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WMU football coach wins national coach of the week despite loss to Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University head football coach Lance Taylor has been named the Paul "Bear" Bryant national coach of the week despite the Broncos losing 13-to-12 to the University of Michigan. Taylor is 45 and led the Broncos to the Mid-American Conference championship and a bowl ...
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Portage to contribute $100,000 for winter emergency homeless shelter
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It took some persuading, but the Portage city council has agreed to contribute $100,000 to help shelter the homeless this coming winter. Chief Development Officer Pete Dame says the number of homeless students attending Portage Public Schools has more than doubled over the last six years, the...
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LOCAL NEWS
Suspect arrested after man beaten at tent encampment along the bank of the Kalamazoo River
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it arrested a 25-year-ol...
18h ago
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Daily lane closures on I-94 through mid-November for resurfacing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation says there will be daily lane...
Sep 08, 2026
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Michigan's average gas price falls 12¢, still above $4
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price in Michigan for a gallon of gas is down 12¢ a gal...
Sep 08, 2026
Passenger is dead, driver arrested in Allegan County single vehicle crash
LEIGHTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A passenger in a vehicle that ran off the road early Monday mor...
Sep 08, 2026
WMU president, football coach address controversial end to Saturday football game
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University head football coach Lance Taylor and presid...
Sep 07, 2026
STATE NEWS
Governor Whitmer: Education reforms need time to take effect
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer served meals to students at Kalamazoo's Woods Lake Elementary School yesterday and said the education reforms she signed into law need time to take effect. That's after the MSTEP test results for third grade reading proficiency hit a record low. Whitmer says she si...
28m ago
Non-Profit Which Monitors Great Lakes Water Safety Seeking Funding
HOMEWOOD, IL (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 8, 2026) - A non-profit that tracks water deaths, along with advocating for improved public safety and awareness about the dangers the waters of the Great Lakes presents, is in trouble. The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project disclosed on social media over the holiday weekend that it would b...
Sep 08, 2026
Governor Whitmer spends final Labor Day in office walking Mackinac Bridge
MACKINAW CITY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent the morning of her final Labor Day as the state's chief executive taking part in the annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk. The Mackinac Bridge Authority says she led the walk. An estimated 34,000 people joined Whitmer for the walk this year, which the MB...
Sep 08, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Family of slain 14-year-old girl sues pop vocalist D4vd over her death, reports say
LOS ANGELES, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Family members of a 14-year-old girl whom the recording artist known as D4vd is charged with fatally stabbing and dismembering have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the singer and some of his associates, news media...
11h ago
US DOJ widens probe into Fox's Roku deal, Semafor reports
Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is widening its antitrust inquiry into Fox's $22 billion deal for streaming platform Roku, Semafor reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Roku fell around 2% in exten...
11h ago
Paramount says California AG contradicted bond arguments in TV interviews
By Jody Godoy Sept 8 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance said on Tuesday that California Attorney General Rob Bonta made statements in television interviews that undermine his legal arguments against the company's request for a $1.88 billion bond in the Wa...
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