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Police still searching for one person of interest in shooting death of security guard at Kalamazoo party
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it has interviewed and cleared one person of inte...
11h ago

Congressman Huizenga says he will consider a run for the U.S. Senate
ZEELAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hours after former Congressman Mike Rogers announced another bid for the U.S. Senate from Michigan...
13h ago

18-year-old female shot after fight breaks out at another large gathering in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/DM) - While they don't believe it was related to a fatal shooting over the weekend, the Kalamazoo Depa...
Apr 14, 2025
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AUDIO: Kalamazoo County treasurer says just three owner-occupied homes foreclosed on
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It is crunch time for taxpayers as Tuesday is the deadline for federal and state income taxes. T...
Apr 14, 2025

AUDIO: National Champions Rally tonight at University Arena for WMU hockey team
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A National Champions Rally is being held tonight at 6:00 p.m. at University Arena in Kalamazoo f...
Apr 14, 2025
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Police still searching for one person of interest in shooting death of security guard at Kalamazoo party
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it has interviewed and cleared one person of inte...
11h ago

Congressman Huizenga says he will consider a run for the U.S. Senate
ZEELAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hours after former Congressman Mike Rogers announced another bid for the U.S. Senate from Michigan...
13h ago

City of Portage looking for more community input on Portage Road 360 project
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Portage will hold its third Portage Road 360 Community Open House this Wednesday from ...
Apr 15, 2025

Second round of service restoration in Allegan County natural gas leak underway
FENNVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's nearly "job done" for crews looking to restore natural gas service to around 5,20...
Apr 14, 2025

Kalamazoo College president to retire when contract expires in 2026
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After 10 years at the helm, Kalamazoo College President Jorge G. Gonzalez announced today that h...
Apr 14, 2025
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Gas prices drop 15-cents a gallon on average in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average gas price is 15-cents lower to start the week at $3.08 a gallon. AAA Michigan ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Mike Rogers to make second bid for U.S. Senate seat from Michigan
WHITE LAKE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Congressman Mike Rogers is launching another bid for U.S. Senate in Michigan. The former...
Apr 14, 2025

AUDIO: National Champions Rally tonight at University Arena for WMU hockey team
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A National Champions Rally is being held tonight at 6:00 p.m. at University Arena in Kalamazoo f...
Apr 14, 2025

WMU captures NCAA mens hockey title
ST. LOUIS, MO (WKZO AM/FM) - After never trailing on college hockey's biggest stage, Western Michigan University claimed its ...
Apr 13, 2025

Governor Whitmer says she stayed at White House to "make the case for Michigan"
AUBURN HILLS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she was not expecting to be invited to President Trum...
Apr 11, 2025
Local Sports

AUDIO: National Champions Rally tonight at University Arena for WMU hockey team
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A National Champions Rally is being held tonight at 6:00 p.m. at University Arena in Kalamazoo f...
Apr 14, 2025

WMU captures NCAA mens hockey title
ST. LOUIS, MO (WKZO AM/FM) - After never trailing on college hockey's biggest stage, Western Michigan University claimed its ...
Apr 13, 2025

Western Michigan University hockey beats Denver University, advances to national championship
ST. LOUIS, MO (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Broncos will play one more hockey game this season. They won in ...
Apr 11, 2025

WMU's Pat Ferschweiler named Division I Men's Ice Hockey CCM/AHCA Coach of the Year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - His team has captured a NCHC title and is headed into the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time in...
Apr 10, 2025

Western Michigan University holding free watch party Thursday at Lawson Arena
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A free watch party will be held tomorrow evening at Lawson Arena as the Western Michigan Univers...
Apr 09, 2025
National Sports
NHL roundup: Blues, Wild clinch playoff berths
Pavel Buchnevich celebrated his 30th birthday two days early as his three-point performance helped the St. Louis Blues secure...
1h ago
Blues' Robert Thomas (lower-body injury) leaves game
St. Louis center Robert Thomas exited the Blues' Tuesday game against the visiting Utah Hockey Club due to a lower-body injur...
2h ago
Oilers' Darnell Nurse gets one-game suspension for cross-check
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse received a one-game suspension for his Monday cross-check to the head of Los Angeles...
2h ago
Olympics-From the fringes in France to the heart of LA, shooting welcomes venue decision
By Amlan Chakraborty (Reuters) -The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has welcomed the sport's return to the &qu...
2h ago
Dodgers RF Teoscar Hernandez (illness) out consecutive games
Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Teoscar Hernandez will miss his second consecutive game Tuesday because of a stomach virus....
5h ago
National
DOGE attempted to assign team to US nonprofit group Vera Institute of Justice
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk's U.S. Department of Government Efficiency attempted to place a...
2h ago
In latest media crackdown, White House limits newswire access to Trump
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Wire services including Reuters and Bloomberg News will no longer hold a permanent sl...
2h ago
Two service members killed, 1 injured after vehicle accident near US border with Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. service members were killed and one was injured on Tuesday following a vehicle accident near ...
4h ago
Students sue US Defense Department schools for book removals
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A dozen students in U.S. Defense Department schools sued the department and Defense ...
6h ago
Gambian man convicted by US jury for role in torture program
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man who was accused of being part of a Gambian armed unit run by former dictator Y...
6h ago
World
US lowers Ukraine aid estimate in minerals deal talks, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - The United States has reduced its cost estimate for the assistance provided to Ukraine since Russia's invasion in...
22m ago
Cars set on fire at French prison after wave of attacks, minister says
PARIS (Reuters) - Cars were set on fire at a prison in Tarascon in southern France early on Wednesday, justice minister Geral...
22m ago
Australian politicians took $147,000 of match tickets while weighing sports betting ban
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian politicians were gifted about A$245,000 ($147,000) in match tickets over nearly t...
2h ago
Brazil grants asylum to wife of Peru's former president Humala
LIMA (Reuters) - Brazil has granted diplomatic asylum to Nadine Heredia, the wife of former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala...
2h ago
Russian drone attack on Odesa damages homes, civilian infrastructure, Ukraine says
(Reuters) - Russia's overnight drone attack on the Black Sea port city of Odesa damaged residential buildings, warehouses and...
5h ago
Business
UK inflation slows by more than expected to 2.6% in March
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation slowed to its weakest in three months in March according to official fig...
16m ago
Heineken's first-quarter sales slightly beat forecasts
LONDON (Reuters) -Heineken on Wednesday reported a 0.9% increase in first-quarter organic net revenues, just exceeding analys...
17m ago
Pound softens slightly after below expectation British inflation data
LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling dropped slightly on Thursday after data showed British inflation slowed in March, though the curr...
18m ago
ASML says tariffs cloud outlook for 2025 and 2026
(Reuters) -ASML, the world's biggest supplier of computer chip-making equipment, said on Wednesday that tariffs were increasi...
1h ago
China property investment falls 9.9% y/y in January-March
BEIJING (Reuters) - Property investment in China fell 9.9% in the first three months of 2025 from a year earlier, after dropp...
2h ago
Politics
DOGE attempted to assign team to US nonprofit group Vera Institute of Justice
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk's U.S. Department of Government Efficiency attempted to place a...
2h ago
In latest media crackdown, White House limits newswire access to Trump
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Wire services including Reuters and Bloomberg News will no longer hold a permanent sl...
2h ago
Students sue US Defense Department schools for book removals
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A dozen students in U.S. Defense Department schools sued the department and Defense ...
6h ago
US judge blocks Trump's freeze on climate, infrastructure grants
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A U.S. judge blocked President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday from freezing billions of ...
6h ago
From Harvard to Musk, law firm Quinn Emanuel juggles Trump's friends and foes
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -Harvard University has turned to Elon Musk's longtime law firm, Quinn Emanuel, and a pair of Was...
6h ago
Health
South African pharmacy chain Clicks Group posts 13% rise in half-year profit
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African pharmacy chain Clicks Group reported a 13.2% rise in half-year profit on Wednesday, hel...
7m ago
Countries reach historic WHO pandemic agreement, AFP reports
(Reuters) -Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have reached a historic agreement to prepare the world for future p...
6h ago
Prison health company Wellpath reaches $15.5 million creditor settlement
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) - Prison health company Wellpath on Tuesday announced a settlement with its junior creditors, in...
8h ago
Trump signs healthcare executive order that includes a win for pharma companies
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump directed his health department on Tuesday to work with...
8h ago
European pharma companies issue demands to stay in EU ahead of expected US tariffs
PARIS (Reuters) -Nearly three dozen global pharmaceutical companies, in a letter to the head of the European Commission, dema...
12h ago
Science
The Bahamas suspends SpaceX landings, pending post-launch probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The government of The Bahamas said on Tuesday it is suspending all SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landings, pen...
5h ago
Katy Perry launches into space with all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket
(Reuters) - Pop star Katy Perry and five other women launched into space on a Blue Origin rocket and successfully returned to...
Apr 14, 2025
Webb telescope documents alien planet's death plunge into a star
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its h...
Apr 11, 2025
Space startups face uncertainty as US cuts federal spending, report says
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -U.S. federal budget cuts have started to have some early impact on space startups after funding fo...
Apr 11, 2025
Jawbone from Taiwan shows geographic reach of enigmatic archaic humans
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Molecular analysis has determined that a jawbone recovered off Taiwan's coast came from a Denisovan...
Apr 10, 2025
Technology
Fast-charging battery firm Nyobolt raises $30 million for expansion
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - UK fast-charging battery technology company Nyobolt has raised $30 million to expand its bus...
1h ago
ASML says tariffs cloud outlook for 2025 and 2026
(Reuters) -ASML, the world's biggest supplier of computer chip-making equipment, said on Wednesday that tariffs were increasi...
1h ago
Chinese exporters on Rednote ask local consumers to buy goods meant for US
By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese sellers of items from lunch boxes to appliances have taken to social...
2h ago
US issues export licensing requirements for Nvidia, AMD chips to China
(Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it was issuing new export licensing requirements for Nvidia's H20, A...
2h ago
Shein's tariff-busting shift hits home in Chinese factory hub
By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - The rapid rise of ultra-fast fashion retailer Shein has been so key ...
2h ago
Entertainment
US game show host Wink Martindale dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wink Martindale, a longtime fixture on U.S. television as the host of "Tic-Tac-Dough," &quo...
7h ago
Dior shows fall fashion collection in gardens of ancient Kyoto temple
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri showed her fall fashion collection of loose, minimalist s...
13h ago
Harvey Weinstein faces new sex crimes trial in New York
By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Harvey Weinstein is set to stand trial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan on T...
20h ago
J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura pleads not guilty to indecent assault in Hong Kong
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent assault before a ...
Apr 15, 2025
Michael B. Jordan steps out of his comfort zone for 'Sinners' dual role
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Actor Michael B. Jordan says he needed no convincing to tackle two lead roles in supernat...
Apr 15, 2025