Category Archives: State News
Happy travelers cross from Canada into Detroit for first time since March 2020
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The border has finally reopened to people from Canada who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 after being closed since March 2020. Many travelers were happy to finally be abl...
Nov 09, 2021 U.S. Customs and Border Protection
UPDATE - Fatal motorcycle crash reported in Casco Twp., victim ID'd
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- UPDATE: The Allegan County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim as Fennville-area resident Jace Paul Singh, 22. His family has started a GoFundMe account at gofund.me/adf...
Nov 08, 2021 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Free bottled water distribution continues for Benton Harbor residents; over 134,000 cases provided so far
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Distribution of free bottled water continues in the City of Benton Harbor with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and local, paid residents. A...
Nov 08, 2021 A Boys & Girls Club employee helps distribute bottled water in Benton Harbor, MI, October 2021. (Photo courtesy MDHHS).
Michigan gas prices almost $1.50 higher per gallon than this time last year
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Gas prices in Michigan are now nearly $1.50 higher than they were at this time one year ago after a big jump at the pump last week. The average price for a gallon of regul...
Nov 08, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
New requirements related to unemployment claims in Michigan now in effect
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- New requirements related to filing for unemployment claims in Michigan is now in effect. As of Sunday, anyone who files must first register for jobs at Michigan Works! loca...
Nov 08, 2021 Mike Cohen / CC
Service line replacement work begins next week in Benton Harbor
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Governor's office has provided just under 20 million to speed up the timeline to fix Benton Harbor's water crises. Excavation work is set to begin next w...
Nov 06, 2021 Eric Norris / CC
Search continues for teenager missing after visiting MSU
LANSING, MI -- Authorities in East Lansing are focusing their search for a missing teen on the Red Cedar River. Michigan State University say GPS shows that's where 18-year-old Brendan Santo was last ...
Nov 05, 2021
60 handguns stolen from Lansing store
LANSING, MI -- There's a hunt for dozens of stolen guns in Eaton County. The county sheriff's office says thieves stole 60 handguns from Range 517 on West Saginaw in Lansing during a break-in last wee...
Nov 05, 2021
Two adults, one child, found dead inside a vehicle in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two adults and one child are dead after being found unresponsive in a car in Grand Rapids. Police say the bodies were found on the 3100 block of Brookshire Drive Thurs...
Nov 05, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC
Elderly man attacked during dispute at gas station in Allegan County
OTSEGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Allegan County authorities are looking for a suspect accused of assaulting an 86-year-old man after a dispute at a gas station. It happened Wednesday afternoon at a...
Nov 05, 2021 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
