Category Archives: State News
Stabenow co-sponsors legislation to stop members of Congress from buying and selling stocks while in office
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow is cosponsoring bills to ban members of Congress from buying and selling stocks while in office. The Ban Congressional Stock Tradin...
Feb 07, 2022 Senator Debbie Stabenow. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Debbie Stabenow).
Gas prices in Michigan jump 15 cents per gallon on average
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan jumped 15 cents this past week, setting a new 2022 high. AAA Michigan says drivers are now paying an average of $3.37 per gallon for regular unleaded...
Feb 07, 2022 A Shell gas pump in Coldwater M (Midwest Communications Inc 2020)
Gas prices up sharply; increase in crude oil prices and Ukraine crisis named as factors
DETROIT MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices increased in Michigan last week by 15 cents, which set a new record for the year. The average price across the state now sits at 3.37 per gallon of unleaded regula...
Feb 07, 2022 Robert Geiger / CC
Department of State takes action against Tekonsha repair facility
TEKONSHA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of State issuing a cease-and-desist order to an auto repair shop for failure to register as a repair facility under the Michigan Service and Repair...
Feb 05, 2022
Michigan fire deaths up 144% in first month of 2022
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan fire deaths were up significantly in the first month of 2022. According to the Bureau of Fire Services, fire-related deaths across Michigan are up 144% compared to...
Feb 05, 2022 jonel hanopol / CC
MDHHS renews call for Michiganders to get vaccinated and boosted
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to drop in Michigan. According to state health officials, the number of daily cases has dropped from more than 17,000 to less t...
Feb 03, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
First Responder training grants still available for Michigan communities
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Dept. of Treasury is reminding communities in the state of the upcoming deadline to apply for funding for the First Responder Training and Recruitment Grant Prog...
Feb 03, 2022 First Responder training grants still available through Dept. of Treasury (logo courtesy of Dept. of Treasury)
Governor Whitmer reminds consumers that auto insurance refund checks are coming soon
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) are reminding consumers to be on the lookout for refund checks from the Mich...
Feb 03, 2022 Jose and Roxanne / CC
New owner plans to redevelop the former Marshall Kmart store with several retailers
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The building that housed the last Kmart store in Michigan until it closed in November 2021 has a new owner. B. Riley Real Estate has purchased the building in Marshall, not...
Feb 03, 2022 Marshall Kmart store - Google Street View
Gov. Whitmer announces First-in-the-U.S. wireless electric vehicle charging road system
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the award of a contract to build a first in the United States public wireless in-road charging system. The system is designed fo...
Feb 02, 2022 Adventures of Pam & Frank / CC
