Category Archives: State News
A warmer March in Michigan is waking up plants and some crops. But is it too soon?
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- For plants, a temperature of 42 is like a wake-up call telling them "it's spring!" Dr. Bill Shane of the MS.U. Extension says if a day's temperature averages 50, we accumul...
Mar 29, 2021 Güldem Üstün / CC
COVID-19 cases reach 652,569 in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan health officials reported 4,670 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, March 27th, bringing the statewide total to 652,569 people that have contracted the virus. State...
Mar 28, 2021
Fiery crash leaves two dead in Van Buren County's Covert Township
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Police and firefighters responded to a serious car-truck crash Friday, March 26, 2021 on the northbound lanes of I-196 near the 15 mile marker, about three miles south of the M...
Mar 27, 2021 March 26, 2021 crash on I-196 in Covert Township. Courtesy SHAES
Governor Whitmer tours vaccine facilities in Battle Creek and Benton Harbor
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer toured vaccine facilities in Battle Creek and Benton Harbor on Friday, March 26th, to observe ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts and en...
Mar 27, 2021 Governor Gretchen Whitmer tours the COVID-19 vaccine facility set up the Berrien County Health Department on Friday, March 26th.
Stabenow, Peters announce over $45 million in funding for health care in West Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters of Michigan announced on Friday, March 26th, that more than 45 million dollars in funding will go towards helping health cente...
Mar 27, 2021 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Michigan unemployment rate declines with significant job recalls in restaurant industry
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined by half a percentage point during February to 5.2 percent, according to data released by the Michigan Department o...
Mar 26, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Governor Whitmer indicates no plans to tighten restrictions again, despite recent COVID-19 surge
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan is unlikely to tighten COVID-19 restrictions again despite virus infections surging across the state, according to multiple reports. A large increase in hospitaliz...
Mar 26, 2021 (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
Bipartisan resolution adopted in Lansing to honor Michigan's agriculture industry
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A resolution in Lansing was adopted Wednesday with overwhelming bipartisan support aimed to recognize March as a time to celebrate the importance of Michigan's food and agr...
Mar 25, 2021 StateofIsrael / CC
Governor Whitmer, as expected, vetoes part of bill that would cap Michigan emergency orders
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer has again vetoed legislation that would have put limits on the ability of the state health department to issue public health-related emergency ord...
Mar 25, 2021 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signing the state's COVID-19 relief plan December 29, 2020 (courtesy of the rMichigan Executive Office of the Governor)
Kalamazoo had America's last movie rental chain, emotional documentary highlights its farewell
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A new short documentary has launched on YouTube, and it captures the emotional final day that Family Video was open at their Gull Road location in Kalamazoo. But what som...
Mar 24, 2021 Family Video rental store says goodbye to Kalamazoo - Courtesy Alamo Studio via YouTube
