Category Archives: State News
Four of the remaining Republican candidates debate on Mackinac Island, Craig's plea to remain on the ballot fails
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four of the five remaining Republicans seeking their party's nomination for governor in Michigan debated at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island yesterd...
Jun 03, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
UPDATE: Suspect arrested in shooting of teen near Hope College campus
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - A 19-year-old man is in custody and is awaiting arraignment on charges stemming from a shooting that killed one teenager and critically wounded another near the Hope College...
Jun 02, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Police quickly apprehend 12-year-old boy who robbed a Hartford gas station
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A gas station in Van Buren County was robbed of several thousand dollars in broad daylight by a 12-year-old boy on Wednesday, June 1. It happened around 3:52 p.m. in Hartf...
Jun 02, 2022 Jason Rojas / CC
Five injured in head-on school bus, car crash in Allegan County
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Five people were taken to area hospitals and M-89 in Allegan was shut down for nearly three hours Thursday morning after a head-on crash between an Allegan Area Educational ...
Jun 02, 2022
Gubernatorial petition challenges denied
LANSING, MI (WJXQ) - Challenges from businessman Perry Johnson and financial adviser Michael Markey have been denied by the Michigan Court of Appeals as both tried to get on the August primary ballot ...
Jun 02, 2022
Gov. Whitmer announces two business expansions bringing 138 jobs and new investments to the city of Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation on Tuesday, May 31, to announce two significant business expansion projects in Holland that a...
May 31, 2022 (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
Gas prices rise again in Michigan, now averaging $4.60 per gallon
DEARBORN. MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average gas price continues to set record highs. AAA Michigan says the price is up three-cents in the past week to$4.60, up 58-cents in the past month and a $1.5...
May 31, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Four rescued from Lake Michigan at Grand Haven State Park
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four people are recovering after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Grand Haven State Park on Memorial Day. Two swimmers called for help and a human chain was formed by ...
May 31, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff's Department Marine Patrol boat (courtesy of Ottawa County Sheriff's Deptment Marine Patrol)
DNR raises hourly pay rate to attract seasonal workers
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The search for seasonal workers is well underway, and the state Department of Natural Resources has announced that it has increased the hourly pay rate for its 1300 seasonal ...
May 29, 2022 (Logo courtesy of Michigan DNR)
Great Lakes water levels expected to be lower this year
ANN ARBOR MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As summer moves closer and more people head to the Great Lakes to enjoy the water and beaches, they may discover that water levels are a wee bit lower than in previous year...
May 29, 2022 Water levels on the Great Lakes expected to be slightly lower this year (Logo courtesy of Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory)
