Category Archives: State News
Former priest charged with sexual abuse in 1980s
LANSING (WKZO) — A former priest behind bars in Oklahoma is now facing several felony charges in Michigan for allegedly sexually abusing young boys in the state in the 1980s. Seventy-four-year-o...
Jan 13, 2015
Michigan Senator Emmons honored as Liberator of the Year
LANSING (WKZO) — Michigan Senator Judy Emmons was honored on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day for her work fighting crime. She was given the Michigan Liberator of the Year Award at a cer...
Jan 13, 2015
Governor Snyder cancels Switzerland trip
LANSING (WKZO) — Governor Snyder will not be heading to Switzerland next week for an economic meeting. He has canceled the trip on the advice of his doctors after rupturing an Achilles tendon wh...
Jan 13, 2015
Governor Snyder signs bill to put road repair funding up for statewide vote inMay
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation that will theoretically provide most of the funding the state needs to restore Michigan's crumbling roads and bridges, that's if ...
Jan 13, 2015
Gordie Howe improving following stem cell treatment
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO) — The health of Detroit Red Wings legend Gordie Howe is improving following stem cell treatment for a series of strokes suffered last year. Red Wings scout Mark Howe tell...
Jan 12, 2015
Volt 2.0 unveiled in Detroit
DETROIT (WKZO) — Chevrolet has formally introduced an updated version of the Volt at the North American International Auto Show. The biggest change for the hybrid vehicle is a new battery pack t...
Jan 12, 2015
Ford F-150 named North American Truck of the Year
DETROIT (WKZO) — The 2015 Ford-150 has been named the North American Truck of the year. Ford spokesman Eric Peterson says the entire team is happy as the jury of U.S. and Canadian journalists aw...
Jan 12, 2015
State's first blind Supreme Court judge seated
LANSING (WKZO) — As the state’s Supreme Court convenes this week, its newest judge takes his seat and makes history. Justice Richard Bernstein is the state’s first blind Supreme Cour...
Jan 12, 2015
Future Road Funding Ballot Proposes Sales Tax Increase
UNDATED (WHTC)- Deteriorating Michigan roads are one aspect of an upcoming ballot in which Michigan voters will head to the polls May 5 and decide the issue concerning an increase in Michigan’s ...
Jan 12, 2015
U of M Hospital Makes History With a Total Artificial Heart Replacement
UNDATED (WHTC)-The University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor made history when cardiac surgeons replaced 24 year old Stan Lark in's deteriorating heart with a totally artificial heart. Larking unde...
Jan 12, 2015
