Category Archives: State News
'Most Wanted' deadbeat dad captured
CHICAGO (WKZO AM/FM) — America's "Most Wanted Deadbeat Dad" Joseph Stroup, comes from Van Buren County, owes over half a million in child support, He will appear in a Federal Court in Chicago to...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 16, 2018
Director charged with stealing $500,000
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WTVB) – The former Executive Director of the Calhoun Conservation District has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly embezzling more than a half million dollars b...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 16, 2018
Fundraising for fallen officers monument
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — Attorney General Bill Schuette is encouraging Michiganders to donate to a new monument to honor Michigan’s Law Enforcement. The Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Mem...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 15, 2018
Tax cut deal struck in Lansing
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — The Governor has come to terms with legislative leaders on a tax cut deal that clears the way for budget talks to go forward. The negotiated agreement settles what the sta...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 15, 2018
Independence of special prosecutor questioned
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — Critics are pouncing on a Detroit News story that revealed the working agreement between Attorney General Bill Schuette and Bill Forsyth . They say it shows that it is not...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 15, 2018
Green and White left black and blue
EAST LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — Larry Nassar and his perverse medical practice may be the focus of multiple investigations at MSU but the fractures it's caused go far deeper than that. Portage City ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 15, 2018
Metal debris goes through windshield, deputy unhurt
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) – A Branch County Sheriff's Department deputy escaped serious injury Monday morning near Jackson when a piece of debris came off a truck and struck his vehicle before it went ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 14, 2018
Valentine's Day: Breaking Down the Numbers
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) — February 14 is Valentine’s Day and new numbers show that only 55% of the population celebrates the holiday. According to the National Retail Federation, consumers wi...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 14, 2018
Rebecca Bletsch Bill Advances
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — A State House Committee has sent to the floor the Rebekah Bletsch bill, that would require that convicted criminals be required to listen to the victim impact statements g...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 14, 2018
Suspects named in cold case murder
SOUTH HAVEN (WKZO AM/FM) — Three suspects from Battle Creek are facing charges after a 2014 homicide in Van Buren County. Van Buren County deputies have arrested three people in a cold case murd...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 14, 2018




