Category Archives: State News
Texas police say former WMU player took his own life
FRISCO, TX (WKZO AM/FM) - Texas police say Michigan native and Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland is dead as a result of suicide at age 24. Frisco Police Department say he was found early Thursda...
Nov 07, 2025 (courtesy Dallas Cowboys)
USDA ordered to issue partial SNAP benefits for November
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will be issued starting Saturday. The U.S. Department of...
Nov 06, 2025 USDA logo
Bipartisan bills would increase penalties for drivers who hurt pedestrians, bicyclists
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bipartisan bills from southwest Michigan representatives are under consideration by the state House to increase the penalty for drivers who hit and injure pedestrians or bic...
Nov 06, 2025
Mary Sheffield elected Detroit mayor
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Detroiters have made history by selecting city council president Mary Sheffield as the city's next mayor. Sheffield will become the first female to lead the city when she is...
Nov 05, 2025
Michigan House committee holds hearing on gender-affirming care for minors
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Michigan House committee has taken testimony from three people who are seeking to reverse the effects of gender-affirming care they received. The House Oversight Child Wel...
Nov 05, 2025
Person jumps to death from Mackinac Bridge
ST. IGNACE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person has jumped to their death from the Mackinac Bridge. A Mackinac County Sheriff's Office spokesperson says it happened around 1:10 p.m. Tuesday. Jumps from the b...
Nov 05, 2025
UPDATE: Drivers Identified in Fatal US-131 Crash Near Martin
MARTIN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The identities of the two drivers involved in a fatal head-on crash on US-131 near Martin over the weekend have been disclosed. Allegan County Sheriff's Deputies and Gun Lake...
Nov 04, 2025 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com
Republican gubernatorial candidate wants "crusade" on Dearborn
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson is calling for a "crusade" march November 18 through Dearborn. Hudson posted on social media that the event will be to pro...
Nov 04, 2025
Two charged in alleged terror plot
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men are now facing federal charges in Detroit for an alleged terrorism plot that authorities say was targeting the LGBTQ community. Twenty-year-olds Mohmed Ali and Majed...
Nov 04, 2025 londondeposit / Depositphotos.com
Defense attorney says FBI terror plot didn't exist
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A defense attorney representing one of the five young men arrested by the FBI Friday for an alleged terror plot says the plot for the planned attack didn't exist. Amir Makl...
Nov 03, 2025 James Reynolds / CC
