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Beacon officially takes over Ascension health care facilities, adopts name changes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AN/FM) - The sale of a chain of hospitals in southwest Michigan, including Ascension Borgess in Kalamazo...
7h ago

Fight breaks out at Kalamazoo County courthouse between murder suspect and victim's families
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB /WNWN) - Some tense moments inside the Kalamazoo County courthouse this morning, as a fight between two f...
14h ago

Calhoun County Sheriff's Office raising awareness of phone scams
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is putting out a reminder to people that they will not ca...
15h ago
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City of Portage offering eGift card promotion to help businesses
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage is encouraging residents to support local businesses with the purchase of a li...
15h ago

Motorcyclist badly injured in crash
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 53-year-old Portage man is hospitalized in critical condition after a motorcycle accident Monday...
18h ago

Man suffers chemical burns in Texas Township explosion
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - First responders say a 60-year-old man suffered chemical burns from an explosion in Texas T...
18h ago

Where to park at Battle Creek Field of Flight this week
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The The Battle Creek Police Department has released traffic updates for the upcoming Field o...
21h ago

Portage Public Schools will ask voters to approve $132.4 million bond issue in November
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Schools will seek voter approval for a $132.4 million bond issue in November to com...
Jul 01, 2025

Portage student asking for better school security to prevent shootings
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Portage high school student has collected hundreds of signatures in an online petition that call...
Jul 01, 2025

Kalamazoo County Health Department looking to gather info on senior citizen needs
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Health Department will be conducting a survey targeting older residents to ...
Jun 30, 2025
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AUDIO: Kalamazoo County board to vote on starting negotiations over youth sports facility board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's new youth sports facility will need its own independent board to build and run the w...
Jun 30, 2025

Gas prices in Michigan down three-cents in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are three-cents lower a gallon to start the week at $3.26. AAA Michigan sa...
Jun 30, 2025

Kalamazoo County courthouse needed $400,000 duct work repair
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The new Kalamazoo County courthouse opened a year and a half ago, and some tweaks have been requ...
Jun 30, 2025

Wayland man killed in Ludington industrial accident
LUDINGTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ludington police say a 24-year-old Wayland man has died in an industrial accident. He was electr...
Jun 30, 2025
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Calhoun County inmate caught after escape attempt
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An inmate has been captured after he tried to escape from custody at a Calhoun County hospi...
Jun 30, 2025

Today is last day on job for Portage Public Schools superintendent
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today will be the last official day on the job for Portage Public Schools superintendent Mark Biel...
Jun 30, 2025

Two injured in Allegan County UTV accident Saturday night
CLYDE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A single-vehicle crash involving a utility terrain vehicle southeast of Fennville Saturday ...
Jun 29, 2025

Otsego man and Battle Creek woman killed in separate US-131 accidents Thursday
SHELBYVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Otsego man was struck and killed by a semi tractor trailer, while a Battle Creek woman was ...
Jun 29, 2025

Kalamazoo teen injured in overnight shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An early morning shooting Saturday injured a Kalamazoo teen. At 1:33 a.m., officers from the Kal...
Jun 28, 2025
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Over 11,000 without power, equipment failure blamed
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Equipment failure is being blamed as the cause of an outage that has left over 11,000 Con...
Jun 28, 2025
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