Category Archives: State News
DIFS warns consumers of possible MCCA auto insurance refund scams
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is encouraging consumers to be on the lookout for scammers who may try to exploit the recent announcement ...
Jan 12, 2022 BFS Man / CC
U.P. timber harvester sentenced for illegally cutting and removing state timber
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Stephenson man charged in connection to stealing more than $100,000 of timber from the State was sentenced to probation and a suspended jail sentence, Michigan Attorney Ge...
Jan 12, 2022 Rachel Kramer / CC
Elderly man struck and killed by hit and run driver on I-94 near Galesburg
UPDATE: Michigan State Police have identified the accident victim as 71-year-old William Pinson of Battle Creek. The hit and run driver and vehicle still have not been located. GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/...
Jan 12, 2022 A 71-year-old Battle Creek man has died after a hit-and-run on eastbound Interstate 94 near Galesburg., MI (photo courtesy of Michigan State Police)
Governor Whitmer announces prize for State of the State art contest
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the details of the prize to be awarded to the winner of the State of the State program cover art contest announced last week. Tr...
Jan 11, 2022 (Photo courtesy of the Executive Office of the Governor)
BBB warns residents about fake COVID-19 testing sites
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Following an increase in testing requests after the holidays, the Better Business Bureau Serving Western Michigan (BBB) is warning people to be on the lookout for fraud...
Jan 11, 2022 Sacramento BBB / CC
MSU report indicates learning deficit in students due to the pandemic
EAST LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A report from Michigan State University shows that the pandemic has had a detrimental effect on student learning in Michigan. The study, created by MSU's Education Polic...
Jan 11, 2022 MSU report states that pandemic has created student learning deficit
An annual fishing season that can last days...or hours...is set to begin next month
BLACK LAKE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fishing season that can be measured in hours is set to take place next month at a Northern Michigan lake. The annual lake sturgeon fishing season on Cheboygan County's B...
Jan 11, 2022 USFWS Mountain-Prairie / CC
Moor Herbs' Angel infant formula recalled
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered a recall of Moor Herbs' "Angel" infant formula. FDA tests found "iron, sodium, and potassium content were well over the maximu...
Jan 11, 2022 Moor Herbs Angel Infant Formula has been recalled as of Jan. 7, 2022. Courtesy, FDA
Braille services and resources available to support blind or visually impaired Michiganders
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - January has been proclaimed as Braille Literacy Month by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to recognize the impact this reading system has on individuals who are blind or visually impai...
Jan 11, 2022 Roland DG Mid Europe Italia / CC
State health department reduces quarantine time for students, teachers, and school staff
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Quarantine and isolation periods for students, teachers, and school staff who test positive for COVID-19 or have symptoms are being shortened by the Michigan Department of H...
Jan 11, 2022
