Category Archives: State News
MRA announces recall of marijuana products across Michigan
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency has issued a statement that several marijuana products sold in state dispensaries are being recalled. The agency said that products t...
Nov 20, 2021 Tomas de Aquino / CC
State to issue a face mask advisory for individuals and businesses for the upcoming holiday period
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's not a mandate, but the head of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says she will be issuing a face mask advisory, as well as offering guidance to preve...
Nov 19, 2021 Mike Licht / CC
Report says Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency overpaid $3.9 billion in benefits
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new report from the Michigan Auditor General finds the state's Unemployment Insurance Agency overpaid $3.9 billion in benefits. The office adds the state will not likely r...
Nov 19, 2021 Bytemarks / CC
Boil-water advisory in South Haven
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- South Haven area residents are under a boil-water advisory until further notice after a water-main break at Phoenix Street and Blue Star Highway. This incident started late Thu...
Nov 19, 2021 South Haven water main break, Nov. 18, 2021. Courtesy Tom Renner
Consumers Energy announces three solar projects, including one in Marshall
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, Consumers Energy today announced agreements to add almost 400 megawatts of clean energy from three Michigan solar projects in southern central Michigan. Officials...
Nov 19, 2021 Consumers Energy truck parked at WKZO studios in Kalamazoo, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Consumers Energy introduces new vehicles for detecting natural gas leaks
JACKSON MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy is deploying two new state-of-the-art vehicles that will be used to detect natural gas leaks. The devices, made by Piccaro, Inc., will have the ability to de...
Nov 18, 2021 Consumers Energy unveils new vehicles for natural gas leak detection (photo courtesy of Consumers Energy)
It's time for cold, snow, and stink bugs in your house
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Certain things take place when wintertime shows up...snow, slippery roads, and stink bugs showing up inside your home. A report by WWMT News stated that, even though the cr...
Nov 18, 2021 Lisa Zins / CC
AG Nessel recognizes Utility Scam Awareness Day, shares impersonation tactics to watch out for
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing consumer alerts focused on impersonation scams as today, November 17, marks Utility Scam Awareness Day. Nessel's Utility I...
Nov 17, 2021 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Michigan jobless rate edges down in October, still higher than pre-pandemic levels
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Data released for October 2021 shows that Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate inched down over the month by two-tenths of a percentage point to 6.1 percent, acc...
Nov 17, 2021 Kevin Smith / CC
DIFS - Be aware of insurance, financial fraud schemes during International Fraud Awareness Week
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This week is International Fraud Awareness Week, and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is reminding Michiganders to be on the lookout for in...
Nov 17, 2021 Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office / CC
