Category Archives: State News
US Supreme Court not taking up lawsuit against Michigan for COVID-19 shutdowns
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up a lawsuit against the state of Michigan by the owners of The Gym 24/7 Fitness in Alma over the COVID-19 closure ordered by Governo...
Jun 03, 2025 Glenn Beltz / CC
Federal Court affidavit says Chinese student fled after illegal vote last year
DETROIT, MI, (WTVB)- A federal court affidavit says a Chinese citizen who cast an illegal ballot in the 2024 election fled the state to avoid being prosecuted. 19 year old Haoxiang Gao flew from Detro...
Jun 03, 2025
Nessel's office will not pursue case against former Grand Rapids police officer
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is not going to revive the second-degree murder case against former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr. His trial ended in ...
Jun 02, 2025 (screenshot from video released by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel May 28, 2024)
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers study favorable for construction of Line 5 Tunnel
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft study of Enbridge Energy's proposed tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac for their Line 5 pipelines. The study says the...
Jun 02, 2025
Former Michigan House speaker and wife to stand trial for embezzling, misappropriating funds
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives and his wife will now face trial on multiple charges related to the misuse of funds. 35-year-old Lee Chatfield of...
May 30, 2025 Former Michigan Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield. (Photo courtesy of Michigan House GOP)
Whitmer thinks Trump will drop possible pardon for men convicted of plotting her kidnapping
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says President Trump told her that he would not pardon those convicted of a failed plot to kidnap her in 2020. During a recent interview W...
May 30, 2025
One deputy fired and a sergeant demoted among the disciplinary actions taken after inmates left in van at Kalamazoo County Jail
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After seven Kalamazoo County Jail inmates were left in a transport van in a holding area outside the jail for several hours earlier this month, a deputy has been fired, a ...
May 29, 2025 Kalamazoo County Jail (photo by John McNeil)
UPDATE: Man who stole Village of Cassopolis police SUV now in custody
UPDATE: As of 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, the Village of Cassopolis police department says the suspect is in custody and the police vehicle and firearms have been recovered. Original story: CASSOPOLIS, MI (W...
May 28, 2025
Dead dogs found in freezer at Jackson restaurant sparks investigation
Jackson, MI (WTVB)- Authorities are investigating after several dead dogs and severed animal parts were found in a freezer at The Parlour of Jackson. The restaurant's new owner says the remains were d...
May 28, 2025
Emergency order keeps coal power plant from closing
WEST OLIVE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Consumers Energy J.H. Campbell Plant in Ottawa County's West Olive will stay open for now. A federal emergency order will keep the plant open, despite its planned clo...
May 28, 2025 (courtesy Consumers Energy)
