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KDPS identifies victim of drive-by shooting early Saturday morning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazo Department of Public Safety says a 30-year-old woman killed early Saturday morning was the victim of a drive-by shooting. They say Angel Marie Curtis was shot around 2:15 a.m. while sitting in a vehicle parked along the 700 block of Florence Street. KDPS says the motive remains...
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Next Portage city manager to be selected Friday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council will pick their new city manager by the end of the week. They held their second interviews with their three finalists Tuesday afternoon with two candidates from Michigan, Sarah Moyer Cole and Aaron Desentz, and one from Texas, Karen Dempsey-Horan. The candidates were ...
17h ago
LOCAL NEWS
Battle Creek police seize 67 guns in six months
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have seized 67 illegal guns in the last six mont...
Aug 25, 2026
Vicksburg to interview four finalists September 1 for Village Manager job
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The field has been narrowed down to four finalists for the Vicksburg V...
Aug 25, 2026
Homer man dies in two vehicle crash in Branch County's Butler Township
BUTLER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police says a 24-year-old Homer man was killed Thursday ...
Aug 24, 2026
SIngle vehicle crash kills one in Allegan County Monday morning
GUN PLAIN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Monday morning single vehicle crash has claimed the life of ...
Aug 24, 2026
State's average gas price down 11¢
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan is down 11¢ from ...
Aug 24, 2026
STATE NEWS
State House approves getting money out of politics, Senate won't vote on it
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House voted Tuesday approve a proposal that would limit corporations from putting money into political campaigns. Speaker Matt Hall of Richland says the proposal would prohibit regulated utilities from donating to candidates and political parties.. Hall says there was some bipart...
17h ago
18-year-old charged with second-degree murder in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Grand Rapids police say 18-year-old Christopher Garcia-Puenta will be charged with second-degree murder, reckless driving causing death and operating while intoxicated causing death. Garcia-Puenta was arrested in Iowa last week and is awaiting being extradited to Kent County to be charge...
Aug 25, 2026
Forest Hills Eastern High School senior killed in ORV crash
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Forest Hills Eastern High School senior Luke Kooistra was killed early Sunday morning in an off-road vehicle crash and former classmate Bryce Peterson is charged. Peterson is 18 and was charged yesterday with operating while intoxicated causing death, which is a 15-year felony if he's...
Aug 25, 2026
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
'Practical Magic 2' returns to celebrate sisterhood, pass the baton
By Hanna Rantala LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reunite to reprise the roles of cursed witch sisters Sally and Gillian Owens in "Practical Magic 2," a sequel that arrives in cinemas almost three decades after the original ...
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US judge awards Blake Lively $407,000 for legal bills in Justin Baldoni dispute, much less than she sought
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday awarded Blake Lively $407,000 to cover her legal fees and costs after successfully defending against fellow actor Justin Baldoni's defamation lawsuit stemming from their mov...
6h ago
Behind the rhinestones, Dolly Parton built a business empire
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Dolly Parton, the larger-than-life country singer and songwriter who died on Tuesday at age 80, rose from a self-described "dirt poor" upbringing to build a business empire that extended from song royal...
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