Category Archives: State News
Battle Creek Unlimited announces new industrial development project
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Battle Creek Unlimited (BCU) announced Wednesday that a sale has been made to Industrial Partners USA for 55 acres of land. The land will be developed into a 270,...
Jul 22, 2020
Proceedings begin for workers at Lakeside Academy after teen resident death
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Two of the three workers charged in the death of a teen resident at Lakeside Academy in Kalamazoo began their court proceedings Tuesday, according to the Kalamazoo C...
Jul 21, 2020
Nurses file charges against Ascension Borgess Hospital
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Tuesday, the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) announced that a charge has been brought against Ascension Borgess Hospital by the National Labor Relations Board. Acc...
Jul 21, 2020
Grand Rapids teen's body recovered from Lake Michigan
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) — Grand Haven Department of Public Safety officials announced they’ve recovered the body of 14-year-old Jovanny Arroyo of Grand Rapids. He disappeared into Lak...
Jul 21, 2020
Upton Doesn't Expect Federal "Agents" to be Deployed in Detroit
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - Will Detroit be among the cities with Democratic Party mayors that will see federal "agents" sent in by Republican Party President Donald Trump to quell perceived "tensions" ...
Jul 21, 2020
Upton Hopeful of Another Federal Stimulus Bill's Passage
WASHINGTON D.C. (WHTC-AM/FM) - As lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill, one of the items on the "front burner" is another stimulus package stemming from the COVID 19 outbreak. The focus is currently on ...
Jul 21, 2020
Whitmer, Nessel respond to Trump sending Federal officers to cities
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he may send Federal officers into more cities, including Detroit, where protests against police brutality are continuing to tak...
Jul 20, 2020
New high school scholarship named after Kalamazoo man who rescued child from fire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A new scholarship has been created and named after a Kalamazoo man who caught a child from a burning building. Earlier this month, 28-year-old Phillip Blanks was cau...
Jul 20, 2020
AAA: Michigan gas prices drop 6 cents
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Gas prices in Michigan are down 6 cents compared to a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $2.20 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 10 ...
Jul 20, 2020
Michigan Assistant AG appointed to FCC’s Hospital Robocall Protection Group
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai recently appointed Michigan Assistant Attorney General Wisam Naoum to the FCC's new Hospital Robocall Protect...
Jul 20, 2020
