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Michigan leaders mark progress in removing lead water lines
It has been a decade since the massive fallout from the Flint water crisis. Now, Michigan leaders are highlighting their prog...
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Battle Creek man struck and killed by vehicle while apparently fleeing from domestic violence assault
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man is dead following a possible domestic assault that ended in a fatal traffi...
May 14, 2024
Gas prices up slightly to start the week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It is a little more expensive to fill the gas tank this week. Triple-A Michigan says the average...
May 13, 2024
Michigan House passes $80.9 billion budget proposal
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House of Representatives Wednesday evening approved an $80.9 billion budget proposal ...
May 09, 2024
AUDIO: Governor Whitmer tours tornado damage
PAVILION TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer got a first-hand look at some of the tornado damage in Kalamaz...
May 09, 2024
Seven homes destroyed in Branch County during Tuesday's storm
SHERWOOD, MI (WTVB) - What was described as a supercell destroyed seven homes in northwest Branch County Tuesday evening. Cou...
May 08, 2024
City officials say two tornado touchdowns cause significant damage in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City officials now say they believe two tornadoes touched down in Portage Tuesday evening. They sa...
May 08, 2024
AUDIO: Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense releases report on national measures needed to avoid another pandemic
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new report from the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense is calling for more action by all leve...
May 07, 2024
Gas prices in Michigan down 11 cents a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices are 11cents a gallon lower to start the week in the state. AAA Michigan says the avera...
May 06, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protests disrupt graduation ceremonies at U of M
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and chanted anti-war slogans during the University of Mich...
May 05, 2024
Former Michigan House Speaker, wife arraigned on embezzlement charges
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former state House Speaker Lee Chatfield and his wife, Stephanie, are now charged in an embezzleme...
May 03, 2024
President Biden to speak at Detroit NAACP dinner this month
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - President Joe Biden will speak at the Detroit NAACP 69th annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner on M...
May 02, 2024
Former President Trump holds rally near Saginaw
FREELAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former President Donald Trump campaigned in the Saginaw area yesterday, promising the Republican ...
May 02, 2024
Western Michigan University to meet with pro-Palestinian protestors
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University officials will meet today with pro-Palestinian protestors after they...
May 02, 2024
Fire which destroyed barn at St. Joseph County Fairgrounds caused by shorted out power line
CENTREVILLE, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Centreville Fire Chief Dave Miracle says a shorted out power line caused last Saturday's fire w...
May 01, 2024
State and federal officials announce human trafficking charges against three from Three Rivers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three people from Three Rivers have been charged with human trafficking a 33-year-year woman fro...
Apr 30, 2024
WMU officials say overnight camping is not permitted, university encourages protesters to take down encampment
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While a Pro-Palestinian group encampment at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is now in it...
Apr 30, 2024
Short-term rental owners in Michigan might face new, long-term costs
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Proposed regulations in Michigan could have a major impact on the state's tourism industry. The ...
Apr 29, 2024
Peter Meijer drops bid for U.S. Senate seat
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The crowded field of Republican candidates vying for one if two U.S. Senate seats from Michig...
Apr 26, 2024
Trump, allies named unindicted co-conspirators in fake electors case
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A special agent with Attorney General Dana Nessel's office says former President Donald Trump and ...
Apr 25, 2024