Category Archives: State News
MDHHS issues Emergency Order to continue COVID-19 precautions
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon issued an Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253 restricting gathering sizes, requiring ...
Oct 05, 2020 Mike Licht / CC
Governor Whitmer requests further clarification on when Supreme Court ruling takes effect
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon announced that a motion has been filed with the Michig...
Oct 05, 2020 (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
AG Nessel says she will no longer enforce COVID-19 executive orders
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There are many questions surrounding Governor Gretchen Whitmer's executive orders amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that it was unc...
Oct 05, 2020 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Some ticket resales legalized in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Some ticket reselling will be legalized, now that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the tie-barred Senate Bills 384 and 385. The bill decriminalizes reselling a ticket for more ...
Oct 04, 2020 David Michalczuk / CC
Law enforcement would need search warrant for phones/computers, if ballot proposal is approved in November
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) - Voters in Michigan will be asked to make several choices during the election, with one of them a proposed constitutional amendment that would require law enforcement authorities...
Oct 04, 2020 Jeff Easter / CC
Michigan residents to receive additional unemployment benefits through federal program
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan residents who have used all 39 weeks of their unemployment benefits are in line to receive 20 additional weeks of benefits. According to the state Unemployment Agency, ...
Oct 03, 2020 sugarfrizz / CC
Protesters demand Governor's resignation over nursing home deaths
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A small group of people rallied at the State Capitol Friday, demanding Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer resign over the handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pa...
Oct 02, 2020 EpicTop10.com / CC
Supreme Court ruling deems Gov. Whitmer's emergency orders unconstitutional
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Supreme Court is striking down months of orders by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, but that doesn't mean the emergency declarations are completely gone. On Friday, ...
Oct 02, 2020 (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
UP moves back a reopening phase due to surge in COVID-19 cases
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- For the first time, Governor Gretchen Whitmer is now moving back a region in its reopening phase due to a spike in coronavirus cases. On Friday, she signed an Executive Ord...
Oct 02, 2020 Governor Gretchen Whitmer during a press conference on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. (Photo courtesy of the office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
Gov. Whitmer wishes President and First Lady "a speedy recovery"
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer is releasing a statement following President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis. It reads: "I want to start by wishing...
Oct 02, 2020 (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
