Category Archives: State News
Gas prices in Michigan likely to keep trending higher for the rest of February
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Gas prices in Michigan have continued an upward spike, increasing 11 cents on average per-gallon from last week. Drivers are now paying an average of $2.50 per gallon for ...
Feb 08, 2021 Robert Geiger / CC
MSP alert for Richard Lee Wymer, missing and endangered
REMUS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police are looking for a missing and endangered man, 70-year-old Richard Lee Wymer, of Wheatland Township in Remus, MI. He's described as a white man, 6-foot-2...
Feb 08, 2021 Richard Lee Wymer. Courtesy, MSP
Ron Weiser picked to lead Michigan Republicans for third term
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Ann Arbor businessman is set to lead the Michigan Republican Party for a third time despite last-minute efforts to derail his candidacy. Ron Weiser and co-chair Meshawn M...
Feb 07, 2021 sugarfrizz / CC
Michigan approved for Pandemic-EBT benefits assistance for school meals
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Approximately 810,000 Michigan children whose access to school meals had been affected by COVID-19 are set to receive over 741 million dollars in assistance. Governor Gretch...
Feb 07, 2021
Flint attorney ordered to stop sharing misinformation regarding Flint water settlement
FLINT MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A judge has ordered a Flint attorney to stop sharing misinformation regarding the proposed Flint water civil lawsuits settlement. MLIVE reports that U.S. District Court Judge J...
Feb 06, 2021 Chris Potter / CC
Michigan contact sports allowed to resume Monday with COVID-19 protocols
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday that contact sports will be allowed to resume as of this Monday, February 8 provided masks are worn duri...
Feb 04, 2021
Treasury: Individual income tax return processing begins Feb. 12
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, the Michigan Department of Treasury announced that it will begin processing individual income tax returns Friday, February 12. That processing date is the same as...
Feb 04, 2021
Michigan health officials encourage residents to "play it safe" for Super Bowl Sunday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- LARA Director Orlene Hawks and MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel urge the state's 19,000 liquor licensees and fans to play it safe this Super Bowl Sunday by abiding by MDHHS ...
Feb 04, 2021 U.S. Customs and Border Protection
NWS asks residents for river-ice photos
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- National Weather Service meteorologists in Grand Rapids are looking for help assessing where the ice is along West Michigan waterways. They put out a call to action on Twitter,...
Feb 04, 2021 National Weather Service-Grand Rapids graphic
Peters outlines Key priorities for Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), the Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, outlined his key priorities as he takes on ...
Feb 03, 2021 U.S. Senator Gary Peters. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Gary Peters).
