Category Archives: State News
State Lawmaker from Plainwell Angles for State GOP National Committeewoman Seat
PLAINWELL, MI (WHTC) – Freshman state House Representative Cindy Gamrat will run for the open Michigan Republican Party National Committeewoman seat vacated when Ronna Romney McDaniel assumed th...
Apr 03, 2015
Two State Lawmakers Formulating "Plan B" if Proposal 1 Fails
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Is there a legislative alternative to Proposal 1 if the statewide ballot initiative fails on May 5th? While Governor Snyder and other lawmakers say no, House Representative ...
Apr 03, 2015
Training underway for new corrections department officers in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Efforts to add 1,000 new officers annually over the next three years by the Michigan Department of Corrections are underway. A class of 292 recruits has enrolled in the Corr...
Apr 03, 2015
Inert Bomb Found in Allegan Dam Debris Collection
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) – Allegan County Sheriff's detectives are looking into the circumstances that led to an undetonated homemade bomb being found when the intake screen at the Allegan Dam was cle...
Apr 02, 2015
Governor, Lawmakers Seeking UP High-Voltage Power Connection with Lower Peninsula
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Governor Snyder said during an energy roundtable discussion that he's looking into how to connect the Upper and Lower Peninsulas with a high-capacity electrical line. Concer...
Apr 02, 2015
State Dept. of Corrections Resuming Academy Training for New Officers
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Efforts to add a thousand new officers annually over the next three years by the state Department of Corrections are underway. A class of 292 recruits has enrolled in the Co...
Apr 02, 2015
State DHS to Keep Current Medicaid Prescription Drug Program
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The state Department of Community Health will maintain a current plan for 1.7 million Medicaid recipients in receiving prescription drugs through their managed care provider...
Apr 02, 2015
Televangelist and Hope Graduate Schuller dies at 88
ARTESIA, CA (WHTC) – Televangelist and Hope College Graduate Robert Schuller is dead. Schuller who graduated in 1947 passed away early today at a Los Angeles-area nursing home after battling can...
Apr 02, 2015
Michigan officials discuss possibility of turning I-69 into toll road to help fund road construction
DETROIT, MI (WTVB) – Is there a chance I-69 could become a toll road? MIRS News is reporting that Governor Snyder is open to the possibility of creating toll roads in Michigan if Washington allo...
Apr 02, 2015
MHSAA Moves Another Finals Out of Battle Creek
EAST LANSING, MI (WHTC) – After 27 years, the Michigan High School Athletic Association's team wrestling finals are moving from its birthplace of Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena to McGuirk Arena on...
Apr 01, 2015
