Category Archives: State News
St. Johns tree headed to Capitol for the holiday season
ST. JOHNS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- This year's Michigan State Christmas Tree will come from a first-time location. The 63-foot-tall spruce comes from St. Johns in Clinton County, marking the first time the...
Oct 05, 2022 2022 State Christmas Tree, St. Johns, MI, Clinton County. (Photo provided by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget)
Battle Creek company to get over $500,000 from 51 "Build to Scale" grants totaling $47 million
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday, October 5 that 51 "Build to Scale" grants totaling $47 million are on their way to organizations that support t...
Oct 05, 2022 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Why do we see different gas prices in different parts of town?
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- You drive on one side of town and you see the price per gallon of gas at your local station. But then you go to a different block and the price different at that station,...
Oct 05, 2022 Speedway gas station at the intersection of Miller Road and Sprinkle Road in Kalamazoo displaying the higher price drivers are paying in Kalamazoo County. (Photo by Jerry Malec)
MDHHS highlights new hotline during October's Domestic Violence Awareness Month
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is highlighting Michigan's new, 24/7 hotline providing live, one-...
Oct 04, 2022 Gonzalo Baeza / CC
AAA Michigan says gas prices jumped 23 cents per gallon in the past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan jumped 23 cents compared to a week ago. AAA Michigan says drivers are now paying an average of $4.17 per gallon for regular unleaded. That price is 3...
Oct 03, 2022 (courtesy of AAA Michigan)
Jackson trial of alleged Whitmer plotters set to begin
JACKSON, MI -- Three more men will face a jury in Jackson County for their alleged roles in the 2020 kidnap plot against Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Six men were charged by the U.S. Department of Justi...
Oct 03, 2022
Private 1st Class Hofman returns home after being MIA for 77 years
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After 77 years, the body of a Grand Rapids soldier has finally come home. According to MLive, the remains of Private First Class Donald Hofman arrived at Gerald R. For...
Oct 02, 2022 U.S. Army Soldier Donald Hofman. (Photo from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)
MDHHS announces additional free COVID-19 tests through Rockefeller Foundation partnership
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced on Friday the availability of an additional 289,000 COVID-19 tests through its expanded partnership with the ...
Oct 02, 2022
Senator Stabenow announces $5 Million in funding to expand mental health and addiction services in West Michigan
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced on Friday, September 30 announced that five locations across West Michigan will receive $5,000,000 in funding to expand m...
Sep 30, 2022 Senator Debbie Stabenow. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Debbie Stabenow).
MDOT to present road funding grants to West Michigan cities and villages
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Today, the Michigan Department of Transportation announced on Thursday, September 29 that 16 villages and cities across the state with populations less than 10,000 will rec...
Sep 29, 2022 Road closed sign
