Category Archives: State News
Gov. Whitmer delivers third State of the State address
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday night, Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her third State of the State address to Michigan residents. The address was held in a virtual format due to the ongoing ...
Jan 27, 2021 .2022 State of the State is set for Wednesday evening at 7.
State Sen. Nesbitt introduces legislation to improve broadband access
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, State Sen. Aric Nesbitt introduced legislation that seeks to improve access to reliable broadband internet by increasing incentives for expanding broadband infrastr...
Jan 27, 2021 State Senator Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton. (Photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans).
Sen. Stabenow introduces former Gov. Granholm at Secretary of Energy confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday, Senator Debbie Stabenow introduced former Governor Jennifer Granholm at her confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of Energy in the Biden Administrat...
Jan 27, 2021 TechCrunch / CC
UPDATE: Suspect in Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot enters guilty plea
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATE: One of the suspects accused in the alleged plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, 25-year-old Ty Garbin of Livingston County, has entered a guilty plea as o...
Jan 27, 2021 Ty Garbin - Credit Kent County Jail
Whitmer set to deliver third State of State address tonight
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is set to deliver her third State of the State address at 7:00 p.m. tonight. State officials indicated she will reflect on her actions as ...
Jan 27, 2021 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer at a press conference December 10, 2020 (courtesy of the Executive Office of the Governor)
Michigan health officials warn against sharing vaccine registration links on social media
MT. PLEASANT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Some people have been posting links to their COVID-19 vaccine registrations on Facebook pages and other social media sites. Michigan health officials say it has led to...
Jan 27, 2021 Bronson Healhcare opens four vaccine clinics for adults 65+(courtesy of Bronson Healthcare)
Gov. Whitmer announces task force report, recommendations to lower cost of prescription drugs
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Prescription Drug Task Force she announced during her 2020 State of the State address has released their report and re...
Jan 26, 2021 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at a COVID-19 update press conference on Nov. 19, 2020. Courtesy, State of Michigan
New report examines trend of teen drivers speeding and dying on American roads
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), in partnership with Ford Motor Company Fund, released a new report that examines the significant role speedin...
Jan 26, 2021 Speed limit sign near West Main Street in Kalamazoo, MI. (Photo courtesy of Will Kriss).
Michigan marks 184th anniversary of statehood
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Michigan earned statehood on Jan. 26, 1837, but the effort resulted in, and resolved, a fight with Ohio over Toledo, a valued port city in that era. French explorers, the first...
Jan 26, 2021 State of Michigan logo
More pressure for Allendale Township leader to resign for alleged role in U.S. Capitol riots
ALLENDALE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Members of a West Michigan community spoke out at a virtual meeting Monday evening after video had surfaced of a planning commissioner taking part in the riots and insurr...
Jan 26, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
