Category Archives: State News
Marijuana signature drive tops 200,000
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Voters in Michigan could see marijuana legislation on the ballot in 2018. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol says it’s close to having enough petit...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 21, 2017
Memorial for Portage teen
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — It was three months ago today that 18-year-old Alyssa Elsman of Portage was killed and two dozen others, including her sister Ava were injured when they were struck by a...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 20, 2017
Woman drowns in Allegan County
WAYLAND TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM/FM) — Allegan County Deputies have released the name of the woman who drowned during a late night swim Selkirk Lake. They say 40 year old Anna Elizabeth Demshuk of Holl...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 20, 2017
Experts say the carp got by the barriers
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Tests conducted on the Asian Carp that was found just nine miles from Lake Michigan in June show it originated in the Illinois watershed. The researchers say during its ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 19, 2017
UPDATE: 15-year-old found in South Haven, returned home
UPDATE – 8/19 at 7:58 a.m.: The child has been found safe at a home in South Haven. She has since been returned home. ORIGINAL STORY: BANGOR (WKZO AM/FM) — A 15-year-old girl is missing fr...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 19, 2017
Republican Senate Hopeful Lena Epstein Hacked on Twitter
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Lena Epstein says she was involved in a twitter hack on Thursday evening and is condemning the Michigan Democratic Party for circulating...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 18, 2017
22 year Kalamazoo County man found dead in apartment; was MSU student
(EAST LANSING)(WLNS)(WKZO) – East Lansing police are continuing their investigation into the death of a Kalamazoo County man. WLNS TV News reports the 22 year old was a student at Michigan State...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 18, 2017
MSP and MDOT urge safety during Monday's eclipse
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – On Monday, August 21, millions will be treated to a very rare astronomical event: a total eclipse of the sun. This only occurs on a given spot on the planet once every...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 18, 2017
Smugglers using drones busted in Ionia
IONIA (WKZO-AM/FM) — Three people who allegedly used a drone to smuggle contraband into the Richard A. Hanlon Correctional Facility in Ionia are themselves sitting in jail early Friday, while pr...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 18, 2017
Sailing into a sea of controversy
TRAVERSE CITY (WKZO AM/FM) — Historical controversies took to the water this week in West Michigan. The Lowell Showboat has been called the Robert E. Lee since 1932, when it was named after one ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 18, 2017




