Category Archives: State News
School bonds dominate local ballot proposals tomorrow
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tomorrow is election day in Michigan, and 173 local property tax units have nearly four-billion-dollars in funding on the ballot. Nearly 90% of the money is being requeste...
Nov 03, 2025 hjl / CC
Gas prices down 10-cents a gallon in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan drivers are paying 10-cents a gallon less to fill up the tank today compared to last week. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average price is $2.97, 19-cents le...
Nov 03, 2025 Robert Geiger / CC
Three killed as wrong way driver crashes into another vehicle on U.S. 131
WAYLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three people were killed as a driver going the wrong way on U.S. 131 in Allegan County crashed into another vehicle early Sunday morning. Allegan County Sheriff's O...
Nov 02, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Five arrested for reportedly planning violent attack in Detroit area this weekend
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group of five young people aged 16-20 years old were arrested today in Michigan for allegedly plotting a violent attack this weekend. Authorities tell CBS News the suspec...
Oct 31, 2025 Federal Bureau of Investigation seal
FBI director says Michigan arrests thwart potential terror attack
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - FBI director Kash Patel says a potential terror attack has been thwarted. In a post on X this morning, Patel said multiple suspects have been arrested in Michigan who wer...
Oct 31, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Whitmer calls on Trump to halt federal SNAP disruption
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Whitmer is calling on the Trump administration to halt the disruption to the SNAP during the federal government shutdown. The shutdown began October 1 without a bud...
Oct 31, 2025
Senator pushing to eliminate the Michigan Economic Development Corporation
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A West Michigan Republican has introduced legislation to eliminate the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and reshape the state's approach to job creation. Senator Th...
Oct 30, 2025 Michigan Economic Development Corporation logo (courtesy MEDC)
Michigan Speaker Matt Hall blames past state spending for SNAP funding shortfall
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall says wasteful spending in past years is to blame for the state's inability to cover November SNAP benefits. The Richland Republican argues t...
Oct 28, 2025
Federal lawsuit settlement nets state Edmund Fitzgerald life preserver
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The settlement of a federal lawsuit from a discredited sexual abuse investigation has netted a life preserver from the Edmund Fitzgerald for Michigan State Police. The lawsu...
Oct 24, 2025 Edmund Fitzgerald in 1971 - via Wikipedia
SNAP benefits paused due to federal government shutdown
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Nearly 1.5-million Michiganders are without their SNAP benefits as a result of the federal government shutdown. The state Department of Health and Human Services says they h...
Oct 24, 2025 patrick thibodeau / CC
