Category Archives: State News
New, permanent MSU Athletic Director chosen
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan State University’s interim athletic director is now the permanent director of the department that is still trying to recover from the Larry Nassar scand...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 16, 2018
2 killed, 2 injured in crash near Indiana border
MOTTVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Two people are dead and two are injured after a rollover crash near the Indiana border. It happened around 9:00 p.m. Sunday on U.S. 131 near Indian Prairie ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 16, 2018
Drowning at Dumont Lake in Allegan County
ALLEGAN COUNTY (WHTC-AM/FM) — A Grand Rapids man drowned after his personal watercraft (PWC) got flipped by another boat’s wake, according to an Allegan County Sheriff’s Office state...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 16, 2018
New contaminant raising concerns statewide
RICHLAND (WKZO-AM/FM) — A new contamination threat that is showing up all over the state, is also appearing close to home. Governor Rick Snyder is asking Attorney General Bill Schuette to sue 3M...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 14, 2018
Vandals Target Tires at Holland Mobile Home Park
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Holland Department of Public Safety detectives are looking for tips related to vandalism at the Lincoln Estates Mobile Home Park, 1139 Lincoln Ave. A flat tire was reporte...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 13, 2018
Stabenow, Peters Come Out Against Supreme Court Nominee
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - This should come as no surprise. Within a minute of each other on Friday morning, the offices of Michigan's two US Senators - Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters - issued stateme...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 13, 2018
Corpse flower blooms at Grand Rapids Meijer Gardens
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO AM/FM) — It’s the flower that everyone had to smell to believe at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. The smell was described as rotten eggs, rot...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 13, 2018
Homeless woman killed by freight train
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — There has been another death of a homeless person making headlines in Battle Creek. Battle Cree police say a homeless woman was killed by a freight train as she w...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 13, 2018
Salmonella cases continue from Honey Smacks cereal
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Officials with the Food and Drug Administration say the number of people who have gotten salmonella from tainted boxes of Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal has now hi...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 13, 2018
Ottawa Co, Patriots Host Candidate Forums
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The Ottawa County Patriots will host two candidate forums in Zeeland at the Howard Miller Library, 14 S .Church St. in Zeeland, from 6:45-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 13, 2018




