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I-94 ramp reopens as US-131 project in Kalamazoo nears completion
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There is one less detour in the Kalamazoo area. The Michigan Department of Transportation and contractor Milbocker and Sons Inc. have substantially completed the $13.4 million project to add an auxiliary lane to northbound US-131 between I-94 and Stadium Drive in Kalamazoo. Westbound I-94 E...
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Last printed edition of Kalamazoo Gazette, seven other papers will be December 6th
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - MLive Media Group says the Kalamazoo Gazette and seven other newspapers they run in Michigan will cease to be printed after December 6th. Officials say the decision is the "next step" in their digital evolution and add "over 99%" of readers get their news online. Communi...
7h ago
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LOCAL NEWS
MDOT removing traffic restrictions on 91 construction projects
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is going to remove traffic rest...
7h ago
Commercial air service suspended for runway construction September 12-18 at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The skies over Kalamazoo will be quiet for one week later this month, a...
20h ago
Man charged with murder in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bond for 34-year-old Monteko Brown has been denied by a Calhoun Coun...
Sep 02, 2026
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Missing person and stolen vehicle investigation leads to open murder charge against Battle Creek man
BATTLE CREEK, MI - A 34-year-old Battle Creek man has been arrested and charged with open murder fol...
Sep 01, 2026
Battle Creek police alerting residents of increase in auto thefts
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police are alerting residents about an increase in veh...
Sep 01, 2026
STATE NEWS
Last printed edition of Kalamazoo Gazette, seven other papers will be December 6th
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - MLive Media Group says the Kalamazoo Gazette and seven other newspapers they run in Michigan will cease to be printed after December 6th. Officials say the decision is the "next step" in their digital evolution and add "over 99%" of readers get their news online. Communi...
7h ago
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MDOT removing traffic restrictions on 91 construction projects
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is going to remove traffic restrictions on 91 of its 156 road construction projects over the Labor Day holiday. MDOT says that is nearly 60% of the restrictions currently in place. Some equipment and traffic configurations will remain over Labor Day, ...
7h ago
Benson: MEDC might need to be broken up
FLINT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson says the Michigan Economic Development Corporation needs reforms at the very least. In Flint Tuesday, the Secretary of State said the MEDC might need to be broken up and a separate entity created to focus specifically on growing small and micro bu...
Sep 02, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Everest adventure becomes story of loss in Venice festival documentary
By Crispian Balmer VENICE, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A documentary about two elite mountaineers pursuing an apparently impossible dream became a study of grief and resilience after tragedy struck during production, its directors said at the Venice Film Festiv...
2h ago
Mara sisters speak as one in Herzog's Venice contender
By Kristian Brunse VENICE, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara said years of shared experiences helped them master a unique acting challenge: speaking in perfect unison for Werner Herzog's "Bucking Fastard", which premiered at the Venice Fi...
3h ago
A CIA operative reckons with history in McDonagh's Venice film
By Hanna Rantala VENICE, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Director Martin McDonagh said his dark comedy "Wild Horse Nine", which premieres at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday and centres on two CIA operatives before Chile's 1973 coup, feels ​unexpectedly relevan...
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