Category Archives: State News
Allegan County Fair attractions for Monday
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Allegan County Fair continues today. Among those with fond memories of the fair who continue to support it is Allegan County First District Commissioner Dean Kapenga. "We raise...
Sep 13, 2021 County fair pig. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
More details expected soon following fatal four-vehicle crash on U.S. 131 in Allegan County
MARTIN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police are still investigating a four-vehicle collision on U.S. 131 in Allegan County that left one person dead Saturday afternoon. It happened in the northbound la...
Sep 13, 2021 Andrew Malone / CC
U.S. flags in Michigan to be lowered to half-staff for anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the state of Michigan to be ...
Sep 10, 2021
Apple crop in Michigan down this year following wild weather in the spring
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A year of wild weather in Michigan has affected the 2021 apple crop in the state. But it's not nearly as bad as the aftermath of 2012's freeze-out. West Michigan apple prod...
Sep 10, 2021 Jan Smith / CC
Amazon facility at former site of Pontiac Silverdome up and running
PONTIAC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It's a breath of new life at the site of the former home of the Detroit Lions. Amazon has now opened a new robotic fulfillment center where the Pontiac Silverdome used to b...
Sep 09, 2021 Wicked Monday / Unsplash
MI Deer hunting forecast looks promising
LANSING, MI -- The 2021 deer hunting preview has been released by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Conditions are looking excellent for the seasons and hunters can expect it to be as good...
Sep 09, 2021
Michigan Association of Clerks Selects New Leaders
ST. JOSEPH, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The Michigan Association of County Clerks has a new slate of officers for 2022. During their annual conference, members elected Marc Kleiman of Menominee County as their ...
Sep 09, 2021 Michigan Association of County Clerks (image courtesy Michigan Association of County Clerks)
Guilty verdict secured in U.P. reckless driving, assault case
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A jury found a Menominee Township man guilty of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, a 10-year felony, and reckless driving causing serious impairme...
Sep 08, 2021 Best Law
MDOT to hold job fair
LANSING, MI -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is hiring. MDOT will hold a virtual career fair next week on Thursday September 16 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. to fill permanent and seasonal jobs. ...
Sep 08, 2021
Kalamazoo County among hardest hit areas as severe storms blew through Michigan Tuesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening across the state left damage and over 100,000 power outages, many of them in Southwest Michigan. Kalamazoo County was on...
Sep 08, 2021 Tree down in the Parchment area - Credit- Sarah Mead
