Category Archives: State News
COVID-19 cases on the rise in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After a two-and-a-half month decline, COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Michigan. State data indicated that the number of new cases jumped 31% since hitting a low point t...
Jul 03, 2021
Severe drought in West Michigan eased thanks to heavy rainfall during the last week of June
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It's probably not a surprise, but areas of Michigan that were in a severe drought just a week ago are now in better shape thanks to substantial rainfall. In fact, desp...
Jul 02, 2021 7-1-21 update from the U.S. Drought Monitor
Govenor Whitmer announces COVID-19 vaccine sweepstakes for Michigan
LANSING, MI -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the MI (MY) Shot to Win Sweepstakes at the Cristo Rey Community Center in Lansing. The goal of the incentive is to encourage people to get the ...
Jul 01, 2021 Governor announces record number of health insurance enrollees (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor).
Pair to be tried separately in Jackson area murder case
JACKSON, MI -- A man and a woman charged with killing a man in a botched drug deal and robbery will get separate trials in Jackson County. Raheim Armstrong and Prettattie Cooper are each facing an ope...
Jul 01, 2021
M-DOT is lifting traffic restrictions for the holiday weekend - Here's what you need to know
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This Independence Day weekend, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on nearly 63 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide ...
Jul 01, 2021 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Governor Whitmer submits request to FEMA for Expedited Damage Assessment in Wayne County
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conduct a joint Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) with state and local officials to ...
Jun 30, 2021 Governor announces record number of health insurance enrollees (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor).
Michigan AG Nessel urges reduction in Consumers Energy's electric rate request
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to drastically reduce Consumers Energy Company's pending rate increase request....
Jun 30, 2021 Consumers Energy truck parked at WKZO studios in Kalamazoo, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Frye given sentence of 42 months to 15 years in 2019 Branch County triple fatal crash
COLDWATER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Fremont, Indiana man was ordered to serve between 42 months and 15 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections on Wednesday in Branch County Circuit Court after he en...
Jun 30, 2021 Best Law
Michigan residents still recovering and sharing stories about severe weather outbreak
REMUS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Residents across Michigan are still recovering, cleaning up, and sharing stories about their experiences during a weekend severe weather outbreak that caused several tornadoe...
Jun 30, 2021
Gouging complaints for towing vehicles from flooded I-94 near Detroit
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After people left vehicles stranded in floodwaters on I-94 in the Detroit area, Governor Whitmer is now speaking out about some of the high towing fees people are being cha...
Jun 30, 2021 Greg Gjerdingen / CC
