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No injuries in early Saturday blaze in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM] - There were no injuries in an early Saturday blaze in a Portage trailer park. At approximately 3:45 a.m. the Portage Fire Division responded to a reported structure fire at 4411 Frederick Lane in the Colonial Acres Trailer Park. When crews arrived they found heavy fire conditions from the resi...
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KVET investigation leads to arrest, seizure of drugs and automatic handgun
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Oshtemo Township man faces drug and weapons charges after a raid by the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team and Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Crime Reduction Team earlier this week. KDPS says a search warrant was executed in the 1300 block of Concord Place Drive following an...
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LOCAL NEWS
Bronson man accused of threatening phone call to state Capitol
BRONSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 50-year-old Bronson man accused of making a call to the state Capitol t...
Feb 13, 2026
Arrest made in 2023 Kalamazoo double homicide
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody in the murder of a Kalamazoo couple in 2023. Of...
Feb 12, 2026
Portage native Carson Hocevar lands Spectrum sponsorship for 13 races
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Carson Hocevar has landed Spectrum as his primary sponsor for 13 NASCAR C...
Feb 11, 2026
Kalamazoo woman charged in connection with homicide of Fort Wayne teen
FORT WAYNE,IN (WKZO AM/FM) - A 29-year-old Kristina Burch of Kalamazoo was arrested and charged this...
Feb 11, 2026
Detroit Tigers bringing back veteran pitcher Justin Verlander
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Tigers and veteran pitcher Justin Verlander have agreed on a ...
Feb 11, 2026
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STATE NEWS
Bronson man accused of threatening phone call to state Capitol
BRONSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 50-year-old Bronson man accused of making a call to the state Capitol threatening Republicans was back in court yesterday. Gabriel Hetrick is charged with one count of making a terroristic threat and malicious use of a telecommunications service for allegedly making the threats. He has a pr...
Feb 13, 2026
Rogers wants to help small businesses affected by extended construction projects
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo lawmaker is proposing legislation that will provide small businesses relief if they are affected by road construction work. House Bill 5524 will be introduced by State Presentative Julie Rogers next week and would establish a road construction business loss reimbursement program, ...
Feb 12, 2026
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Governor Whitmer's $88-billion FY 2027 budget proposed
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer's $88-billion budget has been proposed and introduced to lawmakers. She is proposing higher taxes on tobacco and electronic cigarettes, a new internet gaming tax rate on large casinos, a per-wager sports betting tax, and a digital advertising tax to handle federal sp...
Feb 12, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Charli xcx closes 'brat summer' chapter with new mockumentary at Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - British popstar Charli xcx was vaulted into super stardom when the "brat summer" trend triggered by her neon-green party album made it into U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris' campaign. Some two years since the album ...
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Karim Ainouz probes family dynamics with 'operatic absurdity' at Berlin festival
By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian director Karim Ainouz's new drama "Rosebush Pruning" delves into patriarchy and trauma within an insular wealthy family, approaching the material with what actor Jamie Bell on Sa...
2h ago
AI film school trains next generation of Hollywood moviemakers
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Laid-off and sidelined by last year's production slowdown, Hollywood visual‑effects veteran Michael Eng discovered a gap in his resume while perusing job listings in Los Angeles -- experience in machi...
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