Category Archives: State News
Teenager drowns in St. Joseph County
THREE RIVERS (WKZO-AM/FM) — One teenager in a group of young fishermen who decided to put down their poles and beat the heat by swimming across the St. Joseph River didn’t make it out aliv...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 19, 2017
Driskell to challenge Walberg again in 7th District
SALINE, MI (WTVB) – Former Michigan State Representative Gretchen Driskell of Saline announced Wednesday she’s running for Congress again. Driskell is seeking the Democratic nomination to ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 19, 2017
Missing Galesburg man found near Detroit
GALESBURG (WKZO-AM/FM) — There is a happy ending to a story about a man who had been missing for days, and family members were getting to be very concerned about. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 19, 2017
Bernstein bows out, endorses Whitmer
UNDATED WKZO AM/FM) — You have probably seen his family's ads hundreds of times. Attorney Mark Bernstein had been toying with a run for governor as a Democrat, but yesterday opted instead to thr...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 19, 2017
Tentative settlement will be reached in SRO suit
LANSING (WKZO-AM/FM) — It appears settlements will be reached in the lawsuits filed by Kalamazoo Public Schools and other districts over the authority of the School Reform Office to close school...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 19, 2017
Credit Card Skimmer Discovered at Michigan Gas Station
PINCKNEY, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – The Better Business Bureau says a credit card skimmer was identified at a BP gas station in Pinckney and reported to police on Thursday, July 13. Skimmers continue to...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 19, 2017
Thousands sign petition to stop beheading
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — So far, over 23,200 people have signed an online petition seeking to stop the beheading in Saudi Arabia of a prospective Western Michigan University student from that co...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 19, 2017
Suspect charged with giving drugs to 2 year old
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) – A Branch County child abuse case has resulted in the arrest of a man accused of allowing an infant to ingest morphine. 22-year old Nicholas Platek of Union City surrender...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 19, 2017
Democrat doctor challenges Fred Upton in 2018
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – The race for the Democratic nomination against Congressman Fred Upton now has another Democratic throwing his hat into the ring. Former YMCA National Health Officer ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 19, 2017
SpartanNash introducing curbside grocery pickup
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WTVB) – SpartanNash is implementing a new curb-side pickup service at 25 Family Fare stores in Michigan. The new service is called “Fast Lane,” and will allow custo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 18, 2017




