Category Archives: State News
Computer glitch narrows Frisbie lead in 44th State House race
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A programming error has tightened up the race for the 44th District State House seat between Republican challenger Steve Frisbie and Democratic incumbent Jim Haadsma. Calho...
Nov 09, 2024 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Hall named Michigan Speaker of the House for 2025
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One day after winning back control of the Michigan House of Representatives, Republicans named two lawmakers from West Michigan as their leadership for 2025. Kalamazoo Count...
Nov 07, 2024
Rogers concedes to Slotkin in Michigan's U.S. Senate race
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After a night and day of tight vote counting, Democrat U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat. A third-term representative, Slotkin defe...
Nov 06, 2024
AUDIO: Senator McCann says bill would result in compensation for businesses due to road work
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Legislation is being considered in Lansing to help businesses who take a hit because of road construction. That could come in handy in Kalamazoo, where some firms have alr...
Nov 05, 2024 Michigan State Senator Sean McCann
Three of four fatal victims in I-96 crash were female members of Lansing family
WEBBERVILLE, MI - Three of the four persons killed late Saturday night when a semi-truck was unable to stop in time to avoid crashing into stopped vehicles on westbound I-96 near the Webberville exit ...
Nov 04, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
AUDIO: Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance holds rally in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance held a campaign rally in Portage Friday afternoon. He says Democratic Presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris has alr...
Nov 01, 2024
One arrested for trying to steal vehicle in St. Joseph County
FLORENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 43-year-old Centreville man on several charges after he tried to steal a vehicle in Florence Township on Tues...
Oct 31, 2024
Senator Vance, former President Trump, Minnesota Governor Walz campaigning in Michigan Friday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance will campaign in Portage Friday afternoon. The US Senator from Ohio is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. at RAI Jets in the 5800 blo...
Oct 31, 2024
Make it stop! Voters in US swing states frazzled by ads blitz
By Costas Pitas (Reuters) - Libby Brouwer was so fed up with political advertisements interrupting her YouTube viewing in the battleground state of Michigan that she opted to pay $13.99 per month to g...
Oct 30, 2024
Early and absentee voting proving popular in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Early voting is proving to be very popular in Michigan. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says nearly two-million ballots have been cast already either by absentee or earl...
Oct 30, 2024
