Category Archives: State News
State leaders negotiate budget for an hour at Capitol
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks of Grand Rapids, House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland, and state budget director Jen Flood met for an hour yesterday at the state C...
Sep 04, 2025 Exterior of Michigan Capitol building (courtesy State of Michigan)
Japanese auto supplier to create regional HQ in Michigan
SAWA, JAPAN (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced Tokyo-based auto supplier Astemo Ltd. will create a regional headquarters in Michigan, supporting at least 200 good-paying jobs and r...
Sep 03, 2025 Gov. Whitmer signs legislations No. 20, 2023 at the YWCA in Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy Office of the Governor)
High school tuberculosis infection confirmed in Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Someone affiliated with Coldwater High School has been confirmed to be infected by tuberculosis. Officials have not said if it is a student, teacher, or a staff member, bu...
Sep 02, 2025 City of Coldwater sign (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Roughly 33,000 take part in annual Mackinac Bridge Walk
ST. IGNACE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Around 33-thousand people took part in the 67th annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk on Monday. The event has been held every year since the bridge opened in 1958, excep...
Sep 02, 2025
Michigan's average gas price at $3.30 a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average gas price is at $3.30 a gallon, which is just a penny higher than last week, but 15 cents more than last year. Triple-A Michigan says the average in the ...
Sep 02, 2025
Forbes lists Detroit Lions as third-least valuable NFL franchise
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The NFL's most valuable franchise according to Forbes remains the Dallas Cowboys for the 19th consecutive year. The Detroit Lions, however, are ranked as the league's third-...
Aug 29, 2025
Michigan Attorney General, state police and state superintendent remind families of OK2SAY
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As schools across the state welcome students back for the new academic year, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, state superintendent Dr. Michael Rice, and Michigan State...
Aug 29, 2025
State's first case of EEE confirmed in horse
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state's first case of eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has been confirmed for 2025 in an unvaccinated horse in Benzie County. The Michigan Department of Agriculture ...
Aug 29, 2025
MDOT lifting traffic restrictions for Labor Day holiday weekend travel
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is lifting lane restrictions for most of its road and bridge projects across the state to ease traffic delays for Labor Day holiday...
Aug 28, 2025 elenathewise / Depositphotos.com
Whitmer orders flags lowered to half-staff in wake of Minneapolis school shooting
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is ordering flags across Michigan to be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. Flags will ...
Aug 28, 2025 AlphaPenguin
