Category Archives: State News
AUDIO: Three suspects arrested in Kalamazoo County human trafficking investigation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller is reporting that a human trafficking investigation has resulted in three people being arrested, including a Western Michigan Univ...
Apr 15, 2022 From left to right: Human trafficking suspects Nathan Ruzick, Aaron Bower-Guimond, and Abraham Hohnke. (Suspect photos from the Kalamazoo Count Sheriff's Office)
AUDIO: Attorney says Grand Rapids police officer escalated a "minor traffic stop" into an "execution"
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Attorneys for the family of Patrick Lyoya say a Grand Rapids police officer should face criminal charges, claiming he failed repeatedly to deescalate the situation and ...
Apr 15, 2022 Attorney Ben Crump and the Lyoya family at a news conference in Grand Rapids April 14, 2022 (photo courtesy of Troy Robertson)
Kalamazoo episode of John McGivern's Main Streets television show to air April 17
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city of Kalamazoo will be featured in a new half-hour TV show called John McGivern's Main Streets which will air Sunday morning, April 17, on CW7 at 10:30 a.m. The sh...
Apr 14, 2022 Photo from Dana Wagner, Director of Marketing and Communications,
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Two Michigan college entrepreneur teams to be judged in national venture competition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two Michigan college entrepreneur teams are set to lay it all on the line in a national venture competition that holds a $50,000 dollar grand prize. Both Grand Valley Sta...
Apr 14, 2022 Bronco statue on the campus of Western Michigan University (Photo by John McNeil)
Governor promises "transparent, independent investigation" into fatal shooting by Grand Rapids police officer
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the Michigan State Police will conduct a transparent, independent investigation of the shooting of Patrick Lyoya by a Grand Rapids Police...
Apr 14, 2022 Patrick Lyoya is shown in body cam footage from a City of Grand Rapids police office (courtesy of Grand Rapids Police Department)
Sturgis man enters into Branch County plea bargain in hit-and-run death of youngster
COLDWATER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Sturgis man who was facing 11 charges in connection with a fatal hit and run crash in Sherwood Township on April 5, 2021 has entered into a plea agreement with Branch Cou...
Apr 13, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Peters to cosponsor bipartisan bill to bolster mental health support following emergencies
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) announced on Tuesday, April 12, that he will cosponsor legislation to expand mental health assistance for communities recovering from the psyc...
Apr 12, 2022 U.S. Senator Gary Peters. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Gary Peters).
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)
