Category Archives: State News
Nine people shot during "large party" on North Church in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WNWN) - Nine people had to be taken to the hospital after getting shot early Saturday morning during what was described as a large party in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public...
Jul 23, 2022
Consumers Energy preparing for potentially hazardous storms late Saturday night
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy is preparing for hazardous storms and potentially powerful 50 to 60 mph wind gusts that are expected to impact southwest Michigan, the Grand Rapids area, a...
Jul 22, 2022 Thomas Bresson / CC
Rogers introduces resolution to spur cutting-edge treatment of TBI and PTSD for veterans
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Representative Julie Rogers of Kalamazoo introduced a House Resolution on Thursday, July 21, to help the more than 500,000 veterans who the state of Michigan home. ...
Jul 21, 2022 State Rep. Julie M. Rogers (D-Kalamazoo). (Photo courtesy of the Office of Julie Rogers).
Two killed in crash between motorcycle and car in Kalamazoo County's Cooper Township
COOPER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is in custody, but two people on a motorcycle are dead after a crash involving a vehicle and their motorcycle in Kalamazoo County late Wednesday afternoon...
Jul 21, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
MDHHS launches new website to educate Michigan residents about monkeypox
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- To help keep Michiganders up to date on monkeypox and the state's response to the virus, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has launched a new web...
Jul 20, 2022 2003 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Michigan jobless rate remains steady in June
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was unchanged for the third consecutive month at 4.3 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Depa...
Jul 20, 2022
National Weather Service issues advisories for Lake Michigan Wednesday
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - It will be dangerous to try to swim in Lake Michigan today from South Haven to Muskegon. The National Weather Service has issued a High Beach Hazards Statement and a Sm...
Jul 20, 2022 National Weather Service graphic for July 20, 2022 (courtesy of NWS)
Sergeant Ryan J. Proxmire Memorial Highway bill signed by Governor Whitmer
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed four bills that will rename portions of highways to recognize fallen military personnel and police officers killed in the line o...
Jul 19, 2022 Fallen Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Sgt. Ryan Proxmire
Man who was shooting at passing motorists arrested near Galesburg late Monday
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man who was apparently shooting at passing motorists near Galesburg was arrested late last night after a three hour stand-off with police. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's...
Jul 19, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Voter registration deadlines creep closer with primary election two weeks away.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- With Michigan's primary election just over two weeks away on Tuesday, August 2, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson reminds voters that the last day to register to vote onl...
Jul 18, 2022 Voting sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
