Category Archives: State News

LANSING (WKZO) — Democrats in the House and Senate are calling for a new law requiring businesses in Michigan to offer paid sick leave to employees. Bills have been introduced in both chambers t...

LANSING (WKZO) — Anyone convicted of killing a police or correctional department officer would face the death penalty under legislation being proposed by state Senator Virgil Smith. The Detroit ...

LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Capital punishment is a topic that usually stirs up emotions and it's happening in Lansing. Anyone convicted of killing a police or correctional department officer in Michig...

LANSING (WKZO) — The Powerball jackpot is now up to at least $360 million for the drawing to be held Saturday, February 7. No one matched all five numbers along with the Powerball in Wednesday n...

ADA (WKZO) — Amway sales fell eight-percent in 2014, with a decline in China playing a role along with a stronger U.S. dollar. Company President Doug DeVos tells the “Grand Rapids Press...

DETROIT (WKZO) — Ford Motor Company’s recent announcement of additional jobs at three plants that build the F-150 pickup means some current workers are getting a raise. The automaker says ...

LANSING (WKZO) — A new report finds that the more classes a high school student takes on-line the less successful they are academically. It is particularly troubling because 38-percent more stud...

LANSING (WKZO) — Governor Snyder is moving to a downtown Ann Arbor condo with his wife, Sue. The couple purchased the home for 1.5-million dollars, and are planning a 500-thousand dollar additio...

ALLEGAN (WHTC) – Allegan County authorities have released new information in connection with the search for a murder suspect. 66-year-old Harold "Butch" Knight of Ganges Township has been at lar...

GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO) — The Michigan International Auto Show is starting in Grand Rapids. International manufacturers will show off more than 300 new sedans, vans, SUVs, trucks, sports cars and hy...