Category Archives: State News
Grand Rapids-area police officer fatally shoots stabbing suspect during fight at house party
KENTWOOD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Grand Rapids-area police officer shot and killed a suspect during a recent stabbing during an investigation on Sunday. The 60-year-old suspect was armed with a knife at ...
Oct 26, 2021 Police lights
AG Nessel hosts second stop of Power Outage Listening Tour in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel hosted a discussion in Battle Creek Monday evening to hear directly from those impacted by repeated power outages this summer. The...
Oct 25, 2021 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Governor Whitmer announces Julia Dale as new Director of UIA
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Unemployment Insurance Agency has a new director, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday. According to an official press release, Julia Dale will transition to direc...
Oct 25, 2021 Julia Dale has been named Director of Michigan's UIA as of 10/25/21. (Photo courtesy Office of Governor Whitmer).
Three new shipwrecks discovered in Lake Superior near Grand Marais, MI
WHITEFISH POINT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) recently discovered three 1800's-era shipwrecks in the vicinity of Grand Marais, Michigan (Lake Superior). A num...
Oct 25, 2021 The Schooner Barge, "Michigan." (Photo provided by GLSHS).
Ice Mountain's new owner says well production will remain static
EVART MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Ice Mountain bottling plant has a new owner, and that company has announced it will not be increasing the amount of water taken from its Osceola County well. BlueTriton Bra...
Oct 25, 2021 Kate Ter Haar / CC
County clerks association reaffirms 2020 Michigan election results
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Association of County Clerks Monday has released a statement calling on voters to recognize the results of the 2020 election in the state. The bipartisan group ...
Oct 25, 2021 Mitchell Laurren-Ring / CC
2021 could end up being a record summer for Mackinac Island
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The tourism business on Michigan's Mackinac Island bounced back in a big way this year, after a drop in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. While the island's over...
Oct 25, 2021 Josh Hallett / CC
First Lady discusses youth mental health issues during stop in Mt. Pleasant Sunday
MT. PLEASANT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - First Lady Jill Biden was in Mt. Pleasant Sunday to hear about mental health challenges for children and young adults. Biden talked to students, teaches, and mental hea...
Oct 25, 2021 Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan logo
Gas prices drop two cents on average this week, still $1.18 higher per gallon than 2020
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan decreased 2 cents compared to a week ago. AAA Michigan says drivers are now paying an average of $3.29 per gallon for regular unleaded. That price is...
Oct 25, 2021 Robert Geiger / CC
Boyfriend charged in strangulation death of Colon woman
COLON, MI (WTVB) - St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite says the death of a Colon woman just over a week ago has been ruled a homicide by strangulation and that her boyfriend has been charged wit...
Oct 25, 2021 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
