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Worker injured in explosion and fire at Franklin Plastics in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A worker was injured in an explosion and fire at Franklin Plastics in Battle Creek Monday afternoon. The Battle Creek Fire Department and LifeCare Ambulance responded to a report of an explosion followed by a fire in the commercial building at 1525 Hill Brady Road shortly after 3:30 p.m....
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Western Michigan University names new athletic director
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The new Western Michigan University vice president and athletic director is Alex Gary, who will succeed Dan Bartholomae. Gary has been the deputy athletic director for external relations at Southern Methodist University for the past year and was the athletic director at Western Carolina Uni...
12h ago
LOCAL NEWS
BCPD recovers five firearms during weekend weapons investigations, with several juveniles arrested
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department says officers recovered five fire...
Sep 28, 2026
Michigan's average gas price down 24¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A gallon of gas in Michigan costs 24¢ less than last week. Triple-A...
Sep 28, 2026
Guilty verdict in 2023 Kalamazoo murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County Circuit Court jury Friday convicted John Powell Jr. ...
Sep 25, 2026
Springfield couple arrested after deputies respond to report of someone with a gun
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 38-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, both from Springfield, hav...
Sep 25, 2026
No injuries in Battle Creek incident Wednesday following a dispute over money
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department is looking into a shooting incide...
Sep 24, 2026
STATE NEWS
Senator McCann wants three-year utility rate freeze
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senate Environment and Energy Committee chairman Sean McCann is pushing to get a three-year utility rate freeze enacted to give people relief from repeated rate hikes. McCann, a Kalamazoo Democrat who is also running for Congress against Republican incumbent Bill Huizenga, says the &q...
12h ago
Michigan's average gas price down 24¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A gallon of gas in Michigan costs 24¢ less than last week. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average is down to $4.69 a gallon, which is 43¢ more than last month and a $1.65 more than last year. A full 15-gallon tank costs $70 on average statewide. Michigan's highest price is in...
Sep 28, 2026
Poll: State Senator McCann ahead of Congressman Huizenga by 1%
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Pollsters with GBAO say the Fourth Congressional District race is nearly tied, with state Senator Sean McCann leading Congressman Bill Huizenga 47%-to-46%. The Democratic state lawmaker has a 50%-to-36% lead among independent voters and 51% to 43% lead among voters who can identify both can...
Sep 25, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Disney laying off a few hundred employees, source says
Sept 29 (Reuters) - Walt Disney is laying off a few hundred employees across human resources and technology departments, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Disney has seen several C-suite changes since Josh D'Amaro took charge...
3h ago
Dior presents sheer tops and metallic trousers in spring/summer 2027 show
By Helen Reid PARIS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Dior creative director Jonathan Anderson showed metallic trousers, structured jackets and sheer feathered skirts in Paris on Tuesday, one year on from his womenswear debut at the storied Parisian brand owned b...
5h ago
Spotify and Claude recover after brief outage in US
Sept 29 (Reuters) - Spotify and Anthropic's Claude recovered after brief outages in the US on Tuesday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com. The Spotify outage began around 9:30 a.m. ET, with user-reported issues peaking at more ...
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