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Michigan State Police say Hartford Township murder suspect arrested in Indiana
HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the murder of a 35-year-old Watervliet ...
14h ago
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County awarded $18.9 million EPA grant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County has been awarded an $18.9 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agenc...
17h ago
Kalamazoo and Calhoun County prosecutors among those critical of proposed sentencing changes
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Members of the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan, including the Kalamazoo and Calhoun ...
Dec 17, 2024
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Governor Whitmer announces two economic development projects for Kalamazoo County
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two economic development projects in Portage and Schoolcraft will result in over $25 million in ca...
Dec 17, 2024
Kalamazoo city commission approves $1.5 million for RX Kids
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - If all goes as planned, Kalamazoo will be the second city in Michigan to have a RX Kids plan. Fl...
Dec 17, 2024
Local
Michigan State Police say Hartford Township murder suspect arrested in Indiana
HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the murder of a 35-year-old Watervliet ...
14h ago
Constantine man arrested after police chase in two counties
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 37-year-old Constantine man has been arrested by St. Joseph County Sheriff's deputies ...
15h ago
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County awarded $18.9 million EPA grant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County has been awarded an $18.9 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agenc...
17h ago
AUDIO: Portage city council gives away last unallocated liquor license
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's a "golden ticket," a liquor license can cost up to $70,000 on the open market, and ...
18h ago
Kalamazoo and Calhoun County prosecutors among those critical of proposed sentencing changes
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Members of the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan, including the Kalamazoo and Calhoun ...
Dec 17, 2024
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State
Nearly 4,000 Michigan child care providers receive state operational grants
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Nearly 4,000 child care providers across the state will be receiving a share of $24 million in one...
Dec 16, 2024
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Michigan's average gas price back above $3
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average gasoline price has gone back above $3 a gallon, rising ten-cents in the past w...
Dec 16, 2024
DNR says 2024 deer hunting similar to prior years
9LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The number of deer harvested in the 2024 firearm deer hunting season in Michigan was down slightl...
Dec 14, 2024
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Whooping cough cases increasing in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cases of whooping cough are increasing across Michigan. Health officials are urging people to get ...
Dec 14, 2024
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All-MIAA basketball player killed in Wednesday night I-94 crash
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Detroit man who was an All-M.I.A.A. basketball player for two seasons at Trine University...
Dec 12, 2024
Local Sports
AUDIO: NASCAR driver Carson Hocevar extends sponsorship contract with Zeigler Auto Group
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - NASCAR Cup Series 2024 Rookie of the Year Carson Hocevar of Portage will continue to be sponsore...
Dec 17, 2024
Western Michigan meets South Alabama tomorrow night In Salute To Veterans Bowl
MONTGOMERY, AL (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University football team is in Montgomery, Alabama, preparing to take on S...
Dec 13, 2024
WMU to face South Alabama to kick off bowl season
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University football team has accepted an invitation to play in the IS4S Sal...
Dec 03, 2024
WMU volleyball to face Purdue in opening round of NCAA tourney
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The NCAA unveiled the bracket for the 2024 NCAA Volleyball Championship Sunday evening, with Wes...
Dec 02, 2024
Home win over Eastern makes Broncos bowl eligible
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Although a bid is not guaranteed, the Western Michigan University football team became bowl elig...
Dec 01, 2024
National Sports
Vandy QB Diego Pavia eligible to play in '25 after preliminary injunction
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia is eligible to play another season of college football in 2025 after being granted a tempo...
32m ago
Kraken acquire F Kaapo Kakko from Rangers for D Will Borgen, draft picks
The Seattle Kraken obtained forward Kaapo Kakko, a former second overall draft pick, from the New York Rangers on Wednesday f...
1h ago
Adam Silver: NBA examining increase in 3-point shooting
Commissioner Adam Silver acknowledges that the NBA might have a problem with the volume of 3-point shot attempts, but he isn'...
1h ago
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 19 North Carolina starts fast, downs Florida
Maria Gakdeng scored 14 points and Lanie Grant added 13 as No. 19 North Carolina used 3-pointers to build an early lead and c...
2h ago
QB Baker Mayfield (knee) among several Buccaneers missing practice
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield did not participate in Wednesday's walkthrough because of a knee issue and wo...
3h ago
National
Suspect in killing of UnitedHealth executive to face federal charges, NYT reports
(Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the suspect indicted on murder charges in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thomps...
45m ago
Twenty years after Indian Ocean tsunami, Thai ex-fisherman stands at the ready
By Juarawee Kittisilpa BAN NAM KHEM, Thailand (Reuters) - Banlue Choosin has been monitoring the seas around Thailand's south...
3h ago
Amazon workers to strike at multiple US warehouses during busy holiday season
(Reuters) - Thousands of Amazon.com workers will walk off the job on Thursday at 6 a.m. ET (1100 GMT), in the crucial final d...
3h ago
FDA classifies recall of Boston Scientific catheters as 'most serious'
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified a recall of Boston Scientific's catheters used in a...
5h ago
US to extend airbag probe rather than require vehicle recall
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it will not se...
5h ago
World
EU leaders to send 'clear message' to Trump on Ukraine, to debate U.S. ties
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders aim to send a "clear signal" to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at a ...
28m ago
Philippines president says legal experts to consider clemency requests for convict Veloso
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said legal experts would consider clemency requests for Mary Jan...
28m ago
Suspect in killing of UnitedHealth executive to face federal charges, NYT reports
(Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the suspect indicted on murder charges in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thomps...
45m ago
Airstrikes target several parts of Yemen, Houthi Al Masirah TV says
CAIRO (Reuters) - Airstrikes targeted several parts of Yemen including its capital Sanaa and Hodeidah port early Thursday, Al...
1h ago
Vietnam PM says arms expo is a message of peace, cooperation and development
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam is seeking to expand its international defence cooperation to build trust and prevent wars, Prime M...
1h ago
Business
BOJ says unconventional policies cannot replace traditional rate policy
By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan said unconventional monetary easing, such as its ultr...
A few minutes ago
Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to roll out AI features in China, sources say
By Liam Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating the...
14m ago
Foreigners sold Japanese stocks ahead of central bank meetings
(Reuters) - Foreign investors divested Japanese stocks significantly in the week through Dec. 14, exercising caution ahead of...
34m ago
BOJ keeps rates steady by 8-1 vote, board member Tamura dissents
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday, underscoring policymakers' preference to spend mo...
1h ago
Volkswagen nears deal with unions to keep car plants open, Bloomberg says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen and labour unions are nearing an agreement to restructure the brand without closing factories i...
1h ago
Politics
Trump is 'totally against' Congress' proposed stopgap spending bill, Fox News reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump told Fox News on Wednesday that he is "totally against" th...
5h ago
Ex-aide to New York Mayor Adams expected to surrender on bribery charges, NYT reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ingrid Lewis-Martin, former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, is expected to surrender on Thu...
5h ago
Jan 14 confirmation hearing set for Trump defense nominee, source says
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee has scheduled a confirmation hearing for...
7h ago
US Senate rejects bid to fast-track bill to address threats from drones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate rejected a bid on Wednesday to fast-track legislation to expand U.S. government author...
9h ago
Defense bill passes Congress despite transgender provision
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly for an $895 billion bill setting policy for t...
10h ago
Health
FDA classifies recall of Boston Scientific catheters as 'most serious'
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified a recall of Boston Scientific's catheters used in a...
5h ago
US FDA approves Mesoblast's cell therapy for graft-versus-host disease
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Mesoblast's cell therapy for treating a type of compl...
5h ago
US accuses CVS of filling, billing government for illegal opioid prescriptions
(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced a lawsuit accusing CVS of filling and billing federal health...
7h ago
US healthcare spending rose 7.5% in 2023, government report says
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare spending rose by 7.5% in 2023 from 4.6% the year prior to reach $4.9 tri...
7h ago
Health Rounds: J&J drug helps delay multiple myeloma in high-risk patients
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - (This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tu...
10h ago
Science
Return of NASA astronauts from space station further delayed until late March
(Reuters) - NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore's return to Earth will be further delayed until at least late Mar...
14h ago
Chile's giant 'living fossil' frog faces threat from climate change and humans
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A giant frog species that hopped alongside dinosaurs and is considered a "living fossil" is no...
17h ago
Japan's Space One says Kairos rocket flight terminated after liftoff
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Space One said it terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket after launch on Wednesday, abort...
Dec 18, 2024
Exclusive-Power failed at SpaceX mission control before September spacewalk by NASA nominee
By Marisa Taylor and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - A September power outage at a California facility of SpaceX, the sp...
Dec 17, 2024
Japan, India startups to study laser-equipped satellite to tackle space debris
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Space startups in Japan and India said on Tuesday they had agreed to jointly study using ...
Dec 17, 2024
Technology
Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to roll out AI features in China, sources say
By Liam Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating the...
14m ago
Amazon workers to strike at multiple US warehouses during busy holiday season
(Reuters) - Thousands of Amazon.com workers will walk off the job on Thursday at 6 a.m. ET (1100 GMT), in the crucial final d...
3h ago
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple rebrands as CreateAI, shifts to gaming tech
BEIJING (Reuters) - TuSimple Holdings said on Thursday it would rebrand as CreateAI and pivot from autonomous trucking to AI ...
4h ago
Powell says Fed cannot hold bitcoin, not seeking to change that
By Michael S. Derby, Ann Saphir NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday the U.S. central ba...
5h ago
Micron's second-quarter forecast disappoints; shares tumble
(Reuters) -Micron Technology forecast second-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as weakened...
5h ago
Entertainment
Warner Bros Discovery names key executives under US Networks business head Channing Dungey
(Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery on Wednesday named key members of the executive team for its U.S. Networks business, which ...
5h ago
Brazilian judge orders Adele song removed over plagiarism claim
By Luciana Magalhaes and Manuela Andreoni RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A judge in Rio de Janeiro has ordered the global removal...
11h ago
'Secret Level' seizes opportunity to get people into video games
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Dave Wilson feared there would be hesitation from Hollywood surrounding...
17h ago
Almodovar's ‘The Room Next Door' prompts conversations on euthanasia
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Spanish director Pedro Almodovar entered new territory with his drama film "The Ro...
17h ago
Wallace & Gromit grapple with 'smart gnome' in latest movie caper
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence takes a new twist in Nick Park's latest "Wallace & Gromit&...
Dec 17, 2024