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Missing five-year-old dies after being found unconscious in stream
COLON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A five-year-old boy has died after being found unconscious in a stream in St. Joseph County. The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to the 400 block of North Swan Street in Colon early Tuesday morning, following reports of a missing child. After a search of the surrou...
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NASA scheduled to launch rocket to orbit moon tonight with Grand Rapids native on board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's been over 50 years since American astronauts traveled to the moon. That will change this evening when four astronauts will head to the moon aboard Artemis II, according to Western Michigan University anthropology professor Deana Weibel. The last Apollo mission to the moon by NASA was l...
7h ago
LOCAL NEWS

Battle Creek VA Medical Center to receive nearly $14.5 million in infrastructure upgrades
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek VA Medical Center will be receiving $14,497,160 to ...
Mar 30, 2026

Battle Creek selects next assistant city manager and fire chief
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The City of Battle Creek has announced the promotion of two veteran employ...
Mar 30, 2026

Calhoun County's opioid settlement funds make an impact
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM)- Calhoun County has released its 2024-2025 Opioid Settlement Funds Imp...
Mar 30, 2026

Battle Creek names new assistant city manager, fire chief
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek has promoted two long-time city employees to key leader...
Mar 30, 2026

Michigan's average gas price up 4¢
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The weekly rise in the average gas price in Michigan has slowed down, ri...
Mar 30, 2026
STATE NEWS

Another lawsuit filed by marijuana industry against wholesale tax
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Cannabis Industry Association has filed another lawsuit against the state Treasury Department over the 24% wholesale tax. They say in the suit that the tax is unconstitutional. Spokesperson Rose Tantraphol says cannabis products are being taxed multiple times and "that resul...
7h ago
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SoS Benson: Trump's executive order on elections "illegal on its face"
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says President Donald Trump is breaking the law with his executive order on elections and says she will challenge it in court. Trump signed the "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections" order Tuesday evening, di...
7h ago

Muskegon Heights police capture woman who escaped over weekend
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police in Muskegon Heights say they have recaptured a woman who was seen escaping from a police SUV over the weekend in a viral video. She was arrested at an abandoned house in Muskegon Heights around 9 a.m. Tuesday on Rotterdam Avenue near Jefferson Street. The woman is also accused...
7h ago
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Jazz singer Laufey reimagines Miles Davis classic 'Blue in Green' for a new generation
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuters) - Icelandic-Chinese jazz singer-songwriter Laufey says her mission is simple: get young people to fall in love with jazz. "It's literally all I care about as an artist - having people...
23h ago
Consequences come calling for Cooper in Season 2 of 'Your Friends and Neighbors'
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuters) - American actor Jon Hamm said Season 2 of the Apple TV+ dark comedy "Your Friends and Neighbors" will focus on the consequences facing his character after beginning a life of crime in Season 1. "S...
Mar 31, 2026
Celine Dion announces comeback with 10 concerts in Paris this fall
PARIS, March 30 (Reuters) - Canadian singer Celine Dion announced on Monday, her birthday, that she will return to the stage this fall with 10 concerts scheduled in Paris, spread out over September and October. The much‑anticipated announcement follow...
Mar 30, 2026







