Category Archives: State News
VIDEO: Car slams into fire truck on-scene for another accident on I-94 near Kalamazoo
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two crashes are being investigated by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office that happened on westbound I-94 around 5:30 a.m. Monday. The first was when a truck wen...
Jan 20, 2025
National Weather Service issues cold weather advisory for entire state
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory for the entire state of Michigan until Wednesday. Wind chill readings are expected to be between ten and 25...
Jan 20, 2025 Rachel Kramer / CC
Average Michigan gas price up 12-cents in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are up 12-cents a gallon from last week. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is now $3.15, up eight-cents in the last month and eleven-cents mor...
Jan 20, 2025
Commanders outscore Lions for berth in NFC title game
Expectations were low for the Washington Commanders this season because they had a rookie quarterback. Washington would be planting the seeds to eventually get a fully bloomed quarterback, but as it t...
Jan 19, 2025
Detroit Lions playoff game to have big economic impact
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Saturday night's playoff game for the Detroit Lions at Ford Field is expected to pay off for businesses all over the metro Detroit area. Anderson Economic Group is estimatin...
Jan 17, 2025 Detroit Lions quarterback David Blough (courtesy of NFL/Detroit Lions)
Whitmer lays out "Road Ahead" plan at Detroit Auto Show
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the future of the entire auto industry is currently at stake and "the very core of Michigan's economy is on the line." She delivered her "Road...
Jan 16, 2025 Governor Whitmer delivers an address at the Detroit Auto Show Jan 15, 2025 (courtesy Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
AUDIO: Restaurant workers, owners urge lawmakers to protect lower tipped wage system
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Restaurant owners and employees spent part of their Tuesday urging state lawmakers to take action to protect their lower tipped minimum wage before it starts to go up Februa...
Jan 15, 2025 Exterior of Michigan Capitol building (courtesy State of Michigan)
AUDIO: Senator Nesbitt of Van Buren County running for governor in 2026
LAWTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The 2026 race for governor in Michigan has its second candidate. State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt of Lawton has announced he is seeking the Republican nomination for...
Jan 14, 2025 State Senator Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton. (Photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans).
Nesbitt announces gubernatorial ambitions
LAWTON, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 14, 2025) - It has been just over two months since the presidential election, and thoughts of the 2026 gubernatorial vote are already on the minds of some in Lansing. Stat...
Jan 14, 2025
Gas prices drop 11-cents in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices are eleven-cents a gallon lower than last week. Triple-A Michigan says the average is now $3.03, two-cents less than last month but eight-cents more than what we...
Jan 13, 2025
