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Struggle between Road Commission of Kalamazoo County, homeowners continues over trees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It appears a struggle between the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County and township homeowners over the fate of hundreds of roadside trees will continue, as the Kalamazoo County board has rejected a resolution that would have put them in the middle of the intense dispute. After hearing from ...
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Identities of two weekend homicide victims announced by KDPS
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The victims of two homicides that occurred over the weekend in Kalamazoo have been identified. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says the victim of the Saturday morning homicide in the 400 block of West Michigan Avenue was 19-year-old Anthony Charles Lyte, Jr. The victim of the Sund...
16h ago
LOCAL NEWS
State Senator Sean McCann knocks off incumbent Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senator Sean McCann has beaten incumbent Republican Congressman B...
Nov 4, 2026
Jocelyn Benson elected Michigan's next governor
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Jocelyn Benson is now Michigan's governor-elect. The Democratic secretary...
Nov 4, 2026
Constitutional convention fails, Money Out of Politics approved
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan voters have said a loud "no" to Proposal 1 to hold a c...
Nov 3, 2026
Man in critical condition after Battle Creek crash
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police say a man remains hospitalized in critical condi...
Nov 3, 2026
Calhoun County Land Bank Authority receives grant for home repair program for Albion, Homer
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over $1-million has been received by the Calhoun County Land Bank Au...
Nov 3, 2026
STATE NEWS
Governor-elect Benson holds first press conference
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor-elect Jocelyn Benson held her first press conference Wednesday and says she is open to lowering Michigan's gas tax to give drivers relief from high prices. She says it doesn't matter who gets the credit for lowering the price at the pump, she just wants the costs to go down. She says...
4h ago
State Senator Sean McCann knocks off incumbent Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senator Sean McCann has beaten incumbent Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga. That's according to MIRSNews.com in Lansing, who says McCann bested Huizenga by around 6,500 votes. The win by the Democrat means Michigan Republicans will have just four seats in the U.S. House in the next...
Nov 4, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's U.S. Senate race
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The most expensive U.S. Senate race in Michigan history has been won by Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. He defeated Republican Mike Rogers, a former member of the U.S. House. El-Sayed is the son of Egyptian immigrants and was subjected to attacks calling him a "jihadist" and terrorist symp...
Nov 4, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
The rise and fall of Russell Brand
By Michael Holden LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Russell Brand was once considered so culturally important that the opposition leader hoping to be Britain's next prime minister went on his online show, while former US Vice President Al Gore was happy to be ...
1h ago
Comedian Russell Brand found guilty by UK court of rape and sexual assaults
By Sam Tobin and Michael Holden LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters and star of several Hollywood movies, faces a lengthy jail term after being convicted in a London court on Thursday o...
1h ago
Jordan Firstman brings a softer side to screen in directorial debut 'Club Kid'
By Francesca Halliwell LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Actor and filmmaker Jordan Firstman wanted his directorial debut, "Club Kid", to reveal a side of himself audiences had not seen before. "In my real life, I'm very sensitive. I'm very emotional," he tol...
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