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Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar hatte zwei Nummer 1 Hits in seiner Kariere: "Just Another Day in Paradise" und "In a Real Love" Philip "Phil" George Vassar, Jr. wurde am 28. Mai 1962 in Lynchburg, Virginia, geboren und wuchs in einer musikalisch interessierten Familie auf. Bereits als Kind entwickelte er eine tiefe Faszination für Musik, die sich zunächst in klassischem Klavierunterricht und später in ersten eigenen Kompositionen manifestierte.
Song of the Day: I'm Alright
Leave a Comment Posted on January 31, 2021 Today’s song is I’m Alright by Phil Vassar. Words can barely express how much I hate country. Most of it. This gets a pass. Tell them all my future’s looking bright and I miss them, but I’m doing alright. The inclusion of the piano makes this song work. The improv just makes it fun.It’s goofy, repeats itself endlessly and carries a country feel that I normally despise, but I can’t help but like it. Whatever. I’ll be more cynical some other day.
South Dakota loses court case and is glad
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) The South Dakota State Supreme Court has ruled that out-of-state online retailers can't be forced to collect state sales tax, and the state is actually happy about it. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the ruling means that the U.S. Supreme Court can now more quickly get the case. Jackley says it's really federal law that's the problem, anyway. The Governor's Office also says it appreciates the decision.
Houston Man Goes Viral - Catches Fish With Bare Hands in Flooded House
This man decided to catch dinner for his family...right in his house! With the devastation in Texas due to Hurricane Harvey some people are posting photos/videos to gain support or make the best of a terrible situation. The Red Cross is taking donations. Just text "Red Cross" to 90999 to donate $10. It will appear on your phone bill. Also..they need blood. Go to redcross.org for more details. VIDEO
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Bodybuilder Poses for Security Camera
This body builder has some of the best youtube/instagram videos you'll find from any bodybuilder. You can tell he works really hard to be in great shape, but doesn't take himself too seriously. Watch him show off for some grocery store security cameras! VIDEO
VIDEO - Impatient Dog Honks The Horn In The Store Parking Lot - So Funny!
Timing? A furry sense of humor? Maybe a little bit of both? This viral video made me actually laugh out loud. Not just "lol", but actually giggle. The dog's like "DON'T FORGET THE BEEF JERKY!!!"
Need A Laugh? Ya Gotta Love "Stupid Funny" Videos... Here's One!
Need A Laugh? Ya Gotta Love "Stupid Funny" Videos... Here's One!
Try Not To Laugh At Goat Man
Watch this news anchor try to make it through a story about a man who lived as a goat. She can't stop laughing, too much!
Murder conviction of Battle Creek woman reversed
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) -- A panel of Federal Judges has overturned the murder conviction of a Battle Creek woman who was convicted of stabbing a bartender to death over 20-years-ago during a robbery. The three judges voted unanimously that Hattie Mae Tanner should get a new trial, especially because the blood found on the victim’s clothing could not have belonged to Tanner, and there was no DNA evidence linking her to the crime.
Murphy and White named Fair King and Queen
The 2017 Branch County Fair Court at ceremonies August 6, 2017 at the Dearth Center in Coldwater, MI (photo courtesy of Connie Lange) Lacey White and Zackary Murphy were crowned as 2017 Fair King and Quenn at a ceremony August 6, 2017 at the Dearth Center at the Branch County Fairgrounds (photo courtesy of Connie Lange). COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Zack Murphy and Lacey White were crowned the King and Queen of 2017 Branch County Fair on Sunday night.
Man held abduction case may plead insanity
.KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) -- Another suspect in a high profile case in Kalamazoo has notified the Courts that they plan to plead insanity at trial. Dontrel Williams is charged with a bungled kidnapping and rape and has already been ordered to undergo a mental exam. ' He is charged with abducting the 13-year-old girl from a bus stop in early May, taking her to his home and sexually assaulting her.
Public Safety stiffens enforcement at Interfaith homes
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) -- Citizen tips and a new surveillance system set up at Interfaith Homes to address the high rate of crime and gun violence in the complex have resulted in a drug raid and an arrest. K-VET officers and the Community Policing Unit joined forces yesterday to execute a search warrant at a townhouse inside the complex and seized heroin and evidence of drug dealing. A 27-year-old was arrested for being a parole absconder and could face additional charges later.
New Calhoun County Health Officer takes over
New Calhoun County Health Officer takes over Wednesday, June 21, 2017 6:10 a.m. EDT by Ken Delaney Calhoun County Health Department logo (courtesy of the Calhoun County Health Department) BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN) - Eric Pessell has been hired as the new Calhoun County Health Officer. He has over 20 years of environmental and public health experience. Most recently he served as Environmental Health Director for Kent County Health Department.
Police investigate Saturday night shooting
Police investigate Saturday night shooting Sunday, June 18, 2017 6:36 a.m. CDT by Stan Allen SFPD cruiser SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO AM) – Sioux Falls Police are investigating a Saturday night shooting in southwest Sioux Falls. Law enforcement responded to a report of a large amount of people and possible shots fired just before midnight Saturday. No one was at the scene at 49th Street and Terry Avenue when officers arrived.
Epic Cloud Shots & More - Storm Over Northeast Wisconsin on 6/14/17
Here's how today's storm looked on Twitter. If you captured damage or an epic shelf cloud shot share it with our listeners.
Woman headed to prison for hitting bicyclist with car
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - An Indiana woman was ordered to serve between 39 months and five years in the Michigan Department of Corrections Monday in Branch County Circuit Court after she struck and seriously injured a bicyclist in Branch County's Algansee Township last July while her blood alcohol level was nearly four times the legal limit in Michigan. 40-year-old Marti Charlene Oberdier entered a no contest plea to a charge of Operating Under the Influence Causing Incapacitating Injuries.
3 year old Reading boy drowns in water trough
READING, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police have released the details of a Hilsdale County drowning death involving a three-year-old boy which took place Friday night at a farm in the 7100 block of Fowler Road near Reading. Troopers say the youngster had been playing in and around a barn on the farm. The child was leaning over into an area where a trough of water is kept to fill a toy squirt gun but fell head first in to the trough.
Search underway for woman presumed drowned
Search underway for woman presumed drowned Sunday, June 11, 2017 4:11 p.m. EDT by Ken Delaney drowning THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) - It maybe called Clear Lake near Three Rivers but its water is murky and that is hampering divers as they look for a the body of a 23-year-old woman. Authorities say the woman presumably fell or jumped off a pontoon boat about 100 feet off shore late Saturday afternoon. A 911 call was made at about 5:30 p.m. that the woman had been on the boat but disappeared.
Vandalism at Union City's Riverside Cemetery
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Union City citizens are outraged after a number of grave stones were either damaged or destroyed by vandals at the Union City's Riverside Cemetery over the weekend. The vandalism was discovered Saturday. Pictures on the Hometown Gazette's Facebook page showed tipped or broken headstones. Some had been moved as well. There were also broken American flags on the graves of veterans who are buried in the cemetery.
Murder conviction partially vacated
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek scam artist who was convicted of stabbing a Kalamazoo woman to death, has had the most serious charges against him either reduced or dismissed by the Michigan Court of Appeals. 35-year-old Christopher Oros was going door to door at the Clayborne Court Apartments, claiming he had locked his keys in his apartment, and was asking people for money to get to work.
Wife to be tried for Valentine's Day slaying
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo County Judge has decided to let a jury hear the case of Janel Boer who is charged by prosecutors with an elaborate scheme to murder her husband on Valentine’s Day and make it look like a botched murder/suicide. Police responded to a 911 call from their Pavilion Township home last February 14th and found him dead from a head wound and her bleeding from a gunshot wound to the arm.
Motorcycle crash sends two to hospitals
CASS COUNTY (WKZO AM/FM) – A couple from Dowagiac on a motorcycle were injured when a vehicle pulled right in front of them, turning left into a driveway along Dutch Settlement Road Friday just before 10 pm. 42-year-old biker Michael Friske had to be airlifted to Elkhart General for treatment of his injuries. His passenger, 32-year-old Cherrell Marie Merwin was taken by ambulance to Borgess Lee Memorial for treatment.
Climax Bomb maker found
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man who reportedly has a previous arrest for ethnic intimidation has been identified as the person who left an improvised explosive device near a lake in Climax Township last month. The device was a smaller version of the kind of homemade anti-personnel weapon used by the Boston Marathon Bombers, designed to spew shrapnel in all directions, containing nails, nuts and bolts and shards of metal.
Fire in factory in Portage
PORTAGE (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Portage Fire Marshal will be trying to determine what sparked a fire that caused an estimated $105,000 damage to a production facility on Vanderbilt Road late Thursday afternoon. The first units on the scene spotted light white smoke coming from the roof and loading dock areas at the J. Rettenmaier facility. The firm specializes in turning natural fibers into new products.
Cereal Fest weekend in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Battle Creek Cereal Festival is this weekend. It’s the annual celebration of the city's heritage as the town where the Corn Flake was invented. A simple health food that has grown to become a multi-billion dollar global industry. It features a parade at 6 pm this evening and the World’s Longest Breakfast Table from 8 am to noon tomorrow for anyone who wants a free bowl of cereal with all the trimmings.
Binder Park Zoo celebrates new life
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) -- There has been a birth announcement in Battle Creek, a baby girl that weighed 190 pounds and was over 6 feet tall at birth. Both mother and baby Giraffe are said to be just fine. The Binder Park Zoo says it’s the tenth Giraffe that has been born at their facility over the years. They have named her Kijana. She will join the other Giraffes on the Zoo’s savanna at their Wild Africa Exhibit later this month.
Partygoers cleared of suspicion in death
GALESBURG (WKZO AM/FM) -- There will be no charges filed, despite the fact that a Galesburg man died as the result of a fight at a party in February. Police say alcohol was a factor, and so was aggressive behavior at the gathering at CountryView Apartments. Police Chief Jeff Heppler says it was Ryan Cole who was exhibiting the aggressive behavior and so he was being held down, to prevent him from hurting anyone or himself when he apparent died from “positional asphyxiation”.
Suspect in custody after shooting at motel
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Deputies have a man in custody for a drug related shooting at the Red Roof Inn Thursday evening. 911 got a call about shots fired in the parking lot of the motel on West Michigan Avenue just before 6 pm and a deputy spotted a car leaving the scene as they were arriving. An investigation of that car resulted in the arrest of the driver for a weapons violation and suspected drug activity. He was booked into the Kalamazoo County Jail.
Portage Police looking for missing woman
PORTAGE (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a woman who disappeared without a trace late last Thursday night. They say 44-year-old Theresa Lockhart left her home around 10 pm on the 18th in her car, which was later located a few miles away from her home. Since that time, she has not made contact with anyone. She is a white female, about 5’5” and 115lbs. She has brown eyes and brown hair and wears glasses. Lockhart has family and friends in Grand Rapids.
Suicide Bomber Attack In The U.K.
Here's what our sources are saying about the tragedy in England last night: Ariana Grande Concert Explosion: Metro UK claims Ariana Grande was performing in Manchester, England yesterday when two loud explosions rocked her concert. Sky News claims 19 people died and at least 59 were injured. Ariana's rep says she is safe. Concertgoer Sasina Akhta tells the Manchester Evening News: “She did her last song, we were in the lower tier and there was an explosion behind us at the back of the arena.
Southwest Michigan "Race For The Cure" set Sunday
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) -- The Komen Southwest Michigan "Race For The Cure" is set for Sunday at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners. Travis Mix with Susan G. Komen Michigan said that is a new location for the event. They plan on using a decent amount of the Gilmore property for the mile walk, 5K race and other attractions. The goal is to raise at least $50,000. They already know where the money's going.
Is THIS The Loch Ness Monster?
Many of us had had feared that the infamous Loch Ness Monster (who definitely totally exists and is unquestionably a real thing) had died as there have been no sightings for eight months. But we can all breathe a sigh of relief as new footage shows that Nessie is indeed alive and well. In the video, and accompanying photos, Nessie's long neck and head is seen gliding through the water, barely causing a ripple as a boat passes by.
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Not Much Fanfare For This Rarity
Last night, the sporting world played witness to one of the most rare feats in any athletic profession. Last night Trea Turner of the Nats hit for the cycle. When a dude tosses a no-hitter, everybody’s ears perk up. It’s the buzz of the sporting world. It’s front page material.
Snapping Turtle Latches Onto Hand!
If you've never heard of Coyote Peterson you are probably going to be more shocked that he allowed a snapping turtle to bite his hand. He does experiments on his show where he lets animals (bugs typically) bit or sting him. In this case he had a piece of wood attached to the side of his hand and let a snapping turtle clamp down hard on his skin! OUCH! Skip to 6:29 VIDEO
Is This The Worst Tattoo In The NFL?
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Anthony Brown feels like he has a great, big chip on his shoulder. So guess what he decided to do? GET A BIG CHIP TATTED ON HIS SHOULDER. A POTATO CHIP. This second year NFL player not only got a POTATO CHIP on his shoulder, but he also felt compelled to tell everybody via social media.
OUR CONVO WITH THE WWE DIVA NATTIE
We got a chance to talk to Nattie. Check out our chat with her.
The latest stop on the farewell tour
Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell was elected to his position the same year Dr. Dunn came to WMU. He says he has been a real partner with the city. (photo provided by WMU News services) One singular sensation. A number of bands, troupes, quartets, quintets and speakers particitated in the salute to Dr. Dunn. (photo provided by WMU News services) WMU President John Dunn completes his tenure in the job on June 30th.
Flooding advisories posted along major rivers
Water creeps higher up on the banks of the Kalamazoo river than usual. (photo by John McNeill) Boats no longer have to go as far at the Boat Launch at Verberg Park. You will need waders to read that sign. (photo by JohnMcNeill) UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) The area has seen a lot of rain and even a little snow in the last week, and that has resulted in some mild spring flooding.
Dr. Nassar loses his license for now
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) -- Dr. Larry Nassar has unintentionally sparked a national sports scandal, and faces dozens of charges in both federal and state criminal charges, including first and second degree criminal sexual conduct and child pornography. The state has now just gotten around to suspending his license. Over 80 former patients, some of them American Olympic heroes, have filed lawsuits claiming he molested them in the guise of providing treatment.
KCSO issues warning about heroin
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM/FM) -- Sheriff's deputies in Kalamazoo County say a man found unresponsive in Comstock Township early Friday is recovering after overdosing on heroin. He was found in the 6200 block of Francis Street around 4:45 a.m. He was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital after being resuscitated. Undersheriff Pali Matyas says Public Safety also had to respond to an overdose Friday morning and that suggests there may be a bad batch of heroin in circulation.
Tree falls on moving car
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two people headed down Parkview Avenue came within an eyelash of being killed after a large branch fell on their vehicle. It happened just before 7 Thursday evening on the two lane road that runs from the BTR Park to Oakland Drive. The first Public Safety officers to arrive at the scene, found a massive tree branch covering the entire roadway with the car trapped underneath.
Iron Eyes pleads not guilty to pipeline protest charge
MANDAN, ND - An American Indian activist accused of inciting a riot during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota has pleaded not guilty. Chase Iron Eyes and 73 others were arrested Feb. 1 after setting up teepees on land that authorities say is owned by the pipeline developer. Protesters maintain they were peacefully assembling on land they believe rightfully belongs to American Indians.
Chicken with Mango Raspberry Salsa
Here is a good refreshing chicken recipe to try on the grill. The salsa is so good, and smells amazing! For salsa, in a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Combine the garlic powder, salt and pepper; sprinkle over both sides of chicken. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat for 6-8 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reaches 170°. Let chicken rest 15 minutes before serving. Meanwhile, fold the raspberries into salsa. Serve with chicken.
Milk Markets Turn Sour
2017 opened with a lot of optimism over a recovery in the class three market. We opened the year with $17 dollar contracts dominating the futures market. Now you have to look to mid summer to even find a $16 contract. What happened and will the market rebound? That's a question I put to several market analysts that I caught up with while attending the PDPW Business Conference in Madison. Today I share the thoughts of Mike North
Serving Up Some Dairy to Future Dietitians
One of the big focal points for dairy has been to be more transparent. To educate the public on what they do and why they do it. One target area has been those who work with consumers like dietitians. In Northeastern Wisconsin the UW-Green Bay Dietitian intern program, in cooperation with University of Wisconsin Extension have set a day in which the students get a first hand look at a processing plant and two to three different types of family dairy operations.
Economic Issues & Answers for Dairy
For two days in Mid-March 2,000 dairy producers from over 35 states spent their time attending workshops, seminars, breakout sessions and keynote speeches looking to get better incites on the issues and technologies impacting their industry. This years keynote for the PDPW Business Conference held in Madison, Wi. was delivered by Ag Economist Dr David Kohl whose played a role in the conference in almost everyone of its 25 year existence.
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