Category Archives: State News
BBB advises residents to "give wisely this Giving Tuesday"
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The week following Thanksgiving isn't just about shopping. Thanks to Giving Tuesday, it's now a major time to support charity. Giving Tuesday will take place on Novembe...
Nov 29, 2021 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Gas prices down slightly this week in Michigan, but still $1.37 more than this time last year
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - AAA Michigan says gas prices in the state have decreased three cents compared to a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.32 per gallon for regular unle...
Nov 29, 2021 A Shell gas pump in Coldwater M (Midwest Communications Inc 2020)
Family member says man who shot three inside Kalamazoo metro bus had been seeking help for mental health issues
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The investigation continues into why a man opened fire and injured three passengers inside a Kalamazoo metro bus Saturday morning, before he was shot and killed by police ...
Nov 29, 2021 Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus station downtown. (Photo by John McNeil)
Governor Whitmer calls active duty Michigan troops on Thanksgiving
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent part of her Thanksgiving calling active duty, deployed members of the Michigan National Guard to thank them for their service and wish them a...
Nov 26, 2021 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer calls deployed members of the Michigan National Guard Nov. 25, 2021 (courtesy of the Office of the Governor)
One person is dead after two Thursday morning shootings in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI - Battle Creek Police are investigating two shootings that happened Thursday morning, resulting in one death. Police do not believe the shootings are connected to each other, or to ot...
Nov 25, 2021
AG Nessel launches holiday consumer protection campaign
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As families prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving and other traditions to welcome in the holidays, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is launching a holiday consumer protecti...
Nov 25, 2021 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
FDA - Some powdered drinks, including Tang, Country Time and Kool-Aid, under recall
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Some brands of drinks produced by Kraft Heinz are under a recall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week. The recall concerns powdered drink product...
Nov 24, 2021 Joel Dueck / CC
Kalamazoo SAKI team secures another conviction, prison sentence
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man convicted of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) will spend more than two decades in prison, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and K...
Nov 24, 2021 Joe Gratz
State of Michigan secures additional staffing to support hospitals
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced that the federal government has granted Governor Gretchen Whitmer's request for additional ...
Nov 24, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Governor Whitmer declares Saturday, November 27 as "M" Day
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ahead of the rivalry football game between the University of Michigan and Ohio State University, Governor Gretchen Whitmer today declared Saturday, November 27 as "M" Day in...
Nov 24, 2021 University of Michigan vs. Ohio State University. (Image created by Will Kriss for Midwest Communications).
