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Pedestrian killed after being hit by vehicle on Drake Road Saturday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says a 24-year-old man was killed late Saturday night after being struck by a vehicle travelling northbound on Drake Road near Skybridge Ave. KDPS says officers arriving on the scene shortly after 11:30 p.m. located the pedestrian in the road and im...
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Second Mattawan High School student killed in crash identified
MATTAWAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The second Mattawan High School student who died in a Texas Township crash early Sunday morning has been identified by her family. She was 16-year-old Aurora Ruckert, and she died at the scene of the crash on West R Avenue along with 15-year-old Jordyn Bigham. Bigham's 16-year-old sister Jad...
Oct 23, 2026
LOCAL NEWS
Man arrested after home invasion and police standoff in Convis Township
CONVIS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Deputies from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office arrested a 51-y...
Oct 22, 2026
Battle Creek Police get state money for semiautonomous drone
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department has received $200,000 from the st...
Oct 22, 2026
Battle Creek police make arrest after woman shot and injured Tuesday evening
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have arrested a 49-year-old man after a shooting...
Oct 22, 2026
Man arrested following Capital Avenue NE shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police have arrested a 49-year-old man after a shooting...
Oct 21, 2026
Attempted abduction under investigation in Pennfield Township
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating a report...
Oct 21, 2026
STATE NEWS
Poll shows 63% support Proposal 2, just 31% support Proposal 1
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll from Marketing Resource Group shows voters are in favor of Proposal 2 to restrict political contributions from regulated utilities and certain government contractors. That proposal has 63% support, with 16% opposed and 22% undecided. Proposal 1 to require a state constitutional con...
Oct 23, 2026
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U.S. Department of Justice sending election monitors to Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Department of Justice is sending election monitors to seven Michigan cities. Attorney General Dana Nessel says they will be in Detroit, East Lansing, Flint, Grand Rapids, Hamtramck, Lansing and Warren and are a standard part of elections. Nessel says, however, that her office "s...
Oct 23, 2026
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MSU trustee Vassar sues MSU president, others
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State University trustee Rema Vassar is suing MSU president Kevin Guskiewicz, the university's top lawyer, board of trustees secretary and four current and former trustees. Vassar says they discriminated against her because she's Black and also retaliated against her for speaking out...
Oct 22, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Prince William, wannabe DJ and film-lover, appears on UK chat show
LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Prince William talked about his love of Christopher Nolan films and how he once wanted to be a DJ as he appeared on a British television chat show on Friday to promote his annual award for climate change innovation. The heir...
Oct 23, 2026
Singer Raye wins Mercury Prize for 'This Music May Contain Hope'
LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Singer Raye won the Mercury Prize for her second studio album "This Music May Contain Hope" on Thursday, beating the likes of veteran Paul McCartney, rock band Suede and rapper Dave for the British music award. Judges prais...
Oct 22, 2026
The whimsical world of 'Wildwood' comes to life in Laika's most ambitious stop-motion film
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Oct 22 (Reuters) - What began as a visit to a forest on the outskirts of Portland blossomed into the magical world of the stop-motion film "Wildwood," Laika Studios' most ambitious project to date. "The beginning was ...
Oct 22, 2026
