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Battle Creek VA Medical Center to receive nearly $14.5 million in infrastructure upgrades
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek VA Medical Center will be receiving $14,497,160 to modernize, repair, and im...
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Calhoun County's opioid settlement funds make an impact
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM)- Calhoun County has released its 2024-2025 Opioid Settlement Funds Impact Report, detailing the...
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Feeding Broncos offering free Easter dinner Thursday at WMU
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Feeding Broncos is offering a free Easter dinner on Thursday at Kanley Chapel on the Western Mic...
6h ago

Battle Creek names new assistant city manager, fire chief
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek has promoted two long-time city employees to key leadership roles. Marcie Gillet...
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One firefighter injured battling flames in Columbia Township early Sunday
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - South Haven Area Emergency Services says one firefighter is recovering after cutting the...
8h ago

Kalamazoo celebrating 10th year of Pastors on Patrol program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - When you dial 911 in Kalamazoo, public safety responds, but sometimes so will a pastor. The city...
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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 ...
9h ago

Michigan's average gas price up 4¢
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The weekly rise in the average gas price in Michigan has slowed down, rising 4¢ a gallon. Tr...
9h ago

Battle Creek Police recover stolen vehicle following coordinated arrest
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested a suspect Thursday evening a...
11h ago

Plainwell house fire kills one
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Saturday evening house fire in Plainwell has killed one person. Martin Fire Department officia...
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Kalamazoo Public Safety looking for missing 20-year-old man
UPDATE: The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Monday afternoon said Sean Botimer has been safely located KALAMAZOO, MI (W...
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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 t...
Mar 28, 2026

Judge upholds life sentence without parole for Calhoun County man
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County Judge Sarah Lincoln has ruled a man's life without parole sentence for beating...
Mar 27, 2026
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State Senate bill would mandate driving tests for people 75 and older
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Senate is considering a bill that would require all drivers over 75-years-old to have...
Mar 27, 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 mill...
Mar 27, 2026

Man killed in Cass County crash
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office says 66-year-old Todd Willingham of Mishawaka, Indiana...
Mar 27, 2026

Spring cleaning Saturday along Kalamazoo River, parks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It will be time for a little spring cleaning this weekend. A coalition of groups including Michi...
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...
Mar 27, 2026
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Kalamazoo hit-and-run car found in Galesburg
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says they have recovered the car that was involved in ...
Mar 27, 2026

Pedestrian struck and killed on South Westendge Avenue
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 52-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening after being struck by one of two vehicles that we...
Mar 27, 2026
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