Category Archives: State News
Flags lowered to honor lives lost in Oxford High School shooting
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered on Thursday, December 9, for U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the...
Dec 09, 2021
State GOP lawmakers propose bill to fight increase in COVID in Michigan
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Republican lawmakers have introduced a plan to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The bill, which amounts to 1.2 billion dollars, would provide funding for rec...
Dec 09, 2021 sugarfrizz / CC
Sen. Nesbitt applauds coming auto insurance refunds as a win for Michigan drivers
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sen. Aric Nesbitt on Tuesday applauded the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association's (MCCA) announced plan to refund state drivers $400 per vehicle during the second quarte...
Dec 09, 2021 State Senator Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton. (Photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans).
Mt. Clemens man charged with threatening Macomb County judge
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Macomb County man is charged in connection to a threatening voicemail left for a circuit court judge, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Wednesday. 44-year-ol...
Dec 08, 2021 Best Law
MDOT reminds residents to practice safe snow removal
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Snow is beginning to pile up in parts of the state, and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is reminding residents living along state highways to be careful and...
Dec 08, 2021 Michigan Department of Transportation snowplow (Photo by MDOT)
MSP seeks volunteers for trooper-training session
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police officials are inviting people to take part in scenario-based training with members of the 140th Trooper recruit school and their instructors. These exerci...
Dec 08, 2021 Photo courtesy of Michigan State Police
Oxford officials say high school will remain closed until at least January
OXFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM)- Oxford High School will remain closed until at least January following a shooting last week that killed four students and injured seven other people. Principal Steve Wolf says...
Dec 08, 2021 Oxford High School (courtesy of Oxford Schools)
House panel considers Rep. Carra plan for long-term road maintenance
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, State Rep. Steve Carra, a member of the House Transportation Committee, told the committee that his plan to require long-term contracts for road construction and ma...
Dec 08, 2021 State Rep. Steve Carra, of Three Rivers
USDA - Michigan pork producer recalls over 230,000 pounds of product due to possible listeria contamination
ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that a recall is underway for a Michigan pork producer. Alexander & H...
Dec 07, 2021 One of many pork products under recall by the USDA. (Image courtesy USDA).
BBB - Avoid delivery and shipping scams this holiday season
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ahead of the holiday season, the Better Business Bureau Serving Western Michigan (BBB) is issuing more guidance to avoid getting scammed. On Tuesday, the organization r...
Dec 07, 2021 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
