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NASA scheduled to launch rocket to orbit moon tonight with Grand Rapids native on board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's been over 50 years since American astronauts traveled to the moon. That will change this evening when four astronauts will head to the moon aboard Artemis II, accordi...
Apr 01, 2026
SoS Benson: Trump's executive order on elections "illegal on its face"
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says President Donald Trump is breaking the law with his executive order on elections and says she will challenge it in court. Tru...
Apr 01, 2026 May 4, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson answers reporters' questions in front of Holland City Hall during an appearance on Election Day. Gary Stevens/Midwest Communications
Kalamazoo hit-and-run victim identified
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety says the man who was hit and killed on South Westnedge Avenue last Wednesday night has been identified as 51-year-old Mark McBride. His family rele...
Apr 01, 2026
Palisades a step closer to restarting
COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Palisades nuclear power plant has completed another step towards restarting. Holtec officials say they have successfully completed passivation of its primary sys...
Mar 31, 2026
FBI: Suburban Detroit synagogue attack was Hezbollah-inspired terrorism
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The FBI says the attack on March 12th at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township was a Hezbollah-inspired terrorism act against Michigan's Jewish communit...
Mar 31, 2026
Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority to have everyone on same communications system
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Everyone in Kalamazoo County is about to be just a little bit safer. 911 dispatch will soon get everyone on the same system for communications. Earlier this month, the Kal...
Mar 30, 2026
Organizers say No Kings Rally draws 8,000 in Kalamazoo Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers say more than 8,000 showed up on North Drake Road in Kalamazoo for a No Kings Rally to oppose the actions of the Trump administration. The rally was part of a n...
Mar 28, 2026
Republicans pick Lloyd as attorney general candidate and Forlini for secretary of state at convention Saturday
NOVI, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Republican Party has endorsed longtime Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd for the state's attorney general and Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini for secretary of...
Mar 28, 2026
Heritage Community of Kalamazoo announces $9-million Thrive Together Campaign
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Heritage Community of Kalamazoo has launched the Thrive Together Campaign, a three-year, $9 million fundraising initiative to transform senior living, expand affordable me...
Mar 27, 2026
Kalamazoo man convicted of 2022 murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 54-year-old Kalamazoo man who is already a state of Michigan inmate after being convicted of a Calhoun County home invasion last year will spend decades more in prison. ...
Mar 27, 2026 zolnierek / Depositphotos.com
