Category Archives: State News
Governor Whitmer extends eviction suspension, creates program to assist tenants
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive order that extends the suspension of evictions in Michigan to July 15, 2020, and also creates a program that will ass...
Jun 27, 2020
Michigan AG releases 2019 OK2SAY report
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the release of the 2019 OK2SAY report, saying that the confidential student safety program received over 5700 reports d...
Jun 27, 2020
Bell's planning special beer release for "Black is Beautiful" initiative
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Bell’s Brewery has announced that it will be joining the Black is Beautiful Initiative with the release of a special beer next month. A description of the Init...
Jun 26, 2020
Man killed in Van Buren Co. crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — A single-vehicle crash kill an as-yet unidentified man driving a 1998 GMC pickup truck on County Road 352 near 41st Street in Van Buren County’s Decatur Township at ...
Jun 26, 2020
Consumers Energy gets ready for another round of storms
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) – Consumers Energy says they are prepared to respond to high winds and strong thunderstorms which are expected on Friday and Friday night across Michigan, especially in the so...
Jun 26, 2020
New program will register inmates to vote after release
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) and the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced a joint initiative Tuesday that will register inmates to vote upon ...
Jun 26, 2020
Hillsdale County Fair the latest to cancel for 2020
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) – What has been billed as "The Most Popular Fair On Earth" has been cancelled for this fall. After much deliberation and review of the current state and Centers for Disease ...
Jun 26, 2020
Governor opens Michigan for pro sports without fans
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer opened up the state for pro sports on Thursday, but fans will not be allowed at venues with the threat of the coronavirus ongoing. Whitmer said in a statement, “Go...
Jun 25, 2020
Michigan gyms and fitness centers must remain closed
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Just hours before they were supposed to resume activities, a federal appeals court is halting the reopening of Michigan’s gyms. On Wednesday night the U.S. Sixth...
Jun 25, 2020
Three charged for death of teen at Lakeside Academy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting is announcing charges against three individuals at a youth facility in Kalamazoo after a teen boy died while being restraine...
Jun 24, 2020
