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Open Roads Bike Program launches capital campaign for new facility, renovations
KALAMAZOO, MI ( WKZO AM/FM) -Open Roads Bike Program has launched a $750,000 capital campaign to support the purchase, renovation, and transition into its home at 914 E. Vine Street in Kalamazoo's Edison Neighborhood. The organization says the campaign will transform a long-vacant 10,000-square-foot building into a vib...
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Open house Monday at the site of the replacement for the current El Sol School in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After construction was approved in a 2022 bond issue, the Kalamazoo Public Schools is about to work on building the new El Sol School. A community open house will be held Monday from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at the future site of El Sol at 1428 Baker Drive. School officials say this is an opportunity...
May 16, 2026
LOCAL NEWS
Portage City Manager to retire in July
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After nearly four years on the job in Portage, City Manager Pat McGinnis ...
May 14, 2026
Assessment underway in Kalamazoo and other regions in the state to possibly free up FEMA funds
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Teams of federal, state, and local personnel are compiling information ...
May 13, 2026
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KCC commencement ceremony this Thursday at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kellogg Community College says a record number of 449 graduates will...
May 12, 2026
Michigan's average gas price drops 14¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It is 14¢ a gallon cheaper to buy gas in Michigan than last week. T...
May 11, 2026
Bicyclist struck and critically injured Friday afternoon
CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A woman hit while riding her bicycle in Kalamazoo County's Ch...
May 09, 2026
STATE NEWS
Acrisure Amphitheater officially opens tonight in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tonight is the opening night officially for Grand Rapids' Acrisure Amphitheater. Brian Vander Ark, the lead vocalist of the local band The Verve Pipe, will open the show at 7:30 p.m. followed by Detroit duo The War and Treaty before Motown legend Lionel Richie headlines the opening night...
May 15, 2026
Huizenga Tries Again to Push Forward Vets' Mental Health Legislation
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM, May 15, 2026) - There may be sharp political differences in Washington, but on some issues, there can be agreement from both sides of the proverbial aisle on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, a group of five House members introduced the Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act, which would...
May 15, 2026
House Speaker Hall sets June 1 deadline for Selfridge ANG Base funding
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland has set a firm deadline of June 1st for lawmakers to approve funding for Selfridge Air National Guard Base to build a new runway. Hall says if they don't meet that, the new F-15EX fighter jets announced by President Trump for the base will likely n...
May 14, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Julianne Moore warns gender equality still distant at Cannes event
CANNES, France, May 17 (Reuters) - Oscar winner Julianne Moore said true gender equality remains a distant goal as she accepted an award on Sunday night for championing women in film at an elegant soiree removed from the Cannes Film Festival red carp...
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Japan's Kore-eda explores AI's role in grief in Cannes contender
CANNES, France, May 17 (Reuters) - If a couple loses a child, would it be ethical to use AI to try to recreate the child if it eases their grief? And what happens when that AI decides it has its own interests beyond the family that it was meant to co...
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Kristen Stewart says food-heavy Cannes film 'Full Phil' proved physically demanding
CANNES, France, May 17 (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Kristen Stewart's latest role in "Full Phil," an absurdist comedy about a father and daughter navigating a strained relationship amid an endless stream of French cuisine, proved physically demanding ...
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