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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...
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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...
8h 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...
9h 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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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
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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...
A few minutes 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...
8h 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...
9h 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....
21h ago

Two injured in Friday night crash in Cass County
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A two-car crash Friday night in Cass County's Howard Township has injured two drivers. The...
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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...
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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...
2h 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...
8h 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
EpicTop10.com / CC

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
Local Sports

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...
9h 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....
21h ago

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

Bittersweet Resort open today for skiing
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bittersweet Resort is the first ski area in west Michigan to open for the season. They are welcomin...
Dec 04, 2025
National Sports
Top 25 roundup: Mark Few earns 750th career win as No. 11 Gonzaga routs UNF
Braden Huff recorded 24 points and seven rebounds and Mark Few notched his 750th career victory as No. 11 Gonzaga steamrolled...
13h ago
NHL roundup: Knights rally, nip Rangers on late OT goal
Jack Eichel scored on an end-to-end rush with eight seconds left in overtime after Tomas Hertl scored the tying goal with 52 ...
13h ago
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic, LeBron James lead Lakers past 76ers in return
Luka Doncic and LeBron James combined for 60 points in their return to the lineup as the Los Angeles Lakers topped the host P...
14h ago
Texans' Nick Chubb, Chiefs' Trent McDuffie, Wanya Morris exit with injuries
The Houston Texans have ruled out running back Nick Chubb with a rib injury, while the host Kansas City Chiefs are without le...
14h ago
NFL roundup: Bills stay in playoff picture with comeback vs. Bengals
Christian Benford returned a fourth-quarter interception for a touchdown as the Buffalo Bills kept pace in the playoff chase ...
16h ago
National
Trump to unveil $12 billion aid for farmers hit by trade war, White House official says
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump was set to unveil a $12 billion aid package for American farmers af...
6h ago
Indonesia fines dozens of palm oil, mining companies $2.3 billion for operating in forest areas
JAKARTA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - An Indonesian government task force has ordered dozens of companies in palm oil cultivation and mi...
6h ago
Analysis-Silicon Valley-backed defense firms face growing pains after hot streak
By David Jeans, Mike Stone and Joe Brock SIMI VALLEY, California, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. defense technology companies have ro...
8h ago
Fight over Trump's power to fire FTC member heads to US Supreme Court
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to weigh the legality o...
8h ago
Fed could find itself in a bind as it sets the stage for Powell's successor
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting this week will begin to set expectations...
8h ago
World
Congo President Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of violating peace deal
KINSHASA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said in a speech to lawmakers on Monday that Rwanda is alrea...
6h ago
Nigeria dispatches jets, troops to quash Benin coup bid
By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Robbie Corey-Boulet LAGOS, Dec 8 - Nigerian fighter jets and ground troops moved on Monday to help ...
6h ago
White supremacy notion threatens South Africa's sovereignty, president says
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Ideas of white racial superiority are a threat to South Africa's post-apartheid ...
6h ago
India seeks assurance from Beijing that it won't target Indians in transit through China
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - India said on Monday it expects China to provide assurances that Indian nationals transiting thr...
6h ago
Nigerian government rescues 100 schoolchildren kidnapped from Catholic school, Christian association official says
(Refiles to fix story links in paragraph 3) By Ahmed Kingimi ABUJA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Nigeria's government has rescued 100 sc...
6h ago
Business
Mirum Pharma to buy Bluejay Therapeutics for up to $820 million
Dec 8 (Reuters) - Mirum Pharmaceuticals said on Monday it will acquire Bluejay Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $820 millio...
6h ago
China funnelled $80 billion into overseas cleantech in past year, report says
By Colleen Howe BEIJING, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Chinese firms have committed some $80 billion in clean technology investments over...
6h ago
Australia to sign contract with Boeing for initial six 'Ghost Bat' defence drones, media report says
SYDNEY, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Australia is expected to announce on Tuesday it will sign a A$1 billion ($663.30 million) contract ...
6h ago
Huntington to trim Cadence staff after acquisition, CEO says
NEW YORK, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Huntington Bancshares will cut some jobs at Texas-based Cadence Bank after its $7.4 billion acqui...
7h ago
NextEra Energy, Google Cloud expand deal to add US capacity
Dec 8 (Reuters) - NextEra Energy said on Monday it has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to scale up data center cap...
7h ago
Politics
Fight over Trump's power to fire FTC member heads to US Supreme Court
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to weigh the legality o...
8h ago
US Congress considers 'must-pass' defense policy bill that would top Trump's spending request
By Patricia Zengerle and Julia Harte WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Sunday unveiled an annual defense policy...
17h ago
Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 7 - President Donald Trump will solidify his takeover of Washington's John F. Kennedy Center fo...
22h ago
US border czar Homan defends immigration crackdown on Somalis in Minnesota
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's i...
23h ago
US lawmaker Cuellar defends Democratic ties after pardon as Trump blasts 'lack of loyalty'
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar defended his party ties on Sunday as Republican Pr...
Dec 07, 2025
Health
Structure's experimental pill shows 11% weight loss in study, shares up
Dec 8 (Reuters) - Structure Therapeutics said on Monday that its obesity pill showed a 11.3% reduction in weight in a mid-sta...
5h ago
Mirum Pharma to buy Bluejay Therapeutics for up to $820 million
Dec 8 (Reuters) - Mirum Pharmaceuticals said on Monday it will acquire Bluejay Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $820 millio...
6h ago
Recursion Pharma's AI-powered therapy reduces polyp growth in a rare disease trial
By Sriparna Roy Dec 8 (Reuters) - Recursion Pharma, which uses artificial intelligence to discover new drug candidates, said ...
6h ago
Congo battles worst cholera outbreak in 25 years, UNICEF says
Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling its worst cholera outbreak in 25 years which has killed al...
7h ago
Global leaders commit $1.9 billion to eradicate polio amid funding cuts
Dec 8 (Reuters) - Global leaders pledged $1.9 billion to advance polio eradication on Monday, accelerating efforts to protect...
8h ago
Science
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
Factbox-Reusable rockets: who has achieved what so far?
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) - China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket, developed by private firm LandSpace, failed ...
Dec 03, 2025
Technology
IBM to buy Confluent in $11 billion deal in cloud-computing drive
Dec 8 (Reuters) - IBM said on Monday it will buy data infrastructure company Confluent in a deal valued at $11 billion, rampi...
6h ago
Recursion Pharma's AI-powered therapy reduces polyp growth in a rare disease trial
By Sriparna Roy Dec 8 (Reuters) - Recursion Pharma, which uses artificial intelligence to discover new drug candidates, said ...
6h ago
NextEra Energy, Google Cloud expand deal to add US capacity
Dec 8 (Reuters) - NextEra Energy said on Monday it has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to scale up data center cap...
7h ago
Meta to offer choices on personal Facebook and Instagram ads, EU says
BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Meta has committed to giving Facebook and Instagram users in the European Union a choice when it ...
7h ago
Amnesty says India's review of location-tracking plan 'deeply concerning'
By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra BENGALURU, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Amnesty International has said India's review of a telecom ...
9h ago
Entertainment
Trump says he'll be involved in review of Netflix-Warner Brothers deal
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would have a say whether a pro...
18h ago
Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 7 - President Donald Trump will solidify his takeover of Washington's John F. Kennedy Center fo...
22h ago
La Scala season opens with Russian opera in tribute to composer Shostakovich
By Sara Rossi MILAN, Dec 7 (Reuters) - La Scala opens its new season on Sunday with Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich's La...
Dec 07, 2025
Exclusive-How Netflix won Hollywood's biggest prize, Warner Bros Discovery
By Dawn Chmielewski and Milana Vinn LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - What started as a fact-finding mission for Netfli...
Dec 06, 2025
Factbox-Warner Bros, Netflix's $72 billion deal turns spotlight on performance of media titans
By Juby Babu, Jaspreet Singh and Kritika Lamba Dec 5 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery has agreed to sell its iconic studio a...
Dec 06, 2025





