Category Archives: State News
28 communities sharing $5.1 million in grants for road work in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Twenty-eight villages and cities in Michigan will share $5.1-million in road repair grants from the state. Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the recipients yesterday, sayi...
Sep 26, 2024 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Michigan Republican Party sues Secretary of State Benson
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is being sued by the Michigan Republican Party for allegedly violating state election law. The GOP says the Republican National Co...
Sep 25, 2024 Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson during a July 29, 2024 press conference. (YouTube image courtesy State of Michigan)
WMU's three academic labor unions approve "no confidence" vote for President Edward Montgomery
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As negotiations continue on new contracts, all three of Western Michigan University's academic unions last week approved a vote of "no confidence" in university President ...
Sep 24, 2024 President Edward Montgomery of Western Michigan University. (Photo via WMU Announcement video).
AAA: Gas prices up 12-cents a gallon in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are up 12-cents a gallon from last week. Triple-A Michigan says the average is now $3.38, which is down nine-cents from last month and 30-cents lower...
Sep 23, 2024
Latest poll numbers show dead heat in Michigan between Harris, Trump
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The latest polling shows the presidential race is getting even tighter in Michigan. The latest Emerson College and The Hill poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris with 50% ...
Sep 20, 2024 hjl / CC
Governor orders flags lowered to half-staff for fallen MSP officer
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Flags have been ordered to be lowered to half-staff today by Governor Whitmer in honor of Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Officer Dan Kerstetter. He was killed last Frid...
Sep 20, 2024 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
AUDIO: Bartenders, servers calling on lawmakers to protect their lower tipped wage
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Restaurant servers and bartenders are urging lawmakers to make changes to the upcoming minimum wage hike that will take their pay up to $12 an hour next February. The group ...
Sep 19, 2024 Exterior of Michigan Capitol building (courtesy State of Michigan)
Michigan's average gas price remains $3.25
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices across Michigan are holding steady with last week's average at $3.25. Triple-A Michigan says the price is down 27-cents in the past month and 47-cents less than ...
Sep 16, 2024
Gun owner injured after gun goes off in her purse at Kalamazoo County store
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A woman whose firearm went off accidentally in her purse at a Kalamazoo County store Sunday afternoon was injured, as well as another nearby customer. The Kalamazoo...
Sep 15, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil).
Human case of West Nile Virus confirmed in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department announced on Friday they are tracking a human case of West Nile Virus in a Calhoun County resident. According to a news rel...
Sep 13, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Health Department Facebook page
