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Beacon officially takes over Ascension health care facilities, adopts name changes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AN/FM) - The sale of a chain of hospitals in southwest Michigan, including Ascension Borgess in Kalamazoo southwest Michigan, is now complete. Beacon Health System Tuesday announced it had officially acquired the health care system, which includes four hospitals and 35 outpatient clinics. As part o...
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Fight breaks out at Kalamazoo County courthouse between murder suspect and victim's families
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB /WNWN) - Some tense moments inside the Kalamazoo County courthouse this morning, as a fight between two families led to several arrests. Several Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers along with Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies responded to the Judge Charles A. Pratt Justice Center around...
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LOCAL NEWS

Calhoun County Sheriff's Office raising awareness of phone scams
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is putting out a reminder to peo...
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Battle Creek woman and Saginaw man among over 300 charged nationwide in health care fraud scheme
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two Michigan residents are among over 300 people charged in the 2025 Nati...
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Where to park at Battle Creek Field of Flight this week
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The The Battle Creek Police Department has released traffic updates...
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Portage student asking for better school security to prevent shootings
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Portage high school student has collected hundreds of signatures in an ...
Jul 01, 2025

Gas prices in Michigan down three-cents in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are three-cents lower a gallon to start the week ...
Jun 30, 2025
STATE NEWS

Democrats and Republicans still at odds as Michigan budget deadline approaches
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is the deadline by law for state lawmakers to pass the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. Michigan House Minority Leader Ranjeev Puri says House Speaker Matt Hall's approach to the budget was destined to fail and the passage of two bills this year that were marketed as a government shutdown preve...
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Battle Creek woman and Saginaw man among over 300 charged nationwide in health care fraud scheme
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two Michigan residents are among over 300 people charged in the 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. Attorney General Dana Nessel says 61-year-old James Carthron of Saginaw is charged with making false claims to Medicaid of around $11,000s. 42-year-old Daleena Miller of Battle Creek is c...
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Siena Heights University to close at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year
ADRIAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Siena Heights University in Adrian will close at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 academic year. The university made the announcement Monday, saying it came with "with the full support of the Board of Trustees and General Council of the Adrian Dominican Sisters." They say senior leade...
Jun 30, 2025
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
John Cena and Idris Elba team up for buddy movie 'Heads of State'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Actors John Cena and Idris Elba embark on a wild friendship journey in the comedy action adventure "Heads of State." Cena plays Hollywood action hero turned U.S. President Will Derringer, while Elba stars as the exper...
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American televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at age 90
(Reuters) -Jimmy Swaggart, who was one of America's most influential televangelists in the 1980s before an affair with a prostitute brought his career crashing down, has died at the age of 90. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries confirmed his death on Facebook a...
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs jury asks to review Casandra Ventura's testimony
By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The jury deliberating in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial asked on Tuesday to review portions of the testimony of Casandra Ventura, the hip-hop mogul's former girlfriend who accuses him of abusin...
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