Category Archives: State News
Extra food assistance for families coming this month
LANSING, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - All Michigan families eligible to receive food assistance will get an extra $95 this month to help pay for groceries. Governor Gretchen Whitmer's office announced on Friday ...
Oct 22, 2022
Kalamazoo Central High School graduate's work in space exploration to live on for years to come
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Astronaut James McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission which tested the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, graduated from Kalamazoo Central High Sch...
Oct 21, 2022
COVID-19 boosters for children between five and eleven now available at Meijer
WALKER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Meijer is now giving children between five and eleven the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Walker, Michigan based retailer made the announcement yesterday. Kids can get the...
Oct 20, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Three weeks remain until November 8 general election
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Content provided by the Michigan Department of State. With three weeks to go before the Nov. 8 general election, absentee ballot numbers continue to grow -with 1.7 million ...
Oct 18, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Gov. Whitmer announces $30 million in funding to hire local police officers across Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Monday, October 17 that $30 million in grant scholarships are now available to help local law enforcement agencies hire more police o...
Oct 17, 2022 Portage Public Safety continues investigation into fatal accident Sunday morning.
47% of voters surveyed say Michigan is on the wrong track, race for Governor tightening
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new survey of 640 likely general election voters in Michigan, commissioned by The White Law Firm and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, shows Republicans leading by...
Oct 17, 2022 (courtesy of Michigan Association of Broadcasters)
Gas prices drop in Michigan, still at $4.21 per gallon on average
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are down 15 cents from a week ago, with drivers now paying an average of $4.21 per gallon for regular unleaded. That price is 40 cents more than this...
Oct 17, 2022 (courtesy of AAA Michigan)
Juror removed from Whitmer plot trial for flirting with defendent
JACKSON, MI -- A woman has been removed from the jury hearing the trial of three men accused of being involved in the 2020 plot to try to kidnap Governor Whitmer. Attorneys accused the woman of flirti...
Oct 17, 2022
Dixon and Whitmer clash on many issues in heated first gubernatorial debate
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Gubernatorial candidates Tudor Dixon and Gretchen Whitmer clashed on several issues during a contentious and heated one hour debate on Thursday night at the WOOD-TV8 stu...
Oct 14, 2022
MSU president announcing resignation due to loss of confidence in governing board
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State University's President has announced his resignation on Thursday, October 13. MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Junior gave his 90-day notice of resignati...
Oct 13, 2022 Photo of MSU President Samuel L. Stanely Jr. provided by Michigan State University.
