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City of Kalamazoo has a week of events for Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is planning a week of events downtown as they put a wrap on the Design it! Phase of their Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 project. They are putting together another grand design for the next decade, where residents would like the city to be in ten years, and they are gathering ...
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Four From Kalamazoo Arrested in Allegan Co. Drug Bust
MARTIN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 24, 2026) - Four persons from Kalamazoo were arrested following a multi-agency drug bust on Wednesday near Martin. According to the Michigan State Police, detectives with the Southwest Enforcement Team and the Mid-Michigan Investigative Narcotics Team were involved when an Allegan Coun...
Apr 24, 2026
LOCAL NEWS
Portage's Hocevar wins NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway
TALLADEGA, AL (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage native Carson Hocevar held off a late push from Chris Buescher...
25m ago
One killed in Battle Creek apartment fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person has died in a Battle Creek apartment fire. The Battle Cre...
Apr 24, 2026
Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon being run Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon will be run Sunday. The marathon and rel...
Apr 24, 2026
Man guilty of kidnapping, sex crimes in Calhoun County
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It took a Calhoun County jury just 45 minutes of deliberation to ret...
Apr 21, 2026
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Two Battle Creek teenagers injured in shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Shots being fired around 4:30 Sunday morning near North McKinley Ave...
Apr 20, 2026
STATE NEWS
Michigan gas prices jump 19¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices are back on the rise in Michigan, jumping 19¢ a gallon in the past week. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average price is up to $4.02 a gallon, 3¢ more than last month and 97¢ more than last year. A 15-gallon fill-up costs $60 on average. Michigan's highest pri...
11m ago
State House approves Fiscal Year 2027 budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A $75.8-billion Fiscal Year 2027 budget has been passed by the Michigan House. Appropriations Committee chair Ann Bollin says majority Republicans feel the budget is solid, doesn't raise taxes and priorities services people rely on. The Democratic majority state Senate is still moving forward...
Apr 24, 2026
Former House Speaker Tom Leonard drops out of governor's race
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) - Former state House Speaker Tom Leonard is ending his bid to become Michigan's next governor. Leonard had been seeking the Republican nomination for the November election, but had struggled to raise money and was polling in the single digits for support. Congressman John James and businessman Perr...
Apr 24, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Rob Reiner's son Jake describes 'living nightmare' after parents' murder
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, April 24 (Reuters) - Jake Reiner, the eldest son of Rob and Michelle Reiner, published a tribute to his late parents on Friday and described the "living nightmare" he has experienced since their murders in December. Nick ...
Apr 24, 2026
Anne Hathaway transforms into troubled pop icon in 'Mother Mary'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway spent years perfecting her vocal and dance skills to play a pop star in "Mother Mary", a two-hander drama about a complex relationship. Hathaway portrays Mother Mary, a global po...
Apr 24, 2026
Visionary music conductor Michael Tilson Thomas dead at 81
By Steve Gorman and Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 (Reuters) - Celebrated conductor, pianist and composer Michael Tilson Thomas, a longtime music director of the San Francisco Symphony known as a creative visionary, has died at age 81 after nea...
Apr 23, 2026
