Category Archives: State News
MSU Extension resources highlight how to keep food safe in emergency situations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - From tornadoes to floods and everything in between, natural disasters and emergencies can test preparedness on a variety of levels. But once the dust clears, questions can l...
Apr 12, 2022 Photo courtesy of MSU Extension
Office of Governor Whitmer statement on kidnapping trial outcome
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Chief of Staff to Governor Gretchen Whitmer, JoAnne Huls, issued the following statement in response to Friday, April 8th's outcome in the trial of four men facing a combin...
Apr 08, 2022
Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II statement on Whitmer kidnapping trial outcome
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II issued the following statement on Friday, April 8, in response to the outcome in the trial of four men facing a combination of cha...
Apr 08, 2022 (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
Caserta and Harris found not guilty in Whitmer kidnap plot, mistrials declared for Fox and Croft
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WTVB) - After nearly five days of deliberations, a federal jury in Grand Rapids acquitted two of the defendants who were accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whit...
Apr 08, 2022 Best Law
Michigan sees damage to underground utilities due to unsafe digging
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- For many Michiganders, the onset of spring often signals the start of home improvement projects. Consumers Energy is reminding people that, whether you're planting shrubs...
Apr 07, 2022 Photo courtesy of Consumers Energy
Governor files preemptive lawsuit on longstanding Michigan abortion law
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In anticipation of U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion case, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Planned Parenthood, the ALCU of Michigan, and ...
Apr 07, 2022 DonkeyHotey / CC
Phase II of state bridge repair program to fix 59 bridges to soon get underway
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Wednesday, April 6, that major repairs on local bridges continue this month as the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) bri...
Apr 06, 2022 MDOT crews working on Byron Road bridge over the Black River in Ottawa County. (Photo courtesy of MDOT)
Jury weighs evidence in Michigan kidnap trial for a third day
(Reuters) - A federal jury entered a third day of deliberations on Wednesday in the trial of four men charged with a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor, a case that highlights the political rift surro...
Apr 06, 2022
United Way of South Central Michigan completes merger and announces board officers, members, and executive leaders
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The merger of three United Ways based in south and mid-Michigan became official on Friday, April 1, in which officials say will offer exciting new opportunities to the re...
Apr 05, 2022
Governor Whitmer on Congressman Fred Upton announcing retirement
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement after Congressman Fred Upton (MI-6) announced his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives. "Congressman U...
Apr 05, 2022 Governor announces record number of health insurance enrollees (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor).
