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Kalamazoo County commissioner to be sentenced August 26 on domestic violence charge
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A member of the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to be sentenced later this month on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge, after admitting to slapping her former significant other in a dispute earlier this year. As part of a plea deal, three other charges, including...
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Amtrak train stuck near Battle Creek four hours Friday night
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Passengers on an Amtrak train were stuck for four hours Friday night near Battle Creek. Mechanical problems are blamed for the issue, and Amtrak says the passengers including Alfarezdeq Nassir were removed from the train after they determined the problem couldn't be fixed. Passengers ...
6h ago
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LOCAL NEWS
Two paddleboarders injured after being hit on Gourdneck Lake
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people on a paddleboard were injured Saturday when they were struck b...
Aug 17, 2025
17-year-old from Kalamazoo and 19-year-old from Paw Paw killed in fiery crash
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two teens were killed early Sunday morning when their vehicle sl...
Aug 17, 2025
West Nile virus detected in dead bird in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A dead bird in Calhoun County has been found to have had West Nile...
Aug 15, 2025
Driver in crash that killed high school senior identified and charged
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - A driver has been charged in connection to a crash last month that killed ...
Aug 15, 2025
Firefighter injured battling flames in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One firefighter was treated and released from a Battle Creek hospita...
Aug 14, 2025
STATE NEWS
Michigan's average gas price drops 11-cents
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan is down 11-cents from last week. AAA Michigan says the average is now $3.12 a gallon, down eight-cents from last month and 36-cents less than last year. The most expensive gas in the state is sold in Ann Arbor for $3.22 a gallon, and Michigan...
6h ago
Matt DePerno forms committee to run for Attorney General in 2026
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican attorney Matt DePerno is trying again to run for Michigan Attorney General. The Kalamazoo County lawyer was the Republican nominee for the office in 2022, but lost to incumbent Attorney General Dana Nessel. DePerno has formed a committee in his second bid for the office. H...
Aug 15, 2025
AUDIO: State government shutdown in October a real possibility
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A state government shutdown on October 1st is looking like a real threat. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks of Grand Rapids says she is worried about that and reports she and Republican House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland have not held a one-on-one meeting in about a month. Hall...
Aug 14, 2025
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
US FTC sues ticket reseller for evading Taylor Swift's Eras tour ticket limits
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued ticket reseller Key Investment Group for evading purchasing limits to buy up thousands of tickets to live events including Taylor Swift's Eras tour and resell them at a markup, according t...
2h ago
Cable network MSNBC to rebrand as MS NOW before planned spinoff, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Cable news channel MSNBC will rebrand as My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW, ahead of the planned spinoff of the bulk of parent Comcast's NBCUniversal cable networks later this year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Comcast ...
5h ago
MCR Hotels to take Soho House private in $2.7 billion deal
(Reuters) -A group of investors led by New York-based MCR Hotels is taking Soho House private for about $2.7 billion including debt, the members' club operator said on Monday, sending its shares up 15% before the bell. Soho's shareholders will receive ...
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