Category Archives: State News
Ferrero Roche buys Battle Creek-based WK Kellogg Company for $3.1 billion
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ferrero Rocher is purchasing Battle Creek-based WK Kellogg Company for $3.1 billion. The sale was announced Thursday morning and WK Kellogg Company shareholders will re...
Jul 10, 2025 Kellogg's company logo
AUDIO: West Michigan businesses handling tariff, supply chain changes
ALLENDALE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - West Michigan businesses are taking supply chain and tariff changes in stride. The latest data from June shows long-term business confidence has also remained relatively s...
Jul 10, 2025 Dr. Brian Long, the Director of Supply Chain Management Research at Grand Valley State University
Tudor Dixon not seeking governor's office, U.S. Senate in 2026
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican Tudor Dixon says she will not seek either the governor's office or U.S. Senate seat in 2026. Dixon was the GOP gubernatorial nominee in 2022, losing to incum...
Jul 10, 2025 GOP candidate for Governor (courtesy of tudordixon.com)
Froot Loops maker WK Kellogg soars 50% after reports Italy's Ferrero nearing buyout
(Reuters) -WK Kellogg's shares soared 50% in premarket trading on Thursday after a source told Reuters the Italian candy maker behind Ferrero Rocher is nearing a deal to buy the firm, uniting two of t...
Jul 10, 2025
236 employees to be laid off as cannabis company plans to close 20 Michigan dispensaries
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After some in the industry predicted 2025 could be a watershed year for legalized marijuana retailers in Michigan, a cannabis company has announced it is closing its 20 Mi...
Jul 09, 2025
Senator Nesbitt wants federal investigation of MEDC grant
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt is calling for the federal government to investigate a growing scandal involving the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. ...
Jul 09, 2025 alexskopje / Depositphotos.com
Fourth Of July Mackinac Bridge crossings down from 2024
ST. IGNACE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Mackinac Bridge had fewer crossings for the Fourth of July holiday than last year, but officials say delays were down. Mackinac Bridge Authority spokesman James Lake ...
Jul 09, 2025 daveynin / CC
Michigan's average gas price down 11-cents in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Filling up the gas tank in Michigan is 11 a gallon cheaper this week. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is now $3.15, down 5 from last month and 43 less than last ye...
Jul 07, 2025
U.S. Coast Guard increasing Lake Michigan patrols for July 4th weekend
MILWAUKEE, WI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Coast Guard and local law enforcement will increase boating safety patrols over the Fourth of July weekend on Lake Michigan. The Coast Guard says it's part of Ope...
Jul 03, 2025
MDOT lifts lane and speed restrictions in most construction zones for the holiday weekend
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) says it's continuing its tradition of easing travel through construction zones during holiday weekends. For the Independence Day w...
Jul 02, 2025 elenathewise / Depositphotos.com
