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M-96, I-69 work starts this week in Marshall
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is starting work this week on the Marshall Modernizatio...
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AUDIO: Kalamazoo County commission to vote on 4% tax on hotels for youth sports complex
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's March Madness, the perfect time to consider plans for a new youth tournament center in the ...
18h ago
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AUDIO: VA Secretary Doug Collins tours Battle Creek VA Medical Center
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins spent part of his Monday visiting and touring the Bat...
18h ago

UPDATE: Two-year-old, four-year-old, and 11-year-old killed as tree falls on vehicle in Kalamazoo County
CLIMAX TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office Monday morning said the fatal victims whose vehicle ...
18h ago
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AUDIO: Kalamazoo County board to discuss major housing development in Pavilion Township
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Plans for a major housing development in Pavilion Township will be up for public discussion tomo...
22h ago

Kalamazoo city commission to have special meeting tonight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A special meeting of the Kalamazoo city commission will be held tonight to come to the rescue of...
22h ago

Strike averted at Western Michigan University's Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A strike set to begin today has been averted at Western Michigan University's Homer Stryker MD S...
Mar 31, 2025

Calhoun County prisoner's death under investigation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The death of a 43-year-old man in the Calhoun County Jail is being investigated by Michigan S...
Mar 31, 2025
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Three killed in Kalamazoo County storm as tree hits vehicle
CLIMAX TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - At the height of Sunday's thunderstorms in Kalamazoo County, three people were killed and ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Thousands without power as thunderstorms hit southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Strong thunderstorms that roared through southwest Michigan late Sunday afternoon knocked out po...
Mar 30, 2025

Branch County man faces CSC charges for reported ongoing sexual relationship with the minor
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A night custodian with the Union City Community Schools faces multiple drug, weapons, and criminal sex...
Mar 29, 2025

Mattawan woman accused of being under the influence in accident that killed eight-year-old girl
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Friday afternoon 31-year-old Sheila Kershner of Mattawan was charged with eight criminal counts in...
Mar 29, 2025

Suspect in custody on attempted murder charges after shooting in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police arrested a Battle Creek man, following a shooting incident on West Spaulding Avenue th...
Mar 29, 2025
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M-43/West Main Street expansion in Kalamazoo starts Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation and contractor Hoffman Bros. Inc. will start work this...
Mar 28, 2025
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AUDIO: Linda Stermer's retrial underway
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In Van Buren County, the retrial of Linda Stermer has begun. She was convicted in 2010 for the dea...
Mar 28, 2025

Applications being accepted for Calhoun County Treasurer position
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Applications are now being accepted for the vacant Calhoun County Treasurer job. The Calhoun ...
Mar 28, 2025

Pedestrian killed after being struck by vehicle on South Sprinkle Road
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man crossing South Sprinkle Road late Wednesday night. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safe...
Mar 28, 2025

Father of three year old who died in back seat of SUV sentenced
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Athens man whose three year old son died after being left in the backseat of a car for over e...
Mar 28, 2025
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Kalamazoo Township police officer shot, suspect wounded too
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo Township police officer is stable condition snd a suspect is in critical co...
Mar 28, 2025

Woman pleads guilty to 2022 murder and arson, sentenced in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A woman has pled guilty to second-degree murder and second-degree arson in the death of James Tr...
Mar 27, 2025