Category Archives: State News
Ferris State latest to set on-campus plans
BIG RAPIDS, MI (WTVB) – Ferris State University is the latest college in Michigan to return students to campus in fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ferris officials made the announcement Tuesd...
May 14, 2020
Protesters gather outside state Capitol
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A protest is taking place in Lansing against Governor Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order. Attendees gathered outside the Capitol building around ...
May 13, 2020
USDA Invests $22.5 million in high-speed internet for Southwest Michigan
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Wednesday that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $22.5 million for two re...
May 13, 2020
UPDATE: 2020 Mackinac Bridge Walk suspended
MACKINAW CITY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) has officially suspended this year’s event Annual Bridge Walk due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The unanimous board...
May 13, 2020
No new details on business reopening dates from Gov. Whitmer
LANSING, MI (WTVB) — While giving no new details on business reopening dates in the state at her press briefing Wednesday afternoon, Governor Gretchen Whitmer urged Michigan residents to take ca...
May 13, 2020
Barber who defied state order has license suspended
OWOSSO, MI (WTVB) – State regulators Wednesday suspended the license of a 77-year-old Owosso, Michigan barber who reopened his shop despite an order to stay closed during the coronavirus pandemi...
May 13, 2020
CMU making plans for face-to-face classes in the fall
MT. PLEASANT, MI (WTVB)- Central Michigan University will offer face-to-face classes during the fall 2020 semester. CMU President Bob Davies says CMU's Emergency Management work group will coordinate ...
May 13, 2020
Hillsdale College plans to have in-person classes in the fall
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn says in a video for incoming students posted on the college's web site that they plan to open for in-person classes August 23, 2020. Arnn ...
May 13, 2020
Congress Called Upon to Investigate China's Role in Pandemic
WASHINGTON D.C. (WHTC-AM/FM) – At least 17 states are calling on Congress to investigate China’s role in the coronavirus pandemic. Leading the effort is South Carolina Attorney General Ala...
May 13, 2020
Kalamazoo Tornado: 40 years later
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — May 13, 2020 marks 40 years since the most destructive natural disaster to ever hit Kalamazoo. Around 4:00 p.m. May 13, 1980, a tornado touched down in the western part ...
May 13, 2020
