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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 next week, one in Battle Creek and one in Kalamazoo. On July 23, dinner will be served at First United Methodist Church at 111 East Michigan Avenue in Battle Creek. On July 24, they will serve the dinner at Flesher Field a...
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Governor Whitmer to release details of state's Medical Debt Relief program today
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is expected to release the details of the state's Medical Debt Relief program today, and Kalamazoo was one of the communities involved. A New York-based nonprofit called Undue Medical Debt negotiated with Michigan hospitals and clinics and purchased the debt of ove...
10h ago
LOCAL NEWS
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
18-year-old killed in rollover crash in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 18-year-old Battle Creek man has been killed in a single-vehicle ...
Jul 14, 2025
Former Tiger Brandon Inge coaches Kalamazoo Growlers to victory
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Growlers welcomed former Detroit Tigers catcher, third ba...
Jul 11, 2025
STATE NEWS
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...
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Flags at half-staff today in Michigan for fallen U.S. Army staff sergeant
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. and Michigan flags will fly at half-staff today. Governor Gretchen Whitmer says it is to honor U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Saul Gonzalez of Pullman. Gonzalez was killed in Erbil, Iraq in a non-combat related incident when supporting Operation Inherent Reserve a month ago. Whitmer says the f...
9h ago
Governor Whitmer to release details of state's Medical Debt Relief program today
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is expected to release the details of the state's Medical Debt Relief program today, and Kalamazoo was one of the communities involved. A New York-based nonprofit called Undue Medical Debt negotiated with Michigan hospitals and clinics and purchased the debt of ove...
10h ago
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Connie Francis, US 'Stupid Cupid' pop singer, dies at 87
(Refiles to remove extraneous question mark in a song title in paragraphs 3 and 8: it's "Who's Sorry Now", not "Who's Sorry Now?") (Reuters) -Connie Francis, the American pop singer who topped the charts in the 1950s and 1960s with genre-spanning songs...
3h ago
French town withdraws Rock-En-Seine music festival funding over Kneecap booking
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -The municipal authority for the Paris suburb of Saint-Cloud, which hosts the annual Rock-en-Seine music festival, has decided to withdraw a 40,000 euro ($46,000) subsidy for the event due to its booking of Irish ra...
6h ago
Roll over Beethoven: Remote highway plays Ode to Joy
By Luke Tyson and AbdelHadi Ramahi FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) -No radio? No problem. The emirate of Fujairah has installed rumble strips along a 750-meter (half-mile) stretch of highway that play the Ode to Joy melody from Ludwig van Bee...
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