Category Archives: State News
Lawmakers close to a budget deal in Lansing
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Michigan lawmakers are reportedly close to a deal on the budget that would slash $490 million from state programs without laying off any workers. Negotiators are said to be ...
Jul 17, 2020
No in-person schooling for Lansing students
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Lansing school students will begin their school year with virtual learning. The Lansing Board of Education last night announced the decision to go with 100- percent virtual ...
Jul 17, 2020
MDHHS restricts restraints at youth facilities after death in Kalamazoo
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The death of a teen boy at a youth facility in Kalamazoo is sparking change across the state. On Thursday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services introdu...
Jul 17, 2020
Governor warns the state could move backward in restart plan
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – As schools continue to draft plans to reopen this fall, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warned Wednesday that if residents don’t mask up, the state could move backwards...
Jul 16, 2020
Michigan's unemployment drops, but still 14.8% in June
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The State of Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell by 6.5 percentage points to 14.8 percent in June, according to data released Wednesday by the Michigan Dep...
Jul 16, 2020
AG Nessel joins $117M settlement to resolve Medicaid fraud allegations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Attorney General DanaNessel announced today that Michigan is set to receive a share of $117 million after an agreement was reached between numerous other states, terri...
Jul 15, 2020
MSU and U of M coaches encourage Michiganders to mask up
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Despite their rivalries, Michigan’s Big Ten schools are teaming up to encourage everyone to mask up. During a press briefing Wednesday Governor Gretchen Whitmer,...
Jul 15, 2020
Mayor pitches $250M bond plan to save some Detroit homes
DETROIT, MI (WTVB) – Mayor Mike Duggan is introducing a proposal to save Detroit homes from demolition. Last night, Duggan announced Proposal N, which is a $250 million bond plan to stabilize 8,...
Jul 15, 2020
Three rescued from Lake Michigan
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) — Matthew Dey was on mid-afternoon rounds Tuesday for South Haven Area Emergency Services, check beach flags and pier life rings, when he spotted a capsized canoe an...
Jul 14, 2020
Michigan confirms first human mosquito-borne virus of 2020 - Jamestown Canyon virus
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Officials from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Ottawa County Health Department announced Tuesday, July 14, 202, the state's first human in...
Jul 14, 2020
