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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 the hardest-hit communities, mostly in Calhoun, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties, after strong winds knocked out power late Monday afternoon. Consumers Energy says it has returned power to many of roughly 90,000 customer...
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Clean-up and restoration work continues throughout Kalamazoo after Monday's high wind damage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Kalamazoo Department of Public Services, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, and City of Kalamazoo Emergency Management crews are being bolstered by private contractors who have been brought in to respond to the widespread street and residential damage caused by Monday evening's ...
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LOCAL NEWS

Spring graduation is this Saturday at WMU with 2,300-plus degrees to be awarded
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's graduation day this Saturday, as Western Michigan University will ...
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Runway extension underway at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Partially funded by a $14 million Federal Aviation Administration grant...
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17-year-old facing attempted murder charges in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 17-year-old boy is in custody of Battle Creek police and accused o...
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Rx Kids expanding in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties this summer
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Rx Kids is expanding in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties. Enrollme...
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Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Valley Community College launch guaranteed admissions partnership
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An automatic admission to Western Michigan University program for Kalam...
Apr 27, 2026
STATE NEWS

Wendzel's Project Lighthouse advances out of committee, designed to repeal Michigan's 2023 green energy mandates
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A west Michigan lawmaker is pushing a plan to repeal Michigan's 2023 green energy mandates. 39th District State Representative Pauline Wendzel, chairwoman of the Michigan House Energy Committee, Tuesday advanced her Project Lighthouse energy reform package out of committee, moving the two-bil...
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Michigan DNR investigating deaths of five bald eagles in U.P.
DELTA COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is investigating the deaths of five bald eagles that were found between April 3 and April 17 in the Upper Peninsula's Garden Peninsula. The birds appear to have been intentionally killed. The DNR is requesting tips from the public to identify ...
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State House Speaker: Lawmakers will renegotiate budget with next governor
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The next fiscal year's budget is shaping up to be approved not only on time, but possibly early this year after last year's negotiations stretched into October. State House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland says they are "really only budgeting for three months of (Governor Gretchen) Whitmer,...
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Billie Eilish and James Cameron team up for immersive and intimate tour film
By Hanna Rantala LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Pop star Billie Eilish joined forces with famed filmmaker James Cameron to bring her "Hit Me Hard and Soft" tour to the big screen. Released theatrically by Paramount Pictures on May 8, "Billie Eilish - Hi...
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Deaf Disney fans can now enjoy iconic animated songs recreated with ASL
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, April 28 (Reuters) - Disney Animation is giving some of its most iconic songs a new voice - one spoken through hands, faces and movement - reimagining classic numbers in American Sign Language to mark N...
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US FCC reviewing Disney's ABC station licenses after Jimmy Kimmel joke
By Dawn Chmielewski, David Shepardson and Trevor Hunnicutt LOS ANGELES, April 28 (Reuters) - After a joke by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel drew calls from the White House for ABC to fire the comedian, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesda...
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