Category Archives: State News
Ford pauses construction on EV battery plant in Marshall "until we're confident about our ability to competitively operate the plant"
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with Ford Motor Company announced Monday they are pausing work on a multi-billion dollar electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall. Ford spokesman T.R. Reid told...
Sep 25, 2023 Ford Motor Co CEO Bill Ford at a press conference in Romulus MI Feb 13, 2023
Michigan gas prices fall seven cents gallon in the past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are down seven cents from last week, with drivers are now paying an average of $3.65 per gallon for regular unleaded. That price is 15 cents less tha...
Sep 25, 2023 (courtesy AAA Michigan)
UAW expands strike against GM, Stellantis
DETROIT, MI (WKZO) - 38 General Motors and Stellantis shipping and parts distribution facilities are on strike since UAW president Shawn Fain says significant progress has not been made with those com...
Sep 22, 2023 Clyde Robinson / CC
Legislative labor law repeal proposed by Kalamazoo's McCann criticized by business organizations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Despite protests from a number of business organization, the Michigan Senate Labor Committee this week approved bills sponsored by Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo that woul...
Sep 22, 2023 Michigan State Senator Sean McCann
Detroit Three automakers enter final hours to avoid wider UAW strike
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Three automakers and the union representing the companies' U.S. hourly workers on Friday entered the final hours to reach new labor agreements before the current coordi...
Sep 22, 2023
Powerball jackpot climbs to $672 million for Wednesday's drawing
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Powerball jackpot for tonight's drawing isn't at a record level, but it is still a pile of cash . The jackpot stands at $672 million , with the cash option at $320.5 mil...
Sep 20, 2023 Henita May / CC
Wrongfully convicted man suing cold case detectives for $100 million
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Jeff Titus is suing two cold case detectives for $100 million after he spent over 21 years in prison in the murders of hunters Doug Estes and Jim Bennett in Kalamazoo Coun...
Sep 20, 2023 Jeff Titus speaks with reporters outside Lakeland Correctional Facility, Coldwater MI Feb 24, 2023 (screenshot courtesy of WOOD-TV 8)
MSU firing head football coach Tucker "for cause" after sexual harassment allegations
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State University is firing head football Coach Mel Tucker for alleged sexual harassment. The university announced Monday that it was terminating Tucker's contr...
Sep 19, 2023 (courtesy MSU Athletics)
Gas prices in Michigan back up another nine cents in the past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are up nine cents from a week ago, with drivers are now paying an average of $3.72 per gallon for regular unleaded. The price is 18 cents less than t...
Sep 18, 2023 (courtesy AAA Michigan)
White House team aims to resolve auto strike
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - President Biden is sending a team to Detroit in an effort to resolve the strike between the United Auto Workers union and the Big Three automakers. The union went on strike ...
Sep 18, 2023 Clyde Robinson / CC
