Category Archives: State News
Gov. Whitmer signs legislation allowing for 2-Year vehicle registrations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, Governor Whitmer signed legislation that will save drivers a trip to the Secretary of State's office or post office. House Bill 4117 allows drivers to choose a 2-...
Nov 11, 2021 Secretary of State office on Stadium Dr. - Google Street View image
Two West Michigan hospitals are reporting record COVID-19 hospitalizations
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two West Michigan hospitals say more people are in treatment for COVID-19 than ever before. Chief medical officer Dr. Joshua Kooistra at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapid...
Nov 11, 2021
Senator Gary Peters releases video honoring Veterans Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Senator Gary Peters, a former Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a video in advance of Veterans...
Nov 11, 2021 U.S. Senator Gary Peters. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Gary Peters).
Gov. Whitmer joins bipartisan letter calling for cannabis banking regulations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer and a bipartisan coalition of governors from 21 states, two territories, and the mayor of the District of Columbia have called on Congressional lea...
Nov 10, 2021 Dank Depot / CC
Kalamazoo's Bell's Brewery to merge with Colorado-based New Belgium Brewing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo area based Bell's Brewery has announced a sales agreement that will see them join forces with New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado. According to bell's ...
Nov 10, 2021 Bell's Brewery founder and President Larry Bell (courtesy of Bell's Brewery)
MDHHS and EPA begin new water testing activities in City of Benton Harbor homes this week
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - To learn more about City of Benton Harbor drinking water and to determine the effectiveness of filters in homes, the Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan Depar...
Nov 10, 2021 Clint Budd / CC
Fred Upton receives threatening phone calls after vote on infrastructure bill
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Congressman Fred Upton says his office has been receiving threatening phone calls after his vote to approve a federal infrastructure bill. WOOD TV spoke with Upton about the...
Nov 10, 2021 Congressman Fred Upton announces grant for Kzoo-BC Airport (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Gov. Whitmer visits first lead service line replacement construction site in Benton Harbor
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer visited a construction site in Benton Harbor where the first lead service lines (LSLs) are being replaced. This follows her commitme...
Nov 09, 2021 Governor Whitmer in Benton Harbor on 11/09/21. (Photo courtesy Office of Governor Whitmer).
FBI offering cash reward for information on Lansing man found dead near Lawrence
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A cash reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information in the case of a deceased Lansing man. 27-year-old Jerome Ezell was last seen by friends and relatives on th...
Nov 09, 2021 Jerome Ezell - Photo courtesy FBI.
Detroit church ready for annual observance for victims of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An annual observance of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck will be held in person and live-streamed from Mariners' Church in downtown Detroit this weekend. The Great Lakes Mem...
Nov 09, 2021 Edmund Fitzgerald in 1971 - via Wikipedia
