Category Archives: State News
Want that hour of sleep back?
ANN ARBOR, MI (WHTC) – If you are like most of us, losing an hour of sleep on the weekend is no big deal, but for some of us who live a more disciplined lifestyle…they may be more suscepti...
Mar 09, 2015
Detroit Lion Ndamukong Suh reportedly about to become a Dolphin
DETROIT (WKZO) — Ndamukong Suh is reportedly taking the highest bid and moving his talents to South Beach. ESPN reports the defensive tackle will sign a six-year deal worth as much as $114-milli...
Mar 09, 2015
Kalamazoo College threatened after anonymous website post
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) – The FBI is assisting local police while they investigate a number of death threats and hate speech on the Kalamazoo College website. Last Wednesday, an anonymous person po...
Mar 07, 2015
Conviction of Covert Man in 2011 Murder Overturned
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The state Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of Antonio Lewis in the death of his half-brother Ivory Shaver the Third near Covert nearly five years ago. The pane...
Mar 06, 2015
State School Superintendent Submits Quarterly Report on Struggling Financial Districts
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Outgoing state School Superintendent Mike Flanagan submitted his quarterly report on deficit school budgets at a joint hearing of the House and Senate School Aid Appropriati...
Mar 06, 2015
Proposed "Choose Life" Michigan License Plate Clears State Senate Committee
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The state Senate Transportation Committee endorsed a bill that would create a "Choose Life" license plate. Funds from the sales of the specialty plate would go into a specia...
Mar 06, 2015
Charity Poker Rooms in Michigan Subject of Legislation
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Bills that would allow charity poker rooms to continue operations in Michigan has been introduced in both chambers of the state Legislature. Senator Rick Jones of Grand Ledg...
Mar 06, 2015
Accused South Haven credit union robber pleads guilty
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC) – Sentencing is June 11th for Brian Standiford after the 49-year-old Indiana man pled guilty at federal court in Grand Rapids to one count of bank robbery, with two other...
Mar 05, 2015
State Treasury Dept. Crows Over Graduation Rates, School Savings Program
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Officials of the Michigan Department of Treasury are crowing about two education matters. The graduation rate in Michigan schools continues to trend upward. The latest infor...
Mar 05, 2015
Congresswoman Candice Miller Announces End of Washington Run
WASHINGTON (WHTC) – Former Michigan Secretary of State Candice Miller announced that she would not seek reelection next year to an eighth two-year term in the US House. The suburban Detroit Repu...
Mar 05, 2015
