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Kalamazoo Public Schools, teachers union heading to contract mediation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Teacher contract talks in the Kalamazoo Public Schools will go to mediation this week, and both sides have been more talkative about the process than they usually are. Kalamazoo Education Association president Heather Reid says salaries and class sizes are their top two issues. She says thi...
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WMU fraternity suspended after deadly crash of Mattawan teenagers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University has suspended a fraternity after the deadly crash that killed two Mattawan High School students in Texas Township on October 18th. The fraternity has not been identified by WMU. Attorney Ven Johnson has been hired to represent the family of 16-year-old Aurora Ruc...
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LOCAL NEWS
Beefed up security for Friday's Kalamazoo Central - Loy Norrix football game
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The annual football game tonight between Kalamazoo Central High School ...
Oct 23, 2026
Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies arrest Bellevue man for home invasion
CONVIS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 51-year-old Be...
Oct 22, 2026
Man arrested after home invasion and police standoff in Convis Township
CONVIS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Deputies from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office arrested a 51-y...
Oct 22, 2026
Battle Creek Police get state money for semiautonomous drone
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department has received $200,000 from the st...
Oct 22, 2026
Battle Creek police make arrest after woman shot and injured Tuesday evening
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have arrested a 49-year-old man after a shooting...
Oct 22, 2026
STATE NEWS
Poll shows 63% support Proposal 2, just 31% support Proposal 1
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll from Marketing Resource Group shows voters are in favor of Proposal 2 to restrict political contributions from regulated utilities and certain government contractors. That proposal has 63% support, with 16% opposed and 22% undecided. Proposal 1 to require a state constitutional con...
Oct 23, 2026
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U.S. Department of Justice sending election monitors to Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Department of Justice is sending election monitors to seven Michigan cities. Attorney General Dana Nessel says they will be in Detroit, East Lansing, Flint, Grand Rapids, Hamtramck, Lansing and Warren and are a standard part of elections. Nessel says, however, that her office "s...
Oct 23, 2026
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MSU trustee Vassar sues MSU president, others
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State University trustee Rema Vassar is suing MSU president Kevin Guskiewicz, the university's top lawyer, board of trustees secretary and four current and former trustees. Vassar says they discriminated against her because she's Black and also retaliated against her for speaking out...
Oct 22, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
NFL-Jay-Z to headline next year's Super Bowl halftime show
LOS ANGELES, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Jay-Z will headline the 2027 Super Bowl halftime show in February, the National Football League announced on Monday. The show at the NFL championship game is the most-coveted showcase in the world of music. US televisi...
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Macklemore vows to fight until 'last breath' at opening of 'Free Palestine' tour
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - American rapper Macklemore vowed to continue to speak out loudly against Israel's war in Gaza at the opening of his "Free Palestine" concert tour organised after he was dropped as the opening act for Ed She...
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Universal Music Group discussed going private with buyout firms, Bloomberg News reports
Oct 26 (Reuters) - Universal Music Group held preliminary discussions with private equity firms earlier this year about going private, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. • The music label's management held p...
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