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Fired Comstock Township superintendent wanted contract buyout in 2025
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The former Comstock Township superintendent who was fired by the township board two weeks ago had sought to get out of his contract last year, citing a hostile workplace. Scott Hess was fired without cause and will receive a payout of over $412,000. Attorneys in the 66-page report f...
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Battle Creek Police release body camera footage of controversial detention of 16-year-old
BATTLE CREEK,MI (WTVB) - The Battle Creek Police Department has released body camera footage showing the controversial detention of a 16-year-old boy walking home. The incident unfolded on a Sunday afternoon when officers attempted to stop 16-year-old Jeremiah Spearman as he walked down Hubbard Street in the Washington...
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LOCAL NEWS
Kalamazoo tennis legends Palladino and Burda capture national championship in 60-and-over doubles
BOISE, ID (WKZO AM/FM) - Longtime friends, former Kalamazoo College standouts, and local tennis lege...
Jun 15, 2026
Michigan State AD Batt's bolts for Kentucky
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The University of Kentucky officially finalized a six-year agreement...
Jun 15, 2026
Jack In The Box returns to Michigan following 45-year absence, new Battle Creek location now open
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) Jack in The Box officially opened it's doors in Battle Creek today, ma...
Jun 15, 2026
Battle Creek man arrested for felonious assault, outstanding warrants
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 31-year-old Battle Creek man is in the Calhoun County Jail on a ch...
Jun 15, 2026
Michigan's average gas price up slightly
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price of gas in Michigan is up slightly, rising 2¢ a ga...
Jun 15, 2026
STATE NEWS
Michigan's unemployment rate inches up in May, still higher than the national rate
LANAING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.1 percent during May, according to data released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Michigan payroll jobs climbed for the third consecutive month duri...
13h ago
Wife of former state House Speaker pleads guilty to embezzlement
INGHAM COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Stephanie Chatfield, the wife of former state House Speaker Lee Chatfield, has agreed to a plea deal in their embezzlement case. She has pled guilty to one charge of embezzlement between $200 and $1,000 and the state dropped two charges of embezzling between $1,000 and $20,000. Stephani...
Jun 17, 2026
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Over 2.6 million Michiganders expected to travel for July 4th
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Triple-A is projecting over 2.6-million Michiganders will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Independence Day holiday. The travel period runs from Saturday, June 27th through Sunday, July 5th. Over two-million will drive to their destination and Triple-A says the projection for the ...
Jun 17, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Chinese regulators clear Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger, source says
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, June 17 (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have cleared the $110 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery, according to a source familiar with the decision. The antitrust ruling comes on the hee...
Jun 17, 2026
'Sinatra The Musical' takes audiences on intimate roller-coaster ride
By Hanna Rantala LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Frank Sinatra's songs and life story come to the London stage in a new West End musical the crooner's daughter says captures the highs and lows of the man behind the myth. "Sinatra The Musical," which has i...
Jun 17, 2026
'Toy Story 5' tackles tech tensions and tween girl trials
By Danielle Broadway EMERYVILLE, California, June 17 (Reuters) - For actor Joan Cusack, who voices the animated cowgirl Jessie in Disney's "Toy Story 5," it was important that the film tell a different kind of story - one centered on the experiences o...
Jun 17, 2026
