Category Archives: State News
Governor Whitmer's $88-billion FY 2027 budget proposed
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer's $88-billion budget has been proposed and introduced to lawmakers. She is proposing higher taxes on tobacco and electronic cigarettes, a new inter...
Feb 12, 2026 (Photo courtesy of the Executive Office of the Governor)
State House Speaker sides with Trump in Gordie Howe International Bridge threat
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall is siding with President Donald Trump in Trump's threat to prevent the Gordie Howe International Bridge from opening without getting concess...
Feb 12, 2026 Matt Johnson / CC
Governor Whitmer signs bills banning cell phones in K-12 classrooms
DELTA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cell phones will be banned in K-12 classrooms throughout Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed two bipartisan bills Tuesday at Waverly High School near Lansing, ...
Feb 11, 2026 Governor Gretchen Whitmer announcing her Lowering MI Costs Plan in Lansing, MI Feb 6, 2022 (courtesy Office of Governor)
President Trump threatens to block opening of Gordie Howe Bridge connecting Michigan to Ontario
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM)) - President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge , demanding that Canada grant the United States a 50% ownership stake and...
Feb 10, 2026
State's average gas price down seven-cents a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are down seven-cents a gallon from last week on average. Triple-A Michigan says the price is now $2.83, three-cents less than last month and down 27-...
Feb 09, 2026
President Trump wants federal government to take over Detroit election; Senator Nesbitt in favor
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - President Donald Trump is floating the idea of the federal government stepping in to run the 2026 election in Detroit, saying Motown, Philadelphia, and Atlanta have "horribl...
Feb 06, 2026 samael1986 / Depositphotos.com
Attorney General Nessel launches immigration action reporting form
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Attorney General Dana Nessel is launching a new reporting form for residents to give her office information on federal immigration action in Michigan. She says the form allo...
Feb 05, 2026 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel
Detroit Tigers 1968 World Series MVP Mickey Lolich dies at 85
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One of the finest pitchers in Detroit Tigers franchise history, Mickey Lolich, has died at the age of 85. Lolich was a three-time All-Star who pitched for Detroit for 13 sea...
Feb 04, 2026 (courtesy Detroit Tigers)
Grand Rapids Police Chief Winstrom leaving for Florida job
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom is becoming the new police chief in Pensacola, Florida. Winstrom has spent the past four years as the top cop in the Furniture C...
Feb 04, 2026 Photo from the Grand Rapids Police Department's Facebook page.
Four former Michigan Governors to join call for civility in politics
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In a rare bipartisan call for civility in today's politics, four of Michigan's ex-governors will take part in a special forum in Lansing Wednesday. Former Governors Jim Blan...
Feb 03, 2026 aliced / Depositphotos.com
