Category Archives: State News
UPDATE: 911 call service restored after outage in some Michigan counties
MICHIGAN (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan State Police say that the statewide 911 outage issues have been fixed. This comes after a fiber optic issue caused multi-county emergency outages early Friday mo...
Jan 31, 2020
Governor Whitmer delivers second State of the State Address
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her second State of the State address in Lansing Wednesday night. Noting that the presentation would be shorter than usual...
Jan 29, 2020
Around half of recalled breathalyzer devices reinstated
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan State Police (MSP) have announced that about half of all recalled breathalyzer testing devices have been reinstated into use. Earlier this month, MSP anno...
Jan 27, 2020
GM invests $2.2 billion into electric car assembly plant
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined with GM officials announced Monday that $2.2 billion will be invested into the GM Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant for the purposes of...
Jan 27, 2020
Coronavirus tests for Michigan citizens come back negative
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has announced that three possible cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Michigan have come back negative....
Jan 27, 2020
Taxpayers urged to file early by Michigan Treasury
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan State Treasurer’s office says taxpayers should be proactive when it comes to filing returns this year because the later you file, the later your refund will be ...
Jan 27, 2020
Trump to make stop in Michigan Thursday
WARREN, MI (WTVB) – President Trump will be in suburban Detroit this week. He will be speaking at the Dana, Incorporated manufacturing facility in Warren Thursday, a day after it’s expecte...
Jan 27, 2020
MRA Releases Bulletin Detailing Requirements for Temporary Marijuana Events
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The Marijuana Regulatory Agency released a bulletin Friday advising the public and those involved in the marijuana industry of the rules surrounding temporary marijuana ev...
Jan 24, 2020
Gov. Whitmer Signs Bills Into Law
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Friday, Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bills 309, 319, 322-323, 340, 466-469, 527, and 539 into law. Senate Bill 309 amends the Motor Carrier Act to reduce the registratio...
Jan 24, 2020
Governor looking for health care and prescription options
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WTVB) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer is taking input on the obstacles faced by low-income residents in west Michigan to getting quality health care and affordable prescriptions. A...
Jan 24, 2020
