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Woman suffers minor injuries after being shot in the head while riding in a car on Florence Street
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A passenger is a vehicle traveling through a Kalamazoo neighborhood was struck in the head by gu...
5h ago
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Portage Public Schools superintendent to host meet and greet August 21
PORTAGE. MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Schools superintendent Johnny Edwards will be hosting a meet-and-greet with the com...
10h ago

Gas prices down 10-cents statewide in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's ten cents a gallon cheaper on average in the state to fill the gas tank from last week. Trip...
13h ago

AUDIO: Kalamazoo County looking for new site for hazardous waste collection
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County is looking for a big piece of land to expand a service that may be popular with...
15h ago

Kalamazoo city commission to vote on establishing youth sports facility authority
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners will be asked tonight to finalize action on a new authority to own ...
15h ago
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Woman suffers minor injuries after being shot in the head while riding in a car on Florence Street
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A passenger is a vehicle traveling through a Kalamazoo neighborhood was struck in the head by gu...
5h ago
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Portage Public Schools superintendent to host meet and greet August 21
PORTAGE. MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Schools superintendent Johnny Edwards will be hosting a meet-and-greet with the com...
10h ago

Gas prices down 10-cents statewide in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's ten cents a gallon cheaper on average in the state to fill the gas tank from last week. Trip...
13h ago

Three hospitalized after Allegan County crash
SALEM TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office says three people are hospitalized after a crash betwee...
13h ago

AUDIO: Kalamazoo PAL, Detroit Lions hold youth football camp
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's Police Athletic League and the Detroit Lions collaborated for a youth football camp ...
13h ago
State

Air quality alert extended through Monday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Smoke from Canadian wildfires will stick around in Michigan until the middle of the week. The stat...
9h ago

2025 is least-productive year for lawmakers ever so far
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Legislature has produced just six public acts from January 1st through July 15th, and...
9h ago

Bond for Walmart stabbing suspect raised to $1 million
TRAVERSE CITY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bond for the suspect in the stabbings of eleven people at a Walmart near Traverse City has b...
Jul 31, 2025
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Report: Michiganders need to earn $24.46 an hour to afford two-bedroom rental
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new report released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition is finding Michiganders need to...
Jul 31, 2025
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Grand Rapids man pleads guilty after threatening Trump, Vance
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Grand Rapids man is pleading guilty after he threatened to kill President Trump and Vice Pr...
Jul 31, 2025
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AUDIO: Kalamazoo PAL, Detroit Lions hold youth football camp
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's Police Athletic League and the Detroit Lions collaborated for a youth football camp ...
13h ago

Next Level Sports Center says dome now named Kalsee Dome
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Next Level Sports Center in Schoolcraft says its dome will be named the Kalsee Dome at Next Le...
Jul 30, 2025

Report: UFL to relocate Michigan Panthers, three other teams
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Panthers are among four teams in the UFL that are reportedly going to relocate for 20...
Jul 24, 2025

Former Tiger Brandon Inge coaches Kalamazoo Growlers to victory
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Growlers welcomed former Detroit Tigers catcher, third baseman, and outfielder Bra...
Jul 11, 2025

Greenleaf Hospitality says Kalamazoo Event Center open in 2027
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In two years, Western Michigan University basketball and hockey, along with the Kalamazoo Wings,...
Jul 11, 2025
National Sports
Yankees sign RHP Kenta Maeda to minor league deal
The New York Yankees signed free agent right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda and assigned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on...
34m ago
Lions rookie S Dan Jackson (leg) placed on injured reserve
A day after exiting practice with a leg injury, Detroit Lions safety Dan Jackson is heading to injured reserve. The Lions did...
40m ago
Lynx MVP candidate Napheesa Collier (ankle) out at least 2 weeks
The Minnesota Lynx on Monday said star forward Napheesa Collier has a right ankle sprain and "will be re-evaluated in th...
45m ago
Jaguars depth chart: Travis Hunter 1st-team WR, backup CB
As Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter prepared for the NFL draft, he left no ambiguity about his ambitions. He did not want ...
49m ago
Astros 3B Isaac Paredes (hamstring) chooses rehab over surgery
There will be no surgery for Isaac Paredes after he suffered a "significant" hamstring strain last month. Instead, ...
1h ago
National
Statue of Confederate General Albert Pike to be reinstalled in Washington
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A statue of Confederate General Albert Pike, which was overturned in 2020 during the ...
2h ago
US farm agency allows six more states to bar some items from food aid
By Leah Douglas and Christy Santhosh WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday allowed six additional states t...
3h ago
Trump to sign order creating Olympics task force ahead of 2028 games
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday creating a White House Olympics tas...
3h ago
Sean 'Diddy' Combs loses bid to get out of jail prior to sentencing
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs on Monday lost his bid to be released from jail ahead of his Oc...
3h ago
Brazil dismisses calls to relocate COP30 amid Amazon city price surge
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Kate Abnett BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil is resisting calls to move the global COP30 climate summit,...
4h ago
World
Australia awards navy frigate contract to Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy
By Alasdair Pal and Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will deliver Australia's new A$10 bi...
58m ago
July quake appears to have damaged Russian nuclear sub base, NY Times reports
(Reuters) -A nuclear submarine base in Russia's remote Far East region was damaged last week following one of the most powerf...
2h ago
Statue of Confederate General Albert Pike to be reinstalled in Washington
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A statue of Confederate General Albert Pike, which was overturned in 2020 during the ...
2h ago
Israel detects missile launch from Yemen, working to intercept it
(Reuters) -The Israeli military said early on Tuesday it identified the launch of a missile from Yemen towards Israel with ae...
2h ago
UK and France to ratify 'one in, one out' migrant returns deal
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said it would begin implementing a deal to return migrants who arrive on small boats to France with...
3h ago
Business
White House preparing order to fine banks for dropping customers for political reasons, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -The White House is preparing an executive order that would fine banks for dropping customers for political reasons...
32m ago
Some in BOJ saw scope to resume rate hikes if trade friction eases, June minutes show
TOKYO (Reuters) -A few Bank of Japan board members said the central bank would consider resuming interest rate increases if t...
35m ago
Boeing expected to fly 777-9 for first time in nearly five years, Air Current editor says
(Reuters) -Boeing is expected to conduct the first flight of its 777-9 jet in about five years as early as August 5, Air Curr...
1h ago
South Korea July consumer inflation +2.1% y/y, as expected
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.1% in July from a year earlier, slightly slower than the rise of 2.2% i...
1h ago
Intel's credit rating downgraded by Fitch on demand challenges
By Matt Tracy (Reuters) -Fitch downgrading U.S. chipmaker Intel's credit rating by one notch on Monday, according to a note b...
2h ago
Politics
US DOJ to open grand jury probe into Obama officials, source says
By Sarah N. Lynch and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors t...
2h ago
Republican lawmakers slow Trump Treasury picks over wind, solar credits
(Reuters) -Two Republican senators have put holds on three of U.S. President Donald Trump's Treasury Department nominees over...
2h ago
Statue of Confederate General Albert Pike to be reinstalled in Washington
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A statue of Confederate General Albert Pike, which was overturned in 2020 during the ...
2h ago
Texas governor vows to replace Democrats absent at Monday redistricting vote
(Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to replace Democratic lawmakers who left the state over the weekend unless th...
7h ago
US links $1.9 billion in state disaster funds to Israel boycott stance
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. states and cities that boycott Israeli companies will be denied federal aid for ...
10h ago
Health
US FDA names Sean Keveney as chief counsel
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday named Sean Keveney as its new chief counsel, placing him in charge...
2h ago
Vertex tops estimates on cystic fibrosis treatment strength, new products
(Reuters) -Vertex Pharmaceuticals beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly results on Monday, helped by demand for its new cy...
3h ago
Vertex to stop developing new painkiller as solo treatment after mid-stage study setback
(Reuters) -Vertex Pharmaceuticals said on Monday it will not continue development of its experimental non-opioid painkiller a...
4h ago
Hims and Hers misses revenue estimates on decreasing wholesale demand
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Hims and Hers Health missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Monday, hit by weakness i...
4h ago
Florida reports 21 cases of E.coli infections linked to raw milk
(Reuters) -The Florida Department of Health said on Monday that there have been 21 cases of Campylobacter and E. coli infecti...
6h ago
Science
UK grants space launch licence to Scottish firm
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has granted its first space launch licence to a homegrown rocket company, paving the way for a Scot...
1h ago
Firefly aims for up to $6 billion valuation in US IPO after bumping up price range
(Reuters) -Firefly is targeting a valuation of up to $6.04 billion in its U.S. listing, the company said in a filing on Monda...
8h ago
SpaceX launches joint astronaut crew to ISS in NASA's Crew-11 mission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An international crew of four astronauts launched toward the International Space Station from Florida o...
Aug 01, 2025
Evolutionary origins of the potato revealed - and a tomato was involved
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The potato is one of the world's food staples, first cultivated thousands of years ago i...
Aug 01, 2025
Europe is breaking its reliance on American science
By Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and Sarah Marsh BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON/BERLIN, August 1 (Reuters) -European governments are ta...
Aug 01, 2025
Technology
Intel's credit rating downgraded by Fitch on demand challenges
By Matt Tracy (Reuters) -Fitch downgrading U.S. chipmaker Intel's credit rating by one notch on Monday, according to a note b...
2h ago
CFTC to allow listed spot crypto trading on registered exchanges
(Reuters) -The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Monday it would allow trading of spot crypto asset contracts that...
2h ago
Axon raises annual revenue forecast on strong security demand
(Reuters) -TASER maker Axon Enterprise raised its full-year revenue forecast on Monday, betting on continued demand for its s...
3h ago
Broadcom launches Jericho chip to advance AI data center networks
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Broadcom's silicon division launched its next-generation Jericho networking chip o...
3h ago
Kyndryl's first-quarter profit soars as renegotiated contracts aid margins
(Reuters) -Kyndryl Holdings' first-quarter profit soared more than five-fold, the company said on Monday, as the former IBM u...
4h ago
Entertainment
TV series 'Wednesday' returns with family and female-focused Season Two
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Actress Jenna Ortega and the creators of the hit Netflix series "Wednesday" are ...
10h ago
David Ellison to lead combined company after Paramount-Skydance merger closes
(Reuters) -Skydance Media CEO David Ellison will lead the new company as chief executive after its merger with Paramount Glob...
11h ago
Loni Anderson, who played smart against stereotype on 'WKRP in Cincinnati,' dead at 79
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Actress Loni Anderson, who won acclaim for her U.S. television sitcom role as the brai...
21h ago
Lindsay Lohan comes full circle with 'Freakier Friday'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Lindsay Lohan says she drew upon her own experiences of motherhood for "Freakier Frid...
Aug 01, 2025
New Mexico judge dismisses Alec Baldwin's 'malicious' prosecution suit in 'Rust' case
(Reuters) -A New Mexico judge has tossed out a misconduct lawsuit filed by actor Alec Baldwin against local prosecutors and s...
Jul 31, 2025