Category Archives: State News
Pfizer looks for emergency approval of COVID-19 booster vaccine
PORTAGE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Pfizer is preparing to seek an emergency use authorization for a third COVID-19 booster that would help protect against the virus and several variants. According to data from...
Jul 10, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Former Kalamazoo man among the cast competing on this season's "Big Brother"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 27-year-old Kalamazoo native is competing on the latest edition of the popular television show "Big Brother", which started Season 23 Wednesday night. Xavier Prather is ...
Jul 09, 2021 Kalamazoo native Xavier Prather is competing on Season 23 of "Big Brother" (courtesy of CBS)
Fatal Branch County hit-and-run case involving Sturgis man bound over
COLDWATER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Sturgis man who is facing 11 charges in connection with a fatal hit and run crash in Branch County's Sherwood Township waived his District Court preliminary exam on Thurs...
Jul 08, 2021 Rumble Press / CC
State auditors to look into number of nursing home deaths via COVID-19
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Republicans are asking state auditors to look into the number of COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes. Some lawmakers have questioned the number being reported, saying that...
Jul 08, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Kalamazoo state senator proposes drug review teams to assist in overdose death reduction
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A state lawmaker from Kalamazoo has proposed a bill that would use a sort of contact tracing to help combat overdose deaths. Sen. Sean McCann says the measure would create Dr...
Jul 08, 2021 Eric Hunsaker / CC
SOS Benson announces extended branch hours, services
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced advances to the department's service-driven operating model, and applauded the bipartisan support for legislation that...
Jul 07, 2021 May 4, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson answers reporters' questions in front of Holland City Hall during an appearance on Election Day. Gary Stevens/Midwest Communications
Governor Whitmer signs bill for school relief funding; 4.4 billion to be allocated
MACOMB CO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Whitmer has signed a bill that will provide funding to Michigan's school to help recover from the pandemic. The measure will appropriate 4.4 billion dollars in fed...
Jul 07, 2021 (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
Former Detroit police chief Craig gives first political speech, eyes gubernatorial run
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Retired Detroit Police Chief James Craig is not yet running for the Republican nomination for governor but took his first steps toward that last night. He addressed the Jack...
Jul 07, 2021 Retired Detroit Police Chief James Craig (courtesy of LinkedIn)
MSU to hold in-person commencement for Class Of 2020
EAST LANSING, MI (WJXQ) - The Michigan State University Class of 2020 will be able to have their in-person commencement this fall at the Breslin Center. The university says it had 13,852 people earn d...
Jul 07, 2021
Update - More than 1 million Michiganders have signed up for the 'MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes'
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that more than one million Michiganders have entered the MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes. The contest is a lottery-style raffle that ...
Jul 06, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
