Category Archives: State News
ACLU files suit against group that runs Campus Martius
DETROIT (WKZO) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is filing a federal lawsuit against the group that runs Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit. The suit was filed Wednesday and ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 29, 2015
No retrial for officer in Aiyana Stanley-Jones death
DETROIT (WKZO) — Charges will be dismissed this week against Detroit Police Officer Joseph Weekley for the shooting death of seven-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones in 2010 during a raid being taped...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 29, 2015
Holland Teen Ordered To Stand Trial In South Side Slaying
HOLLAND (WHTC) – A Holland teenager will stand trial in the shooting death of a 22-year-old Chicago-area man earlier this month at an apartment on the city's south side. Seventeen-year-old Davon...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 29, 2015
Woman accused of scamming Muskegon man
MUSKEGON (WKZO) — Michigan State Police accuse a 20-year-old woman in jail in Baltimore, Maryland of scamming an elderly Muskegon man out of more than 120-thousand dollars. Authorities in Michig...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 29, 2015
Deadline approaching to file claims with General Motors
DETROIT (WKZO) — The deadline to file claims with the General Motors victim compensation fund is almost here. Saturday is the last day the fund’s administrators will accept claims of death...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 29, 2015
University of Michigan Greek organization damage estimate increases
GAYLORD (WKZO) — The damage caused by University of Michigan fraternities and sororities at two Northern Michigan ski resorts is now estimated at almost 125-thousand dollars. Almost 100-thousand...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 29, 2015
Analyst says hike in sales tax for Michigan roads would also result in additional costs for taxpayers
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – If Michigan voters pass a one-percent sales tax increase when they head to the polls in May, they could also be increasing the amount they pay on their federal income taxes....
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 29, 2015
Sales tax impact affects tax returns
LANSING (WKZO) — If voters pass a one-percent sales tax increase when they head to the polls in May, they could also be increasing the amount they pay on their federal income taxes. Included in ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 29, 2015
Economist: State Road Funding Proposal has Hidden Costs
DETROIT, MI (WHTC) – East Lansing economist Patrick Anderson says the vehicle registration fees paid in the state will no longer be deductible on federal income tax returns if the May 5th ballot...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 29, 2015
Report blames WalMart for American obesity
CAMBRIDGE (WKZO) — WalMart supercenters are expanding the American waistline. That’s one of the conclusions of a new report published the National Bureau of Economic Research. The research...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 28, 2015




