Category Archives: State News
Upton Announces 2020 Congressional Art Competition
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, invited high school students living in Michigan's Sixth Congressional District to take part in the 2020 Congressional Art Competition (...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 13, 2020
Whitmer introduces new adult education program with GVSU
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A new collaboration between Grand Valley State University (GVSU) and Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been introduced as of Wednesday, February 12. The new program i...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2020
AG Nessel warns of scam artists posing as health officials
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Following the warning of a new cell phone banking scam, Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning of another phone scam circulating in Michigan. According to Nessel̵...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2020
UPDATE: Fort Custer no longer considered for coronavirus housing
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — UPDATE: Health officials have determined that a military base in Calhoun County will not be used to house coronavirus patients. Previously, Fort Custer was under ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2020
Reports: Tucker to be named MSU football coach
EAST LANSING, MI — A report early Wednesday morning in The Athletic indicates that Mel Tucker has agreed to take the head football coaching vacancy at Michigan State. The offer from MSU, which s...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2020
Motorcycle safety instructors needed statewide
UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) is reporting a need for more motorcycle safety instructors statewide. According to the organization, in 2019, nearly 11,00...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 11, 2020
Better Business Bureau warning of Valentine's Day scams
UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of West Michigan is warning citizens of potential dating scams ahead of Valentine’s Day. To begin with, Troy Baker of the BBB wa...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 11, 2020
Rep. Paquette campaigning for CPL reform
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — State Rep. Brad Paquette (R-Niles) is working to pass a bill that would call for an amendment to Concealed Pistol Licence (CPL) law. On Tuesday, Paquette testified bef...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 11, 2020
Upton: Department of Energy awards WMU with grant
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, Tuesday celebrated the announcement that the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a near...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 11, 2020
AG Nessel warns of new banking phone scam
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning Michigan citizens to beware of fraudulent bank alerts following “an uptick in increasingly sophisticated scams.” A ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 10, 2020




