Category Archives: State News
Palisades nuclear plant receives second federal loan disbursement
COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Palisades nuclear power plant in Van Buren County's Covert Township has received nearly $57-million from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of a $1.52-billion...
Mar 18, 2025
Congresswoman Stevens eyeing run for U.S. Senate
BIRMINGHAM, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Congresswoman Haley Stevens says she is eyeing a run for the U.S. Senate from Michigan in 2026. The 41-year-old Stevens told CNN's State of the Union she is considering r...
Mar 18, 2025 11th District Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-Michigan)
Arson suspect arrested in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 43-year-old man is in custody after an alleged arson Sunday night. Scott Daniel Hassler was arraigned Monday afternoon on multiple felony charges, including assault with...
Mar 17, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety graphic (courtesy of KDPS)
Michigan congressmen say missile defense site should be built at the Fort Custer Training Center
AUGUSTA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four Michigan congressmen are urging the federal government to make Michigan the future home of an advanced missile defense site. Friday, Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-Ze...
Mar 14, 2025 (courtesy of The National Guard)
AUDIO: West Michigan food banks say USDA funding cuts will have big impact
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Food banks in west Michigan are uneasy with the more than one-billion-dollars that have been cut by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for local food banks and schools....
Mar 13, 2025 Pictures of Money / CC
AUDIO: Cuts to U.S. Department of Education worry Governor Whitmer
LIVONIA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the cutting of the U.S. Department of Education's workforce by nearly 50% has her worried. Whitmer said in metro Detroit yesterday that "there...
Mar 13, 2025
Michigan holding statewide tornado drill next Wednesday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A statewide tornado drill is scheduled to take place next Wednesday. It will happen at 1 p.m. and state officials are urging people to use the drill to check their safety pl...
Mar 13, 2025
State House passes resolution urging MHSAA to ban transgender girls from girls' sports
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A resolution urging the Michigan High School Athletic Association to ban transgender girls from competing in girls' sports has been passed by the state House. Eight Democrat...
Mar 13, 2025 Exterior of Michigan Capitol building (courtesy State of Michigan)
State voter ID requirements would change under committee-approved resolution
LANAING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's voter identification requirements would change under a resolution approved yesterday by the state House Election Integrity Committee. The resolution was introduce...
Mar 12, 2025 GPA Photo Archive
Wortz says HB 4206 would reduce number of deer by offering free doe hunting licenses
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - With the increased number of car-deer crashes along with crops being destroyed due to the growing deer population, 35th District State Representative Jennifer Wortz has introduced...
Mar 12, 2025
