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Second suspect arrested in 2023 Kalamazoo murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A second arrest has been made in a 2023 murder in Kalamazoo. June 15, 2023 the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to a shooting in the 900 block of Hays Park Avenue. Responding officers located 20-year-old Alexander Schuster suffering from a gunshot wound. Schuster was transpor...
Sep 12, 2026
Kalamazoo Public Schools teachers start third straight year without contract
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - For the third year in a row, teachers in Kalamazoo Public Schools have started the school year without a contract, and they aren't happy about it. Union president Heather Reid told trustees at their latest school board meeting that they are doing their jobs, improving test scores and gradua...
Sep 11, 2026
LOCAL NEWS
Another I-94 ramp closure in Kalamazoo September 14-15
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Just days after the Michigan Department of Transportation reopened the ...
Sep 10, 2026
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UPDATE: Driver Charged in Fatal Crash in NE Allegan County
LEIGHTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 10, 2026) - A Kentwood man has been formally charged in a Labor...
Sep 10, 2026
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 n...
Sep 09, 2026
Dogs in the Zoo returns to the Kalamazoo Mall this Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Downtown Kalamazoo is going to the dogs this Saturday, with the return ...
Sep 09, 2026
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...
Sep 08, 2026
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STATE NEWS
Literacy Center of West Michigan to get $100,000 from Library of Congress
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Library of Congress is recognizing the Literacy Center of West Michigan for the work done to help adults learn to read. The Literacy Center of West Michigan will receive $100,000, the second-highest literacy award from the library. Officials say the money will be reinvested into help...
Sep 10, 2026
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Attorney General joins coalition defending limits on ICE warrantless arrests
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is joining a coalition of attorneys general urging a federal appeals court to uphold an order from a lower court requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to adhere to statutory safeguards when making warrantless arrests. The coalition arg...
Sep 10, 2026
Whitmer urges Enbridge to shut down Line 5, look for alternatives
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is urging Enbridge to shut down its Line 5 oil and natural gas pipelines and seek alternatives. She says the state needs to consider the impact of a Michigan Supreme Court decision on permits issued in July for Enbridge's proposed pipeline tunnel under the Straits of...
Sep 10, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Paris cheers the power of Celine Dion
NANTERRE, France, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Celine Dion made an emotional return to the stage after a six-year absence on Saturday, overcoming high-profile health woes to thrill fans in the first of a series of concerts in Paris. "I'm standing on stage in ...
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Courteney Cox thriller tells 'dysfunctional love story' behind pizza bomber case at TIFF
By Ryan Patrick Jones TORONTO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Courteney Cox's true crime thriller "Evil Genius" recounting the infamous U.S. pizza bomber case premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday. The film, starring Academy Award winn...
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Rebel Wilson's new film celebrates girl power after 'setback' in directorial debut
By Zoe Law TORONTO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Australian actor Rebel Wilson returned to the Toronto International Film Festival with her second directorial feature "Girl Group," which she told Reuters combined "comedy, music and fun," following a legal batt...
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