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Big Cheese Mac + Cheese Festival set for Battle Creek in April
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Big Cheese Mac + Cheese Festival will be held at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek on Saturda...
5h ago

Three Rivers Hospital suffers data breach
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three Rivers Hospital has suffered a data breach. CPS Solutions told officials that patient i...
7h ago

AUDIO: Portage homeowners ask city council for help with neighbor
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - They say "good fences make good neighbors." It's also the subject of a Robert Frost poem...
7h ago

AUDIO: Kalamazoo County Sheriff says deputy acted in self defense in killing attacking dog
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Sheriff Rick Fuller says the deputy who shot and killed a dog Monday afternoon ...
8h ago

Portage City Council looking for new city attorney
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council is doing something they have never done before - look for a new city atto...
8h ago
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Wrong-way driver arrested on US-131
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 35-year-old from Chicago is in the Kalamazoo County Jail after being arrested this morn...
10h ago

Two teenagers arrested for allegedly stealing guns in Cassopolis
CASSOPOLIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Drug Enforcement Team, Cass County Sheriff's Office, and Cassopolis police arre...
Mar 25, 2025

AUDIO: Comstock Public Schools superintendent says transgender students still protected despite policy rescindment
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Transgender students still have protection in Comstock Public Schools despite the school...
Mar 25, 2025

Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputy shoots, kills attacking dog in Menards parking lot
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputy has shot and killed a dog that was attacking him in ...
Mar 25, 2025

Man dead, woman arrested in Hartford shooting
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 41-year-old woman is in the Van Buren County Jail awaiting arraignment after a 42-year-old man ...
Mar 25, 2025

Battle Creek city manager finalists chosen
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three finalists have been chosen for Battle Creek's next city manager. The city commission ha...
Mar 25, 2025

As contract negotiations have stalled, WMed residents plan to strike next week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With negotiations at an impasse, a strike is looming for residents at the Western Michigan Unive...
Mar 25, 2025

Groundbreaking this week for new senior citizen housing project in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Wednesday for a new $27 million, 70-unit affordable senio...
Mar 25, 2025

Two Kalamazoo area shelters benefit from state's Animal Welfare Fund
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two Kalamazoo area animal shelter organizations have received Animal Welfare Fund grants through...
Mar 25, 2025

Kalamazoo Central High School wins Mock Trial State Championship, again
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Central High School Mock Trial Team won another State Championship at the High Schoo...
Mar 24, 2025

Scheduled hearing related to St. Joseph County Prosecutor allegedly lying to judge postponed until June
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - St. Joseph County Prosecutor Deborah Davis could face formal action from the the state's Attor...
Mar 24, 2025

Police asking for public help after Kalamazoo man dies from gunshot wound
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is now asking for the public's assistance following a ...
Mar 24, 2025

Commission selects finalists for next Battle Creek city manager
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The field of applicants for Battle Creek City Manager has been narrowed to three, and the Cit...
Mar 24, 2025

Survey results show Kalamazoo has work to do
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - New survey results show that the city of Kalamazoo may have work to do. Results from the Polco n...
Mar 24, 2025

AUDIO: Final trimester underway at Kalamazoo Public Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The final trimester in Kalamazoo Public Schools begins today, as the district will be changing b...
Mar 24, 2025