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Air Zoo receives $819,000 grant for Making Space in Michigan project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Air Zoo project called Making Space in Michigan now has the green light, thanks to an $819,200 grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity's 2025 Community Museum Empowerment Grant program. Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Center officials say Making Space in Michig...
10h ago
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County commission may reallocate money for weather emergencies
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County commissioners may reallocate two leftover pots of money to prepare for future weather emergencies Tuesday evening. As we reported last week, they plan to use $400,000 in unspent COVID-19 funding on the Continuum of Care's efforts to provide winter emergency sheltering for t...
18h ago
LOCAL NEWS
Ramp closures involving Columbia Avenue and I-194 in Battle Creek starting next week
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As part of the M-96 bridge improvement project over I-194 in Battle ...
Sep 12, 2025
Arrest made in shooting that caused lockdown of Battle Creek schools
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) A Battle Creek teenager has been charged in connection to shooting th...
Sep 12, 2025
Kalamazoo County man who killed parents now charged with teenager's murder in 2018
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man serving between 29 and 69 years in prison for killing his parents...
Sep 12, 2025
Motorcyclist in critical condition after parking lot crash in Allegan County
OTSEGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Plainwell man is in critical condition after he was involved in...
Sep 12, 2025
Community celebration and groundbreaking ceremony announced for Kalamazoo Event Center
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A community celebration will be part of the groundbreaking later this m...
Sep 12, 2025
STATE NEWS
Portage Office Depot fires employee for not printing Charlie Kirk posters
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Office Depot employee in Portage is out of a job after she refused to print posters for a customer for a vigil for Charlie Kirk. She called the posters "propaganda" Friday night when the customer asked about the job. The employee was let go that night, and the store printed the p...
18h ago
Michigan's average gas price falls 13-cents
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average gas price in Michigan is down 13-cents a gallon in the past week. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average is now $3.05, down 12-cents in the past month and 21-cents less than last year. The state's highest price is in Ann Arbor at $3.19, and Grand Rapids has the lowest price...
18h ago
State Budget Office starts contingency planning for government shutdown
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The State Budget Office is going over contingency plans if state government shuts down October 1. The SBO is looking at several different scenarios if a deal on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget isn't reached by then. Spokeswoman Lauren Leeds says they are hoping a deal is made and in place in the ...
20h ago
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Ratings for Emmy Awards on CBS set four-year high
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The audience for Sunday's Emmy Awards that honored "The Pitt" and "The Studio" rose nearly 8% from last year to roughly 7.4 million viewers, broadcaster CBS said on Monday. The figure includes viewership on CBS and the Paramount+...
11h ago
Jimmy Kimmel defeats George Santos' appeal over videos
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Jimmy Kimmel defeated an appeal by former New York Congressman George Santos accusing the late-night host of tricking him into making personalized videos on the Cameo app and using them to poke fun at the now-imp...
15h ago
Factbox-Key winners at the 77th Emmy Awards
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The Emmy awards, the highest honors in television, were handed out at a live ceremony in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. The following is a list of winners in key categories. BEST DRAMA SERIES "The Pitt" BEST...
Sep 15, 2025
