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Portage trash referendum on Tuesday's ballot
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday is an election day in Michigan, and Kalamazoo area polls will have a number of items on ballots around the county, for those of you who haven't voted absentee. The most controversial has been the contentious issue over who will conduct trash pickups in Portage. It's a citizen-initiate...
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Career Connect students, partners recognized at 40th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) and KRESA Foundation honored 93 learners in Kalamazoo County at the 40th annual Outstanding Achievement Awards this past Thursday at the Radisson Plaza Hotel. Educators from Kalamazoo RESA's career learning programs nominated these honor...
May 02, 2026
LOCAL NEWS
Shots fired late Thursday night outside Mobil gas station in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Shots were fired just after 11:00 p.m. Thursday in the city of Spring...
May 01, 2026
U.S. Small Business Administration grants disaster declaration for three SW Michigan counties
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Small Business Administration has granted a disaster declarat...
May 01, 2026
First rabies positive bat of the season detected in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department says a bat found in th...
Apr 30, 2026
Report: sports group that now owns Kalamazoo rink under investigation by Michigan Attorney General's office
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Attorney General's office is reportedly investigating a sp...
Apr 29, 2026
Crews continue to work on power restoration in hardest hit areas of Calhoun, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over 600 electric crews worked through the night to finish restoring t...
Apr 29, 2026
STATE NEWS
Michigan's average gas price up 85¢ from last week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price of a gallon of gas in Michigan continues to rise quickly. Triple-A Michigan says the state's average price is up 85¢ from last week to $4.87, $1 more than last month and $1.65 more than last year. A 15-gallon tank of gas costs $73 on average in Michigan, $22 more than ...
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Michigan's average gas price up to $4.58, 28¢ above national average
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price of a gallon of gas in Michigan is skyrocketing higher, up 71¢ in the last week and a $1.35 higher than last year. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average is up to $4.58, and many stations are at $5 a gallon for regular unleaded. Diesel fuel is up to $5.38 a gallon...
May 01, 2026
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House Speaker Hall wants property tax cut connected to budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall says he wants the Republican property tax cut plan connected with the final Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The Richland lawmaker says the plan has four major components: eliminating the property tax "pop-up" when ownership of a property changes hands; repe...
May 01, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Hits don't lie: Shakira concert draws 2 million fans in Rio
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO, May 3 (Reuters) - Some 2 million people packed Copacabana Beach on Saturday for a free concert by Shakira, Rio de Janeiro city officials said early on Sunday, marking the biggest show of the Colombian pop star's ...
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Netflix to give Greta Gerwig's 'Narnia' wide theatrical release, marking a first
By Dawn Chmielewski May 1 (Reuters) - Netflix on Friday said it would put filmmaker Greta Gerwig's "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" movie in wide theatrical release next year, where it will play exclusively for more than 45 days - a first for the strea...
May 01, 2026
Motor racing-Apple's Cue expects F1 movie sequel, hopes for more global TV expansion
By Alan Baldwin MIAMI, May 1 (Reuters) - A sequel to Brad Pitt's successful F1 Movie is likely and Apple are also hoping to expand their Formula One involvement globally after securing the U.S. broadcast rights, Senior Vice-President of Services Eddy...
May 01, 2026
