Category Archives: State News
Battle Creek police release dashboard videos of shooting incident
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department Friday released dashboard camera videos of the moments when an officer shot a suspect earlier this week. The video released compiles ...
Oct 24, 2020 A screenshot of a Battle Creek Police Department dashboard video from an October 20, 2020 shooting incident (courtesy of BCPD)
Trump to hold campaign rally in Lansing Tuesday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Just one week ahead of the November 3 election, President Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally in Lansing this Tuesday afternoon. The event will start at 2:00 p.m. at the...
Oct 24, 2020 Matt Johnson / CC
MSPC - Customers should be on the alert for rising utility scams
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday, officials with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) announced that customers should be on alert as reports of utility scams are on the rise. Amid the CO...
Oct 22, 2020 Page DeWolfe / CC
USDA announces $10.1 million investment in high-speed broadband in rural MI
UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $10.1 million investment into high-speed broadband internet for multiple parts of Michigan, includ...
Oct 21, 2020 USDA map of new high-speed broadband investments throughout Michigan. In northeast Michigan, Alpena, Alcona and Iosco counties will receive broadband investments, while Van Buren, Kalamazoo and Allegan counties in Southwest Michigan will be served as well. (Photo via USDA through Zoom meeting)
Gov. Whitmer "sounds the alarm bell" as COVID-19 cases rise
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer is sounding the warning bell as coronavirus cases are rising across Michigan. During a press briefing on Thursday, the governor expressed her conc...
Oct 21, 2020 Governor Whitmer discussing the rise in coronavirus hospitalizations during a press briefing on October 21, 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
Gov. Whitmer signs bipartisan bills extending unemployment benefits to 26 weeks
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bills 886 and 991, which codify part of her executive orders expanding unemployment benefits to Michiganders. According to ...
Oct 20, 2020 (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
Voters should hand-deliver absentee ballots to avoid postal delays, Secretary Benson says
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two weeks ahead of the November 3 General Election, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson urged absentee voters Tuesday to hand-deliver ballots to their local election...
Oct 20, 2020 Ballot drop box in Downtown Kalamazoo (Photo by Will Kriss)
AG Nessel's office reaches agreement with online Kalamazoo business for unfulfilled orders
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that a settlement has been reached with an online Kalamazoo-based business accused of several violations earlier this fall. ...
Oct 20, 2020 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Upton: New stimulus deal needs to be reached now
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - The clock is winding down on getting a fresh federal stimulus package into law before the November 3rd General Election. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi set a Tuesday deadline for...
Oct 20, 2020 Congressman Fred Upton announces grant for Kzoo-BC Airport (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
AG Nessel warns of scam package delivery texts
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reissued an important consumer alert on text message scams to warn residents of an uptick in attempts to obtain personal info...
Oct 19, 2020 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
