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Southwest Michigan First selects new CEO
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Southwest Michigan First has selected Jennifer Owens as its new CEO. She has been the president of Lakeshore Advantage in Holland since 2014 and is expected to start the new job on August 17th. Owens previously served as the vice president of Southwest Michigan First and as vice president o...
7h ago
Group looks to put health care initiative on the November ballot in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An advocacy group that says it's "fed up with a lack of access to healthcare and skyrocketing costs" plans to deliver boxes of signatures to the Kalamazoo City Clerk Wednesday to place a local health care initiative on the November ballot. The group Community Action Michigan says ...
19h ago
LOCAL NEWS
No injuries in Battle Creek apartment fire Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No one was injured in an apartment fire in Battle Creek Sunday after...
Jun 30, 2026
CB Terrion Arnold released by Detroit Lions after $1-million bond set
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cornerback Terrion Arnold has been released by the Detroit Lions after bo...
Jun 30, 2026
Average gas price in Michigan up 9¢
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price drivers are paying for a gallon of gas in Michigan is ...
Jun 29, 2026
Kalamazoo County's Texas Township enacts 12-month data center moratorium
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another Kalamazoo County governmental body has spoken out against ...
Jun 27, 2026
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Overdue Purple Heart presented to the family of an area WWII veteran
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The family of a former Kalamazoo Public Schools employee who passed away ...
Jun 26, 2026
STATE NEWS
Jeffrey Willis seeks new trials after being convicted for two murders
MUSKEGON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Convicted murderer Jeffrey Willis is seeking new trials, claiming he was wrongfully convicted of killing Rebekah Bletsch and Jessica Heeringa. He was found guilty by separate juries in both murders, and Heeringa's body has not been found. She disappeared from her job at a gas station in Nort...
5h ago
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Deadline for approving state's next fiscal year's budget is today
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The deadline is today for state lawmakers to approve the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, but it's looking like the votes will be taken tomorrow. A large omnibus spending bill and a School Aid Fund bill are expected to be approved, and the chances the school funding bill could be voted on today are 5...
7h ago
U.S. Supreme Court: Trump cannot fire Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will remain on the central bank's board as her lawsuit challenging her firing by President Trump moves forward. The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-to-4 decision denied the Trump administration's request to pause a lower court order restoring the Michigan State...
Jun 30, 2026
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Canada will join Eurovision Song Contest in 2027
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, July 1 (Reuters) - Canada will join the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027, organisers of the colourful music competition watched by millions around the world announced on Wednesday, becoming the first new country to join si...
4h ago
Netflix revives Gene Wilder's voice with AI for new 'Wonka' reality series
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, June 30 (Reuters) - Netflix has partnered with AI firm ElevenLabs to recreate late actor Gene Wilder's voice for the reality competition series "Wonka's The Golden Ticket," the streamer said on Tuesday. ElevenLabs spe...
19h ago
UK may intervene in $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery deal
By Muvija M and Sam Tabahriti LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it could intervene in Paramount Skydance Corp's proposed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, potentially holding up the $110 billion deal after the U.S. and China gave it ...
Jun 30, 2026
