Category Archives: State News
Mackinac Bridge Authority special meeting on Aug. 10, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Mackinac Bridge Authority members are set to meet in Dimondale on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. This is s special session, set to choose a vehicle insurance vendor, and discuss the b...
Aug 05, 2021 chellseeyy / CC
NWS changes alert system for Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
WASHINGTON DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Weather Service has announced a change to how they issue a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. The NWS stated in a release that a warning will now also contain infor...
Aug 05, 2021 Thomas Bresson / CC
Allegan Co. Swan Lake tested for toxic algae
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Allegan County health officials are warning people about suspected blue-green algae or a cyanobacterial bloom in Cheshire Township's Swan Lake. Visitors to the area and people ...
Aug 05, 2021 Allegan County Mobile Health Unit. (Photo courtesy of the Allegan County Health Department).
Benson: Aug. 3 elections went well
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The nearly 400 jurisdictions with elections Aug. 3 reported a smooth, successful Election Day, with hundreds of thousands of Michiganders choosing to vote from home by casting ...
Aug 05, 2021 May 4, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson answers reporters' questions in front of Holland City Hall during an appearance on Election Day. Gary Stevens/Midwest Communications
MDHHS issues updated COVID-19 school guidelines
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued updated recommendations for schools designed to help prevent transmission of COVID-19 within s...
Aug 04, 2021 Coldwater High School (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Payne to retire from law enforcement in 2022
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After nearly 35 years in law enforcement, Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Payne will retire in early 2022. Payne has been chief for two years and is the first African A...
Aug 04, 2021 GRPD Chief Eric Payne
Michigan Education Trust to host ninth annual pizza party fundraiser on Michigan State Capitol Lawn
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The ninth annual Michigan Education Trust (MET) Pizza Party on the Capitol Lawn will be taking place this Thursday, August 5. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on...
Aug 03, 2021 andersbknudsen / CC
Assistance available while it lasts for Michigan residents worried about rent payments
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tenants, landlords, and courts are bracing for a new wave of evictions after a Federal moratorium expired over the weekend. But help is available for people who may be stru...
Aug 03, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
SOS Benson - Polling places open until 8 p.m. Tuesday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is reminding voters of the August 3 election. In jurisdictions with elections, polling locations will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for those wi...
Aug 02, 2021 May 4, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson answers reporters' questions in front of Holland City Hall during an appearance on Election Day. Gary Stevens/Midwest Communications
MIchigan State Police Trooper injured after patrol vehicle is struck during traffic stop
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Michigan State Police trooper was injured and his cruiser was damaged in a crash during a traffic stop on U.S. 131 in Grand Rapids Sunday evening. It happened around...
Aug 02, 2021 Michigan State Police (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
