Category Archives: State News
Proposed fake electors in Michigan probed by Congressional committee
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Michigan Republican Party chairwoman Laura Cox says a group of fake electors planned to hide overnight in the state Capitol to certify the 2020 election for forme...
Jun 22, 2022 Phil Roeder / CC
Governor Whitmer urges President Biden in letter to work with congress on federal gas tax suspension
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to President Biden on Tuesday, June 21 urging him to work with Congress to temporarily pause the federal gas tax. In the letter, the...
Jun 21, 2022 (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
Children ages 6 months through 4 years now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Tuesday, June 21, that all Michiganders ages 6 months and up are now eligible for a COVID-19 vacci...
Jun 21, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Kellogg Company announces plan to separate North American cereal and plant-based food businesses
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Kellogg Company announced on Tuesday that its Board of Directors has approved a plan to separate its North American cereal and plant-based food businesses, via tax-free ...
Jun 21, 2022 Kellogg's company logo
Four die in Saturday afternoon head on crash north of Coldwater
GIRARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A head on crash north of Coldwater on Saturday afternoon claimed the lives of four people. The Branch County Sheriff's Department says it happened at 3:05 p.m. on Marshall...
Jun 19, 2022
Man shot and killed by Allegan County Sheriff's Department deputy during traffic stop
SALEM TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is dead and an Allegan County Sheriff's Department deputy is injured after an altercation between the two during a traffic stop last night. The Michigan St...
Jun 17, 2022 Officer Involved Shooting graphic (courtesy Michigan State Police)
State organization raising money to assist rebuild of storm damaged Van Buren County Historical Society museum
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Historical Society of Michigan has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to help the Van Buren County Historical Society in Hartford recover from the severe storm ...
Jun 17, 2022 Interior damage at the Van Buren County Historical Society building (courtesy of the Historical Society of Michigan)
Financial literacy will now be part of the curriculum for high school students in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - High school students will be required to take a financial literacy course starting with freshman in 2024. Governor Whitmer signed that bill into law this week, pleasing pe...
Jun 17, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
Abbott baby formula plant in Sturgis shut down again, this time due to flooding
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The baby formula plant at the center of the nation's formula shortage has shut down again. Flooding cause by heavy rains in southern Michigan Monday night forced the Abbott ...
Jun 16, 2022 Abbott Nutrition plant in Sturgis MI
Whitmer awards grants to 33 local governments and nonprofits to upgrade housing infrastructure across state
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, June 14, awarded more than $1.7 million in Neighborhood Enhancement Program grants to 33 local governments and nonprofit groups. The g...
Jun 15, 2022 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
