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Fri, May 25, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety investigating Friday morning fire

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is investigating a dumpster fire that spread to one of the units at the ALCO Apartments on Portage Road ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

KVET and Portage Police make meth bust

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- KVET and the Portage Police Department executed a warrant in the 4200-block of Cedarcrest Avenue in Portage Friday.  They had been tipped ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Memorial Day weekend off to hot start

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Summer came early this year and it looks like Memorial Day weekend is going to feel more like a Fourth of July ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Broncos ninth inning rally falls short in MAC tournament

AVON, OH (1660 THE FAN) – A six-run ninth inning was not enough Friday as the fifth-seeded Western Michigan baseball team was eliminated from the ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Detroit reducing street lights

DETROIT (WKZO) -- A plan by Detroit Mayor Dave Bing would reduce the number of street lights in the city by half.

The proposal calls ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Senator Anderson challenges Muskegon prison changes

LANSING (WKZO) -- Senator Glenn Anderson says that the decision to close the Ryan Correctional Facility in Detroit and reopen a prison in Muskegon is ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

S.S. Badger runs aground as owners try to keep her sailing beyond December

MANITOWOK,WISCONSIN   (WKZO) -- The owner of the S.S. Badger says he will need more time to convert the ship to a cleaner fuel ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Survey: Consumer sentiment highest in more than four years

WASHINGTON (WKZO) -- A new survey finds U.S. consumers are feeling more positive about the economy than they have in more than four years ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Van Buren County Sheriff's Department makes drug-related arrest

PAW PAW (WKZO) -- The Van Buren County Sheriff's Department has arrested 53-year-old Joe Anne Cavey for allegedly selling marijuana and prescription drugs out ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

A Memorial Day weekend with 4th of July weather

WEST MICHIGAN  (WKZO) -- Summer came early this year and it looks like Memorial Day Weekend is going to feel more like a Fourth of ...