Category Archives: State News
Gov. Whitmer pleads for federal help amid Michigan's budget shortfall
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer is pleading for help from the U.S. Senate and President Trump as the state faces massive budget shortfalls. During a press briefing on Thursd...
May 29, 2020
Capri will not be prosecuted locally for defying Whitmer's COVID-19 restrictions
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The owners of the Capri Drive In in Coldwater are not going to be prosecuted locally after they opened two weeks ago in defiance of Governor Whitmer’s COVID-19 restriction...
May 28, 2020
Tulip Time Festival Needs $1 Million to Survive
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Holland's annual signature event needs some financial help. During a virtual press briefing on Thursday, Tulip Time Festival Executive Director Gwen Auwerda said that, due t...
May 28, 2020
Huizenga: State Shouldn't Count on Washington for Budget Balancing $$$ Yet
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - If Lansing is expecting Washington for a financial bailout of a $2.2 billion-dollar state budget hole caused by COVID 19-related health restrictions, they may have another th...
May 28, 2020
MSU plans for students back in classrooms
EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Michigan State University is planning to have students back in the classroom this fall. The East Lansing school’s president announced in-person classes can resume...
May 28, 2020
UIA warns of impostor unemployment claim scams
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) is warning residents of attempts by criminals to file imposter claims in pursuit of benefits. The U.S. Secret Service ...
May 27, 2020
Food and Agriculture industry continues to donate to Michigan’s food banks
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan State Police (MSP) is reporting that large food donations are still being made across the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. Michigan potatoes, dry beans...
May 27, 2020
Paw Paw Public Schools narrows search for new mascot
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Leaders at Paw Paw Public Schools say that they have narrowed the search for a new mascot to three suggestions after they voted to retire their controversial Redskins ...
May 27, 2020
Additional food assistance benefits extended through May
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced that around 350,000 Michigan families will continue to ...
May 26, 2020
AG Nessel continues crackdown on price-gouging cases; several AVC's signed
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Dana Nessel is continuing her crackdown against instances of price-gouging. Nessel’s office has been taking complain...
May 26, 2020
