Category Archives: State News
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)
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)
