Category Archives: State News
New record for COVID-19 hospitalizations in Michigan Monday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan has broken its record for the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19. There were 4,581 people hospitalized yesterday, breaking the December 13 record of 4,518. ...
Jan 11, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC
More sex allegations against former Michigan Speaker of the House
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield is under investigation for sexually assaulting his sister-in-law for ten years and for having sexual relations in a Detroit hotel...
Jan 11, 2022
MDOT video explains future I-94 rebuilding project in Battle Creek, seeks public input
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is planning a four-year project to rebuild I-94 in Calhoun County from Helmer Road to F Drive North. MDOT has released ...
Jan 10, 2022 Map of I-94 in Calhoun County - Image provided by MDOT
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist announces positive COVID-19 test
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sunday, Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The Lt. Governor made the announcement via Twitter. "I currently have n...
Jan 10, 2022 Lt. Governor Gilchrist (photo courtesy of the office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
AAA issues statewide Arctic Air Advisory
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As arctic air continues to blast Michigan and with the weather forecast calling for some of the coldest temperatures of the year thus far, AAA is issuing a Michigan statewi...
Jan 10, 2022 Weather changes in the future of West Michigan over the next few days (Courtesy AAA Michigan)
MSP using citizen volunteers to aid in trainee training
AUGUSTA MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police officials say that, for the first time, they are using citizens as a part of trainee training. Beginning Monday, volunteers were at the Fort Custer Trai...
Jan 10, 2022
Governor's State of State Address will be virtual again this year
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Speaker of the House Jason Wentworth issued a joint statement Monday that the 2022 State of the State address will be held in a virtua...
Jan 10, 2022 .2022 State of the State is set for Wednesday evening at 7.
WMU will now require booster shots for someone to be considered fully vaccinated
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University is stiffening its COVID-19 vaccination policy. The university over the weekend announced that students, faculty and staff who are eligible for ...
Jan 10, 2022 Western Michigan University (photo by John McNeil)
Antiviral medicines to alleviate COVID symptoms in some patients released to Michigan
WASHINGTON DC (WKZO AM/FM) - Antiviral medicines that are designed to lessen the symptoms in COVID patients who have compromised immune systems have arrived in Michigan, but in a small amount. The dru...
Jan 09, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC
Petition drive to protect women's reproductive rights starts up in Michigan
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A ballot drive has begun in Michigan, aimed at protecting a woman's right to an abortion in the event that Roe v Wade is overturned by the US Supreme Court. The initiative wa...
Jan 09, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
