Category Archives: State News
Michigan GOP chair selected as Trump's ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) - Any questions about Pete Hoekstra's political future may have been answered on Wednesday. The Trump Transition Team announced that the former eight-term U.S. House Representa...
Nov 21, 2024 Michigan GOP Chair Pete Hoekstra, who has been nominated for the U.S. ambassador to Canada (courtesy Michigan GOP)
Secretary of State Benson cheers passage of bills restricting firearms at polling locations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two bills have been passed by lawmakers that would restrict firearms at polling locations while the polls are open. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says she is "grateful t...
Nov 19, 2024 Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, attends an Election Night party, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Former Coldwater prison guard gets jail time/probation for meth possession
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A former corrections officer at the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater was sentenced on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court after he admitted his guilt to being in po...
Nov 19, 2024
Gas prices up 9-cents a gallon in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's more expensive to fill the gas tank in Michigan compared to last Monday. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is up by nine-cents a gallon to $3.13, but the price ...
Nov 18, 2024
General Motors announces lay offs
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. today laid off roughly 1,000 people with a majority of those apparently working out of the automaker's Global Technical Center in Warren, according to the Detroit News. T...
Nov 15, 2024 General Motors Logo
Kalamazoo man headed for prison dies while trying to escape transport van
BIG RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has died while apparently trying to escape a sheriff's department transport van in Mecosta County last month. Mecosta County Sheriff Brian Miller says 25-...
Nov 15, 2024 (courtesy Mecosta County Sheriff's Office)
Charges being sought after Vicksburg child dies in a car in a grocery store parking lot
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Charges are reportedly being sought for a father whose three-year-old died in August after being left in a car at the Vicksburg Family Fare. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Off...
Nov 15, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo senator proposes sweeping expansion of Michigan's bottle deposit law
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senator Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) has introduced legislation he says will put the question of expanding Michigan's bottle deposit law on the 2026 general election ball...
Nov 14, 2024 heiko119 / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo State Theatre to pause operations, pursue new ownership and operational structure
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A major downtown Kalamazoo entertainment venue is closing, at least for the time being. The Kalamazoo State Theatre will pause operations effective November 24. Officials ...
Nov 12, 2024
Gas prices drop 12-cents in Michigan over past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average gasoline price in Michigan is 12-cents a gallon lower than last week. Triple-A Michigan says the price is now $3.04 down 28-cents in the past month and 36-cents...
Nov 11, 2024
