Category Archives: State News
Troubled Kent County overpass remains unprotected
KENT COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — It was just a joke and west Michigan got it. It was proposed by a fan of the bridge's Facebook page that the population mobilize to help out the state of Michigan ...
Apr 08, 2018
Governor ends bottled water deliveries to Flint
FLINT (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Rick Snyder has decided to end new deliveries of state funded bottled water to the city of Flint. He says the tap water being piped to 90% of the homes has exceeded...
Apr 07, 2018
UPDATE: Shooting Victim Identified; Still No Suspect
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers are releasing the name of the victim in last weekend's murder on the city's Northside, but they don't seem close to making an arrest. 26...
Apr 07, 2018
State Supreme Court vacates rape conviction
VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO AM/FM) — A 24-year-old Van Buren County man who is serving 25 to 38-years in prison for allegedly molesting a 12-year-old niece will get a new trial after the State Suprem...
Apr 06, 2018
UPDATE: Another bad day for MSU and Larry Nassar
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — Larry Nassar and Michigan State University have had a lot of bad news lately and the last two days have piled more of it on. Thursday the Michigan House released a scathin...
Apr 06, 2018
The racing days at Hazel Park are done
HAZEL PARK, MI (WTVB) – Hazel Park Raceway has closed after nearly 70 years of horse racing. The track in Hazel Park, mIchigan closed yesterday, less than a month before the raceway was set to o...
Apr 06, 2018
Preparing for severe weather in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Next week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Michigan. Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is encouraging everybody to be a part of a ...
Apr 05, 2018
CMU gunman ruled incompetent for now
MT. PLEASANT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — An Isabella County Judge has sent James Davis Jr., who is charged with murdering his parents on the CMU campus, back to a mental hospital for now for treatment af...
Apr 05, 2018
Springfield man charged with child abuse
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) — A 23-year-old man from Springfield has been charged with 2nd degree child abuse for allegedly injuring his infant daughter. Brady West claims he was resting with the ...
Apr 05, 2018
GOP fears about ballot items enhancing 'Blue Wave'
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — The Campaign to put a part time legislature on the ballot has stumbled across the finish line short of the signatures they need to qualify for the November ballot. They ha...
Apr 05, 2018
