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Michigan's average gas price down 12-cents a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It costs 12-cents a gallon less on average to fill the gas tank in Michigan this week. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is $3.15, 15-cents less than last month and 50-cents less than last year. The state's highest price is $3.22 a gallon in Ann Arbor, and Marquette has the lowest ave...
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Man convicted in 2021 murder, armed robbery in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 23-year-old Isaiah Willhite has been convicted by a Kalamazoo jury of home invasion and murder in the June 2021 shooting death of Gerryon Kye. Willhite was found guilty of felony murder, first-degree home invasion, armed robbery, and three counts of felony firearm. He will be sentenced Augu...
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LOCAL NEWS

God's Kitchen of Michigan serving free dinners July 23, 24
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - God's Kitchen of Michigan will serve free community barbecue dinners ne...
Jul 17, 2025

Kalamazoo County commissioner faces domestic violence and resisting arrest charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County Commissioner is facing charges for an alleged domest...
Jul 17, 2025
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Battle Creek changes course on fire station renovation, building plan
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek will build a new fire station as the city commission ha...
Jul 16, 2025

Deputies apprehend suspect in Springfield business breaking and entering
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody after a break-in Monday morning at a commerci...
Jul 14, 2025

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport secures $14.1-million grant for runway extension
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Construction of a 450-foot runway extension at the Kalamazoo/Battle Cre...
Jul 14, 2025
STATE NEWS

Michigan's average gas price down 12-cents a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It costs 12-cents a gallon less on average to fill the gas tank in Michigan this week. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is $3.15, 15-cents less than last month and 50-cents less than last year. The state's highest price is $3.22 a gallon in Ann Arbor, and Marquette has the lowest ave...
22h ago

AUDIO: Governor Whitmer announces $144 million in medical debt forgiven for Michiganders
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - We now have more specific numbers on how many Kalamazoo County residents have benefited from the state's medical debt relief program. Governor Whitmer announced the statewide results yesterday in Detroit, saying $144-million in medical debt is being forgiven for over 200,000 Michiganders. T...
Jul 18, 2025
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Michigan unemployment rate edges down in June
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's unemployment rate for June is down one-tenth of a percent to 5.3%. The state Department of Technology, Management & Budget released the jobless data Thursday. They say it was the second consecutive month the state's unemployment rate went down, and labor market information dire...
Jul 17, 2025
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
'South Park' creators reach $1.5 billion streaming deal with Paramount, LA Times reports
(Reuters) -"South Park," the animated comedy featuring foul-mouthed children, has reached a $1.5 billion streaming deal with Paramount, the LA Times reported on Monday. Paramount has agreed to acquire the global streaming rights for "South Park" in a d...
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'Cosby Show' star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies by drowning at 54
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES/SAN JOSE (Reuters) -American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Bill Cosby's son Theo on the 1980s groundbreaking television hit "The Cosby Show," died at age 54 on Monday by drowning, a law enforcement source confi...
13h ago
Italy cancels concert with pro-Putin conductor Gergiev
ROME (Reuters) -Italian authorities have cancelled a classical concert scheduled for Sunday following criticism over the attendance of a top Russian conductor shunned in the West since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Valery Gergiev, who is widely regarde...
21h ago