10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (322+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Two deadly ferry incidents over the past week in Indonesia and the Philippines have focused attention on maritime safety in Southeast Asia. Indonesia has ​more than 17,000 islands and the Philippines has more ‌than 7,600, making ferries an important…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (109+ words) PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Portage city council has finalized their deal to secure a new city manager. They voted last night to approve the negotiated contract with Karen Dempsey Horan. Mayor Patricia Randall says Horan flew up from…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (241+ words) KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Officials with the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport say passenger traffic continues to show strong growth, with 9,294 passengers in August, an 11.1% increase... Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport reports strong August and summer passenger growth KALAMAZOO,…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (166+ words) WKZO UPDATE: Driver Charged in Fatal Crash in NE Allegan County LEIGHTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 10, 2026) – A Kentwood man has been formally charged in a Labor Day crash that killed a passenger near Moline. On Wednesday, Jamie Lee Wannacott…...

4+ day, 58+ min ago   (114+ words) WKZO Another I-94 ramp closure in Kalamazoo September 14-15 KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Just days after the Michigan Department of Transportation reopened the northbound ramp to US-131 from westbound I-94 on Kalamazoo’s west side, roadwork will close another ramp for several…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (96+ words) WKZO Literacy Center of West Michigan to get $100,000 from Library of Congress GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Library of Congress is recognizing the Literacy Center of West Michigan for the work done to help adults learn to read....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (115+ words) WKZO Attorney General joins coalition defending limits on ICE warrantless arrests LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is joining a coalition of attorneys general urging a federal appeals court to uphold an order from a lower…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (112+ words) WKZO No charges to be filed in Kalamazoo food co-op fight KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting says no charges will be filed in connection with a fight at the People’s Food Co-op last month. He…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (807+ words) By Mohamed Ezz and Amr Abdallah CAIRO, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A plan to expand a recycling scheme might seem an unlikely source of controversy in Cairo, where waste often accumulates in alleys, canals and vacant lots. But it became one late…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (165+ words) Pickup Truck Driver Killed in Saturday Crash Near Pullman WKZO UPDATE: Pickup Truck Driver Killed in Saturday Crash Near Pullman Identified CLYDE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 10, 2026) – The identity of a 16-year-old who died following a single-vehicle crash northeast of…...