes
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has issued a warning to state-based corporations and limited liability companies, cautioning about a mail-based scam...
Jun 30, 2015
Minor Earthquake in Calhoun Co.; No Injuries Reported
TEKONSHA, MI (WHTC) – No injuries were reported and no substantial damage spotted as a 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck Calhoun County before 12 Noon. The US Geological Survey said that the cente...
Jun 30, 2015
Happy trails to you
DEARBORN, MI (WHTC) – Not since 2007 will there be more of us in Michigan traveling this Fourth of July. Triple-A Michigan’s forecast shows nearly one-point-four-million people are going t...
Jun 30, 2015
Michigan Senate comes up with proposed road repair plan
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan Senate has the outline of a Michigan road repair tax plan which will be discussed during sessions today and tomorrow. The plan includes a 15% hike in the gas ta...
Jun 30, 2015
MIRS: Michigan Senate Republicans consider road funding ideas
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The GOP-majority caucus in the Michigan Senate holds a closed-door session Tuesday, and according to MIRS News, they are expected to discuss a road funding plan that would r...
Jun 29, 2015
Allegan, Kalamazoo in Line for Improvement Grants
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The cities of Allegan and Kalamazoo are among five communities statewide sharing 50 thousand dollars in PlacePlans Implementation Grants that must be spent in 12 months. Thi...
Jun 29, 2015
Dreyer Injured, Backs Out of Mackinac Island Swimming Effort
BYRON CENTER, MI (WHTC) – Noted distance swimmer Jim Dreyer of Byron Center, who trains at the Holland Community Aquatic Center, said that an undisclosed injury suffered at his Lake Michigan bea...
Jun 29, 2015
