Category Archives: State News
AAA - Gas prices in MI decrease slightly this week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Gas prices across the state have dropped about three cents this week compared to last week. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $2.01 per gallon for regular unle...
Dec 15, 2020 Mike Mozart / CC
Michigan finalizes election results during Electoral College meeting
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, Michigan convened its meeting of electors in the Senate chamber of the Michigan Capitol Building to cast all 16 electoral votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vi...
Dec 14, 2020 Michigan Electoral College meeting on Monday, December 14, 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
COVID-19 vaccinations start Monday at Michigan hospitals
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, frontline health care workers at two Michigan hospitals were the first people in the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Admini...
Dec 14, 2020 COVID-19 vaccines started arriving and being administered today at Michigan Medicine. Pictured are Dr. Joneigh S. Khaldun, Chief Medical Executive and Chief Deputy Director for Health for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services alongside University of Michigan President Dr. Mark S. Schlissel. (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services).
Unemployment agency warns benefits will expire December 26 if no federal action
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A state agency says that unless Congress takes action on federal unemployment insurance programs provided under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (C...
Dec 14, 2020 Phil Roeder / CC
Electors meet Monday to vote on 2020 presidential election; security measures in place
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) - Monday is the day that electors gather across the country to officially vote to declare Joe Biden and Kamala Harris the winners of the 2020 presidential election, and in some ar...
Dec 13, 2020 Security measures in places as electors prepare to vote on Monday, 12/14.
Road commission coalition seeks to keep roads clear despite pandemic
ALLEGAN/HASTINGS/PAW PAW (WKZO AM/FM) - A coalition of county road commissions has been formed to help keep area roads clear in light of the pandemic. The 14-member group includes Allegan, Barry, and ...
Dec 13, 2020 Cindy Shebley / CC
Justice Dept. sides with non-public schools regarding ban on in-person classes in Michigan
WASHINGTON DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The US Justice Dept. says it agrees with the Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools and three Catholic high schools in connection with a brief filed in federal court t...
Dec 12, 2020 Chris Potter / CC
High unemployment rate means minimum rate probably won't be going up
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It appears Michigan minimum wage will not be going up as scheduled at the first of the year. The Michigan Bureau of Employment Relations, Wage and Hour Division Friday said ...
Dec 12, 2020
Michigan officials unveil phased COVID-19 vaccine plan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The day after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended approval for one of the COVID-19 vaccines that could be ready for distribution as early as next ...
Dec 11, 2020 Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, MDHHS chief medical executive at a December 10, 2020 press conference (courtesy of Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
Four Michigan Republicans join Texas lawsuit against Michigan
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Four Michigan Congressmen, all Republicans, have joined a lawsuit from Texas trying to overturn the Presidential election. U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga of Zeeland; John Moolenaar o...
Dec 11, 2020 Detail from Michigan's response to Texas elections lawsuit.
