Category Archives: State News
Michigan Retail Sales Index fell dramatically in February
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The February Retail Sales Index in Michigan took a nosedive compared to January. The Michigan Retailers Association says their 100-point Retail Index for the month came in a...
Mar 25, 2025
Michigan couple jailed in Mexico, family members looking for answers
SPRING ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A couple from Spring Arbor in Jackson County is in a Mexican jail according to their daughter. Lindsey Hull says her mother, Christy Akeo and her husband, Paul Akeo, we...
Mar 25, 2025 Christy Akeo and her husband, Paul Akeo (photo courtesy of Lindsey Hill via Facebook)
Whitmer not in the running for Michigan's soon-to-be-open U.S. Senate seat
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she is not going to run for the U.S. Senate in 2026. The seat is opening up with the upcoming retirement of U.S. Senator Gary Peters,...
Mar 24, 2025 Gov. Whitmer unveils her FY25 Budget proposal Feb.7, 2024 (courtesy Office of the Governor)
Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario requests all U.S. flags be removed from city properties
SARNIA, ONTARIO (WKZO AM/FM) - The mayor of Sarnia, Ontario has issued a request to have all U.S. flags removed from city properties. Mayor Mike Bradley says he considered making the request back in J...
Mar 20, 2025 Mike Mozart / CC
State House approves $3.1-billion plan to fund road fixes in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state House has approved a $3.1-billion plan to fund fixing Michigan's roads. House Speaker Matt Hall says all of the taxes collected at the pump will be put toward road...
Mar 20, 2025 Violka08 / Depositphotos.com
Even though they haven't announced yet, James and Dixon lead Republican race for governor in 2026
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll from Mitchell Research and Communications shows Congressman John James and Tudor Dixon are nearly even among Republican voters in the race for governor. James has...
Mar 20, 2025
Car crashes into multiple vehicles in Kalamazoo gas station parking lot, injuring at least two people
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A speeding vehicle veered off the road and into a gas station lot on South Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo Wednesday afternoon, hitting two cars, a gas pump, and two motorcy...
Mar 19, 2025
Michigan House passes bill lowering income taxes to 4.05%
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House has approved a bill to lower income taxes to 4.05% from the current 4.25%. The bill would restore the tax rate that was in place for 2023 after the Genera...
Mar 19, 2025 Exterior of Michigan Capitol building (courtesy State of Michigan)
AUDIO: Constituents frustrated by Congressman Huizenga's new phone system
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Residents of Congressman Bill Huizenga's 4th Congressional District are frustrated by his office changing their phone system. The Zeeland Republican's staff no longer answer...
Mar 19, 2025 US House Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Holland) (photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Farmers and lawmakers take tractors to the state capitol to rally against over regulation
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Farmers and some lawmakers circled the Michigan Capitol in Lansing Tuesday to lobby against what Republican state legislators are calling burdensome regulations they say are incre...
Mar 18, 2025 A tractor rally at the Michigan Capitol March 18, 2025 (courtesy of State Representative Jennifer Wortz)
