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EPA awards Calhoun County $1.5 million grant from Brownfields Assessment Program
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The federal Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $1.5 million grant to Calhoun County. The Calhoun County Land Bank Authority says the money is from the EPA's Brownfields Assessment Program and will be used for environmental assessments and planning activities across the county....
13h ago
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Portage city council holding final budget work session Tuesday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council will hold their final work session on their next budget Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. and set the rates for water and sewer bills at their evening meeting. Those water utility bills will be the only city item that will cost Portage residents more this coming year. The r...
16h ago
LOCAL NEWS
Pedestrian struck and killed early Sunday in Cass County
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a pede...
May 11, 2025
MDOT to work on I-94 Business Loop in Battle Creek starting Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation along with contractor Lake...
May 09, 2025
Frisbie: volunteer fire, EMS personnel deserve tax relief for lifesaving work
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A local lawmaker who is the former vice president of Lifecare Ambulance i...
May 08, 2025
M-311 bridge repairs over I-94 in Calhoun County to start May 12
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation will be closing the M-311 brid...
May 08, 2025
Kalamazoo County hotel owners approve adding fee to room charges for youth sports complex
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday was a tough day for three funding requests on the ballot locall...
May 08, 2025
STATE NEWS
AAA Michigan predicts near-record travel in the state for Memorial Day weekend
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Nearly 1.3 million from Michigan plan to travel at least 50 miles from home for the Memorial Day weekend. AAA Michigan says the projection is the second-highest on record and is 37,000 more people than last year. Across the country, the auto club projects over 45.1 million people will travel...
10h ago
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Poll finds 83% of Michiganders don't want Medicaid cuts
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll by EPIC-MRA has found 83-percent of Michigan residents want Medicaid spending to either be increased or stay the same. The poll comes as Congressional Republicans are weighing a huge Medicaid cut to fund a tax cut, but no plan has yet been published. Michigan's Medicaid enrollment ...
10h ago
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Tate joins race for U.S. Senate seat
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - A lawmaker from Detroit is joining the crowded field of Democrats vying for the battleground state's open Senate seat, one of the most critical races as the party aims to regain a majority in the 2026 midterm election. Michigan state Rep. Joe Tate launched his campaign Sunday to compete against thr...
14h ago
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial: Day One takeaways
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - Here are five takeaways from Monday's first day of music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs' New York trial where he faces federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Combs, who has pleaded not guilty, could face life in...
5h ago
Universal Music appoints Matt Ellis as new CFO
(Reuters) - Universal Music Group, the world's biggest music label, said on Monday it has appointed Matt Ellis as its new chief financial officer. Ellis, a former finance chief at Verizon Communications, will succeed Boyd Muir, who was made chief o...
11h ago
Stars strive to dispel tariff gloom at Cannes Film Festival
By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala CANNES, France (Reuters) -Movie legends from Tom Cruise to Denzel Washington will gather in Cannes this week for the 87th incarnation of its film festival, as the industry tries to shake off worries over dwindling au...
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