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Drowning reported near Allegan Dam
VALLEY TWP., MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A 29-year-old man lost his life in an apparent drowning near the Allegan Dam on Friday night, Jul. 11. First responders were dispatched to the Kalamazoo River shortly after 8 PM on a report that two persons had fallen into the waters, with one able to grab onto a tree branch and was waiti...
Jul 12, 2025

UPDATE: Body of diver who was inspecting dam in Allegan County recovered
VALLEY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The body of a diver who was inspecting a dam in the Allegan area Wednesday has been recovered, according to an update from WOOD TV Wednesday. The incident was initially reported by WHTC Holland, one of WKZO's sister stations. According to that report, the diver was working on a Consum...
Jul 12, 2025
LOCAL NEWS

Greenleaf Hospitality says Kalamazoo Event Center open in 2027
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In two years, Western Michigan University basketball and hockey, along ...
Jul 11, 2025

Two Battle Creek men arrested after police seize a pound of meth
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state's Southwest Enforcement Team has arrested two Battle Cre...
Jul 11, 2025

MPSC approves two new major transmission lines, including one through Branch and Calhoun counties
LANSING, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - Despite pushback from homeowners and environmental groups, the Michigan Pu...
Jul 11, 2025

Battle Creek Police investigate fatal shooting, the second homicide in two days
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) The Battle Creek Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting ...
Jul 10, 2025

Ferrero Roche buys Battle Creek-based WK Kellogg Company for $3.1 billion
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ferrero Rocher is purchasing Battle Creek-based WK Kellogg Company f...
Jul 10, 2025
STATE NEWS

President Trump says Canadian imports to have 35% tariff in August
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The price of numerous new vehicles will likely be going up later this year as President Trump says he will impose a 35% tariff on all Canadian imports. Trump told Prime Minister Mark Carney in a letter the tariff will go into effect August 1 and is part of a response to what he called &quo...
Jul 11, 2025

Senator Nesbitt requests U.S. Department of Justice probe of MEDC
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt is formally asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The Van Buren County Republican sent a letter yesterday to U.S. Inspector General Michael Horowitz requesting the probe to determine the po...
Jul 11, 2025

Ferrero Roche buys Battle Creek-based WK Kellogg Company for $3.1 billion
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ferrero Rocher is purchasing Battle Creek-based WK Kellogg Company for $3.1 billion. The sale was announced Thursday morning and WK Kellogg Company shareholders will receive $23 per share, which officials say represents 40% premium to 30-day volume weighted average trading price. The sal...
Jul 10, 2025
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
US singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to lesser assault charge in UK court
LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm by allegedly attacking a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub two years ago. Brown last month denied a more serious c...
Jul 11, 2025
Disney and UK's ITV tie-up in joint streaming deal
LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. entertainment giant Walt Disney and British broadcaster ITV will carry a selection of each other's shows on their respective streaming platforms, Disney+ and ITVX, to help attract new audiences, the companies said on Thursday. Di...
Jul 10, 2025
Industry video game actors pass agreement with studios for AI security
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood video game voice and motion capture actors signed a new contract with video game studios on Wednesday with a focus on artificial intelligence protections, the actors' union, SAG-AFTRA, said in a pre...
Jul 10, 2025