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Portage reminding people to protect themselves against mosquito bites
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A case of Jamestown Canyon Virus has been confirmed by the Kalamazoo County Health Department. Off...
22h ago
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AUDIO: Portage council approves conditions of buying homes in Stanwood Crossings neighborhood
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - People who buy homes in Portage's new Stanwood Crossings neighborhood will have to comply with tou...
23h ago

AUDIO: Kalamazoo looking to develop former state Health and Human Services Department into homes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo may be getting into the affordable housing business along with Portage. Ka...
23h ago

18-year-old from Ann Arbor drowns in Lake Michigan north of Saugatuck Tuesday afternoon
UPDATE: The Allegan County Sheriff's Office has now identified the victim as Xavier Randolph of Ann Arbor, Michigan. SAUGATUC...
Jul 09, 2025

Hot 'n Now to open this summer in Wayland
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The new owners of Hot 'n Now say they will be open in Wayland this summer across the street from G...
Jul 08, 2025
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Tudor Dixon not seeking governor's office, U.S. Senate in 2026
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican Tudor Dixon says she will not seek either the governor's office or U.S. Senate sea...
12m ago

Worker rescued from underground vault in Comstock Township
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A worker is hospitalized after being rescued from a flooded underground vault in Kalamaz...
8h ago
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Suspect being held on open murder charge after fatal shooting in Battle Creek early Wednesday morning
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Wednesday morning ...
14h ago

Portage reminding people to protect themselves against mosquito bites
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A case of Jamestown Canyon Virus has been confirmed by the Kalamazoo County Health Department. Off...
22h ago
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236 employees to be laid off as cannabis company plans to close 20 Michigan dispensaries
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After some in the industry predicted 2025 could be a watershed year for legalized marijuana reta...
23h ago
State

Tudor Dixon not seeking governor's office, U.S. Senate in 2026
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican Tudor Dixon says she will not seek either the governor's office or U.S. Senate sea...
12m ago
Froot Loops maker WK Kellogg soars 50% after reports Italy's Ferrero nearing buyout
(Reuters) -WK Kellogg's shares soared 50% in premarket trading on Thursday after a source told Reuters the Italian candy make...
1h ago

236 employees to be laid off as cannabis company plans to close 20 Michigan dispensaries
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After some in the industry predicted 2025 could be a watershed year for legalized marijuana reta...
23h ago

Senator Nesbitt wants federal investigation of MEDC grant
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt is calling for the federal government to investigate ...
Jul 09, 2025
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Fourth Of July Mackinac Bridge crossings down from 2024
ST. IGNACE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Mackinac Bridge had fewer crossings for the Fourth of July holiday than last year, but off...
Jul 09, 2025
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Local Sports

City of Kalamazoo soon will join Kalamazoo County in youth sports complex talks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo will soon join Kalamazoo County in negotiations on how the new proposed yo...
Jul 08, 2025

Former Tiger Brandon Inge signs one-day contract to coach Kalamazoo Growlers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Growlers have signed former MLB All-Star and Detroit Tiger fan-favorite Brandon In...
Jul 07, 2025

AUDIO: Around 150 kids take part in Turn 2 Foundation's Play Ball clinic
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Around 150 kids took part in a Play Ball clinic at Kalamazoo Central High School yesterday. It w...
Jun 19, 2025

Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation, Major League Baseball holding "PLAY BALL" event Wednesday at Kalamazoo Central High School
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Major League Baseball and Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation will hold an opportunity for nearly 15...
Jun 17, 2025

KCC baseball team wins regional championship, heads to Junior College World Series
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kellogg Community College baseball team are regional champions for the second consecutive...
May 21, 2025
National Sports
MLB roundup: White Sox halt Blue Jays' 10-game winning streak
Adrian Houser allowed one run over seven innings to help the Chicago White Sox end the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 10-game win...
3h ago
Soccer-Pochettino wants to bring American winning mentality to US soccer
(Reuters) -United States manager Mauricio Pochettino said he wants to bring America's winning mentality to the national socce...
3h ago
Vikings, Chiefs owners donating to Texas flood recovery efforts
Owners of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs have joined the list of professional sports organizations making...
6h ago
Legendary Jazz coach/GM Frank Layden dies at 93
Former Utah Jazz coach and general manager Frank Layden died on Wednesday. He was 93. Layden coached the Jazz for seven-plus ...
6h ago
Reports: Suns G Devin Booker agrees to 2-year, $145M contract extension
The Phoenix Suns and Devin Booker have agreed on a two-year maximum contract extension worth an estimated $145 million that w...
6h ago
National
Rivers in southwest China breach warning levels, with thousands evacuated
BEIJING (Reuters) -The levels of 25 rivers in southwestern China exceeded safe levels on Thursday, state media said, after mo...
1h ago
Thailand's hippo Moo Deng draws crowds at first birthday bash
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Chalinee Thirasupa CHONBURI (Reuters) -Thailand's baby pygmy hippo and internet sensation Moo Deng...
1h ago
Stavropol boosts Russian wheat hopes despite Rostov drought
By Gleb Bryanski KUTEINIKOVO, Russia (Reuters) -Two of Russia's top wheat-growing regions are having very different years as ...
2h ago
Japan weather bureau says 40% chance of La Nina emerging in autumn
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's weather bureau said on Thursday that normal weather patterns are continuing and that there was a 40%...
4h ago
Tibetan glacial lake drainage triggered deadly flood in Nepal, climate body says
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -The deadly flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people and left ...
4h ago
World
Rescuers rescue four more mariners from Houthi-struck ship, 11 still missing
By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) -Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Th...
1h ago
China hopes EU will 'make fewer accusations' on market access
BEIJING (Reuters) -China hopes the European Union would make fewer accusations, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursda...
1h ago
Armenian police detain seven opposition figures on suspicion of terrorism
(Reuters) -Police in Armenia arrested seven people associated with a pro-Russian opposition party on suspicion of terrorism f...
1h ago
Childhood shaped by war for two Ukrainian brothers
KALYNOVE, Ukraine (Reuters) -Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Varvara Tupkalenko's two sons played at home with miniature cars,...
2h ago
Stavropol boosts Russian wheat hopes despite Rostov drought
By Gleb Bryanski KUTEINIKOVO, Russia (Reuters) -Two of Russia's top wheat-growing regions are having very different years as ...
2h ago
Business
Froot Loops maker WK Kellogg soars 50% after reports Italy's Ferrero nearing buyout
(Reuters) -WK Kellogg's shares soared 50% in premarket trading on Thursday after a source told Reuters the Italian candy make...
1h ago
Italy industry output falls 0.7% m/m in May, far weaker than forecast
ROME (Reuters) -Italian industrial output fell in May by 0.7% from the month before, data showed on Thursday, and decreased a...
2h ago
Vietnam plans new penalties for illegal transshipments after Trump deal, documents show
By Francesco Guarascio (Reuters) -Vietnam is preparing stricter penalties to crack down on trade fraud and the illegal transs...
2h ago
European shares rise as investors focus on US-EU trade talks
(Reuters) -European shares rose on Thursday, underpinned by mining stocks, as investors awaited progress on a potential trade...
2h ago
Britain's blue chip index hits record high
(Reuters) -The UK's FTSE 100 blue chip index rose to a fresh record high on Thursday, supported by strength in healthcare and...
2h ago
Politics
US rights advocates, Democrats condemn lawmaker Randy Fine's comments as racist
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. House of Representatives Democrats and rights advocates criticized Republica...
6h ago
US court voids conviction of influencer who tried to help Trump in 2016
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a social media influen...
13h ago
Trump welcomes IRS decision to let churches endorse political candidates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed the Internal Revenue Service's decision that houses o...
15h ago
Los Angeles joins ACLU lawsuit against Trump's immigration raids
(Reuters) -The city of Los Angeles and other Southern California municipalities are joining a lawsuit against President Donal...
17h ago
White House adviser Hassett emerging as serious contender for next Fed chair, WSJ reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett is emerging as a serious contender to be the next chair of t...
Jul 09, 2025
Health
Europe's illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs
By Karolina Tagaris THESSALY, Greece (Reuters) -As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive,...
3h ago
Gerresheimer cuts its 2025 revenue outlook for second time
(Reuters) -German packaging and medical equipment maker Gerresheimer cut its revenue guidance for 2025 for a second time on T...
4h ago
US government sues California over egg prices
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sued California over its regulati...
9h ago
Factbox-Major deals involving U.S. drugmakers and biotechs over the past decade
(Reuters) -Merck is acquiring UK-based Verona Pharma for about $10 billion, as part of the U.S. drugmaker's strategy to diver...
15h ago
India's Manipal Hospitals to buy majority stake in local peer Sahyadri
(Reuters) -Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) said on Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its majority stake in India's S...
15h ago
Science
US Transport Secretary Duffy to be interim NASA administrator, Trump says
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was directing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to be the ...
9h ago
More than 2,000 senior employees expected to depart from NASA, Politico reports
(Reuters) -Around 2,145 senior-ranking employees at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration are set to leave un...
13h ago
Experimental surgical robot performs gallbladder procedure autonomously
By Kamal Choudhury (Reuters) -An experimental AI-guided robot can autonomously perform a delicate, complicated phase of a com...
15h ago
Warming climate, volcanos raise risk of ice falls on Chile's glaciers
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile's glaciers are facing a higher risk of collapse and landslides due to rising temperatures and the c...
17h ago
Ancient proteins found in fossils up to 24 million years old
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining...
17h ago
Technology
European telecoms push back against EU plans for laxer fixed network regulations
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -An alliance of smaller European telecoms companies has spoken out against EU plans for laxer regulation ...
1h ago
Britain to invest 163 million euros in France's Eutelsat, Les Echos reports
By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Mathieu Rosemain (Reuters) -Britain will invest 163 million euros (140.49 million pounds) in French...
2h ago
Amazon considers another multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic, FT reports
(Reuters) -Amazon is considering another multibillion-dollar investment in AI firm Anthropic to strengthen their strategic pa...
3h ago
TSMC second-quarter sales rise 38.6% y/y, beat forecasts
TAIPEI (Reuters) -TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, reported on Thursday second-quarter revenue of T$933.80 billi...
3h ago
WPP names Microsoft exec Cindy Rose as new CEO
LONDON (Reuters) -British ad group WPP named board member Cindy Rose as its new chief executive on Thursday, handing the top ...
3h ago
Entertainment
Industry video game actors pass agreement with studios for AI security
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood video game voice and motion capture actors signed a new contract with v...
5h ago
English version of animated Chinese hit 'Ne Zha 2' heading to theaters
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A24 and CMC Pictures are teaming up to bring an English-language version of the g...
19h ago
A new Superman bounds onto the big screen
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Actor David Corenswet feels a connection with the classic DC comic book character Superm...
23h ago
Apple eyes US Formula 1 broadcast rights after 'F1: The Movie' success, FT reports
(Reuters) -Apple is in talks to acquire the U.S. broadcast rights to screen Formula 1 when the contract becomes available nex...
Jul 09, 2025
Giorgio Armani Prive shows glittering black velvet on Paris runway
PARIS (Reuters) -Giorgio Armani showed his latest Privé haute couture collection at the label's gilded Paris headquart...
Jul 08, 2025