Category Archives: State News
Governor Whitmer to meet with House Speaker Hall, Senate Majority Leader Brinks Tuesday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer will meet with House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland and Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks of Grand Rapids on Tuesday to discuss the budget. It wi...
Aug 22, 2025
Whitmer, Rice, Pugh push for School Aid budget with classes starting
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer, state superintendent Michael Rice, and state board of education president Pamela Pugh are pushing for lawmakers to get a school aid budget passed....
Aug 21, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Pound Buddies Animal Shelter in Muskegon Township says dogs being abandoned
MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Pound Buddies Animal Shelter in Muskegon Township says they have seen an increase in dogs being abandoned recently. Director Lana Carson says they are caring right...
Aug 21, 2025 Archie the Golden Retriever
Zeeland considering allowing alcohol sales on Sunday
ZEELAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Zeeland is considering allowing alcohol sales on Sunday. City Manager Tim Klunder says at least one restaurant has told city officials they would expand to be op...
Aug 21, 2025 monticello / Depositphotos.com
Detroit Red Wings to retire number 91 for Sergei Fedorov
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sergei Fedorov will have his iconic number 91 retired by the Detroit Red Wings in January. He was drafted by Detroit in 1989 when the Iron Curtain was still up and he snuck ...
Aug 20, 2025 Detroit Red Wings logo (courtesy of Detroit red Wings)
Amtrak to refund passengers stuck on train near Battle Creek
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Amtrak says it will issue refunds for the passengers who were stuck for about four hours on a train in Emmett Township near Battle Creek last week. The train was hea...
Aug 20, 2025 Biker loads his bike onto the Amtrak train. (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Senator Bernie Sanders bringing his national "Fighting Oligarchy" tour to Kalamazoo Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former presidential candidate and current U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will be in Kalamazoo Saturday, August 23 as a part of his national "Fighting Oligarchy" tour. In Kala...
Aug 18, 2025
Michigan's average gas price drops 11-cents
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan is down 11-cents from last week. AAA Michigan says the average is now $3.12 a gallon, down eight-cents from last month and...
Aug 18, 2025
Matt DePerno forms committee to run for Attorney General in 2026
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican attorney Matt DePerno is trying again to run for Michigan Attorney General. The Kalamazoo County lawyer was the Republican nominee for the office in 2022...
Aug 15, 2025 Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Kalamazoo area attorney Matthew DePerno in his bid for Michigan Attorney General in 2022 (courtesy of Deperno for Michigan)
AUDIO: State government shutdown in October a real possibility
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A state government shutdown on October 1st is looking like a real threat. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks of Grand Rapids says she is worried about that and ...
Aug 14, 2025 sugarfrizz / CC
