Category Archives: State News
Avoid tax scams this year
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – A consumer alert is out from Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette on tips for people to avoid IRS scams and tax-related identify theft. Consumer Protection Division direc...
Mar 17, 2015
Red Cross needs you
DETROIT,MI (WHTC) – The American Red Cross is encouraging people of Michigan to celebrate National Volunteer Month by giving blood. Donors of all blood types are needed, especially those with ty...
Mar 17, 2015
Otsego-Area Woman Killed in Sunday Afternoon Crash Near Wayland
WAYLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) – An 80-year-old Otsego-area woman died yesterday morning when her car in which she was a passenger in was smashed by a pickup truck whose driver admitted going through a...
Mar 16, 2015
Expanding Michigan's Freedom to Work Act may not go far in Lansing
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – MIRS News reports that legislative efforts to include police officers and firefighters in Michigan's Right to Work laws may not go far. House Representative Gary Glenn of Mi...
Mar 16, 2015
Romney McDaniel: No Mechanism to Remove Agema as State GOP National Committeeman
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – During Michigan Public Television's "Off the Record", new state Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said that there is no party mechanism to remove National Co...
Mar 16, 2015
Spring drunk driving crackdown starts today
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Michigan State Police are beginning a spring drunk driving crackdown today. They have partnered with more than 1,000 bars across the state and will be passing out special dr...
Mar 16, 2015
Similar Incident to One in Holland Last Year Occurred in Niles This Week
NILES, MI (WHTC) – M-Dot officials say that the US-12 bridge over M-51 near Niles is currently safe for traffic, but plans to repair the span are in the works after an excavator fastened to a se...
Mar 13, 2015
Regional Job Growth Seen in Quarterly Report
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) – Private sector job growth was seen in the six metro areas of West Michigan during the final four months of 2014. The quarterly business outlook by George Erickcek of the W...
Mar 13, 2015
Governor Snyder Unveils Energy Policy
DETROIT (WHTC) – Governor Snyder unveiled his energy policy in Detroit, calling for up to 40 percent of renewable energy use in the state by 2025. He believed that this goal, along with waste re...
Mar 13, 2015
Governor lays out plans for Michigan's energy future
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder says the state has to take aggressive steps and set clear energy goals to reduce the chance of dramatic rate spikes and widespread outages. The...
Mar 13, 2015
