Category Archives: State News
Colbeck relishes "Anti-Establishment" tag
CANTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – He isn’t the darling of Michigan’s Republican establishment, and for Patrick Colbeck, that suits him just fine. The term-limited state Senator from Det...
Dec 11, 2017
Two Tigers tapped for Cooperstown
DETROIT (WKZO AM/FM) — It was announced Sunday that shortstop Alan Trammel and pitcher Jack Morris have both been voted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Both played on the 1984 World...
Dec 11, 2017
Kalamazoo couple campaigning in Alabama
ANISTON, ALABAMA (WKZO AM/FM) — A couple of Kalamazoo therapists who work with the victims of sexual abuse and harassment are in Alabama to help with the campaign for Roy Moore's Democratic oppo...
Dec 11, 2017
Date for special election set
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM)– Governor Rick Snyder has set the date for the election to fill out the rest of John Conyer's congressional term and it's drawing some initial criticism. Conyers "retired" a...
Dec 09, 2017
EPA wants to accelerate Superfund cleanups
CHICAGO (WKZO AM/FM) — It's not clear what it will mean but EPA Director Scott Pruitt wants to increase the urgency of the Kalamazoo River Superfund clean-up that reaches from Kalamazoo's east s...
Dec 09, 2017
Pure Michigan website to be "Personalized"
BOYNE FALLS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – A new feature on the state’s travel website may be a online hit. It’s called personalization, and Pure Michigan Vice President Dave Lorenz explained it...
Dec 08, 2017
Fred Upton on Tax Reform Conference Committee
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) — Congressman Fred Upton has been named to the Conference Committee that will be sorting out the differences between the House and Senate Tax Reform Bills, but his i...
Dec 08, 2017
Winter begins with a pile up near Paw Paw
PAW PAW (WKZO AM/FM) — The ride to work this morning proved to be easier for most commuters, but as expected the first snowy day on the road resulted in hundreds of slide offs and fender benders...
Dec 08, 2017
Winter Weather Advisory for Ottawa and Allegan Counties
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Just as were cleaning up from the first major snowfall of the season, The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a Winter Weather Advisory. The Advis...
Dec 08, 2017
U.S. gymnastics team doctor sentenced to 60 years for child pornography
By Chris Kenning (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor accused of sexually assaulting gymnasts, to 60 years in prison on federal c...
Dec 07, 2017
