Category Archives: State News
State Health Officials Warn of Alcohol Use Ahead of July 4th Holiday
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Ahead of next weekend's Independence Day holiday celebrations, the state department of Health of Human Services has issued a warning about too much booze. Chief Medical Exec...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 25, 2015
MEDC: Effects of Regulation Reform Seen in Survey
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – An annual survey commissioned by the state Economic Development Corporation showed Michigan’s regulatory and business climates are improving. The third such canvass of...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 25, 2015
Lorenz Named Acting Travel Michigan Chief
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The state Economic Development Corporation named Dave Lorenz as Acting Vice President of Travel Michigan, replacing David West, who resigned. The Norton Shores resident has ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 25, 2015
Help Portland Recover
A new video taken from the front window of an insurance firm in Portland shows what the twister looked like at ground level, and it's a little like looking at what happens when you slowly increase the...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 25, 2015
Operation Dry Water
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) – The Allegan County Sheriff's Office Marine Division will be participating in Operation Dry Water, a crackdown on boating under the influence throughout the nation from June ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 25, 2015
Report on Third Grade Reading Proficiency in Michigan on Governor's Desk
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – An education workgroup has delivered a report to the Governor's desk detailing third grade reading proficiency among students statewide, along with recommendations on improv...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 24, 2015
State Senator Wants Civil Rights Icon on New $10 Bill
DETROIT (WHTC) – State Senator Morris Hood III (D-Detroit) told MIRS News that he’s presenting a resolution asking the US Treasury Department to make civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks the ne...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 24, 2015
Local county clerks prepare for Supreme Court ruling
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver its decision on lifting gay marriage bans within the next few days, leaving Michigan county clerks to prepare for the potential...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 24, 2015
More flights to Florida from Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC) – Nonstop flights from the Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida will resume in December. Customer demands convinced Allegiant airlines to rest...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 24, 2015
Lawmakers continue work on permanent fix for Michigan's roads
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Negotiations are underway between leaders in the Michigan House, Senate and Governor Snyder’s administration on a road funding package. House Speaker Kevin Cotter says...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 24, 2015




