Category Archives: State News
Name change for airport in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) – The Battle Creek City Commission officially approved a new name for the city's airport this week. What had been the W.K. Kellogg Airport will now be known as Battle Cre...
Dec 06, 2019
Trump to host "Merry Christmas Rally" in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) – With Michigan being seen as a critical swing state in the 2020 Presidential election, President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign announced Thursday that he wil...
Dec 05, 2019
Whitmer, Republicans continue budget negotiations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Months of budget negotiations between Governor Whitmer and Republican lawmakers are now making progress in Lansing. Wednesday, negotiations were held in hopes of comin...
Dec 04, 2019
Bipartisan legislation passed to help with veteran apprenticeship programs
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) — Legislation to help veterans gain better access to apprenticeship programs has been unanimously passed by the US Senate this week. The bipartisan bill was introduc...
Dec 04, 2019
Western Michigan Better Business Bureau warning of invoice scam
WESTERN MICHIGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Better Business Bureau of Western Michigan is warning citizens and businesses of a new scam involving phony invoice forms. The BBB says that a company is ...
Dec 04, 2019
Pence's Holland Visit Draws Fans, Critics
By Gary Stevens and Peg McNichol HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) — Move the clock forward three years from 2016, and many of the same themes that helped the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike P...
Dec 04, 2019
Packaged sushi recalled over listeria concerns
UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Certain brands of pre-packaged sushi are being recalled in Michigan and elsewhere in the country due to concerns of listeria contamination. Officials of the company Fu...
Dec 04, 2019
Vice President Pence lands in Kalamazoo
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Vice President Mike Pence flew out of Washington and landed at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport on Wednesday, leaving behind growing problems in the Na...
Dec 04, 2019
State urging Michiganders to get flu shots, expects increase in cases
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — With peak flu season coming around, state health officials and physicians are saying its never to late to get a flu shot. The Michigan Department of Health and Human S...
Dec 04, 2019
Whitmer introduces texting line for sexual assault survivors
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Whitmer has announced a new texting hotline designed for use by sexual assault survivors that is meant to be an addition to Michigan’s 855-VOICES4 hotli...
Dec 03, 2019
