Category Archives: State News
Kalamazoo man charged with infant's death
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — 38-year-old Sonny Larsen, the live-in boyfriend has been formally charged with open murder and first degree child abuse for the death of his girlfriend's 7-month old bab...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 16, 2018
Zeeland Man Among Service Award Honorees
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — West Michigan Works! has honored Zeeland resident Nicholas Borgman, customer service representative at Quality Car Wash with a 2018 Beverly A. Drake Essential Service Awar...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 16, 2018
First Recall Issued in Turkey Salmonella Investigation
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) — In his note to the public announcing Jennie-O’s recall of raw turkey meet, Steve Lykken, the company’s president, expressed concern that anyone would get ill. ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 16, 2018
One man killed in Hillsdale County blaze
WHEATLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – A woman was killed while a man was taken to University of Michigan Hospital with severe injuries following a house fire Thursday morning in Hillsdale County's Whe...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 16, 2018
St. Joseph Co. deputies investigate homicide
FLOWERFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The suspect in a murder at a mobile home park near Three Rivers remains at large. St. Joseph County Undersheriff Mark Lillywhite says a semi-truck driver ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 15, 2018
Investigators Seek Source of Salmonella Outbreak in Turkeys
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) — Just in time for Thanksgiving: Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service investigators and public health officials f...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 15, 2018
Prosecution in porn ring advances
COLDWATER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Two of the four defendants accused by the Michigan Attorney General's Office of being involved in a plot to kidnap, rape and kill a child have had their cases bound ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 15, 2018
UPDATE: Arrest made in death of Kalamazoo infant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A suspect described only as a person responsible for the care of a 7-month old infant has been arrested and charged with felony murder and first degree child abuse f...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 15, 2018
Grand Haven Courthouse Tests Robot Greeter CORA
OTTAWA COUNTY (WHTC-AM/FM) — Ottawa County is testing the first-ever robotic court greeter. The Court-Operated Robotic Assistant — CORA, for short — appeared this week appeared at th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 15, 2018
Mid-term vote sets new record for spending
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Campaign Finance Network which tracks spending by candidates says this was by far the most expensive campaign in state history, and that's with a number of ex...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 14, 2018




