Category Archives: State News
Construction site concerns put WMU's new Student Services Center on hold for four days
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Originally scheduled for a fall 2022 opening, officials say the date for Western Michigan University's new Student Services Center may, or may not be adjusted. According t...
May 17, 2022
Governor Whitmer coordinates statewide response to baby formula shortage
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Friday, May 13, action that the State of Michigan is taking action to address the nationwide baby formula shortage. The governor brou...
May 16, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Gas prices statewide hit a new record high
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are up 5 cents from a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $4.38 per gallon for regular unleaded, a new record high. The price is ...
May 16, 2022 AAA Michigan gas price graphic for May 16, 2022 (courtesy of AAA Michigan)
EPA investigating possible solutions to PFAS contamination
WASHINGTON DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is looking into some plans that could result in a reduction in PFAS pollution. The proposed methods would operate...
May 15, 2022 DonkeyHotey / CC
Upton looking into answers on why shutdown of Sturgis Abbott Nutrition facility has lasted so long
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Southwest Michigan Congressman Fred Upton is seeking answers on why it took so long to inspect and return to production a baby formula factory in Sturgis. The shutdown o...
May 14, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Chain reaction crash near Jackson injures three, MSP says tractor-trailer didn't stop for I-94 construction
JACKSON, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - Three persons were injured Thursday morning in a chain reaction crash on westbound I-94 in Jackson after a tractor-trailer failed to stop for road construction. Michigan Stat...
May 13, 2022 Michigan State Police cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
After being rejected for appointment by the Michigan Senate, Hoadley says he would welcome a second chance to get on the WMU board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The decision by the Republican-controlled Michigan State to reject the appointment of Democrat Jon Hoadley to the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is just one...
May 12, 2022 Former Michigan State Representative Jon Hoadley (courtesy of jonhoadley.com/Fran Dwight)
Western Michigan University unveils new public electric vehicle chargers on campus
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University, in partnership with Consumers Energy, unveiled 10 new dual-port electric vehicle charges on campus Wednesday, May 11. The chargers are capabl...
May 11, 2022 Western Michigan University officially unveils new ChargePoint charging stations on campus. Left to right, Pete Strazdas, associate vice president for facilities management; Sarah Nielsen, director of EV programs for Consumers Energy; WMU President Edward Montgomery; and Jeff Spoelstra, director of the Office for Sustainability. (Photo courtesy of Western Michigan University's Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications)
Senator Stabenow statement on the vote to protect Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- Senator Debbie Stabenow (Democrat) of Michigan released the following statement on Wednesday, May 11, ahead of the vote in the U.S. Senate on the Women's Health Protec...
May 11, 2022 Senator Debbie Stabenow. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Debbie Stabenow).
Upton supports critical military and humanitarian funding for Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- On Tuesday, May 10, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, released the following statement after voting for the most recent package of critical funding to support Ukrain...
May 11, 2022
