Category Archives: State News
Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling brings out hundreds to protest at rally in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Hundreds of supporters of abortion rights gathered at Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo Friday afternoon, June 24, to protest the Supreme Court overturning the landmark ...
Jun 24, 2022 Photo by Jerry Malec.
LEO statements on Roe v. Wade ruling and the impact on Michigan women, families and economy
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Following the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, top leadership from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO)...
Jun 24, 2022
Gov. Whitmer files motion to protect constitutional right to abortion
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer filed a motion on Friday, June 24, urging the Michigan Supreme Court to immediately consider her lawsuit asking the court to decide if Michigan's ...
Jun 24, 2022 (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
Upton votes for bipartisan Safer Communities Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- With the House passing the first major gun-safety bill in decades, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, on Friday, June 24, issued the following statement after voting ...
Jun 24, 2022 (Photo courtesy of fredupton.com)
Michigan lawmakers weigh in on Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A number of Michigan lawmakers issued statements following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe verses Wade on Friday, June 24. State Representative Christine Morse...
Jun 24, 2022 sugarfrizz / CC
Freight trains hits, kills person who was lying on the tracks in Albion
ALBION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Authorities in Albion say a person who was lying on the train tracks was hit and killed early this morning. Around 12:30 a.m., an officer with the Albion Department of Public...
Jun 24, 2022 Albion Department of Public Safety logo
First mosquito-borne virus of 2022 detected in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the detection of the first mosquito-borne virus of 2022 in Michigan. Officials say mosquitoes recently co...
Jun 23, 2022 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC
Dixon and Rinke now lead Republican poll, with Kelley a close third in race for governor nomination
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination is now a three-way tie among conservative commentator Tudor Dixon, business executive Kevin Rinke, and Ryan Kelley, accor...
Jun 23, 2022 Kevin Smith / CC
West Michigan congressman fires back against climate change reporting proposal
LANSING, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and 18 other attorneys general are launching a coalition to support a proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC wan...
Jun 23, 2022 Congressman Bill Huizinga
AUDIO: MI Dep. of Agricultural and Rural Development Director McDowell visits businesses in Southwest MI
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan Department of Agricultural and Rural Development Director Gary McDowell visited several local food and agricultural businesses in the Kalamazoo area on Wednesday...
Jun 22, 2022 MDARD Director Gary McDowell chats with Beth Meyer, Owner of The Cake Boutique in Mattawan during his visits to Kalamazoo area businesses on Wednesday, June 22. (Photo by Jerry Malec)
