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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...
14h ago
Arbor Day is today with events in Kalamazoo and Portage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is Arbor Day, the day each year when the nation celebrates trees. While no one will be getting a day off work to celebrate, it is one of those holidays that has been around for a very long time - over 150 years. The city of Kalamazoo will honor the 56th city commission by planting a t...
21h ago
LOCAL NEWS
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
Michigan's average gas price down 15¢
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's 15¢ cheaper per gallon to buy gas in Michigan than last week. ...
Apr 20, 2026
AG Nessel seeking 61% cut in Consumers Energy rate hike request
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants regulators to cut the rate hi...
Apr 17, 2026
Battle Creek woman charged with killing husband denied bond
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek woman is in the Calhoun County Jail, accused of killi...
Apr 16, 2026
STATE NEWS
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...
22h ago
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...
22h ago
U.S. Supreme Court sides with AG Nessel in Line 5 case
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favor of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in her argument against Canadian company Enbridge Energy. Nessel contends Enbridge waited too long to ask a judge to move a lawsuit over their twin oil and natural gas pipelines on the bed of the...
Apr 23, 2026
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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 ...
15h ago
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
