Category Archives: State News
Motor Carrier Officers to participate in Operation Safe Driver Week
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This week, motor carrier officers from the Michigan State Police, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (MSP/CVED) will be conducting commercial vehicle inspections throug...
Jul 13, 2021 (Photo by John McNeil)
Michigan Lottery's Powerball drawing moving to three days a week
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- You'll have more chances to play the Michigan Lottery's Powerball as it will add another day to play starting next month. The Lottery Commission's Jake Harris says it'll in...
Jul 13, 2021 meesh / CC
MSP - Emergency Support Team Trooper receives Bravery Award for Benton Harbor incident
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police (MSP) Trooper Ryan Codde, assigned to the Emergency Support Team in the Special Operations Division, received the department's Bravery Award duri...
Jul 12, 2021 Michigan State Police (MSP) Trooper Ryan Codde. (Photo courtesy Michigan State Police).
Michigan "Adopt-A-Highway" clean up effort to begin on Saturday
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Motorists traveling on roads across Michigan should be on the lookout for cleanup crews this coming weekend. The second of three "Adopt-A-Highway" sessions begins this comin...
Jul 12, 2021 110TH AIRLIFT WING / CC
It could soon be illegal to enter Great Lakes waters during hazardous conditions
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A proposal has been introduced that would make it illegal for people to enter the water at state-run beaches during hazardous conditions. The Michigan DNR is behind the eff...
Jul 12, 2021 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
Southwest Michigan cleared from drought, some other areas of state remain dry
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Weatherwise, it's proving to be a year of extremes and quick turn-arounds. Drought conditions have ended in counties in southwest Michigan, thanks to waves of heavy ra...
Jul 12, 2021 U.S. Drought Monitor - Michigan map
Owosso man killed in shootout with MSP
LAINGSBURG, MI -- A 37-year-old Owosso man is dead after a shooting with a Michigan State Police trooper. The trooper was sent to Brewer Road near Morrice Road east of Laingsburg just before 6:30 p.m....
Jul 12, 2021 (Photo by John McNeil)
Michigan gas prices fall a fraction, but busy summer driving season keeps prices high
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Gas prices in Michigan dropped by just a fraction this past week but could keep climbing during a busier than normal summer driving season. Current average prices in the s...
Jul 12, 2021 Robert Geiger / CC
Group seeks the tallest trees in Michigan
ANN ARBOR MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A non-profit organization is looking for a few good trees in Michigan, with one requirement...they have to be tall. ReLeaf Michigan is once again hosting its Michigan Big T...
Jul 11, 2021 Beatrice Murch / CC
Michigan high court reaffirms decision about 1945 law
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state Supreme Court has once again supported an earlier decision that could end up repealing a 1945 law regarding the use of emergency powers. That law was used by Govern...
Jul 10, 2021 Chris Potter / CC
