Category Archives: State News
Airspace over Lake Michigan shutdown briefly, "object" shot down over Lake Huron
LAKE HURON, MI (Reuters) - U.S. military fighter jets Sunday shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put No...
Feb 12, 2023 US Air Force
Michigan raising price for recreation passport in March; first hike since 2020
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The cost of a Michigan Recreation Passport is going up March 1, 2023. It's the first increase since 2020. Recreation passports give residents year-round vehicle access to th...
Feb 11, 2023 Michigan Department of Natural Resources logo
Ford confirms announcement on electric vehicle battery plant coming Monday, expected to be in Marshall Township
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ford Motor Co. is expected to confirm what that has been speculated for several days: the construction of an electric vehicle battery plant will happen near Marsha...
Feb 10, 2023 (courtesy Ford Motor Co.)
Ford reportedly close to announcing battery plant at Marshall Megasite
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ford Motor Company is reportedly nearing a deal with Marshall area leaders to build a multibillion-dollar battery plant for its electric vehicles. The Detroit News says tha...
Feb 10, 2023 Ford Motor Company logo
Opening of new WMU student center delayed until July 2023
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The new student center on the Western Michigan University campus in Kalamazoo won't be open until late July 2023. WMU officials had planned to open it in August 2022, and ...
Feb 10, 2023
Sheriff's Office now says disappearance of Portage mother of eight being investigated as a homicide
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The disappearance of 35-year-old Heather Kelley of Portage is now being investigated as a murder. Kelley is the mother of eight kids and has not been seen since December 1...
Feb 09, 2023
Be wary of Valentine's Day scams, the Better Business Bureau advises
GRAND RAPIDS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Valentine's Day is a time for love...and for some, they love the chance to scam people out of their money. Katie Grevious of the Better Business Bureau of West Michigan ...
Feb 08, 2023 Nicolas Raymond / CC
False report of active shooter at Portage Northern High School Tuesday morning
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Northern High School Tuesday morning was one of several in the state that were targeted in a prank, claiming there was an active shooter at the building. At 9:35 a.m...
Feb 07, 2023 Photo from Portage Northern High School Facebook page.
$1 million Lansing lottery ticket
LANSING -- Two lucky Michigan Lottery players won $1 million in Monday night's Powerball drawing, including one from the Lansing area. The players each matched the five white balls drawn Monday night ...
Feb 07, 2023
Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood clinic arsonist sentenced to five years in prison
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Paw Paw man charged with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Kalamazoo in July 2022 has been sentenced to five years in prison. Joshua Brereton in October agr...
Feb 06, 2023 Joshua Brereton was arrested and charged on Thursday, August 4 for setting fire to Planned Parenthood in Kalamazoo. (Suspect photo provided by Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
