Category Archives: State News
First case of "P.1" variant confirmed in Michigan as new COVID-19 cases continue to surge
BAY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan has identified its first case of a new COVID-19 variant. The P.1, or "Brazil" variant, was confirmed in a Bay County resident earlier this month, according to s...
Apr 02, 2021 Muenocchio
Michigan morel mushroom hunters gearing up for the 2021 spring hunt
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Now that April is here, it's almost time for morel mushroom hunting season in Michigan. President of the Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club, Lenny Tomaszewski says they will ...
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Lawyer for Holland restaurant owner: Complicated case
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Attorney Robert Baker, now representing Holland restaurant owner Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, says he's pulling together her case. But it's complicated, he said, by the first person...
Apr 01, 2021 Marlena's Bistro & Pizzeria, March 18, 2021. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
MDHHS and MDARD remind parents spring chicks may carry Salmonella
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Health experts at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) are warning parents ...
Apr 01, 2021 Naomi / CC
AG Nessel: Don’t fall for COVID-19 text message scams
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning Michigan residents to look out for text message scams, known as "smishing" - a form of criminal activity attempting to obta...
Mar 31, 2021 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Governor Whitmer raises Michigan's COVID-19 vaccine goal to 100,000 shots per day
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer has raised Michigan's COVID-19 vaccination goal from 50,000 to 100,000 shots per day. The new goal is based on the state's successful efforts to e...
Mar 31, 2021 (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
Muskegon County commissioner accused of making racist Facebook posts
MUSKEGON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Dozens of Muskegon residents are calling for a county commissioner to resign over social media posts they say had racist dialogue. WOOD-TV says Commissioner Zach Lahring w...
Mar 31, 2021 Timor Kodal / CC
Owosso barber fined for violations
LANSING, MI -- The Michigan Board of Barber Examiners is fining Owosso barber Karl Manke 45-hundred dollars and his Karl Manke Main Street Barber and Beauty Shop the same amount for a total of nine-gr...
Mar 31, 2021
Gov. Whitmer makes statement on President Biden delivering additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released a statement after the White House announced that a substantial increase in doses of the COVID-19 vaccine would be made available...
Mar 30, 2021 Governor Whitmer speaks during a press conference on 2/24/21.
(Photo courtesy of the office of Governor Whitmer).
Great Lakes Governors call on Biden to sustain support for water infrastructure
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, the governors of four Great Lakes states urged President Joe Biden to prioritize federal investments in long-neglected water infrastructure to advance environmenta...
Mar 30, 2021 Shoreline at Hagar Beach in Hagar Township, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
