Category Archives: State News
Michigan State Police seeking volunteers for its Angel Program
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police say the opioid problem in the state is not slowing down. They say in 2021, Michigan saw just over 3,000 overdose deaths with that number holding steady...
Jun 12, 2023
Rogers House Bill 4555 to recognize Women Veterans Recognition Day up for governor's signature
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Representative Julie Rogers of Kalamazoo has put together a bill designating June 12 as Women Veterans Recognition Day to honor Michigan women who have served in unifo...
Jun 11, 2023 (Photo from the Office of State Representative Julie M. Rogers)
One killed and one hospitalized following shooting at Kalamazoo evening concert
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Saturday evening concert turned deadly over the weekend in Kalamazoo. Hundreds gathered at a concert in Spring Valley Park at 2606 Mt. Olivet Road where police say a man...
Jun 11, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
$5 million donation from Deter Jeter's foundation will fund baseball and softball renovations at his alma mater
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It has been five years in the making, but the baseball and softball fields at Kalamazoo Central High School are about to get a major overhaul. The baseball field is the sa...
Jun 09, 2023 Former New York Yankee and Kalamazoo native Derek Jeter (courtesy Turn 2 Foundation)
Job scam reports on the rise in 2023 according to BBB
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As more people search for remote opportunities, scammers are looking to cash in. In the first three months of 2023, Better Business Bureau (BBB) Scam Tracker received r...
Jun 08, 2023 Sacramento BBB / CC
Whitmer kidnapping plot defendant pleads guilty
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Attorney Generals Office reports that a defendant in the plot to kidnap and assassinate Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, 40-year-old Shawn Fix of Bel...
Jun 07, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Holding phones while driving in Michigan to be illegal starting in July
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined state officials and anti-distracted driving leaders on Wednesday, June 7 to sign three bills aimed at reducing distracted driving and saving...
Jun 07, 2023
Open Burn Ban issued for City of Battle Creek due to dry weather conditions
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Fire Marshal Quincy Jones announced on Tuesday night that an Open Burn Ban was now in effect for the City of Battle Creek due to the dry conditions of the p...
Jun 07, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Wear Orange event at Kalamazoo's Bronson Park honors lives of those affected by gun violence
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With Governor Gretchen Whitmer signing into law a number of gun safety measures for Michigan, gun violence awareness or "Wear Orange" events have been taking place all acr...
Jun 05, 2023 Rick Omilian, Kalamazoo Moms Demand Action lead, Kalamazoo Be SMART program lead for secure firearm storage information and gun violence survivor whose daughter was murdered in 1999, welcomes community members to Kalamazoo's Wear Orange event held at Bronson Park on Monday, June 5. (Photo by Jerry Malec)
AAA offers safety tips for children, adults, pets and vehicles as summer heat gets underway
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As the state is getting a taste of some hot weather, AAA of Michigan is offering up a few safety tips to help motorists keep their children, pets and vehicles safe during t...
Jun 04, 2023 Sunset in the city, summer sunset on the highway cars. Close up from car side mirror.
