Category Archives: State News
Galesburg man arrested after allegedly making violent threats toward a Battle Creek-area school and its students
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have arrested a 57-year-old Galesburg man after he allegedly made violent threats toward a Battle Creek-area school and its students on a social med...
Feb 19, 2026 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
MSHDA hits record number of home assistance loans in 2025
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan State Housing Development Authority has set a record in 2025 for how many people they helped become homeowners. The MSHDA says they issued 6,193 home assistance...
Feb 19, 2026 (courtesy Michigan State Housing Department Authority)
Governor Whitmer visits Olympic athletes in Milan
MILAN, ITALY (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer stopped in Milan, Italy this week to meet with Michigan athletes representing Team USA in the Winter Olympics. Whitmer talked to ice dancers Emile...
Feb 19, 2026 .2022 State of the State is set for Wednesday evening at 7.
Three Michigan school districts under federal investigation
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three public school districts in Michigan are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ is looking into if the schools have included sexual orientation ...
Feb 19, 2026 Animated Heaven
Grand Rapids police shoot, injure man
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Grand Rapids police have shot and injured a man who was armed with a handgun and resisting arrest. Deputy Police Chief Joseph Trigg says they got a call of a man on a b...
Feb 19, 2026 Photo from the Grand Rapids Police Department's Facebook page.
State lawmakers introduce bipartisan bills to lower housing costs
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A bipartisan package of nine bills has been introduced in the state House as lawmakers seek to lower housing costs in Michigan. The bills would cap lot sizes in metro areas ...
Feb 18, 2026 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
AUDIO: State House Speaker does not want more state money spent on Rx Kids
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland is opposed to spending more state money on the Rx Kids program. Rx Kids pays pregnant mothers $1,500 when they are expecting and...
Feb 17, 2026 (Courtesy City of Flint)
Michigan's average gas price up 15-cents in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - We are just a month and a half into 2026, and Triple-A Michigan says gas prices have hit a high of $3.03 on February 12th. The average price has come down a little bit from...
Feb 16, 2026
Bronson man accused of threatening phone call to state Capitol
BRONSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 50-year-old Bronson man accused of making a call to the state Capitol threatening Republicans was back in court yesterday. Gabriel Hetrick is charged with one count of mak...
Feb 13, 2026
Rogers wants to help small businesses affected by extended construction projects
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo lawmaker is proposing legislation that will provide small businesses relief if they are affected by road construction work. House Bill 5524 will be introduced by...
Feb 12, 2026 wabeno / Depositphotos.com
