Category Archives: State News
FEMA, state officials survey SWMI tornado damage
UNION LAKE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state surveyed the tornado damage in southwest Michigan yesterday from the four twisters that hit March 6th. Th...
Mar 18, 2026
U.S. senators want to know why no tornado watch in place March 6th
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's two U.S. senators are asking the National Weather Service why a tornado watch was not in place on March 6th when four tornadoes ripped through the southwest pa...
Mar 17, 2026
Hundreds of Consumers Energy crews working to restore power in Northern Michigan communities hit by snow, ice, and wind
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy says it has crews, equipment, and support resources in place across Northern Michigan as communities recover from snow and ice over the last 24 hours. With ...
Mar 16, 2026 Repair truck via Consumers Energy's Facebook page
Suspect in February 22nd Kalamazoo murder arrested, denied bond
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Newaygo County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Marshals Service, and Michigan State Police arrested 37-year-old Nelson Cobas Thursday evening on outstanding warrants for the sh...
Mar 16, 2026
Governor Whitmer activates State Emergency Operations Center
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The State Emergency Operations Center has been activated by Governor Gretchen Whitmer with over three-feet of snow expected in parts of the Upper Peninsula from the current ...
Mar 16, 2026 ronniechua / Depositphotos.com
Michigan's average gas price up 4¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average gas price is up by 4 in the past week. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is now up to $3.59, 61 more than last month and 55 more than last year. A...
Mar 16, 2026
Four people fined, banned from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
MARQUETTE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four Illinois residents have been fined and banned from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula. The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan sa...
Mar 12, 2026 londondeposit / Depositphotos.com
Whitmer sends letter asking Congress to enact statutory restraints on presidential tariff power
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has sent a letter signed by 18 other governors to Congress to urge they pass statutory constraints on presidential tariff power. The gover...
Mar 12, 2026 Governor Gretchen Whitmer announcing her Lowering MI Costs Plan in Lansing, MI Feb 6, 2022 (courtesy Office of Governor)
State House Republicans Spotlight "Project Lighthouse" Effort to Turn Back Renewable Energy Mandates
YouTube video courtesy Michigan House Republicans LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 12, 2026) - Energy was on the mind of majority Republicans in the state House on Wednesday. Speaker Matt Hall used his w...
Mar 12, 2026
Stryker Corporation hit by Iranian cyberattack
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Stryker Corporation in Portage has been hit by a cyberattack linked to Iran. The medical technology manufacturing company says they have had a "global network disruption to ...
Mar 12, 2026 Stryker logo. (Photo courtesy of Stryker).
