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UPDATE: Suspect Arraigned in Gobles-Area Fatal Shooting
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 27, 2026) - Charges have been filed against a 44-year-old Gobles area woman stemming from the death of a 52-year-old man last Wednesday night. On Monday, Jennifer Dana Moore was arraigned before 57th District Court Magistrate Meredith Biedler on one count of open murder. She was ordered he...
13h ago
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 Kalamazoo Valley Community College students was unveiled Saturday at the WMU Football Spring Showcase. The Bronco Bound Guarantee provides automatic admission to WMU beginning this fall to Kalamazoo Valley students who comple...
14h ago
LOCAL NEWS
Michigan gas prices jump 19¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices are back on the rise in Michigan, jumping 19¢ a gallon i...
23h ago
Over 5,000 take part in Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over 5,000 runners took part in the Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon on Sunda...
23h ago
Portage's Hocevar wins NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway
TALLADEGA, AL (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage native Carson Hocevar held off a late push from Chris Buescher...
Apr 27, 2026
One killed in Battle Creek apartment fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person has died in a Battle Creek apartment fire. The Battle Cre...
Apr 24, 2026
Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon being run Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon will be run Sunday. The marathon and rel...
Apr 24, 2026
STATE NEWS
Michigan gas prices jump 19¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices are back on the rise in Michigan, jumping 19¢ a gallon in the past week. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average price is up to $4.02 a gallon, 3¢ more than last month and 97¢ more than last year. A 15-gallon fill-up costs $60 on average. Michigan's highest pri...
23h ago
State House approves Fiscal Year 2027 budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A $75.8-billion Fiscal Year 2027 budget has been passed by the Michigan House. Appropriations Committee chair Ann Bollin says majority Republicans feel the budget is solid, doesn't raise taxes and priorities services people rely on. The Democratic majority state Senate is still moving forward...
Apr 24, 2026
Former House Speaker Tom Leonard drops out of governor's race
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) - Former state House Speaker Tom Leonard is ending his bid to become Michigan's next governor. Leonard had been seeking the Republican nomination for the November election, but had struggled to raise money and was polling in the single digits for support. Congressman John James and businessman Perr...
Apr 24, 2026
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Trial over foiled attack on Taylor Swift's Vienna concert set to open
By Francois Murphy VIENNA, April 28 (Reuters) - The trial of a 21-year-old accused of plotting an Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in 2024 that was foiled at the 11th hour opens on Tuesday, with his lawyer saying he would plead guilty to the ...
6h ago
Man pleads guilty in murder of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay
April 27 (Reuters) - A New York man on Monday pleaded guilty to taking part in the 2002 murder of pioneering hip-hop star Jam Master Jay of famed group Run-DMC as part of a dispute over a drug deal, according to federal prosecutors. Appearing in cour...
9h ago
Taylor Swift files to trademark her voice, likeness to ward off AI deepfakes
By Brad Brooks April 27 (Reuters) - Pop superstar Taylor Swift filed trademark applications for two audio clips and one image of herself in what a trademark attorney said is an attempt to protect her voice and likeness from deepfake videos and audio c...
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