Category Archives: State News
Allegan County School Agency sued by Feds
ALLEGAN (WKZO AM/FM) — A federal lawsuit has been filed against Allegan Area Educational Service Agency Former Superintendent and Principal Jonathon Garcia who subjected teachers to a hostile wo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 16, 2018
Aretha Franklin dead in Detroit
(Detroit, MI) — Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul” is dead at the age of 76. Born in 1942, she honed her skills as a singer at an early age in her father's church in Detroit, singi...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 16, 2018
Michigan's jobless rate now the lowest in 18 years
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan’s unemployment rate dropped last month to the lowest it's been since December 2000. Bruce Weaver with Michigan Deptartment of Technology, Management and...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 16, 2018
UPDATE: Man Rescued from Lake Michigan Near Port Sheldon has Died
PORT SHELDON TWP (WHTC-AM/FM) — Ottawa County Sheriff’s marine patrol unit rescued a man from Lake Michigan just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Thurday morning, Ottawa County Sheriff’s ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 16, 2018
One billboard outside of Paw Paw, Michigan
PAW PAW (WKZO AM/FM) — It's not Three Billboards outside of Ebbing Missouri, it's just one billboard outside of Paw Paw, but like the movie, it pokes at a deeply emotional nerve in that communit...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 15, 2018
Suspect Arraigned in Sherrilee McNeal's Shooting Death
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The man suspected of killing Port Sheldon Township resident Sherrilee McNeal on July 24, 2018, was arraigned Tuesday, according to Ottawa County Sheriff’s authoritie...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 15, 2018
Former Holland Councilman, Hope Geology Professor, 'Doc' Therin Has Died
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Former Hope College geology professor and Holland City Council member James “Doc” Cotter Tharin died at his Holland home on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. He was 87. ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 15, 2018
Does PFAS lead to cancer?
BELMONT (WKZO AM/FM) — The big question for anyone who is living with PFAS-contaminated water has been, “What is it doing to me?" The answer remains unclear. A study just released in Kent ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 15, 2018
Kent Co. Clerk Lyons chosen as Schuette's running mate
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO AM/FM) — Republican Gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette is announcing Lisa Posthumus Lyons as his running mate that will be on the November ballot. Speaking at the Kent Coun...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 15, 2018
Michigan grant works to stop campus sexual assaults
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — For the fourth and possibly the last time, a program to fight sexual abuse on Michigan's college campuses will be distributing one-million dollars to competitive proposals...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 15, 2018
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