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State Senator McCann running for 4th Congressional seat
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic state Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo will be seeking higher office next year, jumping into the 4th District Congressional race. McCann says he has a proven record of serving up what the Republican majority in Washington is taking away, lower costs and adequate healthcare covera...
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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
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

Michigan gas prices 12-cents a gallon higher than last week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It is more expensive to fill the gas tank this week than last. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is up 12-cents a gallon to $3.27, which is 16-cents more than last month but 32-cents less than last year. The most expensive gas in the state is in Saginaw at $3.33, and Marquette in the ...
1h ago

State Senator McCann running for 4th Congressional seat
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic state Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo will be seeking higher office next year, jumping into the 4th District Congressional race. McCann says he has a proven record of serving up what the Republican majority in Washington is taking away, lower costs and adequate healthcare covera...
2h ago

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
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Bob Geldof and Brian May mark Live Aid's 40th at London musical
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Musicians who performed at Live Aid, the transatlantic concert that raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia, reunited in London on Sunday to mark the event's 40th anniversary, attending a special performance of...
19h ago
New 'Superman' muscles to $122 million at U.S., Canada box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A new "Superman" movie from Warner Bros hauled in $122 million at box offices in the United States and Canada over the weekend, a strong debut that kicked off a new era for DC comic book heroes on the big screen. The movie that i...
20h ago
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