Category Archives: State News
Whitmer announces $63 million investment for DENSO Battle Creek facility
LANSING, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Friday during the second day of her trip to Japan that a $63 million investment has been secured from global mobility supplier...
Sep 08, 2023 Courtesy Michigan Executive Office of the Governor
Nessel refuses request for help from state Board Of Education
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is refusing to help the State Board of Education block a new executive order by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. She wants to launch a Depart...
Sep 07, 2023
UPDATE: Second Dreyer Attempt to Swim Lake Michigan Fails; Grand Haven Man OK
MILWAUKEE (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 6, 2023) - For the second time in five weeks, an attempt to swim across Lake Michigan by Jim Dreyer was unsuccessful. On Tuesday evening, the 60-year-old Grand Haven man w...
Sep 06, 2023 Jim Dreyer, with his support dinghy in tow, about to embark on his self-sufficient swim across Lake Superior on August 1, 2005. Photo: Jack McLain
Another Lake Michigan swim attempted by Dreyer
MILWAUKEE, WI (WHTC/WKZO) - On Labor Day, Jim Dreyer will again undergo a labor of love. The 60-year-old Grand Haven man will step into the waters of Lake Michigan on Monday afternoon to begin an 82.5...
Sep 03, 2023 Jim Dreyer, with his support dinghy in tow, about to embark on his self-sufficient swim across Lake Superior on August 1, 2005. Photo: Jack McLain
Rate increases for Consumers Energy and Michigan Gas Utilities approved by MPSC
LANSING, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Natural gas customers of Consumers Energy and Michigan Gas Utilities will see rate increases after the Michigan Public Service Commission approved settlement agreements on We...
Aug 31, 2023 midnightcomm / CC
Governor rolls out medical leave, clean energy proposals during "What's Next" speech
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday outlining her plans for the rest of 2023 in a wide ranging "What's Next" speech in Lansing. Whitmer says she wants Michigan to h...
Aug 30, 2023
New Abraham Lincoln statue in Bronson Park vandalized less than two days after unveiling
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The new seven-foot-tall statue of Abraham Lincoln in Bronson Park has been defaced, less than 48 hours after it was unveiled Sunday. The statue was found covered in red sp...
Aug 29, 2023 Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Kalamazoo's Bronson Park
ACLU, Planned Parenthood want better abortion access
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The ACLU and Planned Parenthood have unveiled a legislative agenda for this fall as they seek to get lawmakers to make access to abortions easier for women. They want to rep...
Aug 29, 2023 Planned Parenthood in Kalamazoo (Photo by John McNeil)
Attorney General Nessel responds to MiLEAP constitutionality question
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says it is too early to issue an opinion on the constitutionality of Governor Whitmer's establishment of the Michigan Department of Lif...
Aug 29, 2023 Michigan Attorney General logo (courtesy of Michigan Attorney General)
AAA: Michigan gas prices drop 10 cents ahead of Labor Day weekend
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are down 10 cents from a week ago, with drivers are now paying an average of $3.76 per gallon for regular unleaded. That price is 10 cents more than ...
Aug 28, 2023 (courtesy AAA Michigan)
