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City of Kalamazoo moving CPED offices, KDPS Records Division to renovated Crosstown Center
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is moving its Community Planning & Economic Development offices and the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Records Division and Police walk-up service window. Those offices will close at 11 a.m. Monday and be closed through through Wednesday next week, July 27th...
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Van Buren County proposes building new justice complex
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new justice center is being proposed in Van Buren County as part of the facilities master plan. County officials say there are structural safety and space concerns with the historic Van Buren County Courthouse in Paw Paw. Commission vice chair Paul Schincariol says they developed the draft ...
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LOCAL NEWS
Two injured in M-66 crash Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people are recovering after they were hurt in a two-vehicle cras...
Jul 22, 2026
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Battle Creek man arrested for 1993 Alaska murder
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Christopher Popps of Battle Creek is in the Kalamazoo County Jail wa...
Jul 21, 2026
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Wyoming murder suspect arrested following high speed chase in Indiana
GRANT COUNTY, in (WKZO AM/FM) - A man wanted in connection to the murder of an elderly woman from W...
Jul 21, 2026
Battle Creek assault suspect arrested after barricading self in home Saturday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 38-year-old Battle Creek man has been arrested for allegedly assau...
Jul 20, 2026
Motorcyclist killed in Homer Township crash
HOMER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash in Homer Township. The C...
Jul 20, 2026
STATE NEWS
Citizens Research Council of Michigan: State budget short at least $600-million
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Citizens Research Council of Michigan says the new state budget for Fiscal Year 2027 is at between $600-and-$900-million short of state funding. State officials are disputing that claim and say the budget will balance and there are lapses that will return the shortfall. CRC senior researc...
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Canada cancels joint Gordie Howe International Bridge opening ceremony
WINDSOR, ONTARIO (WKZO AM/FM) - A joint U.S.-Canada ceremony that had been planned for Friday to celebrate the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor has been canceled by Canada. The move follows President Donald Trump announcing a 50% tariff on most goods imported from Canada. T...
Jul 22, 2026
Speaker Hall says Canada "in over their head" on wildfires
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland says Canada can't manage the wildfires burning to our north on its own. Hall says they "are in over their head, and they're really going to need more collaboration with the United States" on a solution. He says if Canada doesn't cooperate on...
Jul 21, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Venice bets on auteur cinema and A-lister stars as Hollywood pulls back
By Crispian Balmer ROME, July 23 (Reuters) - Hollywood is taking a step back at this year's Venice film festival, with organisers on Thursday unveiling a more independent-minded line-up that promotes auteur cinema over the studio-heavy rosters of recen...
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Comcast's Peacock records first ever profit on World Cup, 'Love Island USA' boost
By Harshita Mary Varghese July 23 (Reuters) - Comcast's Peacock streaming service reported its first quarterly profit on Thursday, as the soccer World Cup and the hit reality show "Love Island USA" attracted more subscribers. The $189 million ​pre-tax ...
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Wham!'s China gamble and legacy revealed in retrospective documentary
By Hanna Rantala LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - Four decades ago, Wham! became the first Western pop act to perform in Communist China. It was a visit that shaped the band's trajectory but also left a legacy that members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley...
Jul 22, 2026
