Category Archives: State News
A new text resource for mental health issues available to state residents
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — State residents can now text to a hotline that will afford them mental health resources. Texting 'RESTORE' to 741741 will put those who need help in touch with a couns...
May 03, 2020
State dental association requesting Michigan help to reopen offices
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Michigan Dental Association is asking the state to separate dental offices from the current emergency declaration. The MDA is also requesting that dental offices b...
May 03, 2020
Michigan residents can gather wood for free in designated areas
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The state is waiving permit fees for wood gathered from public forests. The season started on Friday. The normal $20 fee is waived because many offices are closed due ...
May 03, 2020
Construction, real estate, and other outdoor work to resume May 7
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer is lifting some of the restrictions for certain businesses and allowing several low-risk workplaces to re-open. On Friday, May 1, the governo...
May 01, 2020
Whitmer extends executive order closing theaters, bars, and limiting restaurants
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Don’t plan to dine-out anytime soon. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer late Thursday signed Executive Order 2020-69, which extends through May 28 her previous order to temporarily...
May 01, 2020
Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival canceled
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A popular summer event in Southwest Michigan is now joining the long list of cancellations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, the Board of Directors of the ...
May 01, 2020
WMU announces layoffs amid COVID-19 pandemic
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Schools are continuing to take a major hit as the coronavirus pandemic continues throughout Michigan, and Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo is the latest to a...
Apr 30, 2020
BREAKING: Whitmer extends State of Emergency through May 28
LANSING, MI (WTVB)- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an Executive Order Thursday extending the State of Emergency through May 28. The Republican-led Legislature refused to extend the declaration....
Apr 30, 2020
Gov. Whitmer extends state of emergency after Legislature refused
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer is extending the state of emergency in Michigan for another 28 days. This comes just hours after the House adjourned for the week without app...
Apr 30, 2020
State House moves to sue Governor over emergency powers
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan House is moving to sue Governor Gretchen Whitmer over her response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Republican-led chamber approved a resolution Thursday that give...
Apr 30, 2020
