Category Archives: State News
Murder charges dropped against wrongly convicted Jeffery Titus
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man who spent the last 21 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit is officially a free man. Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Getting...
Jun 01, 2023 71-year-old Jeffery Titus who spent 21 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit, signs an Order of Dismissal of Criminal Proceedings document with Attorney Mary Chartier in Kalamazoo County's 8th District Court on Thursday, June 1. (Photo by Jerry Malec)
Former Hartford Police Chief charged with eight felonies for selling stolen pills
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hartford's former police chief has now been charged with multiple felonies and one misdemeanor after allegedly admitting to stealing from the drug disposal box at the polic...
May 31, 2023 Best Law
Gas prices in Michigan up three cents a gallon this week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are up three cents from a week ago, with drivers are now paying an average of $3.60 per gallon for regular unleaded. The price is 10 cents more than ...
May 30, 2023 (courtesy AAA Michigan)
With warmer temps come those 'pesky' ticks and the potential for Lyme disease
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Warm weather is here, and so are ticks! And health officials across Michigan are warning that those pests can spread Lyme disease. And because of this, they are urging Mic...
May 28, 2023 (Photo provided by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services)
Gov. Whitmer orders flags lowered to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the state to be lowered to ha...
May 28, 2023
Southwest MI to get more than $1 million for environmental cleanup through president's Investing in America Agenda
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Biden-Harris administration along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announcing on Thursday, May 25 that $9.3 million is on it's way to Michigan to expedite...
May 25, 2023 DonkeyHotey / CC
BBB warns military members to beware of scams & questionable charity appeals with patriotic appeal
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer for many, and is also a time to honor those who have lost their lives for our country. Unfortunately, scammers use thi...
May 23, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
State lawmakers and military officials break ground on renovations to Kalamazoo Armory which will better accommodate women soldiers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Army National Guard Armory in Kalamazoo is one of 33 military facilities across the state that's targeted for some serious modernization. The nearly 37,165 sq...
May 22, 2023 (Photo provided by Jerry Malec)
Gas prices jump 23 cents a gallon a week before the Memorial Day holiday weekend
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are up 23 cents from a week ago, with Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.57 per gallon for regular unleaded. Despite the increase, this...
May 22, 2023 (courtesy AAA Michigan)
BCPS partner with W.K. Kellogg Foundation on new scholarship program
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - What is being called an historic investment in Battle Creek Public Schools graduates was made on Wednesday thanks to a partnership between BCPS and the W.K. Kellogg Foun...
May 18, 2023 Courtesy Battle Creek Central High School Facebook page
