Category Archives: State News

UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Whitmer has signed Executive Order 2019-18 in order to create the new Michigan Opioids Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to identify the causes of ...

LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The long-expected battle in the state Capitol on road funding could commence on Thursday. Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer told Lansing-based MIRS News on Wednesday that...

UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) -Beachgoers should stay out of Lake Michigan Wednesday. A cold front is expected to come in and kick up winds that will create dangerous waves and currents along the lakeshore fro...

UNDATED MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Health officials are investigating 94 cases of severe lung illness that may be linked to vaping and e-cigarettes. The Center For Disease Control says the issues were re...

UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The State of Michigan will receive over $23 million in funding from the Federal Railroad Administration to fix railroad infrastructure. The Michigan Department of Tran...

LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Natural gas customers of what was once known as Michigan Consolidated Gas Company will be getting a small break soon on their monthly bill as a lingering byproduct of the Tr...

WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) – When Congress returns to work next month, addressing gun safety legislation in the wake of the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings should be on the proverbial front burne...

EAST LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) – New Michigan State University president Samuel Stanley is taking quick action to help the campus heal from the scars left by the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. He...

UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) – A new report from Pew Charitable Trusts showed state marijuana revenue is going to be hard to predict, which presents a new issue for lawmakers. Pew Charitable Trusts Rese...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident on I-69 near the Jonesville exit tied up traffic for miles on the southbound side of the interstate Monday afternoon and jammed up near...