Category Archives: State News
West Michigan health officials hold press conference on current state of COVID-19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The battle against COVID-19 has become a war of attrition, and one we may be losing locally. At a press conference on Tuesday, officials with the three largest hospitals i...
Dec 07, 2021 West Michigan Health Officials speak at a press conference on 12/07/21. (Photo by John McNeil).
Strike against Kellogg's continues after union members reject tentative agreement
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A strike which has lasted for over two months against Kellogg's by the union representing nearly 1,400 workers at four cereal plants continues after union members voted ...
Dec 07, 2021 Kellogg's company logo
Kalamazoo County Prosecutor urges state lawmakers to act on gun safety bill
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Gettings is urging state lawmakers to re-consider a bill regarding the safe storage of weapons in the wake of the Oxford schools tragedy. G...
Dec 07, 2021 sugarfrizz / CC
Refunds for Michigan drivers will be sent out in 2022
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The anticipated refund for Michigan drivers via the state's Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) will become a reality next year. The organization announced that it will re...
Dec 07, 2021 MCCA will refund $400 per vehicle to Michigan residents in 2022 (logo courtesy of the MCCA)
Oxford Community Schools says "no" to proposed Attorney General investigation
OXFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Oxford Community Schools have denied Attorney General Dana Nessel's offer to do a third-party review of the events leading up to the shooting at the high school last week. Ne...
Dec 07, 2021 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Public online dashboard shows progress of Benton Harbor lead water line replacement
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A dashboard updating progress on the replacement of lead drinking water service lines in the City of Benton Harbor is now available on the city's website for public viewing....
Dec 07, 2021 A Boys & Girls Club employee helps distribute bottled water in Benton Harbor, MI, October 2021. (Photo courtesy MDHHS).
80 years after dying at Pearl Harbor, a Kalamazoo sailor to be laid to rest today at Ft. Custer National Cemetery
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The body of a Kalamazoo man killed 80 years ago in the attack on Pearl Harbor will be laid to rest at Ft. Custer National Cemetery later today. Through a mission by the U....
Dec 07, 2021 Fort Custer National Cemetery sign (courtesy of Fort Custer National Cemetery Facebook page)
Three Rivers Community Schools reverses decision on LGBTQ flags hung in classrooms
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three weeks after Three Rivers Community Schools teachers were told by administrators to take down pride flags hanging in their classrooms the district's school board h...
Dec 07, 2021 lisamikulski / CC
Gov. Whitmer - Indiana-based EQ United establishing new operations in Cassopolis
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE: State Senator Kim LaSata, R-Coloma, has released a statement regarding this announcement. "This is an exciting development for the village of Cassopolis," LaSata, sa...
Dec 06, 2021 (Photo courtesy of the Executive Office of the Governor)
MGCB - Residents may risk identity theft and loss of deposits through unregulated gaming sites
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan residents who place wagers on unregulated gaming sites may gamble on more than they expected and become identity theft or deposit theft victims, according to the Mi...
Dec 06, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC
