Category Archives: State News
Court Of Claims judge: Mismatched absentee ballots cannot be counted
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Court of Claims Judge Brock Swartzle has ruled that mismatched absentee ballots cannot be counted. He says the ballots only count when the unique-identifying number...
Dec 05, 2025 Mitchell Laurren-Ring / CC
Bay Mills Community College gets $9-million donation from MacKenzie Scott Foundation
BRIMLEY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bay Mills Community College in Brimley is receiving a $9-million donation from the MacKenzie Scott Foundation. BMCC president Duane Bedell says the donation "will be truly t...
Dec 04, 2025 Keith Cooper / CC
MDOT looking at temporary fix to reopen ramp
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is looking at a temporary fix to get the ramp from westbound Interstate 196 to southbound US-131 open around the start of Janu...
Dec 04, 2025
Study finds Michigan drivers saving average $357 on auto insurance
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A study has found Michigan drivers are saving $357 on average on auto insurance since reforms were made to the state's no-fault insurance law in 2019. That is a drop of 18.8...
Dec 03, 2025 Chris Yarzab / CC
Mother, stepfather held without bond for allegedly killing pregnant daughter, baby
CADILLAC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The biological mother and stepfather of Rebecca Park are held without bond in the Wexford County Jail on eight charges each, including first-degree murder and assault of a ...
Dec 03, 2025
U.S. Department Of Energy giving Holtec International $400-million for reactors
COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Holtec International is receiving $400-million from the U.S. Department of Energy to complete two small modular reactors at the Palisades nuclear power plant in Cove...
Dec 03, 2025
Barry County teacher wins Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An elementary special education teacher at Page Elementary in Thornapple Kellogg Schools is being honored by the Michigan Lottery. Nicole Shipley has been given an Excellenc...
Dec 02, 2025
Arraignment planned for mother, stepfather of Rebecca Park
CADILLAC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An arraignment could take place as early as today for a mother and stepfather who were arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of their pregnant daughter in...
Dec 02, 2025
Gas prices in Michigan down 15¢ a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are 15 a gallon lower than last week. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is now $2.96, 5 less than last month and 14 less than last year. A 15-...
Dec 01, 2025
Reports: Michigan State fires Jonathan Smith, intends to hire Pat Fitzgerald
The Jonathan Smith era at Michigan State has ended; the Pat Fitzgerald era is about to begin. The Spartans fired Smith on Sunday, according to ESPN. Not long after that news could be viewed across peo...
Nov 30, 2025
