Category Archives: State News
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)
Gas prices drop another 18 cents per gallon on average
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - AAA Michigan says gas prices in the state have decreased 18 cents compared to last week. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $4.63 per gallon for regular unleaded...
Jul 18, 2022 AAA Michigan gas price graphic July 18, 2022 (courtesy of AAA Michigan)
4 people injured in shooting in Grand Rapids; suspect sought
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A mass shooting happened in Grand Rapids early Sunday, July 17, and a suspect is currently on the loose. Police say four people were injured when multiple shots were f...
Jul 17, 2022 Photo from the Grand Rapids Police Department's Facebook page.
Michigan plane crash leaves no survivors
SHELBY, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A plane crash in western Michigan leaves no survivors. Michigan State Police say the plane went down Friday evening only a mile from the Oceana County airport in Shelby. Troo...
Jul 16, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Vicksburg man and woman arrested in FBI undercover child porn sting
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A man and a woman are in federal custody in an FBI undercover child porn sting operation. On Thursday, the FBI raided a home in Vicksburg and made the arrests there of Vir...
Jul 16, 2022 Scott Davidson / CC
Upton, Cicilline bipartisan Active Shooter Alert Act Bill approved by House
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Representative Fred Upton of St. Joseph on Thursday, July 14, welcomed House approval of the Active Shooter Alert Act. The Republican lawmaker from Michigan spons...
Jul 14, 2022
Michigan joins nationwide implementation of 988 crisis line for those experiencing mental health crisis
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michiganders in crisis now have an easy-to-remember three-digit number to call for help - 988. Michigan has joined the nation in transitioning to the 988-dialing code, whic...
Jul 14, 2022
A deadly evening on Lake Michigan as three drown and one is missing
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After Lake Michigan conditions deteriorated rapidly late Wednesday, at least three people drowned and a fourth is missing. The first drowning happened around 7:30 p.m. a...
Jul 14, 2022 First responders conduct a search and rescue at North Beach in South Haven July 13, 2022 (courtesy of South Haven Emergency Services)
West Nile Virus identified in Kent County
KENT COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kent County Health Department officials are confirming that the West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Kent County. According to a news release dated Tuesda...
Jul 13, 2022 Enrique Dans / CC
Kalamazoo law enforcement veteran picked as Kelley's potential running mate
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo native Jamie Swafford has been selected by Republican gubernatorial hopeful Ryan Kelley as his lieutenant governor candidate. He introduced her at a candidate foru...
Jul 13, 2022 (courtesy of ryandkelley.com)
