Category Archives: State News
Deer hunters head to the woods
LANSING, MI — The firearm deer season opens across Michigan this morning and reports from the DNR indicate deer are plentiful. But the numbers of hunters pursuing those deer continues to drop ac...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 15, 2019
MSP trooper pleads guilty to driving charge
LANSING, MI (WJXQ) — A Michigan State Police trooper will learn his fate in court next month after pleading guilty in an on duty traffic accident that killed a mid-Michigan man. Twenty two-year-...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 15, 2019
Third teen arrested in Kalamazoo County school threats
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A teen girl is now in custody in connection to the social media threat targeting Portage Northern High School. The 17-year-old Kalamazoo resident, who is a student at ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 15, 2019
Detroit man charged for Kalamazoo Township thefts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Detroit man is in custody for a series of thefts in Kalamazoo’s Westwood Neighborhood. 27-year-old Blair Parker, who recently moved to Kalamazoo, was charged...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 14, 2019
Jackson prison museum to close
JACKSON, MI (WJXQ) — A prison museum in Jackson will close by the end of the year. Cell Block 7 will close December 29. The museum at the former State Prison of Southern Michigan was opened five...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 14, 2019
Another teen arrested in Kalamazoo County school threats
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A 16-year-old girl is now in the Kalamazoo County Juvenile Home after another threat was made against Loy Norrix High School. Kalamazoo Public Safety officers were m...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 13, 2019
UPDATE: Suspect identified in Kalamazoo school threats
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A suspect has been identified and arrested as the culprit behind a threat against Loy Norrix High School earlier this week. The threat spawned a number of copycat th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 12, 2019
National Traffic Incident Response Week: Nov. 10-16
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The week of Nov. 10-16 marks National Traffic Incident Response Week in Michigan. According to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the week his meant to ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 12, 2019
AG Nessel filing testimony against DTE
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced that she has filed testimony in DTE Energy's rate hike case before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), a...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 12, 2019
Four Portage schools closed Tuesday due to threat
PORTAGE, MI — (WKZO AM/FM) — Four schools are closed in Portage due to a threat. School officials say Portage Northern High School, Portage North Middle School, Community High School, and ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 12, 2019




