Category Archives: State News
McCann and Morse push to expand Michigan's bottle bill to include 10-cent deposit to all non-carbonated beverages except for milk containers
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo and State Representative Christine Morse of Texas Township have reintroduced legislation to update and modernize Michigan's recycling system...
Jun 29, 2023 Rex Roof / CC
Room and board and tuition rates will both be going up next school year at WMU
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuition and room and board rates will be going up at Western Michigan University, but school officials say the hike is not as large as it could have been, and keeps them a...
Jun 29, 2023
Battle Creek Air Show And Balloon Festival kicks off day
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Air Show and Balloon Festival begins today. The event runs through July 4th and will feature air shows, hot air balloons, a carnival, live music, firew...
Jun 29, 2023 (courtesy Battle Creek Air Show and Balloon Festival)
Michigan fiscal year 2024 passes House and Senate without support from House Minority Leader Hall
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House and Senate have passed a record $81.7 billion dollar budget for fiscal year 2024. State officials says a record surplus will be spent on fixing roads, bui...
Jun 29, 2023 Michigan State Representative Matt Hall (courtesy of Michigan House of Representatives)
State supports new districted driving regulations with highway signs
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Effective Friday, June 30, Michigan will become the 26th state in the U.S. to adopt hands-free device legislation. The new law will require drivers using a cell phones to do...
Jun 29, 2023 (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
WMU Board of Trustees to set room and board, tuition rates for 2023-2024 today
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University students and their parents will find out today just how much higher college bills will be this fall. The WMU Board of Trustees will meet late t...
Jun 29, 2023
Legislature passes bill to allow alcohol sales at college sporting events and concerts in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Legislation sponsored by Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo that would allow alcohol sales on a continuing basis at university sporting events and concerts is awaiting Gover...
Jun 28, 2023 (Photo courtesy of WMU)
Huge balloon and air show overtakes Battle Creek this weekend
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The largest combined air show and balloon festival in the country is back in Battle Creek for the July 4 holiday weekend. The Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and ...
Jun 28, 2023 (courtesy fieldofflight.com)
Former Vicksburg Rocket Football treasurer charged with embezzling over $33,000 from the program
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The former treasurer of the Vicksburg youth football program has been charged with embezzling over $33,000 from the organization. 36-year-old Ashley Schippers was arraigne...
Jun 27, 2023 A mugshot of Ashley Schippers of Vicksburg, MI (courtesy Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office)
Hands-free law takes effect Friday in Michigan
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Motorists beware...Michigan's hands-free law goes into effect this Friday. The state joins a growing list of states that have enacted the law, which is designed to reduce the...
Jun 25, 2023 MIke Kline / CC
