Category Archives: State News
How to have a safe Memorial Day weekend amid COVID-19
UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Memorial Day weekend will look very different this year as Michigan is still under Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s “Safer at Home” order. However, th...
May 22, 2020
Lawmakers lose first round in State of Emergency lawsuit
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has won the first round in her court battle with state lawmakers. A Michigan court is upholding Whitmer’s power to extend COVID-19 stay-at-ho...
May 22, 2020
Dealerships and retail reopening by appointment; nonessential medical procedures resume
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — As coronavirus cases and deaths continue to drop in Michigan, some small businesses are now reopening. On Thursday, May 21, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed another ex...
May 21, 2020
Divided by COVID-19: Democratic U.S. areas hit three times as hard as Republican ones
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic splits along partisan lines, a Reuters analysis may help explain why: Death rates in Democratic ar...
May 21, 2020
State Treasurer announces grants for distressed municipalities
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks has announced that a total of $2.7 million is being awarded to 14 municipalities through the Financially Distressed Cities, Vi...
May 20, 2020
Updates into Midland County flooding after breach of dams
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — UPDATE: Following the publication of this article, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting federal aid in responding to the fl...
May 20, 2020
Flooding expected throughout Kalamazoo area
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The City of Kalamazoo is experiencing flooding this week, and some streets have already been closed as a result. Flooding of the Kalamazoo River is expected through ...
May 20, 2020
Michigan's jobless rate jumps 18.4 percent in April
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate rose sharply in April to 22.7 percent, a monthly jump of 18.4 percentage points, according to data released by state officials We...
May 20, 2020
Mount Haley Twp. man on 'heartbreaking' Midland flood
HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) — Chase Bell, 30, spent much of his day Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at his grandmother’s cottage on the shores of Lake Wixom, helping haul out anything that could be saved ...
May 20, 2020
Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival Canceled
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) — Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival is canceled for 2020, according to a note from the board of directors. Officials said they made the decision after two months of r...
May 20, 2020
