Category Archives: State News
Some gas stations in Michigan now have prices at or above $3.00 per gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Average gas prices in Michigan decreased a fraction over the past week, but some metro areas in the state are now at or above $3.00 a gallon for regular unleaded. Drivers ...
May 17, 2021 Robert Geiger / CC
Significant new development in 2005 cold case of missing woman from Battle Creek
HAZELTON, PA (WKZO AM/FM) -- Investigators in Calhoun County have confirmed they have substantial new information connected to the 2005 disappearance of Ashley Parlier of Battle Creek. Detectives say ...
May 17, 2021 Ashley Parlier - Unknown Credit
$800,000 in blight elimination grants awarded to six Michigan communities
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The State Land Bank Authority and the Michigan Department of Treasury announced Friday that $800,000 dollars in blight elimination grants will be awarded to six cities acro...
May 16, 2021 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Statewide gas price increases and fluctuations not the fault of cyberattacks
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- If you are wondering why gas prices are fluctuating here in Michigan, it's not due to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattacks experts say. AAA Spokesperson for Michigan Adrienne...
May 16, 2021 Robert Geiger / CC
Annual Bridge Walk to be discussed in May 18th online meeting
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) is set to meet in an online special session at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 18, to discuss the Annual Bridge Walk currently scheduled for Labor D...
May 16, 2021 daveynin / CC
COVID-19 update: Over 874,000 cases in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan health officials are reporting 1,289 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. This brings the state-wide total to over 874,624. From those numbers, 107 more deaths were ...
May 16, 2021
Whitmer lifts mask mandate for the vaccinated in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WTHC-AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a relaxation in mask rules for COVID-19, so the state rules are consistent with federal rules announced earlier this week by the...
May 14, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Grant aims to boost higher education for workers in Michigan's agriculture industry
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Money aimed to give a boost for those seeking higher education while working in the agricultural industry in Michigan is on the way. $500,000 in USDA grant money is being t...
May 14, 2021 United Soybean Board / CC
High fire danger in the state
LANSING, MI -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is calling on people to be careful this weekend with campfires, debris burning, and other activities. There is a high fire danger in the sta...
May 14, 2021
Education anniversary: May 13, 1857 the college that eventually became Michigan State University opened
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It was in Michigan's 1850 Constitution, there was to be an 'agricultural school.' That was the beginning of what we now know as Michigan State University. The Agricultural ...
May 13, 2021 Linton Hall via Wikipedia
