Category Archives: State News
Lawmakers look to increase money for state's natural attractions
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) – Lawmakers are considering whether to make an optional fee for state parks access the default option when Michigan drivers complete their vehicle registration, a move suppo...
Oct 09, 2019
Adult charges filed against New Mexico teen in Kalamazoo man's death
SANTA FE, NM (WKZO AM/FM) — A Santa Fe teen accused of fatally shooting a Kalamazoo man in New Mexico could be charged as an adult. Prosecutors filed a petition to pursue a second-degree murder ...
Oct 09, 2019
Settlement reached in police, county jail case
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A federal civil rights lawsuit that was filed by a former Coldwater resident over an incident involving then Coldwater Police officer Lewis Eastmead at the Branch County J...
Oct 09, 2019
Fire Prevention Week 2019
UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Sunday, October 6 through Saturday, October 12 officially marks National Fire Prevention Week 2019, and and local safety officials are offering tips in case of a struc...
Oct 08, 2019
AG Nessel supporting "Dreamers" Program
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is joining with several states in filing a brief in the lawsuit against the federal government's unlawful rescission of the Defer...
Oct 08, 2019
Whitmer declares October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Whitmer has proclaimed October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Michigan. According to an official press release, the proclamation is meant to encourage st...
Oct 08, 2019
Aerial EEE spraying wraps up in Western Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Health officials in Michigan are confirming that aerial spray treatments for the virus Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, has concluded. According to an official pre...
Oct 08, 2019
10th human case of EEE reported in Cass County
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Health officials have confirmed that a resident of Cass County is the tenth human victim to contract Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, a deadly mosquito-borne s...
Oct 08, 2019
Whitmer orders flags flown at half-staff for fallen Army Staff Sgt.
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Tuesday, Governor Whitmer will be ordering U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered at half-staff in honor of Army Staff Sgt. Kelly Richards, which coincides with his mil...
Oct 07, 2019
1st vaping-related death in Michigan
MICHIGAN (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is confirming the first vaping-related death in Michigan. They say an adult male died from a vaping-related lung inju...
Oct 07, 2019
