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Western Michigan extends coach Lance Taylor through 2030
Fresh off winning the 2025 MAC Championship in his third season at the helm, Western Michigan head coach Lance Taylor agreed ...
6h ago

Vehicle crashes into home in Kalamazoo early Sunday morning, driver arrested for drunk driving
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person was injured and a Kalamazoo man was arrested on drunk driving charges after police sa...
8h ago

Pedestrian struck and killed Monday morning in Wayland
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 66-year-old man from Wayland was struck and killed after being struck by a car Monday morning. T...
10h ago
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Additional service will be added to three of Metro's busiest routes during December
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the busy Christmas shopping season underway, Metro will be temporarily adding extra buses t...
19h ago

Broncos get bid to Myrtle Beach Bowl to face Kennesaw State December 19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After winning the MAC championship game Saturday, the 2025 Mid-American Conference Champion West...
19h ago
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Vehicle crashes into home in Kalamazoo early Sunday morning, driver arrested for drunk driving
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person was injured and a Kalamazoo man was arrested on drunk driving charges after police sa...
8h ago

Portage Public Safety to get new drone system
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Public Safety Department will be getting a new eye in the sky after the City Council a...
10h ago

Pedestrian struck and killed Monday morning in Wayland
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 66-year-old man from Wayland was struck and killed after being struck by a car Monday morning. T...
10h ago
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Additional service will be added to three of Metro's busiest routes during December
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the busy Christmas shopping season underway, Metro will be temporarily adding extra buses t...
19h ago

Broncos get bid to Myrtle Beach Bowl to face Kennesaw State December 19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After winning the MAC championship game Saturday, the 2025 Mid-American Conference Champion West...
19h ago
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Vehicle crashes into home in Kalamazoo early Sunday morning, driver arrested for drunk driving
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person was injured and a Kalamazoo man was arrested on drunk driving charges after police sa...
8h ago

Minimum wage hike, change in tip wage pay to kick in January 1
LANSING, MI - While Michigan's minimum wage rate will increase $1.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2026, there will also be a...
12h ago
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Tonight's Powerball jackpot at least $875 million, seventh largest ever
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The seventh largest Powerball jackpot in history is up for grab's tonight, at $875 million. The c...
13h ago
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State Unveils Road Safety Awareness Initiative
YouTube video courtesy Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 8, 2025) - The ongoing effort...
19h ago

U of M report says consumer sentiment improving
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumer sentiment is improving slightly. The University of Michigan's early reading for Decembe...
Dec 07, 2025
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Western Michigan extends coach Lance Taylor through 2030
Fresh off winning the 2025 MAC Championship in his third season at the helm, Western Michigan head coach Lance Taylor agreed ...
6h ago

Broncos get bid to Myrtle Beach Bowl to face Kennesaw State December 19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After winning the MAC championship game Saturday, the 2025 Mid-American Conference Champion West...
19h ago

Gilmore Car Museum hosting Run through the Lights Wednesday
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Gilmore Car Museum is inviting people to the facility Wednesday night from 5 to 9 p.m....
Dec 07, 2025

WMU wins MAC championship, awaits bowl announcement
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University football team won the team's fourth league championship in school ...
Dec 07, 2025

WMU playing in MAC football championship game Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's a good weekend to be a Bronco, as the football team plays this Saturday in the Mid-American...
Dec 05, 2025
National Sports
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts first player to commit 2 turnovers on same play
Highlights have been harder to come by than usual for the Philadelphia offense this season. On Monday night, Eagles quarterba...
1h ago
Economist testifies that NASCAR underpaid teams $1.06B over 4 years
A high-profile economist testified Monday that NASCAR should pay $215.8 million in damages to 23XI Racing and $148.9 million ...
3h ago
Washington TE Zach Ertz diagnosed with torn ACL
Zach Ertz's season is officially over. Could his career be over as well? The Washington Commanders on Monday confirmed the ve...
3h ago
QBs Fernando Mendoza, Diego Pavia, Julian Sayin among Heisman finalists
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin and Notre Dame ...
3h ago
John Harbaugh: NFL admits officiating error in Ravens' loss to Steelers
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh thought game officials got two out of three crucial calls correct in Sunday's 27-22 loss...
3h ago
National
Hegseth, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff to brief 'Gang of Eight' US lawmakers, source says
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine ar...
3h ago
US Justice Department accuses two Chinese men of trying to smuggle Nvidia chips
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Two Chinese men are in custody for allegedly smuggling Nvidia H100 and H200 chip...
4h ago
New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims
By Daniel Trotta Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Church in New York and more than 1,300 accusers on Monday announced the...
4h ago
US judge orders lifting of Trump-backed limits on pro-Palestinian Tufts student
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for a Tufts University PhD student and pr...
5h ago
Japan lifts tsunami warning after 7.5-magnitude earthquake
By Mariko Katsumura and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings on Tuesday hours ...
5h ago
World
Six Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack, police and security sources say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan Dec 9 (Reuters) - Six Pakistani soldiers were killed in a militant attack on a security p...
1h ago
Factbox-From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access
SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday will become the world's first country to ban social media for children under...
1h ago
Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking a global crackdown
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social me...
1h ago
Australia orders operational Ghost Bat drone for military after weapons test
SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Australia said on Tuesday it had struck a A$1.4 billion ($930 million) contract with Boeing Defence...
1h ago
China's Li says tariff consequences increasingly evident
BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - China's Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday the "mutually destructive consequences of tariffs ha...
2h ago
Business
Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking a global crackdown
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social me...
1h ago
Australia's central bank holds rates steady, warns of inflation risk
By Stella Qiu and Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Australia's central bank on Tuesday left its cash rate steady as expec...
1h ago
Australia central bank keeps rates at 3.6%, warns of inflation risk
SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Australia's central bank on Tuesday left its cash rate steady as expected at 3.60%, saying ris...
2h ago
Warner Bros' lack of response fueled Paramount's hostile bid, filing says
By Aditya Soni and Harshita Mary Varghese Dec 8 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance's 11th-hour, hostile $108.4 billion bid for Wa...
3h ago
Asian stocks slip as nervy markets wait for Fed
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell and the dollar was steady on Tuesday as investors braced for...
3h ago
Politics
Hegseth, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff to brief 'Gang of Eight' US lawmakers, source says
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine ar...
3h ago
US Justice Department sues Virginia school board over transgender use of locker rooms
By Brad Brooks Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday it had sued a Virginia county's school board f...
5h ago
US judge rejects Trump administration's halt of wind energy permits
Dec 8 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration had failed to justify its...
5h ago
US Senate Committee votes to advance NASA nominee Jared Isaacman
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted late on Monday to advance the nomination of billionaire private ...
6h ago
Trump administration to rethink changes to homelessness grant program after lawsuits
By Daniel Wiessner Dec 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Monday withdrew for now sweeping changes it r...
8h ago
Health
US FDA qualifies first AI tool to help speed liver disease drug development
Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has qualified the first artificial intelligence tool designed to help...
5h ago
West Virginia sues United HealthGroup's pharmacy benefit manager over opioid sales
By Dietrich Knauth Dec 8, Reuters - West Virginia sued United HealthGroup on Monday in federal court, alleging that the compa...
6h ago
US FDA has delayed abortion pill safety study, Bloomberg News reports
Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has delayed a review of safety data for the abortion drug mifepriston...
7h ago
Trump says money should go to people, not health insurers
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday criticized insurance companies while calling for funds to...
7h ago
Trump administration wants airlines, airports to offer healthier food, exercise options
By David Shepardson ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec 8 - The Trump administration said on Monday it wants airlines and airports to of...
8h ago
Science
Huge rotating structure of galaxies and dark matter is detected
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a ...
13h ago
A throat bone settles it - Nanotyrannus was not a juvenile T. rex
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Paleontologists for decades debated whether meat-eating dinosaur Nanotyrannus wa...
Dec 04, 2025
NASA study shows how satellite 'light pollution' hinders space telescopes
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - An exponential increase in the number of satellites placed in low-Earth orbit ha...
Dec 03, 2025
Trump's NASA pick to stress moon race urgency in second Senate hearing
By Joey Roulette and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman, President D...
Dec 03, 2025
Explainer-How LandSpace became SpaceX's biggest Chinese challenger
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) - LandSpace has become China's most advanced private rocket company and the coun...
Dec 03, 2025
Technology
Factbox-From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access
SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday will become the world's first country to ban social media for children under...
1h ago
Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking a global crackdown
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social me...
1h ago
Aware Super CIO warns of 'orange' lights in AI financing as valuations soar
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The chief investment officer of Australian pension fund Aware Super says there are...
3h ago
US Justice Department accuses two Chinese men of trying to smuggle Nvidia chips
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Two Chinese men are in custody for allegedly smuggling Nvidia H100 and H200 chip...
4h ago
US FDA qualifies first AI tool to help speed liver disease drug development
Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has qualified the first artificial intelligence tool designed to help...
5h ago
Entertainment
Warner Bros' lack of response fueled Paramount's hostile bid, filing says
By Aditya Soni and Harshita Mary Varghese Dec 8 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance's 11th-hour, hostile $108.4 billion bid for Wa...
3h ago
Jimmy Kimmel extends ABC contract through May 2027, source says
Dec 8 (Reuters) - Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has signed a one-year contract extension with television network ABC and will ...
7h ago
Netflix, Paramount fight for Warner Bros Discovery in Hollywood power tussle
By Jaspreet Singh Dec 8 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion for Warner Bros Discovery,...
7h ago
Instant View: Paramount makes $108.4 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery
(Corrects typo in headline tag) Dec 8 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion fo...
14h ago
UK rapper Ghetts pleads guilty to causing death by dangerous driving
LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - British rapper Ghetts on Monday pleaded guilty to causing the death of a Nepali student in a hit-an...
14h ago





