Category Archives: State News
AG Nessel ramps up robocall crackdown
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced that efforts are ongoing in cracking down on illegal robocalls. Since the mid-November launch of the Robocall Crackdown Team...
Feb 17, 2020
AG's office says church non-cooperation report not true
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to correct a factual error regarding two West Michigan dioceses that are declining to release details of abusive priests to a Grand Rapids TV station. ...
Feb 17, 2020
Possible bankruptcy or sale for Art Van Furniture
WARREN, MI (WTVB) – Warren-based Art Van Furniture is eyeing either Chapter 11 bankruptcy or a sale. The retailer was purchased by a private equity firm in 2017, and Crain’s Detroit Busine...
Feb 17, 2020
Judge tosses part of Sex Offender Registry Act
PORT HURON, MI (WTVB) – A federal judge in Port Huron is ruling that part of the Michigan Sex Offender Registry Act is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland says a 2011 amendment ...
Feb 15, 2020
MDHHS options to help prevent child abuse through state taxes
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) When Michiganders file their state taxes this year, they’ll notice two checkoff boxes. These boxes will allow them to donate $5, $10 or more to two causes. One is to don...
Feb 15, 2020
Former MSU coach found guilty of lying to police
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Former Michigan State University gymnastics coach Kathie Klages is guilty of lying to police in the Larry Nassar investigation in 2018. A jury convicted Klages on one felony...
Feb 15, 2020
Robbers cut hole in the roof of a Kalamazoo store
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo Public Safety officers are searching for suspects after an intricate store robbery in the city’s Milwood Neighborhood. It happened at the Dollar Gene...
Feb 14, 2020
Michigan State Police breathalyzers back in use
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – All alcohol breath test devices removed from service by the Michigan State Police last month have been certified for use. Approximately 200 of the machines were sidelined du...
Feb 13, 2020
Governor calls Senate move "sexist, partisan games"
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan Senate is blocking the Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s appointment of biology professor and conservationist Anna Mitterling to the state’s Natural Resou...
Feb 13, 2020
Winning Powerball ticket sold in Michigan
LANSING, MI — The winning ticket in Wednesday night's $70 million Powerball jackpot was sold in Michigan. Some lucky player’s ticket matched all of the winning numbers – 14-47-54-55-...
Feb 13, 2020
