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Public safety continues search for bicyclist
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety has issued an artist’s sketch of a man they say was riding a bike when he allegedly assaulted a 13-year-old girl a week and a half ago . It occured as she was walking on the sidewalk at Maple and Crosstown on October 13th on her way to school. They claim he reached out and grabbed her and then quickly let her go and he continued to ride away from the scene.
Two bills, two different directions, same goals
Michigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy Col. Jeff Connell, right, and Cadet Dakota Price, left, speak in support of legislation before the House Judiciary Committee. (House Republican Caucus) LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) -- One West Michigan State Senator’s bill to require that Police Officer’s work histories and indiscretions follow them after they leave a job has been signed by the Governor. Sen.
Former Portage Schools teacher takes a plea
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) -- A former physical education teacher and High School Basketball coach with the Portage School System has cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid a second trial on charges he had an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old student. At his first trial, Cory McNeal was found not guilty on one charge and a mistrial was declared on the three other counts.
You will need a Pot of Gold to grow pot in Michigan
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) -- Anyone who wants to get into the medical marijuana business in Michigan will have to ‘show the green’ before they will be able to grow the green. The State revealed at a workshop in East Lansing that they will require that growers have between $150,000 and half-a-million in liquid assets for license eligibility, depending on how much they plan to grow.
Wisconsin Man Almost Drives Into Tornado (NSFW- Language)
A 40mph torndado hit the East side of Madison on Saturday evening shocking everyone (including this driver) An October tornado is very rare so no one expected this line of storms to develop one. There were no injuries but plenty of damage done to homes and businesses mainly to an area on the northwest side of East Washington Avenue between Highway 30 and Stoughton Road. Check out the video below of a man driving right towards the tornado - CAUTION BAD LANGUAGE- VIDEO
Felony charges against Artist, Globke dropped
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Felony cases against former Quincy Superintendent of Schools Craig Artist and current Business Manager Cheryl Globke have been dismissed by the Branch County Prosecutor's Office. The dismissals came as Artist appeared for Branch County District Court hearings Tuesday, after he was charged in July 2017 with a felony count of Public Money Safekeeping and a misdemeanor count of Child Abuse-Failure to Report.
High speed chase suspect being held without bond
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - A man who was wanted for Absconding from Parole out of Kalamazoo County was being held in the Hillsdale County Jail Thursday following a high speed 100 mile per hour pursuit through three counties. 23-year-old Christopher Ladell Strong was being held without bond pending his arraignment on the warrant as well as on four Hillsdale County felonies and numerous other traffic violations. The Hillsdale County Prosecutor's Office may file additional charges against Strong.
Banana Brownies | WIN 98.5
Need something to do with those ripe bananas? Try this recipe. Make sure your bananas are well mashed. Set aside. Melt butter and white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals. Once it's melted and smooth, stir in the sugar. Then add the bananas and mix well. Add egg, salt, and vanilla and mix well. Then, stir in the flour until just combined. Pour into an 8x8 pan that you've sprayed with cooking spray.
Oreo O's Will Be Back in Stores Next Month!
This is amazing news, and I can't wait to get a box! Check out the full story below!
Burnt Ends | WIN 98.5
Love Burnt Ends, but don't want to make the entire pork shoulder to get them? Try this shortcut. Start with some country style ribs, which are typically cut from pork shoulder. I picked up mine at the Oneida Market as usual. After rinsing with cold water and patting dry with paper towel, rub each rib over with plain yellow mustard to help the rub stick. Then apply a generous amount of your favorite rub. This time around, I used this brown sugar rub , which has some really nice sweetness.
Pick the right watermelon
Summer is the time for watermelon, but how do you know how to pick the right one? Believe it or not all the clues you need are right on the shell.
Korean Beef Marinade
This week I made Korean Beef Lettuce wraps. The main thing to take away though is the marinade. It's MONEY! I started with a trip to Oneida Market for some skirt steak to marinade. If you're going to slice up the meat afterwards anyway, slice a very shallow cross-hatch into the meat to help the marinade penetrate deeper. For the marinade, here's what you'll need: Start by mixing the soy, mirin and sugar until the sugar is dissolved, then add the remaining ingredients.
Teacher does Lesson Plan in Labor
What do you do when you go into labor 2 weeks early? Jennifer Pope worked on her lesson plans for the sub~ Now that's dedication, I'm thinking teacher of the year! Jennifer & all our teachers are getting the appreciation they deserve since Andrea McDonald, her photographer from Rooted in Love shared it on facebook.
VIRAL VIDEO: Lion Scared Of A Bubble!
And I'm not lyin' ... See what I did there? The video posted on a British animal park's Facebook page shows Moto the lion being scared by a little soap bubble. The Paradise Wildlife Park in Broxbourne was celebrating Moto's tenth birthday by blowing bubbles into his enclosure. VIDEO
This Mean Mom is Spot On!
Skip to main content Plays The Legends of Country 102.5 FM Duluth, Minnesota Menu Current Song Iandapos;d Love To Lay You Down by CONWAY TWITTY Current Weather (55811) 40° This Mean Mom is Spot On!
May The 4th Be With You
Sarah is thrilled to wish you all the best on this special day!
Woman Freaks At Sight Of Pigeon
May The 4th Be With You
Girl Meets Sloth, A Lifelong Dream Come True
She is obsessed with sloths, watch here reaction when she is surprised with an up close encounter!
Hashtag: When In Doubt
Serving up today's hashtag on Twitter....#whenindoubt Check it out...... #WhenInDoubtI turn off my phone to focus & center my thoughts, so I can find the answer within myself. ?™? Jk I always ask Siri. ?‘‰?“? — Shelly Shenoy (@shellyshenoy) May 2, 2017
Bench Press Fart Fail
That moment when you are trying to show your friends you are capable of bench pressing a certain amount of weight and some excess air seems to slip right out.
Trump + Accordion = Genius!
I feel a little bit like an old man, because this is the kind of thing that my dad would forward to me with the caption, “This is hilarious”... But I can’t stop watching this video and cannot, for the life of me, stop laughing at it. It’s making its way around social media right now, and regardless of on which side of the political aisle you reside, funny is funny. I think the :43 mark is my favorite:
North Carolina Restaurant Praised After Banning Kids Under 5!
If you have a child that you love to death and try your best to keep well-behaved in public, it is very noble of you, but just know that everyone still hates your kid. A restaurant in North Carolina felt that same way and was tired of bratty kids being loud and obnoxious — so they banned them from their establishment. Caruso's in Mooresville will no longer let you dine with them if your kid is 5 years of age or under. As a result, business is boomin' according to the Washington Post .
A Beautiful Piece of Gods Nature. Happy Easter.
Skip to main content Plays The Legends of Country 93.5 FM Evansville, Indiana Menu Current Weather (47720) 70° A Beautiful Piece of Gods Nature. Happy Easter.
WATCH: Hospital Uses An Animated Video To Show How To Save A Choking Baby In Seconds!
Skip to main content Plays The Legends of Country 102.5 FM Duluth, Minnesota Menu Current Song Iandapos;d Love To Lay You Down by CONWAY TWITTY Current Weather (55811) 40° WATCH: Hospital Uses An Animated Video To Show How To Save A Choking Baby In Seconds! This is great stuff! VIDEO
Teen who attacked woman in Fargo parking lot sentenced
FARGO, N.D. - The teen convicted of attacking a woman in the West Acres parking lot has been sentenced in a different attack. Abdirahman Sahel, 18, was given 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in the Holiday Inn parking lot. Sahel pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition and terrorizing for the August 2013 crime. He was convicted of robbery, attempted kidnapping and other charges last September after attacking a woman in the JCPenny’s parking lot in 2014.
It may make me a terrible person but I can't get enough of watching these mascots DESTROY peewee football players...
This very well may be the best 2 minutes you'll spend all week. VIDEO Theirs just something about mascots talking trash to kids that makes me smile more than any normal person should smile at kids getting borderline laid out. The Colt's mascot, Blue, has zero chill and I love him even more for it.
INFOGRAPHIC :: Tournament Fun Facts
1 in 9,200,000,000,000,000,000. Those are your odds of filling out the perfect bracket. That's 17 zeros, or otherwise known and 9.2 quintillion. Seems like the real madness is in the brackets. Go deeper into the madness in this infographic courtesy of WalletHub .
NASCAR: Logano Vs Busch fist fight
Kobalt 400 Nascar race was on Sunday but the real ending was the fight between Joey Logano and Kyle Busch.. “Not a lot of talking,” Logano said. “Just a lot of swinging. We usually don’t have any issues.” I'd say Logano won this fight Oh by the way Martin Truex Jr won the race Charli VIDEO
Welcome to Free Agency, But Keep This in Mind
Free agency! Giddy up! How exciting. It's a fun day - the flurry of signings and comings and goings...the chasings of the promise of Moby Dick. This is it! It's happening! But just be careful today. Screams of “DO SOMETHING” generally prove cries of extreme emotional venting in the absence of rational thought, void of an answer to the question: “Do what?” We’re all guilty of it. “Go get a DB,” or “There’s got to somebody out there who is better than fill-in-the-blank.” Okay, I’ll bite.
Attack on State Trooper may lead to other charges
BERRIEN COUNTY (WKZO AM/FM) -- One of the two men who were subdued by good Samaritans after they allegedly attacked a Michigan State Trooper, has now been linked to a series of other crimes both before and after his arrest, in Indiana and in Michigan. 21-year-old Michael Barber has allegedly been seen on store security video recorded the day before the theft of 14 handguns at a gun shop in Shipshewana on February 10th.
But what if there is an invasion from space
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) -- A proposed Michigan law designed to protect pilots from laser pointers may be going where no law has gone before. Michigan would be the 17th state to outlaw the use of laser pointers around aircraft and the first in the nation to prevent the public from using particle beam weapons and sonic guns against aircraft. Co-sponsor Klint Kesto says the legislation looks ahead to the day when such technology is weaponized.
Stryker nearing approvals for new R & D facility
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) -- The effort by the Stryker Corporation to secure tax cuts and other forms of corporate assistance cleared more hurdles yesterday when the Portage City Council and the Brownfield Redevelopment board approved various requests last night. Manager Larry Schaffer says the project just off Milham and Lover’s Lane will provide temporary employment for about 300 construction workers and create new permanent jobs with an average salary of $68,000 per year.
Battle Creek Police report surge in scam calls
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police say it’s apparently their turn to get the attention of scam artists who pretend to be Consumers Energy representatives demanding that customers immediately pay up or face having their power cut off. The Utility has noticed that the fraudulent calls tend to focus on one area code for a while and then move on to the next. Battle Creek police say they have gotten a number of calls from residents who have been contacted by the scammers.
Irony at Its Best...Awkward
That moment when you realize that no one else is cheering along with you... Because your chant of "no days off" to a crowd of hundreds of thousands who took the day off on a Tuesday in February is the very definition of irony. Awkward! LOL
Slow-Motion Footage of a Football Being Overinflated Until It Pops
VIDEO Tom Brady missed four games this season for using UNDER-inflated footballs. But the Slow Mo Guys on YouTube just posted a video where they OVER-inflate one until it pops. And they show it in super slow motion.
INFOGRAPHIC :: The Big Game By The Numbers
Some of the most fascinating numbers in sports are the numbers behind the Big Game... you know, the super one. Enjoy the fun facts...
Cab Driver praises John Elway and not even realizing it's John Elway
This cab driver was a huge fan of John Elway and had no idea John was sitting right behind him. I love this...Luckily he had a lot of nice things to say about John ;)
Cab Driver praises John Elway and not even realizing it's John Elway
This Cab driver was asked to name the top 3 greatest quarterbacks of all time....he named John Elway as #1 and had no idea that John was a passenger in the cab!
How Randall Cobb Gets A Wake Up Call!!
Now this is an alarm that would get me up and at 'em right away in the morning!! I can't think of a better way to start the day!!!
Aaron Rodgers Top 10 Playoff Throws
Skip to main content Plays The Legends of Country 96.1 FM Hibbing, Minnesota Menu Current Weather (55746) 38° Aaron Rodgers Top 10 Playoff Throws
They have Celine Dion'ed Crosbys KICK
The folks at Celine Scene liked to put Celine Dion music to special events in life....They've done it to Mason..HA ~Charli
NFL Championship Round Talk
Dominique Talks with Torre about last weeks games and this weeks NFL playoff match ups. Last week Torre went 4 of 4 in his picks! Can he remain perfect?
This song makes the end of the Packers/Cowboys game even better!
Everything sounds a bit better with this song.....especially after you bit your nails off and are bleeding from the fingertips.
The Packers Return To Green Bay Victorious!!!
The welcoming committee was out in full force late last night as the Packers returned to Green Bay at Austin Straubel Airport! The team's flight got in late Sunday Night/early Monday morning but that didn't keep the a few die hard fans from giving the team a rousing welcome home after a hard fought game and win!
NFL Divisional Playoff Predictions Podcast
Dominique and Torre talk about their picks for the big games this weekend and who is the NFL MVP leader this year. This week features what should be 3 exciting games between the following. Torre a Packers fan gives some great insight to the big game for the Green Bay Packers. Seattle @ Atlanta Houston @ New England Pittsburgh @ Kansas City Green Bay @ Dallas
Aaron Rodgers Top 10 Plays of 2016
Skip to main content Plays The Legends of Country 96.1 FM Hibbing, Minnesota Menu Current Weather (55746) 38° Aaron Rodgers Top 10 Plays of 2016
NFL Power Rankings Week 16
Be sure to check out my power rankings weekly as I strive to make them reflective of what is currently happening on the field. Be sure to check Facebook every week for the the official power rankings release. These rankings are based on the teams record, strength of schedule, and evaluation of how strong they currently are going into next week. The Patriots beat the Broncos 16-3 to push their ACF rival behind in the playoff race.
Making Dollars and Sense of the USDA numbers
The latest world supply and demand report is now out and although it is the first such report of 2016, a lot of the report look back at 2015. The report was received well initially by the market but the bottom line for the year is, even with a slight decline in total production over November estimates, we still ended up with a near record soybean crop and the third largest corn crop on record.
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