Category Archives: State News
Kalamazoo seeks construction manager for $90 million justice facility
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) –Kalamazoo is seeking a construction manager to build the county's $90 million justice facility project. The facility, located on corner of Church Street and Kalamazoo...
Jul 15, 2019
Kalamazoo City Commission passes resolution for immigrant driver's licenses
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — UPDATE: The Kalamazoo City Commission has unanimously passed the resolution encouraging state lawmakers to allow undocumented Michigan immigrants to obtain a driver&...
Jul 15, 2019
Michigan gas prices rise, still lower than 2018
DEARBORN, MI (WTVB) – As demand grows amid the summer travel season, AAA Michigan says average gas prices statewide have risen about 9 cents from a week ago to about $2.94 per gallon. Even with ...
Jul 15, 2019
Ozone Action Day: July 15, 2019
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Allegan, Ottawa Muskegon, and Kent counties are under an air-quality alert issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. State officials say t...
Jul 15, 2019
Pilot misses runaway, lands near U.S. 131
PLAINWELL, MI (WNWN) – No injuries were reported as small plane missed the runway of the Plainwell Municipal Airport Sunday afternoon. Instead of landing on the runway, the airplane ended up on ...
Jul 15, 2019
UPDATE: Guns Stolen from Long Range Archery and Firearms in Holland Township
HOLLAND (WHTC -AM/FM) — Ottawa County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for four people who burglarized the Long Range Archery and Firearms, 2530 Van Ommen Drive, in Holland Township, accor...
Jul 14, 2019
Ann Arbor Teen Dies in Lake Michigan Waters Near South Haven
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 13-year-old Ann Arbor teen died on Saturday in the waters of Lake Michigan off of South Haven’s South Beach. According to South Haven Police Chief Natalie Thomps...
Jul 13, 2019
WMU Professor David Benac announces run for Kalamazoo Mayor
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) –David Benac, an associate professor of history at Western Michigan University, is running for Kalamazoo mayor. Benac says he believes that the best way to affect live...
Jul 12, 2019
Grand Rapids Police Deputy Chief Eric Payne selected to be new Chief of Police
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) –Grand Rapids Police Deputy Chief Eric Payne has been selected to be GRPD’s newest Chief of Police. Payne has been with the department for 32 years, and is re...
Jul 12, 2019
One Dead After Polkton Township Crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — A 40-year-old Norton Shores man died early Friday morning, in a crash between a pickup truck and semi-tractor-trailer, at 68th Avenue and Garfield Street in Polkton Townsh...
Jul 12, 2019
