Category Archives: State News
U.S. Supreme Court won't hear appeal of Whitmer kidnap plot leader
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the appeal from Barry Croft Jr. of his conviction for his role in the Governor Whitmer kidnapping plot. Croft was one of the ringlead...
Jan 15, 2026 Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. (courtesy of Kent County Sheriff's Department)
Cellphones-in-school ban passes Michigan House
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After failing last year, a bill to keep cellphones out of classrooms statewide passed the Michigan House of Representatives by a wide bipartisan margin Wednesday. The bill w...
Jan 14, 2026 VLMstock / Depositphotos.com
Slotkin being investigated by the Trump administration for video to troops
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM)- Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin has disclosed , that she is the subject of a federal investigation related to a viral video she organized and appeared in last November. Th...
Jan 14, 2026
Court of Claims judge denies AG's request to halt marijuana tax lawsuit
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Michigan Court of Claims judge has denied the request by the Attorney General to halt the lawsuits challenging the new 24% wholesale tax on cannabis products. The two-page...
Jan 14, 2026 jeremyn / Depositphotos.com
Black State Department employees sue Benson, others for discrimination
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Black employees of the Department of State are suing Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the department, and several other staff members for racial discrimination. Three of t...
Jan 14, 2026 Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson during a July 29, 2024 press conference. (YouTube image courtesy State of Michigan)
President Trump speaks to Detroit Economic Club, gets heckled at Ford plant
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - President Donald Trump said in Detroit before the Detroit Economic Club that he is "making America affordable again." Trump's comments came after he toured a Ford plant in D...
Jan 14, 2026
Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist running for Secretary of State
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist has ended his run for governor this fall and instead is seeking the office of Secretary of State. Gilchrist says his decision came after...
Jan 13, 2026 Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist in Kalamazoo March 5, 2024 (courtesy John McNeill)
Trump’s Detroit trip to put manufacturing back in focus amid US factory job slump
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will visit Detroit on Tuesday to refocus attention on U.S. manufacturing and his efforts to tackle high consumer costs, shifting fr...
Jan 13, 2026
Inmates producing 250th anniversary license plates
ADRIAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's new license plates honoring the country's 250th anniversary will be on the bumpers of cars very soon. Inmates at Gus Harrison Correctional Facility in Adrian have ...
Jan 12, 2026
University of Michigan to announce new president Monday
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The University of Michigan will announce its next president today. Current Syracuse University chancellor Kent Syverud will be appointed the 16th president of the universi...
Jan 12, 2026 University of Michigan logo
