Category Archives: State News
Mid- Michigan I-69 road project begins
LANSING, MI -- A major road project in the mid-Michigan area just west of Lansing gets underway today and will carry major implications for travel. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) wil...
Aug 02, 2021 Myrtle Beach TheDigitel / CC
Average gas prices in Michigan continue falling, but at a very slow pace
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Average gas prices in Michigan have fallen for the second consecutive week, but it's been a very slow decline. AAA says drivers are paying about three cents less for a gal...
Aug 02, 2021 Robert Geiger / CC
DNR rules regarding dangerous water conditions clarified
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An order regarding the restriction of access to water on state beaches during dangerous conditions has been clarified. Officials with the state DNR say that the changes will ...
Aug 01, 2021 South Haven officials approve ordinance to allow city to close beaches/pier areas during bad weather Mandatory Credit: Tom Renner-South Haven Area Emergency Services (contributed photo)
MSP has 10 openings for paid cadets
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan State Police has several paid cadet positions open across the state. Applicants must at least 19 years old to apply. The Cadet Program provides training and expe...
Aug 01, 2021
Unusual weather phenomenon could appear on Great Lakes over the weekend
TORONTO ONT (WKZO AM/FM) - An international organization that monitors the weather phenomenon known as a waterspout says that the Lake Michigan shoreline from Holland south to New Buffalo could be a g...
Jul 31, 2021 NOAA Photo Library / CC
USDA estimates COVID-19 exposure to over 50% of Michigan's deer population
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates over half of Michigan's deer population has been exposed to COVID-19. It was already known that deer can contract the virus, bu...
Jul 30, 2021 Fool4myCanon / CC
Former U.S. Senator Carl Levin, Democrat of Michigan, dead at 87
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator Carl Levin of Michigan, a long-serving Democratic leader on national security issues who strenuously opposed the Iraq War and investigated U.S. detainee abus...
Jul 29, 2021
Star Line Ferry to offer transportation during Mackinac Bridge Walk
MACKINAW CITY MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the Mackinac Bridge Walk taking place once again this year, those who wish to walk the entire length are faced with finding their own transportation back to where ...
Jul 29, 2021 daveynin / CC
Michigan Christmas tree growers stepping up due to western U.S. drought
GOBLES, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Christmas in July is coming to a close, but trees for the actual holiday in December may be harder to find this year. Demand for real Christmas trees grows every year but th...
Jul 29, 2021 (Photo courtesy of AAA).
Early morning severe storms in West Michigan leave nearly 10,000 without power
PARCHMENT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A strong line of severe thunderstorms, packing strong winds, blew through West Michigan early Thursday morning. It had crews out working to restore power across the regio...
Jul 29, 2021 Consumers Energy truck parked at WKZO studios in Kalamazoo, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
