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AUDIO: One Kalamazoo city manager finalist drops out; last interview held
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There is news out of Kalamazoo's city manager search process as the city commission completed its fourth and final interview by Zoom this morning. Mayor Dave Anderson announced that one of the candidates has withdrawn from the process. It's down to Cole, Des Moines, Iowa Assistant City Mana...
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AUDIO: KPS M-STEP results improve for elementary, middle schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools continue to buck educational trends. While reading scores went down statewide once again last year, they rose in KPS's elementary and middle schools. Superintendent Darrin Slade says the numbers are just in on the statewide tests. The story in the high schools was m...
8h ago
LOCAL NEWS
Consumers Energy customers in need can get connected to programs to offset bills ahead of winter season
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy officials say they are ready to help customers who need ...
Oct 15, 2025
Court documents: fired Battle Creek police officer requested police
LIVONIA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Court documents in Livonia show former Battle Creek police officer Hunter...
Oct 14, 2025
Village of Homer residents receive delinquent tax notices by mistake
HOMER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Some residents of the Village of Homer got quite shock, after they received...
Oct 13, 2025
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Pedestrian in Battle Creek killed in hit-and-run early Sunday, suspect in custody
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man who Battle Creek Police say hit and killed a pedestrian with h...
Oct 13, 2025
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Michigan gas prices at low for 2025
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in the state have fallen to $2.92 a gallon. Triple-A Michigan...
Oct 13, 2025
STATE NEWS
MSU study finds 1-in-6 pregnant woman used cannabis
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One in six women in Michigan admit they used cannabis while they were pregnant. Michigan State University researchers say there are areas of the state where 25-percent of women say they used the drug when they were pregnant. The study was done between 2017 and 2023 and used urine testing...
8h ago
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Number of deer hunters in Michigan drops 200,000 in 25 years
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Fewer people are getting deer hunting licenses in Michigan and the Department of Natural Resources says the deer population is growing as a result. From 1995 to 2023, the DNR says the state lost around 200,000 deer hunters. That is a 30% decline. The DNR did a survey and found factors like an...
8h ago
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Michigan Army National Guard deploying to southwest border
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Army National Guard says 120 members will be deploying to the nation's southwest border with Mexico to help support U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It will be the sixth time the Michigan National Guard has been called to the border since 2020, with both Presidents Trump and B...
8h ago
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Motor racing-Apple's US F1 deal offers both a big opportunity for growth
By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) -Apple's five-year deal for Formula One's U.S. broadcast rights, announced on Friday, gives both brands a major opportunity for growth in new directions and could ultimately lead to something bigger. The agreemen...
6h ago
Six Flags Entertainment adds Sachem Head executive to board
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Six Flags Entertainment is adding an executive from activist hedge fund Sachem Head Capital Management to its board at a time the theme park operator is facing pressure from several investors to perform better...
7h ago
French movie star Brigitte Bardot hospitalized, newspaper reports
PARIS (Reuters) -Reclusive former French movie star Brigitte Bardot, 91, has been hospitalized for the past three weeks in Toulon, near her home in Saint-Tropez, local newspaper Var-Matin reported on its website on Thursday. She underwent surgery relat...
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