Category Archives: State News
Final Adopt-A-Highway cleanup coming Saturday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Before the leaves start to turn and fall, thousands of Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Adopt-A-Highway volunteers will fan out across the state to collect litt...
Sep 20, 2022 110TH AIRLIFT WING / CC
Wayne County Prosecutor's Office and WMU-Cooley Law School Innocence Project announce DOJ grant award
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Department of Justice has awarded a grant to a program designed to help prove the innocence of wrongly-accused felons. The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office and the We...
Sep 20, 2022
Fall color viewing on Michigan's back roads begins now: Here's the list of the best areas
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The County Road Association of Michigan has released it's 2022 "don't miss" list of local roads for fall colors. Officials with the association telle drivers that peak view...
Sep 18, 2022
Gov. Whitmer proclaims September 16 POW/MIA Recognition Day
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer is recognizing Friday, September 16th as POW/MIA Recognition Day to remember and honor the returned U.S. Prisoners of War and all Americans still ...
Sep 16, 2022 (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
Rite Aid announces "Family Immunization Days" at select locations in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Rite Aid is set to host Family Immunization Days at select locations across Michigan to ensure communities get the vaccinations they need to protect themselves against CO...
Sep 16, 2022 NIAID / CC
Michigan jobless rate recedes in August
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate edging down by one-tenth of a percentage point between July and August to 4.1 percent. This according to data released on Wednes...
Sep 14, 2022
Fairgoers reminded of precautions to take at events featuring swine exhibits
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Monday, September 12, a human case of Influenza A (H1N2)v in the state. The case was confirmed by ...
Sep 12, 2022
MDOT reminds motorists to be alert in work zones this fall
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is reminding motorists that roadwork will continue as the fall season gets underway in Michigan with numerous road and bridge proj...
Sep 12, 2022 Photo provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Michigan AFL-CIO announces first round of endorsements for 2022 General Election
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Today, the Michigan American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, (AFL-CIO) on Monday, September 12, announced its first round of endorsements ahea...
Sep 12, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Governor Whitmer announces plan with Holtec to reopen Palisades Plant
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy on Friday, September 9, in support of Holtec International's application for a federal grant under ...
Sep 09, 2022
