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Michigan State University hires WMU athletic director
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State University is staying in-state for its new athletic director. Western Michigan University athletic director Dan Bartholomae is making the move from Kalamazoo to East Lansing. The 46-year-old replaces J Batt, who left for the AD position at Kentucky over the summer. Barthol...
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Kalamazoo city commission sends data center moratorium to planning commission
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM - Kalamazoo city commissioners have approved a resolution to establish a moratorium on high tech facilities to store data and electricity until they can draft regulation to properly manage them within city limits. The goal is to get the zoning amendments rewritten within a year, but it may be ...
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LOCAL NEWS
17-year-old arrested in Battle Creek with loaded, stolen handgun
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police arrested a 17-year-old early Friday morning for ...
Aug 17, 2026
Michigan's average gas price up 12¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It is 12¢ more expensive per gallon to fill the gas tank in the sta...
Aug 17, 2026
Woman dies after crashing ATV into tree
UNION TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police say a 26-year-old Union City woman has died ...
Aug 17, 2026
Body found in Cass County farm field
VOLINIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office says a landowner found a badly ...
Aug 14, 2026
Man arrested after assault, police standoff in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have arrested a 76-year-old man for allegedly tr...
Aug 14, 2026
STATE NEWS
U.S. Senator Peters announces tenth and final motorcycle tour
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. Senator Gary Peters will start his tenth and final motorcycle tour across Michigan on April 24th of 2027. Peters will be out of the U.S. Senate by that time and has stops in Bay City, Alpena, Marquette, Traverse City, Grand Rapids, and East Lansing on the five-day trip. He says the tour ...
Aug 17, 2026
Six killed, including suspected shooter, in Missaukee County
MISSAUKEE COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Six people, including the alleged shooter, are dead in a shooting that happened Friday in Missaukee County. Michigan State Police say 39-year-old Chad Hinkman allegedly shot and killed a 45-year-old man, a 40-year-old woman, and a 16-year-old boy at a home on LaChance Road and injure...
Aug 17, 2026
Michigan's average gas price up 12¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It is 12¢ more expensive per gallon to fill the gas tank in the state than last week. AAA Michigan says the average price statewide is now at $4.27, up 19¢ from last month and a $1.13 more than last year. Ann Arbor and Jackson have the highest price in the state at $4.33, while Mar...
Aug 17, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
KKR to buy 6% stake in India's BookMyShow for up to $50 million, source says
By Vibhuti Sharma Aug 19 (Reuters) - Global investment firm KKR will buy a stake of about 6% in Indian ticketing and entertainment platform BookMyShow for $40 million to $50 million, a source told Reuters on Wednesday, as demand for live events soars...
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ZZ Top's longtime drummer, Frank Beard, dies at 77
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for the rock group ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77, the band said on Tuesday. Beard died in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family members at his ...
13h ago
Theater trade group Cinema United calls on Paramount and California AG to settle
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Cinema United, a trade organization representing theater owners, on Tuesday appealed to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Paramount Skydance to discuss settling a lawsuit that seeks to block ...
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