Category Archives: State News
Rep. Rogers attends wreath-laying to honor veterans
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Representative Julie Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) honored veterans at a Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Michigan Capitol on Monday, December 12. This marks the second ...
Dec 12, 2022 LANSING, Mich., Dec. 12, 2022 — Rep. Rogers (middle) attends Veterans commemoration ceremony at the Michigan Capitol.
AAA: Dangerous driving behaviors on the rise
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A new AAA report reveals that unsafe driving behaviors increased from 2020 to 2021. The increase comes after three years of steady declines. According to the new study fro...
Dec 11, 2022
Ascension Borgess nurses reach tentative deal with hospital to avoid possible strike
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The threat of a strike has been averted as nurses at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo have reached a tentative agreement with their hospital's administration. If ra...
Dec 09, 2022 Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital, formerly Ascension Borgess
Whitmer beats Dixon by almost $30 million in the fundraising department
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer raised almost $30 million more than Republican challenger Tudor Dixon in the November 2022 election according to campaign finance disclosu...
Dec 09, 2022 GPA Photo Archive
Consumers Energy to provides $7.25 million to help Michiganders with winter heating bills
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy announced on Thursday, December 8 that it is providing $7.25 million to help customers pay heating bills this winter. The new contributions are slated to g...
Dec 08, 2022
State Police recover multiple stolen vehicles & trailers valued around $300,000
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Detectives with the Michigan State Police Marshall Post have recovered an estimated $300,000 dollars in stolen vehicles and trailers following an investigation that spanne...
Dec 07, 2022 Photo provided by the Michigan State Police Marshall Post.
Ascension Borgess nurses authorize union leadership to call for strike if needed
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Talks are scheduled to resume Thursday, but unionized nurses at Ascension Borgess Hospital have voted to allow their contract bargaining team the ability to call for a str...
Dec 07, 2022 Photo courtesy Ascension Borgess Hospital.
MDHHS urges Michigan residents to get flu vaccine before the holidays
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is recognizing National Influenza Vaccination Week this week, December 5 to December 9, and is reminding Michigan resid...
Dec 05, 2022 NIAID / CC
Michigan's minimum wage to increase January 1, 2023
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Article by the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity: On January 1, 2023, Michigan's minimum wage rate will increase from $9.87 to $10.10 per hour as set ...
Dec 05, 2022 Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Development Opportunity logo (courtesy of State of Michigan)
Senator McCann weighs in on $750 million Pfizer expansion
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Senator Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) issued the following statement Monday, December 5 regarding Pfizer's announcement of a $750 million Modular Aseptic Processing (MAP) 2 i...
Dec 05, 2022 Michigan State Senator Sean McCann
