Category Archives: State News
Governor Whitmer celebrates passage of $1 billion tax break for working families and seniors
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement on Wednesday, March 1 after Michigan Legislature passed the Lowering MI Costs plan to deliver a $1 billion tax br...
Mar 01, 2023 sugarfrizz / CC
Michigan Graduation Rate Up From 2020-2021: Close to Pre-COVID levels
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan's statewide graduation rate increased for the 2021-22 school year, according to data released today by the Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Informat...
Feb 28, 2023 Battle Creek CVB / CC
Gas prices increase slightly this week in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - AAA Michigan says gas prices in the state are up two cents a gallon on average from last week. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.29 per gallon for regular un...
Feb 27, 2023 (courtesy AAA Michigan)
LT. Gov won't seek U.S. Senate seat - but Slotkin will
LANSING, MI (WJXQ) - Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist says he will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2024. But Michigan Representative Elissa Slotkin is putting her name in the race to replace retiri...
Feb 27, 2023 (courtesy Elissa Slotkin for U.S. Senate)
Final push for Consumers Energy crews to restore power to customers after ice storm
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- More than 600 Consumers Energy crews, contractors and lineworkers are making their final push on Sunday, February 26 to restore power to homes and businesses affected by la...
Feb 26, 2023 Photo by Consumers Energy.
Paw Paw firefighter remembered as a father and devoted volunteer
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Paw Paw firefighter who lost his life from a fallen power line while responding to Wednesday night's ice storm on February 22 has been described as a devoted volunteer. P...
Feb 23, 2023 Paw Paw Fire Department Lt. Ethan Quillen (courtesy Paw Paw Fire Department)
MDHHS reports first influenza-associated pediatric death in Michigan this season
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the first influenza-associated pediatric death in the state for the 2022-2023 flu season. The health depa...
Feb 23, 2023 NIAID / CC
Consumers Energy prepared for all-hands-on-deck restoration effort after Wednesday's ice storm
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy is continuing to evaluate storm damage as more than 300 crews work to restore power to thousands. "We are responding to the damage caused by this storm wit...
Feb 23, 2023
Suspect in two 2013 sexual assaults pleads guilty after Kalamazoo SAKI investigations
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A suspect in two Kalamazoo County sexual assaults had pled guilty following Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit Initiative investigations. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel'...
Feb 23, 2023 Best Law
Paw Paw volunteer firefighter dies after responding to downed power line
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Paw Paw Fire Department volunteer firefighter is dead after an incident involving a downed power line. It happened Wednesday night in the 42,000 block of 30th Street in Al...
Feb 23, 2023 Paw Paw Fire Department patch (courtesy Paw Paw Fire Department)
