FEATURED STORY

Clinton raps Russian plan to launch Iran reactor Posted 11 hours, 49 minutes ago

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday said that Russia's plan to start up the nuclear reactor at an Iranian power station was "premature" without further assurances on Tehran's nuclear program. As Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks in Moscow, Prime ...More

Brewing tensions between the Tea Party and GOP Posted 12 hours, 58 minutes ago

MANISTEE, Mich./WACO, Texas/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Tea Partiers say they can pinpoint the precise moment when they made it clear to the Republican Party they had no intention of being its lapdog. On a bright, brisk afternoon in mid-February, with snow still thick on the ground from storms that ...More

Branch County Plea Deal Rejected Posted 16 hours, 35 minutes ago

gray

COLDWATER (WTVB) -- Branch County District Court Judge Brent Wiegle has tossed out a plea agreement in a case stemming from horrible traffic accident last summer. Weigle yesterday said it would be a miscarriage of justice for the court to continue with the plea that he approved without the Prosecutor’s ...More

State Gave Tax Break To Con Man Posted 16 hours, 40 minutes ago

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The MEGA Board has given a $9.1-million tax break to an embezzler and con-man, and Republicans are calling for an investigation. Richard Short still owes restitution for his last scam, and is still on probation. He is not allowed to have a credit card or even a ...More

Two Southwest Michigan Men Killed In Traffic Accident Posted 16 hours, 41 minutes ago

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Three people are in the hospital following an accident yesterday morning on the I-94 business loop that nearly ripped one of the cars in half. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputies arrived at the intersection of I-94 and River Street shortly after 8 a.m. to find three people ...More

Good News About More Jobs In Battle Creek Posted 16 hours, 43 minutes ago

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) -- A German owned manufacturer of surface finishing devices for industry that has its north American headquarters in Battle Creek Plans to close two operations in Adrian and Marshall and consolidate in a new 110-thousand square foot expansion at their facility on Armstrong Road. Rossler will offer its ...More

Kalamazoogle Posted 16 hours, 44 minutes ago

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo’s Google Fiber Collaborative is making moves. Kalamazoo, Portage, Kalamazoo Township and Oshtemo were already part of it. Now 13 Township Supervisors have all signed on to the local drive to get Google to put their fiber pilot project in this community. The Kalamazoo Fiber Team has ...More

Battle Creek Police Officer Assaulted Posted 16 hours, 46 minutes ago

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) -- Battle Creek Police looking for one of two men who assaulted a police officer Monday night. The officer noticed the pair acting suspiciously near Rittenhouse and Caroline, when he had them lean against the car to frisk them for drugs and guns. One of the suspects pushed ...More

Candidate Bernero In Kalamazoo Tonight Posted 16 hours, 47 minutes ago

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- With three Democrats, five Republicans, and one possible independent in the race for governor, name recognition will make a big difference. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero's name recognition is on the upswing around Michigan after the AFL-CIO union endorsed him for governor on Friday. Michigan AFL-CIO President Mark ...More

Odor Back On Kalamazoo’s Eastside Posted 16 hours, 49 minutes ago

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Some say the mystery odor is back on Kalamazoo’s Eastside, but most say it’s the same stink that has been floating around the Riverview- Patterson Street area for years if not decades, and not the truly gut wrenching stench that plagued the area last year. A ...More

Recent Comments