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Portage couple to receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Charles Zhang and Lynn Chen-Zhang of Portage will receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for their contributions to business, public service, and philanthropy. The two are both Western Michigan University graduates and own Zhang Financial. Their names are also all over the area, like the Cha...
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Portage City Manager to retire in July
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After nearly four years on the job in Portage, City Manager Pat McGinnis announced Wednesday that he will retire effective July 3, 2026. McGinnis started his position with the city July 12, 2022. McGinnis did not disclose specific plans for retirement. "Portage is an ideal city in very g...
May 14, 2026
LOCAL NEWS
Assessment underway in Kalamazoo and other regions in the state to possibly free up FEMA funds
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Teams of federal, state, and local personnel are compiling information ...
May 13, 2026
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KCC commencement ceremony this Thursday at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kellogg Community College says a record number of 449 graduates will...
May 12, 2026
Michigan's average gas price drops 14¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It is 14¢ a gallon cheaper to buy gas in Michigan than last week. T...
May 11, 2026
Bicyclist struck and critically injured Friday afternoon
CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A woman hit while riding her bicycle in Kalamazoo County's Ch...
May 09, 2026
Michigan State Police looking for woman last seen in Marshall in April
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police continue trying to find a 44-year-old woman who ha...
May 07, 2026
STATE NEWS
Acrisure Amphitheater officially opens tonight in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tonight is the opening night officially for Grand Rapids' Acrisure Amphitheater. Brian Vander Ark, the lead vocalist of the local band The Verve Pipe, will open the show at 7:30 p.m. followed by Detroit duo The War and Treaty before Motown legend Lionel Richie headlines the opening night...
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Huizenga Tries Again to Push Forward Vets' Mental Health Legislation
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM, May 15, 2026) - There may be sharp political differences in Washington, but on some issues, there can be agreement from both sides of the proverbial aisle on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, a group of five House members introduced the Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act, which would...
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House Speaker Hall sets June 1 deadline for Selfridge ANG Base funding
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland has set a firm deadline of June 1st for lawmakers to approve funding for Selfridge Air National Guard Base to build a new runway. Hall says if they don't meet that, the new F-15EX fighter jets announced by President Trump for the base will likely n...
May 14, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Sandra Hueller says Cannes entry 'Fatherland' makes Germany's post-war trauma tangible
By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) - German actor Sandra Hueller said Germany's post-war trauma is made tangible even to people who did not live through it by "Fatherland," Polish-born director Pawel Pawlikowski's Can...
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At Cannes, filmmakers shift towards cautious acceptance of AI's inevitability
By Francesca Halliwell and Miranda Murray CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) - If Xavier Gens had waited until now to make his 2024 Netflix hit "Under Paris" about a giant shark in the Seine, he could have cut the visual effects budget by half and finish...
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How a Jim Caviezel film got mixed up in a Brazilian political scandal
By Manuela Andreoni, Isabel Teles and Ricardo Brito SAO PAULO, May 15 (Reuters) - American actor Jim Caviezel's upcoming feature "Dark Horse," a biopic about former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has been billed by a movie industry publication as ...
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