Category Archives: State News
Governor Whitmer visits Kalamazoo, touts affordable housing plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is proposing that $100 million dollars from the American Rescue Plan be set aside to help fund housing for low-income families in Michigan. She w...
Jul 28, 2021 Governor Whitmer announces record number of health insurance enrollees (Photo by John McNeil).
Historic announcement for Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence Wednesday; $400 million dollar endowment gift
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Mayor David Anderson, flanked by Foundation for Excellence board members, City Commissioners and city staff, announced Wednesday that the Foundation For Excellenc...
Jul 28, 2021 Kalamazoo city officials announce a historic donation to the Foundation for Excellence on 07/28/21. (Photo courtesy John McNeil).
Governor Whitmer: "No mask mandate necessary in Michigan"
LANSING, MI -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer is not planning on issuing a new mask order due to COVID-19, even as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say people might need to mask up again...
Jul 28, 2021
Man charged for murder in 2005 cold case involving Ashley Parlier of Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A murder warrant has been issued for a suspect accused in the disappearance and death of a Battle Creek woman in 2005. Calhoun County prosecutors charged 43-year-old H...
Jul 28, 2021 Ashley Parlier - Unknown Credit
Coldwater man booked on bicycle death charges, released after posting $100,000 bond
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man who was charged in connection with the April 12 death of a bicyclist north of Kinderhook was booked at the Branch County Jail on Tuesday night and later released...
Jul 28, 2021 Jacob Daniel Ward photo courtesy of the Branch County Prosecutors Office
CDC updates indoor mask guidelines for fully vaccinated people in high-transmission COVID areas
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Due to the spread of the Delta COVID-19 variant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its mask guidelines for fully vaccinated people. ...
Jul 27, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Stabenow, Peters announce over $13 million in federal funds for Gerald R. Ford International Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Gary Peters (MI) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will be awarding $13,930,267 to Gerald R. Ford Int...
Jul 27, 2021 Jay Cross / CC
Haulman charged in 2005 BC murder of Ashley Parlier, suspect held in Pennsylvania for 2 other murders
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County Sheriff Steve Hinkley announced on Tuesday that detectives from his department have submitted a request to the Calhoun County Prosecutor's Office to charg...
Jul 27, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Lansing teen missing
LANSING, MI -- Lansing Police say they are searching for a missing runaway who could be endangered. Amaurie Elizabeth Chamberlain was last seen in the 1200 Block of E. Michigan in Lansing around 10:30...
Jul 27, 2021
Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist makes visit to Battle Creek Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Monday, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II spoke with a series of small business owners, small manufacturers and advocacy organizations in Battle Creek as part of the ong...
Jul 26, 2021 Lt. Governor Gilchrist (photo courtesy of the office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
