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Kalamazoo County's Texas Township enacts 12-month data center moratorium
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another Kalamazoo County governmental body has spoken out against the possibility of data c...
Jun 27, 2026
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Overdue Purple Heart presented to the family of an area WWII veteran
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The family of a former Kalamazoo Public Schools employee who passed away in 2005 has finally recei...
Jun 26, 2026

KPS budget, construction of new El Sol Elementary approved
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It was a big-money night at the Kalamazoo Public Schools board meeting as they approved spending...
Jun 26, 2026

City of Kalamazoo two-thirds of way through replacing lead service lines
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though more than two-thirds of the city's lead service lines have been replaced already, Ka...
Jun 26, 2026

11 years after its launch, local college Sustainable Brewing program coming to an end
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's last call for a joint program between Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Valley Comm...
Jun 25, 2026
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Kalamazoo County's Texas Township enacts 12-month data center moratorium
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another Kalamazoo County governmental body has spoken out against the possibility of data c...
Jun 27, 2026
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Overdue Purple Heart presented to the family of an area WWII veteran
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The family of a former Kalamazoo Public Schools employee who passed away in 2005 has finally recei...
Jun 26, 2026

Ground broken on Battle Creek's new Fire Station #2
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The groundbreaking for Battle Creek's new Fire Station #2 was held Thursday at 201 North Wash...
Jun 26, 2026

Man arrested with guns, drugs, and cash in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety officers arrested a man on Tuesday when they pulled him over after seein...
Jun 26, 2026

KPS budget, construction of new El Sol Elementary approved
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It was a big-money night at the Kalamazoo Public Schools board meeting as they approved spending...
Jun 26, 2026
State

Michigan Education Association not making endorsement in U.S. Senate primary
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Education Association says it is not going to made an endorsement in the Democratic P...
Jun 26, 2026

WMU Board of Trustees extends President Russ Kavalhuna's contract to eight years as he declines a pay hike
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Saying it affirms stability and trusted leadership for the future, the Western Michigan Universi...
Jun 25, 2026

FEMA denies west Michigan tornado disaster assistance, Whitmer to appeal
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer will appeal a Federal Emergency Management Agency decision that denied d...
Jun 24, 2026

Framework for Michigan's Fiscal Year 2027 budget reached
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A framework for the Fiscal Year 2027 state budget has been reached by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, H...
Jun 24, 2026

Former Vice President Pence talks about Iran war in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Vice President Mike Pence is praising President Trump's war with Iran. Pence was in Gr...
Jun 24, 2026
Local Sports

48th annual Kalamazoo Klassic to be run Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The oldest event for runners in Kalamazoo will be held tomorrow. The 48th annual Kalamazoo Klass...
Jun 19, 2026

Kalamazoo tennis legends Palladino and Burda capture national championship in 60-and-over doubles
BOISE, ID (WKZO AM/FM) - Longtime friends, former Kalamazoo College standouts, and local tennis legends Alex Palladino and Ji...
Jun 15, 2026

Kalamazoo Wings release schedule for final season at Wings Event Center
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings have released the schedule for their final season at Wings Event Cent...
May 20, 2026

Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal to have left elbow surgery
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Detroit Tigers ace pitcher Tarik Skubal will miss the next several months due to a needed surgery ...
May 05, 2026

Over 5,000 take part in Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over 5,000 runners took part in the Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon on Sunday, the largest turnout in...
Apr 27, 2026
National Sports
Orioles RHP Chris Bassitt undergoes "pretty minor" back surgery
Orioles veteran right-hander Chris Bassitt underwent back surgery to remove a bone spur, Baltimore general manager Mike Elias...
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Bills decide O.J. Simpson will not be in 'Wall of Fame' at new stadium
Pro Football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson was the first member of the Buffalo Bills' Wall of Fame in 1980 but he won't be honor...
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Royals ace Cole Ragans to undergo elbow surgery July 1
Kansas City Royals ace Cole Ragans will undergo surgery on his left elbow on July 1, according to MLB.com. The extent of t...
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Soccer-Canada's Davies fit to face South Africa, says coach Marsch
By Ed White INGLEWOOD, California, June 27 (Reuters) - Canada's captain Alphonso Davies is fit for Sunday's last-32 clash wit...
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Rangers ship Adam Edstrom to Nashville for prospect, draft pick
The New York Rangers have traded center Adam Edstrom to the Nashville Predators in exchange for prospect Massimo Riz...
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National
Trump says he will nominate Lance Schroyer as ICE director
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will nominate Lance Schroyer as the next...
5h ago
Amazon Prime Day offers a glimpse into U.S. consumer as shoppers navigate with pinched wallets
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. online shoppers clawed for deals on electronics, appliances, items for...
6h ago
Alaska judge puts the other Dan Sullivan back on US Senate ballot
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - An Alaska judge has ruled that Dan J. Sullivan can join Republican U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan ...
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Seawater threatens farms relying on Italy's Po as flow falls in heatwave
PORTO TOLLE, Italy, June 27 (Reuters) - The flow of Italy's Po has dropped dramatically in less than two weeks as a result of...
8h ago
Mandopop megastar Jolin Tsai wins best album at Taiwan's annual music awards
By Fabian Hamacher, Yi-Chin Lee and Ann Wang TAIPEI, June 27 (Reuters) - Mandopop megastar Jolin Tsai won album of the year o...
8h ago
World
US carries out fresh strikes against Iran after tanker struck in Hormuz, escalating hostilities
By Jana Choukeir and Jasper Ward DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it struck Iran again, hours aft...
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U.S. conducts further strikes on Iran
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The United States carried out further strikes on Iran on Saturday, said the U.S. Cen...
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Argentina cabinet chief resigns after corruption allegations
June 27 (Reuters) - Argentine President Javier Milei's cabinet chief, Manuel Adorni, resigned on Saturday following a scandal...
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Three Pakistani rangers killed in Karachi attack, Dawn newspaper reports
KARACHI, June 27 (Reuters) - At least three of Pakistan's Sindh Rangers personnel were killed in an attack on the paramilitar...
6h ago
Drone, artillery attacks kill civilians on both sides of Russia-Ukraine border
June 27 (Reuters) - Drones and artillery killed civilians on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine border on Saturday, local offic...
6h ago
Business
US close to allowing Anthropic to restore Fable 5 model, Axios reports
June 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its Fable 5 model, Axios ...
12h ago
Bolivia ends 15-year dollar peg in attempt to restore economic stability
By Monica Machicao LA PAZ, June 26 (Reuters) - Bolivia will adopt a flexible exchange-rate system, the government said on Fri...
12h ago
Australia toughens kids' social media ban, doubles potential penalties for tech firms
By Samuel McKeith SYDNEY, June 27 (Reuters) - Australia said on Saturday it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on...
12h ago
Supreme Court ruling, ECB conference likely to further frame Fed chief Warsh's early tenure
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's early leadership of the U.S. centr...
12h ago
LVMH and Accor's Orient Express sets its sights on new tech billionaire class
PARIS/CANNES, France, June 27 (Reuters) - Shuttling across the French and Italian Riviera, Orient Express's first giant yacht...
15h ago
Politics
Trump says he will nominate Lance Schroyer as ICE director
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will nominate Lance Schroyer as the next...
5h ago
Alaska judge puts the other Dan Sullivan back on US Senate ballot
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - An Alaska judge has ruled that Dan J. Sullivan can join Republican U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan ...
7h ago
Trump's Iran deal falls short for these voters - and some fear it could cost Republicans the midterm
By Julia Harte June 27 - President Donald Trump's interim agreement to end the war with Iran has dragged down his approval ra...
14h ago
US rights advocates welcome 'Alligator Alcatraz' closure, say systemic worries remain
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - U.S. immigrants' rights advocates welcomed the announcement by Florida Gove...
Jun 26, 2026
Trump says he will repair National Mall reflecting pool after July 4
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday he would repair the National Mall r...
Jun 26, 2026
Health
US, Mexico inaugurate sterile fly plant in Chiapas in cross-border screwworm fight
By Cassandra Garrison METAPA, Mexico June 27 - Senior Mexican and U.S. officials inaugurated a sterile fly production plant i...
5h ago
US FDA greenlights Viridian's thyroid eye disease drug
By Siddhi Mahatole June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Viridian Therapeutics' drug to trea...
Jun 26, 2026
US FDA declines Lantheus' tumor imaging kit over third-party manufacturing issues
By Puyaan Singh and Sahil Pandey June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Lantheus Holdi...
Jun 26, 2026
FDA declines to approve Sobi's gout therapy on concerns over manufacturing
June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Swedish drugmaker Sobi's therapy to treat uncon...
Jun 26, 2026
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 1,203
June 26 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increase...
Jun 26, 2026
Science
US to create genomic and cellular 'BioVault' for endangered species
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - A biotech company and a U.S. government agency announced on Thursday a plan to...
Jun 25, 2026
Scientists seek clues to longevity from three Brazilian sisters over 100
By Aline Massuca and Victoria Pacheco RIO DE JANEIRO, June 24 (Reuters) - What is the secret to a long life? Three Brazilian ...
Jun 24, 2026
Argentina to return two rare maned wolves to the wild
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES, June 24 (Reuters) - Conservationists will return two maned wolves, rescued after the death of ...
Jun 24, 2026
Soccer-Science museum brings soccer tech to World Cup fans
By Pearl Josephine Nazare and Mohammed Benmansour VANCOUVER, June 23 (Reuters) - Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum...
Jun 24, 2026
Firefly Aerospace expected to secure $110 million US EXIM loan, document shows
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Rocket and spacecraft maker Firefly Aerospace is expected to secure a $110 m...
Jun 23, 2026
Technology
US close to allowing Anthropic to restore Fable 5 model, Axios reports
June 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its Fable 5 model, Axios ...
12h ago
Australia toughens kids' social media ban, doubles potential penalties for tech firms
By Samuel McKeith SYDNEY, June 27 (Reuters) - Australia said on Saturday it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on...
12h ago
Apple seeks approval to buy chips from blacklisted Chinese company, FT reports
June 26 (Reuters) - Apple is lobbying the Trump administration for clearance to buy memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technol...
21h ago
SpaceX set to join Nasdaq 100, paving way for wave of passive buying
June 26 (Reuters) - SpaceX will be added to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index on July 7, exchange operator Nasdaq confirmed on ...
Jun 27, 2026
SpaceX, Charter discuss mobile phone partnership in US, Bloomberg News says
June 26 (Reuters) - SpaceX and internet provider Charter Communications have held executive-level talks about partnering o...
Jun 26, 2026
Entertainment
US seizes nearly 400 websites that were illegally streaming World Cup, DOJ says
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The United States has seized nearly 400 internet domains that were being used ...
Jun 26, 2026
Ann Blyth, film star of 1940s-50s famed for 'Mildred Pierce', dies at 98
By Will Dunham June 25(Reuters) - Ann Blyth, who earned an Oscar nomination playing Joan Crawford's malicious and deceitful t...
Jun 26, 2026
Soccer-World Cup sets all-time attendance record, surpassing 1994 mark
By Nicholas P. Brown NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - The 2026 World Cup on Thursday became the best-attended in the tourname...
Jun 25, 2026
In movie 'The Invite,' Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen dive into dinner party disaster
By Danielle Broadway Los Angeles, June 25 (Reuters) - "The Invite," an American comedy film about complicated coupl...
Jun 25, 2026
Xbox to raise console prices worldwide from August
June 25 (Reuters) - Microsoft's Xbox is raising prices of its gaming consoles by up to $150 worldwide, citing a deepening glo...
Jun 25, 2026





