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Portage trash referendum on Tuesday's ballot
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday is an election day in Michigan, and Kalamazoo area polls will have a number of items on ballots around the county, for those of you who haven't voted absentee. The most controversial has been the contentious issue over who will conduct trash pickups in Portage. It's a citizen-initiate...
May 04, 2026
Career Connect students, partners recognized at 40th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) and KRESA Foundation honored 93 learners in Kalamazoo County at the 40th annual Outstanding Achievement Awards this past Thursday at the Radisson Plaza Hotel. Educators from Kalamazoo RESA's career learning programs nominated these honor...
May 02, 2026
LOCAL NEWS
Career Connect students, partners recognized at 40th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) and KRESA Foundat...
May 02, 2026
Shots fired late Thursday night outside Mobil gas station in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Shots were fired just after 11:00 p.m. Thursday in the city of Spring...
May 01, 2026
U.S. Small Business Administration grants disaster declaration for three SW Michigan counties
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Small Business Administration has granted a disaster declarat...
May 01, 2026
First rabies positive bat of the season detected in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department says a bat found in th...
Apr 30, 2026
Report: sports group that now owns Kalamazoo rink under investigation by Michigan Attorney General's office
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Attorney General's office is reportedly investigating a sp...
Apr 29, 2026
STATE NEWS
Comstock, Galesburg-Augusta, Vicksburg schools have bond issues on Tuesday ballot
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Comstock, Galesburg Augusta and Vicksburg public schools have facilities maintenance and improvement bond issues on the ballot Tuesday. Comstock is asking voters to approve a $23.7 million bond issue. Galesburg-Augusta is asking voters to allow them to borrow $11.2 million for school...
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Michigan's average gas price up 85¢ from last week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price of a gallon of gas in Michigan continues to rise quickly. Triple-A Michigan says the state's average price is up 85¢ from last week to $4.87, $1 more than last month and $1.65 more than last year. A 15-gallon tank of gas costs $73 on average in Michigan, $22 more than ...
May 04, 2026
Michigan's average gas price up to $4.58, 28¢ above national average
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price of a gallon of gas in Michigan is skyrocketing higher, up 71¢ in the last week and a $1.35 higher than last year. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average is up to $4.58, and many stations are at $5 a gallon for regular unleaded. Diesel fuel is up to $5.38 a gallon...
May 01, 2026
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Stars embrace costume at Met Gala as protesters target Bezos
By Kate Skelly, Daniel Cole and Jenna Zucker NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) - Celebrities including Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, supermodel Heidi Klum and singer Katy Perry walked the carpet at the Met Gala on Monday - many of them unrecognizable. Lean...
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Cosm Domes seek to make 'Harry Potter' universe immersive - butterbeer and all
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, May 4 (Reuters) - Transforming family movie nights into enveloping spectacles and offering viewers a ringside seat for sports, U.S.-based Cosm Domes want to give their customers a new kind of immersive entertainment: ...
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Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over 'It Ends With Us'
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) - Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled a lawsuit brought by Lively over the filming of the 2024 romantic drama "It Ends With Us," both sides said on Monday, averting a civil trial scheduled for May wher...
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