Category Archives: State News
Cause of South Haven Township fire investigated
SOUTH HAVEN TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) — Fire investigators will be looking for the cause of a suspicious fire on 11th Avenue in Van Buren County. Fire crews from South Haven Area Emergency Services ...
May 14, 2019
Marshall man sentenced for sexual assault
MARSHALL (WKZO AM/FM) — A Calhoun County man who entered a no-contest plea to sexually assaulting a 74-year-old woman has been sentenced to prison for 17 to 50 years. State Police say 52-year-ol...
May 14, 2019
State House candidate announces early
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — WKZO has learned that Kalamazoo County's Vice-Chair will announce that she is running for the Michigan House next year. If elected, Tracy Hall would be the first female ...
May 14, 2019
Weapons Taken from a Coopersville Gun Store
COOPERSVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The search is on for whoever broke into a Coopersville gun shop and stole an undisclosed amount of firearms during the overnight hours on Monday. According to Ottawa Co...
May 13, 2019
Michigan joins suit against generic drugmakers
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a lawsuit with 44 other states charging the nation's biggest Generic Drug firms, including Pfizer, and their subsidiary, Greenstone...
May 13, 2019
Pure gas available again in Michigan
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) — Everything old is new again. It hasn't exactly caught on as a fad, but about 465 gas stations in Michigan are now selling pure gas from at least one of their pumps. Almost...
May 13, 2019
Rare Bird: Tuskegee Airman Impressed by First Holland Visit, Wants to Return
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to accurately reflect Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson’s correct rank. We regret the error. HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Detroit resident and retired...
May 12, 2019
Car thief chased through two counties in custody
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A suspect who evaded capture for seven hours could be formally charged with a variety of counts in two separate counties in the coming week. The chase began in Van...
May 12, 2019
Healthcare worker cops plea in federal drug case
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — It was an inside job. A former medical assistant in Hastings, Michigan has accepted a plea deal with the U.S. Attorney's office, admitting she stole a doctor's prescr...
May 12, 2019
Snow day forgiveness bills signed into law
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed bills that will forgive four additional snow days, eliminating the need to extend the school year further into next month for many are...
May 12, 2019
