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Man convicted of shooting a Kalamazoo Township policeman sentenced to at least 47 years in prison.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man convicted of shooting and wounding a Kalamazoo Township policeman in 2025 has been sentenced to at least 47 years in prison. Kalamazoo County Circuit Court Judge Pamela Lightvoet Friday morning sentenced 25-year-old Kenyun Robert Smith to 45 to 70 years in prison for assault with inte...
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Arrest made in ricin exposure case in Hastings
HASTING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Hastings man faces potential prison time for possessing a deadly poison that caused the evacuation of an apartment complex in the city last week. Joseph Jay Sheppard in Hastings District Court Friday on a charge of Harmful Devices-Unlawful Possession or Use Causing Property Damage, which ca...
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LOCAL NEWS
NCAA admits WMU should have won Michigan game, but can't change result
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WKZO AM/FM) - The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee says Western ...
Sep 17, 2026
MDARD awards grants for upgrades at two local fairgrounds
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County and St. Joseph County fairgrounds are receiving a shar...
Sep 17, 2026
Battle Creek chief of police to retire at end of 2026
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Battle Creek has begun the search for its next chief of ...
Sep 17, 2026
Woman injured in hit-and-run in Galesburg, suspect arrested
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is investigating a hit-and-run cr...
Sep 16, 2026
Officials to promote safety around railroad tracks with event in Kalamazoo next week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Every three hours in the United States a person or vehicle is struck by...
Sep 16, 2026
STATE NEWS
Arrest made in ricin exposure case in Hastings
HASTING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Hastings man faces potential prison time for possessing a deadly poison that caused the evacuation of an apartment complex in the city last week. Joseph Jay Sheppard in Hastings District Court Friday on a charge of Harmful Devices-Unlawful Possession or Use Causing Property Damage, which ca...
12h ago
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U.S. Senate candidates: Pause gas tax
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With gas prices hitting $5 a gallon in many spots in Michigan, both U.S. Senate candidates say the state should pause the gas tax. Republican Mike Rogers is in favor of suspending both the state and federal taxes and says that would cut prices by nearly 71-cents a gallon. Democrat Dr. Abdul E...
19h ago
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Poll: Jocelyn Benson has 7% lead over John James
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll from Emerson College shows Democrat Jocelyn Benson leading Republican John James, 49% to 42%, in the race for governor. Benson is the current Secretary of State and James is a suburban Detroit Congressman. 6% of voters are undecided, 1% support Libertarian Party candidate Anthony H...
20h ago
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
US fashion council CEO Kolb resigns after clash with runway show protesters
By Ruchika Khanna Sept 18 (Reuters) - Steven Kolb resigned as head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America on Friday, days after coming under fire for physically restraining animal rights activists at a New York Fashion Week runway show. "Afte...
4h ago
Duncan Sheik, Tony-winning composer of 'Spring Awakening,' dies at 56
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Duncan Sheik, the Tony-winning Broadway composer who transitioned from chart-topping singer-songwriter to the creative force behind the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening", died on Thursday at age 5...
14h ago
Mural of rapper Macklemore painted in Gaza after Sheeran tour furore
(Corrects quote in paragraph 13 to 'keep funding' from 'keep fighting') By Dawoud Abu Alkas and Pesha Magid GAZA/JERUSALEM, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Artists in Gaza have painted a mural of Macklemore wrapped in a Palestinian flag on a huge slab of concrete ...
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