Category Archives: State News
Health officials battle mumps outbreaks at jails
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) –It's not the measles, but another childhood disease that had nearly been wiped out has appeared in several inmates at the Calhoun County Jail. Jail officials say t...
Apr 21, 2019
Unusual crash in Cass County injures two
PORTER TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) — Cass County Deputies say a man standing in his own garage became the victim of vehicle-pedestrian accident when a driver who was suspected of being high on marijua...
Apr 21, 2019
Man, Woman, and Dog Survive Sinking Jon Boat
OTTAWA COUNTY (WHTC-AM/FM) — A man and a woman were rescued from Petty’s Bayou in Spring Lake Township on Saturday morning, April 20, 2019.The couple and their dog had been on a 10-foot jo...
Apr 20, 2019
Governor's college scholarship ideas become bipartisan bills
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Bills to create Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed scholarship program for community college will soon be up for debate in the House and Senate. The legislatio...
Apr 20, 2019
Three More Charged in Connection With Troy "T.J." Wells' Murder
OTTAWA COUNTY (WHTC_AM/FM) — Ottawa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three more people in connection with the shooting death of 14-year-old Troy “T.J.” Wells Jr. on Feb. 16, ...
Apr 19, 2019
Living Sustainablity: Economics of Sustainability
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Living Sustainably Along the Lakeshore and Good for Michigan will cohost a panel discussion from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Herrick District Library’...
Apr 19, 2019
Some Spring Truck-Weight Restrictions Lifted
MICHIGAN (WHTC-AM/FM) — At 6 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2019, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will lift spring weight restrictions on state roads from the southern Michigan border n...
Apr 19, 2019
Upton talks global trade from a state perspective
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Over 125 local political, business, and community leaders gathered at Western Michigan University on Thursday to discuss economic opportunities between the state and for...
Apr 18, 2019
Lightning strike likely cause of airport fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO) – The Battle Creek Fire Department responded to a reported roof fire Thursday morning at the Airport Operations Building. A lighting strike is believed to be the cause of...
Apr 18, 2019
UPDATE: One Teen Girl Found, One Remains Missing
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The family of Holland resident Skyler Guffey, 15, says she’s home safe now, after disappearing yesterday afternoon, April 17, 2019. But the family of Zeeland residen...
Apr 18, 2019
