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Police identify body found in a Cass County farm field as a Niles woman
VOLINIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A woman's body found in a Cass County farm field last month has been identified as a Niles, Michigan woman. The body of 40-year-old Amber Star Laylin was located in the area of McKenzie Street and Churchill Street in Volinia Township August 13. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says L...
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Battle Creek Public Schools adds weapon detection systems at elementary
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Public Schools have added weapon detection systems at Ann J. Kellogg Elementary. The action follows a gun that went off in a third-grade student's backpack on Tuesday. No one was injured and police are investigating how the child obtained the gun. The district tells families...
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LOCAL NEWS
16-year-old arrested for allegedly robbing DoorDash driver in Springfield
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 16-year-old Battle Creek boy is in the Calhoun County Youth Center...
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Battle Creek Public Schools adds weapon detection systems at elementary
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Public Schools have added weapon detection systems at A...
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Police to seek charges after gun discharges from 3rd grader's backpack at Battle Creek elementary school
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department says they plan to submit criminal...
Sep 23, 2026
Driver hospitalized after vehicle crashes into two garages in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 23-year-old Homer man who suffered medical emergency was hospitali...
Sep 22, 2026
Police arrest a 16-year-old armed with a rifle outside a Battle Creek apartment complex
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department says an officer on foot patrol re...
Sep 21, 2026
STATE NEWS
Four hurt, one arrested in Mackinac Bridge crash
ST. IGNACE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four people were injured early Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash on the Mackinac Bridge. Michigan State Police arrested a 28-year-old man from Jamaica for reckless driving causing serious impairment of a body function after he allegedly rammed into another vehicle from behind when t...
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Kamala Harris campaigns with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Vice President Kamala Harris spent Tuesday in Detroit campaigning with Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. The two took part in a "fireside chat" at Fellowship Chapel hosted by the Detroit Branch NAACP. Harris told voters who are disillusioned that "we can...
Sep 23, 2026
Michigan's official Christmas tree chosen for 2026
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's official Christmas tree for 2026 is a 60-foot-tall spruce from Iron Mountain. The state Department of Technology, Management & Budget says the tree will arrive in downtown Lansing on Saturday, November 7th. It is being donated by Larry Riccio and his family, who say when they b...
Sep 23, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Macklemore sets 'Free Palestine' tour after being dumped from Ed Sheeran shows
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Sept 24 (Reuters) - American rapper Macklemore, who was dropped as the opening act for Ed Sheeran over pro-Palestinian remarks, announced on Thursday he would headline his own "Free Palestine" concert tour that will start...
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Paramount seeks $7.5 billion debt raise to fund Warner Bros deal
Sept 24 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance said on Thursday it has launched a syndication for a proposed $7.5 billion senior secured term loan, part of a broader financing package to fund its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. The loan launch comes da...
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Taylor Swift announces new music on 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore'
Sept 23 (Reuters) - Taylor Swift announced an expanded version of her 12th studio album titled "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore" on Wednesday, with four new songs written after the historic success of the record's release a year ago. "The Encore" ...
Sep 23, 2026
