Category Archives: State News
Study - Michigan drivers are encouraged to buckle up as seatbelt use decreases
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) is urging residents to buckle up when inside a car, as the rates of wearing a seatbelt are dropping. Michigan's seat be...
Jul 20, 2021 AlamosaCounty PublicHealth / CC
Lack of enough day care availability possible cause of number of employees not returning to work
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The lack of available employees for businesses across not only West Michigan, but the entire state, has called for the end of the unemployment incentive...but that may not be...
Jul 20, 2021 Taber Andrew Bain / CC
Average gas prices in Michigan are high but cover a wide range, so lower prices are out there
CHICAGO, IL (WKZO AM/FM) -- Even though gas prices in Michigan are at their highest level since 2014, averaging $3.27 a gallon, you might be able to find a better deal. Patrick DeHaan of GasBuddy says...
Jul 20, 2021 Robert Geiger / CC
UPDATED: Multiple deaths at Faster Horses music festival, new names released
BROOKLYN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATED: The name of the three men who were found dead have been released, according to an update published by WWMT Monday. Police had been called to investigate a group o...
Jul 19, 2021 Michigan International Speedway - Google Street View
State DNR to re-open several offices/locations
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Several state Department of Natural Resources service centers and field offices are preparing to re-open after closing due to the pandemic. DNR officials say that the locatio...
Jul 19, 2021 Jim Sorbie / CC
Investigations continue into bomb threat that shut down Mackinac Bridge Sunday
ST. IGNACE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Mackinac Bridge was shut down for a portion of the day Sunday following a bomb threat. At around 2:30 p.m., motorists were told to stay away from the bridge. Boat ac...
Jul 19, 2021 daveynin / CC
Michigan gas prices for the summer driving season squeezing motorists even more
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Gas prices in Michigan continue to rise and have again set a new 2021-high now at $3.27 per gallon on average. Prices at the pump increased 9 cents from last week and are ...
Jul 19, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
Itching for some relief? A deeper look at Michigan's massive mosquito outbreak
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- We've all been talking about the millions of mosquitoes making us itchy in West Michigan recently. But what is the best remedy and how exactly did this happen so fast? Fo...
Jul 16, 2021 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC
Inspector general: "FBI botched Nassar investigation"
EAST LANSING, MI -- A government watchdog is hammering FBI investigators who looked into allegations against disgraced Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. The Justice Dep...
Jul 15, 2021
State Republican director resigns
LANSING, MI -- The Michigan Republican Party director is out after saying former President Trump "blew" the 2020 election and continued to lie about it. Jason Roe announced he resigned yesterday but w...
Jul 15, 2021
