Category Archives: State News
WMU offering buy-out program for some tenured faculty
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University officials hope to save $5 million by offering a "Voluntary Early Separation Program" for tenured faculty members aged 60 and older. WMU says th...
May 28, 2026 WMU logo (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Whitmer says she will not seek Presidency
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that she will not seek the presidency in 2028, ending months of speculation about her national political ambitions. Speaking at ...
May 28, 2026
Governor Whitmer signs bill funding Selfridge ANG Base improvements
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County will be getting $152-million from the state to upgrade runways before a new fighter mission arrives. Governor ...
May 28, 2026 Mar. 17, 2026, Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs HB 4077 and 4078 into law, addressing reforms on death certificates. (photo courtesy of Office of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer)
MSU president leaving for same job at Clemson University
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State University president Kevin Guskiewicz is leaving East Lansing. He had nearly three years left on his contract with MSU, and the board of trustees doubled...
May 28, 2026
Police: Plainfield Township home explosion was attempted murder-suicide
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kent County Undersheriff Bryan Muir says the home explosion in Plainfield Township Tuesday morning was intentional and was a murder-suicide attempt. A man died i...
May 27, 2026
Kalamazoo County jurors to get trauma care if needed
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's courts are gearing up a unique program to extend trauma care to jurors. Hundreds of citizens are ordered to appear to serve jury duty in Kalamazoo County court...
May 26, 2026 (Photo of what the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center will look like upon completion)
Michigan's average gas price down 20¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price for gas is 20 lower per gallon in Michigan compared to last week. Triple-A Michigan says drivers are now paying an average of $4.63, up 63 from last month...
May 26, 2026
MDOT opening roads for Memorial Day weekend
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation will be opening up as many road projects as they can for Memorial Day weekend. MDOT says lane restrictions will be removed starting...
May 22, 2026 elenathewise / Depositphotos.com
MPSC releases 2026 Summer Energy Appraisal
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Energy costs in the state are expected to be higher this summer according to the Michigan Public Service Commission's 2026 Summer Energy Appraisal. The closure of the Strait...
May 22, 2026 Clint Mason / CC
Attorney General Nessel, others call for coal-fired power plant closure
OLIVE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is continuing to push for the Consumers Energy J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Ottawa County to close. She held a rally ...
May 22, 2026 (courtesy Consumers Energy)
