Category Archives: State News
State Attorney General joins effort to seek federal funding to seal/expunge criminal records
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general across the country to request federal funding that would allow for system upgrades to aid...
Apr 17, 2021 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Extended unemployment benefits end Saturday, 4/17; job seekers will find numerous positions to choose from
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Extended Benefits unemployment program ends this weekend, but state officials say it's due to lower unemployment rates in Michigan, and employers are saying that job seek...
Apr 17, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
State adds children 2-4 to the mask requirement; also extends mask/indoor gathering order
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan has extended the mask requirement to children ages 2-4. The change in policy was prompted by the latest surge in cases of COVID-19, and will go into effect on April ...
Apr 17, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Pitone enters into plea agreement in St. Joe County cat hoarding case
CENTREVILLE, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A plea agreement has been filed in the case of a St. Joseph County woman who was charged last August after more than 210 cats were found in deplorable conditions at two h...
Apr 16, 2021 Photo courtesy of Park Township
Data in Michigan shows second consecutive year of decreased opioid related deaths
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan is reporting a second consecutive year of decreasing opioid overdose deaths and drug overdose deaths, in general, have also declined. The Michigan Department of He...
Apr 16, 2021 Find Rehab Centers / CC
Flags ordered to half-staff Friday to honor life of State Senator from West Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff today to honor the life and service of a former State Senator from West Michigan. Mark Jans...
Apr 16, 2021 US Air Force
Kalamazoo bar investigated after accusations by women of drinks spiked with drugs
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo police are investigating a local bar after accusations from several women about receiving drinks spiked with drugs. The investigations stem from videos posted o...
Apr 16, 2021 Jellaluna / CC
Volunteers sought for annual Great Lakes clean-up event in Michigan and bordering states
CHICAGO, IL (WKZO AM/FM) -- An annual event aimed at cleaning up beaches and shorelines along the Great Lakes will take place later this month and organizers are looking for more volunteers to help. T...
Apr 15, 2021 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / CC
Extended unemployment benefits in Michigan will end on Friday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Extended unemployment benefits in Michigan will no longer be available at the end of this week, due to the state showing a lower unemployment rate that is below the thresho...
Apr 15, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
UPDATE: Kalamazoo woman missing since Easter has been located and is safe
UPDATE- Thursday 4/15/21 3:55 a.m.: KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's office reports that Lisa Perkins has been located and is safe. No further details have been provided re...
Apr 15, 2021 Lisa Perkins (Courtesy Stefanie Graf)
