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Secretary of State Benson cheers passage of bills restricting firearms at polling locations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two bills have been passed by lawmakers that would restrict firearms at polling locations while th...
Nov 19, 2024
Former Coldwater prison guard gets jail time/probation for meth possession
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A former corrections officer at the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater was sentenced on Monda...
Nov 19, 2024
Gas prices up 9-cents a gallon in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's more expensive to fill the gas tank in Michigan compared to last Monday. Triple-A Michigan s...
Nov 18, 2024
General Motors announces lay offs
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. today laid off roughly 1,000 people with a majority of those apparently working out of the auto...
Nov 16, 2024
Kalamazoo man headed for prison dies while trying to escape transport van
BIG RAPIDS, MI - A Kalamazoo man has died while apparently trying to escape a sheriff's department transport van in Mecosta C...
Nov 15, 2024
Charges being sought after Vicksburg child dies in a car in a grocery store parking lot
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Charges are reportedly being sought for a father whose three-year-old died in August after being...
Nov 15, 2024
Kalamazoo senator proposes sweeping expansion of Michigan's bottle deposit law
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senator Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) has introduced legislation he says will put the question o...
Nov 14, 2024
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Kalamazoo State Theatre to pause operations, pursue new ownership and operational structure
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A major downtown Kalamazoo entertainment venue is closing, at least for the time being. The Kala...
Nov 12, 2024
Gas prices drop 12-cents in Michigan over past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average gasoline price in Michigan is 12-cents a gallon lower than last week. Triple-A Michig...
Nov 11, 2024
Computer glitch narrows Frisbie lead in 44th State House race
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A programming error has tightened up the race for the 44th District State House seat between Repu...
Nov 09, 2024
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Hall named Michigan Speaker of the House for 2025
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One day after winning back control of the Michigan House of Representatives, Republicans named two...
Nov 08, 2024
Michigan voter turnout at record-breaking 78.1%
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says the voter turnout record has been broken. Benson s...
Nov 07, 2024
Rogers concedes to Slotkin in Michigan's U.S. Senate race
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After a night and day of tight vote counting, Democrat U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin has won ...
Nov 06, 2024
AUDIO: Senator McCann says bill would result in compensation for businesses due to road work
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Legislation is being considered in Lansing to help businesses who take a hit because of road con...
Nov 05, 2024
Three of four fatal victims in I-96 crash were female members of Lansing family
WEBBERVILLE, MI - Three of the four persons killed late Saturday night when a semi-truck was unable to stop in time to avoid ...
Nov 04, 2024
AUDIO: Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance holds rally in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance held a campaign rally in Portage Friday afternoon. H...
Nov 01, 2024
One arrested for trying to steal vehicle in St. Joseph County
FLORENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 43-year-old Centreville man on sev...
Oct 31, 2024
Senator Vance, former President Trump, Minnesota Governor Walz campaigning in Michigan Friday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance will campaign in Portage Friday afternoon. The US Se...
Oct 31, 2024
Early and absentee voting proving popular in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Early voting is proving to be very popular in Michigan. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says n...
Oct 30, 2024
Former President Clinton to campaign for VP Harris in Benton Harbor
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former President Bill Clinton will campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris this week in so...
Oct 29, 2024
