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El-Sayed, Rogers hold contentious debate in U.S. Senate race
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The first debate in the U.S. Senate race in Michigan was combative between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. The two bickered almost constantly throughout the hour debate, with topics ranging from tariffs and the war in Iran to where they own homes, their finances, ...
10h ago
Teachers, Kalamazoo Public Schools enter mediated contract talks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With talks deadlocked, Kalamazoo Public Schools and the Kalamazoo Education Association have agreed to mediated talks to try and come to terms on a contract. Teachers have been working without a contract for the last month, and they turned out in large numbers to picket and speak at last ni...
11h ago
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Western Michigan University opens final season at Lawson Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Broncos hockey team will open their fin...
Oct 7, 2026
Battle Creek man arrested after break-in report leads to stolen car chase and standoff
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 36-year-old man was arrested early Monday morning following a chao...
Oct 7, 2026
Fire damages Family Dollar on Capital Avenue SW Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Damage is estimated at $10,000 in a blaze at the Family Dollar on Ca...
Oct 5, 2026
Battle Creek temporarily reduces fluoride levels in drinking water
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Battle Creek officials say they have temporarily reduced the...
Oct 5, 2026
Michigan's average gas price down 22¢ from last week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Drivers around Michigan are paying 22¢ less per gallon to fill thei...
Oct 5, 2026
STATE NEWS
Federal judge dismisses Department of Justice lawsuit over Michigan's cage-free egg law
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. District Judge Jane Beckering has dismissed the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice challenging Michigan's ban on selling eggs from hens living in cages. Beckering says the federal government lacks the standing to sue the state, but did not rule on if the state's cage-fr...
10h ago
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El-Sayed, Rogers hold contentious debate in U.S. Senate race
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The first debate in the U.S. Senate race in Michigan was combative between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. The two bickered almost constantly throughout the hour debate, with topics ranging from tariffs and the war in Iran to where they own homes, their finances, ...
10h ago
Attorney General Nessel sues Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is suing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, saying they have created an illegal monopoly and used that to pay health providers less and charge employers more. Nessel says the federal antitrust lawsuit says the state was also a victim of Blue Cross, which...
11h ago
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
'Avatar: The Last Airbender' expands with new prequel series 'Avatar Kuruk: Wave of Chaos'
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The world of successful TV franchise "Avatar: The Last Airbender" is expanding once again, with a new prequel series that will follow the story of a rebellious teenager Avatar - a being who controls...
28m ago
Paramount to develop Cyberpunk 2077 film, lifting CD Projekt RED's shares
Oct 9 (Reuters) - Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film set in the universe of CD Projekt RED's video game "Cyberpunk 2077" alongside producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, entertainment outlet Deadline reported on Thursday, which sent the Po...
13h ago
Canada celebrates 'serendipitous' cultural moment as Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
By Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo TORONTO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Poet and writer Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, spurring celebrations in her native Canada, a country that has long lived in the shadow of its southern neighbor but is en...
Oct 8, 2026
