Category Archives: State News
If you can't beat them, blast them
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) –Lawmakers hope some of the new technologies proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers to keep Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes, like underwater speakers and w...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 10, 2017
Educators researching report on school funding
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan's plan to improve its public schools has earned the state a grade of incomplete from the Federal Government, under the "Every Student Succeeds Act" which was pass...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 10, 2017
UPDATE: Cass County burn victim critical
SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM/FM) — A Cass County man who was airlifted to Bronson Hospital's Burn Unit after he tried to use gas to burn out an underground nest of stinging insects is listed i...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 10, 2017
Southwest Michigan First: State will benefit from "Good Jobs" package
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Southwest Michigan First says they expect Michigan will ultimately benefit from the recently-signed “Good Jobs for Michigan” bill package, despite the state ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 09, 2017
Muskegon man charged with dismembering
MUSKEGON (WKZO AM/FM) — A Fremont man has been charged with a grisly murder that spanned three townships, leaving body parts in two of them. 29-year-old Anthony Blamer Jr. reportedly told police...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 09, 2017
Tuesday's results
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) — Yesterday was a primary election day in Michigan but only a few communities in West Michigan had issues on the ballot, and most of them were funding questions.The one prim...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 09, 2017
Zachary Patten to get psych exam
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Investigators say they The Portage man with no previous record of violence, who is accused of killing two people in two counties, will undergo a psychiatric exam before ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 09, 2017
Norovirus outbreak shuts down YMCA camp
THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) – An outbreak of norovirus forced the shutdown of summer camping activities at Camp Eberhart near Three Rivers. Nearly four dozen campers and staffers got sick and as a p...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 09, 2017
Meijer Recalling Infant Swimsuits
WALKER, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Meijer is recalling infant swimsuits sold at the retailer. Officials say there are over 22-thousand “Wave Zone One-Piece Zip Swimsuits” being recalled. The ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 09, 2017
Pure Michigan 400 set for Sunday at MIS
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Thousands of NASCAR fans are expected to make their way to Michigan International Speedway in Lenawee County this weekend for the Pure Michigan 400. Michelle Grinnell wi...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 08, 2017




