Category Archives: State News
Rogers, fellow reps. introduce bill package to fix what Auto No-Fault Law broke
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Representative Julie Rogers of Kalamazoo along with other lawmakers on Thursday introduced a new package of bills with bipartisan support addressing concerns related ...
Mar 25, 2022
Michigan jobless rate declines slightly in February
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There's more good news for Michigan. The state's unemployment rate moved down in February by two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.7 percent, according to data released by ...
Mar 24, 2022 David Shane / CC
Absentee ballots for May 3 elections now available
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Secretary of State says that absentee ballots for jurisdictions with elections on May 3rd are now available at local clerk offices. According to a release from...
Mar 24, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Senator Bizon receives probation, fine after pleading guilty to assaulting nurse practitioner during exam
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senator John Bizon of Battle Creek Wednesday was sentenced to 12 months probation and fined $1,130 after pleading guilty to assault and battery for groping a nurs...
Mar 24, 2022 Senator John Bizon, R-Battle Creek. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Senator John Bizon).
Republican legislature and Governor agree on $4.8 billion infrastructure plan for Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After months of negotiations with Democrat Governor Whitmer, Republican Michigan lawmakers have unveiled and begun passing a massive $4.8 billion spending plan, one they say...
Mar 24, 2022 sugarfrizz / CC
Governor Whitmer announces LG Energy Solution expansion in Holland creating more than 1,000 jobs
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation on Tuesday, March 22, in announcing Michigan Strategic Fund approval of a wide range of proje...
Mar 22, 2022
Governor Whitmer announces Michiganders to receive additional assistance to lower food bills
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Monday, March 21, that all Michigan families who are eligible for food assistance benefits will receive at least an additional $95 mo...
Mar 21, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
UPDATE with AUDIO: KDPS officer involved shooting timeline; suspect identified
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police have released the identity of a man shot and killed in an officer involved shooting in Kalamazoo on Sunday, March 20. 33-year...
Mar 21, 2022 Former Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police Chief Vernon Coakley. (Photo courtesy of KDPS).
One person shot and killed in officer involved shooting; MSP investigating
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police are investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, March 20. According to a press release from the Kalamazoo Department of Publ...
Mar 20, 2022 Michigan State Police (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
35 years after a Berrien County woman was murdered, accused killer is headed to prison
NILES, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 35 years after the murder, an Indiana man has pleaded no contest in the 1987 killing of a woman whose husband found her dead in their southwestern Michigan home. The Berrien C...
Mar 18, 2022 A Feb. 17, 2022, booking photo of Patrick Gilham from St. Joseph County, Indiana (courtesy Michigan State Police)
