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Historic Vietnam-era helicopter to soar over Portage and Kalamazoo this weekend
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - If you are in the Portage or Kalamazoo areas this weekend, you might see a restored Vietnam-era ...
9h ago

Governor Whitmer retools Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force has been retooled with an executive order by Gov...
18h ago

Plenty of events in Kalamazoo for JumpstART weekend
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's going to be a big weekend in downtown Kalamazoo, in fact it's become the biggest and busies...
18h ago

WMU, West Michigan Aviation Academy announce new partnership
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University and the West Michigan Aviation Academy are teaming up to help avi...
Jun 04, 2026

Governor Whitmer to sign executive order in Kalamazoo re-establishing Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer will sign an executive order this afternoon in Kalamazoo re-establishi...
Jun 04, 2026
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Historic Vietnam-era helicopter to soar over Portage and Kalamazoo this weekend
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - If you are in the Portage or Kalamazoo areas this weekend, you might see a restored Vietnam-era ...
9h ago

UAW, American Axle resume contract talks today
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The United Auto Workers union and American Axle are heading back to the bargaining table toda...
18h ago
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Moms Demand Action says too many homicides still in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While the homicide rate is down nationwide, and concerted efforts have been made to lower the ra...
18h ago

Battle Creek police: Older adults being scammed by fake deputies
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are putting out a warning about an ongoing phone scam where callers claim...
18h ago

Governor Whitmer retools Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force has been retooled with an executive order by Gov...
18h ago
State

Safety stressed during National Pet Preparedness Month
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 5, 2026) - Law enforcement entities say preparing for emergencies is an exercise for the enti...
1h ago

Governor Whitmer retools Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force has been retooled with an executive order by Gov...
18h ago

GRPD releases video of officer-involved shooting
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Grand Rapids police have released video of the officer-involved shooting of a man who threw a...
Jun 04, 2026

Three cities, including Albion, getting MEDC money for new homes
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three cities in Calhoun, Lapeer, and Monroe counties will share nearly $6.82-million in grant mone...
Jun 04, 2026

Governor Whitmer to sign executive order in Kalamazoo re-establishing Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer will sign an executive order this afternoon in Kalamazoo re-establishi...
Jun 04, 2026
Local Sports

Kalamazoo Wings release schedule for final season at Wings Event Center
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings have released the schedule for their final season at Wings Event Cent...
May 20, 2026

Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal to have left elbow surgery
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Detroit Tigers ace pitcher Tarik Skubal will miss the next several months due to a needed surgery ...
May 05, 2026

Over 5,000 take part in Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over 5,000 runners took part in the Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon on Sunday, the largest turnout in...
Apr 27, 2026

Portage's Hocevar wins NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway
TALLADEGA, AL (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage native Carson Hocevar held off a late push from Chris Buescher to earn a victory at Tal...
Apr 27, 2026

Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon being run Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon will be run Sunday. The marathon and relay will start at 7 a.m. a...
Apr 24, 2026
National Sports
Soccer-FIFA cancels mispriced free World Cup tickets after website error
June 5 (Reuters) - FIFA has cancelled World Cup tickets for about 60 fans who were able to mistakenly purchase them for &z...
14h ago
Soccer-Pele's Mexico City hideaway preserved as World Cup returns for record third time
By Janina Nuno Rios MEXICO CITY, June 5 (Reuters) - In a modest room tucked inside a historic Mexico City conference complex,...
15h ago
Factbox-Beyond the pitch: Brokerages bet on sector winners as soccer World Cup set to kick off
By Siddarth S and Rashika Singh June 5(Reuters) - The 2026 FIFA World Cup will inject billions of dollars into host economies...
15h ago
Tennis-Power meets guile as Andreeva faces fairytale qualifier Chwalinska
By Julien Pretot PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) - If the French Open women's final appears on paper to be a mismatch between a teena...
15h ago
Motor racing-Ferrari set pace in first practice for Monaco Grand Prix
By Martyn Herman MONACO, June 5 (Reuters) - Ferrari laid down an early marker ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix with Charles Lec...
15h ago
National
Trump administration asks banks to monitor employers paying unlawful workers
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Friday called on U.S. banks to detect and repo...
14h ago
US job market notches third straight month of solid growth
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy posted a third straight month of strong job gains in May, c...
16h ago
US Senate blocks debate on FISA surveillance law days before program 'goes dark'
By Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Seven Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday joined ...
17h ago
Trump administration to auction oil drilling rights in Alaska wildlife refuge
June 5 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday will hold a sale of oil and gas leases on 689,000 acres (278,828 hectar...
18h ago
US oil exports surge, draining domestic crude inventories toward rock bottom
By Shariq Khan and Arathy Somasekhar NEW YORK/HOUSTON, June 5 (Reuters) - At the prairie town that calls itself the pipeline ...
18h ago
World
Nine migrants deported from US to Congo return to home countries
DAKAR, June 5 (Reuters) - Nine out of 15 migrants deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Apri...
14h ago
Finland says four people suspected in subsea cable breach
HELSINKI, June 5 (Reuters) - Finnish police investigating last year's damage to two subsea telecommunication cables in the...
14h ago
Factbox-What issues do the US and Iran need to resolve for any peace deal?
LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Here are the main issues between the United States and Iran as they seek a deal to end their war, ...
14h ago
China's military says it tracked Dutch frigate in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING, June 5 (Reuters) - China's military said on Friday it dispatched naval and air assets to track and monitor Dutch ...
15h ago
Norway rejects US claim on forced labour, opposes tariffs
June 5 (Reuters) - Norway rejects a U.S. assessment that the Nordic country has failed to prevent forced labour, its forei...
15h ago
Business
Canada's Ivey PMI rises to eight-month high in May
TORONTO, June 5 (Reuters) - Canadian economic activity expanded at a faster pace in May and inflation pressures heat...
14h ago
Private credit roundup: Private equity catches the cold
LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Stresses in private credit are spilling into adjacent private equity markets. Swiss asset manager ...
15h ago
Factbox-Beyond the pitch: Brokerages bet on sector winners as soccer World Cup set to kick off
By Siddarth S and Rashika Singh June 5(Reuters) - The 2026 FIFA World Cup will inject billions of dollars into host economies...
15h ago
S&P 500, Nasdaq slip at open after solid jobs data fuels hawkish Fed fears; chip stocks fall
(Corrects day of the week to Friday from Thursday in paragraph 1) June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ...
15h ago
Franklin Resources' Wamco to pay $100 million SEC fine over alleged cherry-picking
June 5 (Reuters) - Western Asset Management Co, a unit of Franklin Resources, will pay a $100 million civil penalty ...
15h ago
Politics
US Senate blocks debate on FISA surveillance law days before program 'goes dark'
By Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Seven Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday joined ...
17h ago
Trump campaigns in Wisconsin district targeted by Democrats
By Nandita Bose and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will travel on Friday to central W...
19h ago
US appeals court to hear challenge to Trump's White House ballroom
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will ask an appeals court on Fr...
19h ago
US Senate approves $70 billion for Trump migrant deportations
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Friday voted to pass legislation prov...
20h ago
Trump's lawyers sought to halt discovery in $10 billion BBC lawsuit
June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyers asked a federal judge in May for a stay of the discovery process in ...
Jun 05, 2026
Health
WHO announces $518 million six-month plan to fight Ebola
NAIROBI, June 5 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization chief announced a $518 million six-month joint plan to fight Ebola ...
16h ago
US domestic treatment centers ready for Ebola even as Kenya plans persist
By Michael Erman June 5 (Reuters) - Most of the 13 U.S. treatment centers in a government-funded hospital network for severe ...
18h ago
FDA launches study of abortion pill safety, WSJ reports
June 4 (Reuters) - The FDA has launched a safety study of the abortion pill, also called mifepristone, a step that could pave...
Jun 05, 2026
PAHO strengthens Ebola preparedness, prepares shipments for virus detection
June 4 (Reuters) - The Pan American Health Organization said on Thursday it is stepping up efforts to help countries across t...
Jun 04, 2026
Lundbeck's experimental drug cuts migraine days in mid-stage trial
LONDON, June 4 (Reuters) - Denmark's Lundbeck said on Thursday its experimental drug bocunebart cut monthly migraine days in ...
Jun 04, 2026
Science
Space startup Apex doubles valuation to $2.3 billion in new funding
June 5 (Reuters) - Space startup Apex has more than doubled its valuation to $2.3 billion in under a year after raising ov...
14h ago
NASA puts ISS astronauts on evacuation alert after worsening air leak
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were ordered by NASA to she...
15h ago
Wind from Milky Way's supermassive black hole is finally discovered
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - After five decades of trying, astronomers have finally discovered the wind eman...
20h ago
Soccer-The perfect pitch is the goal for World Cup grass growers
By Ed White WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 4 (Reuters) - When billions of fans tune in to the 2026 World Cup, they will be witnessi...
Jun 04, 2026
Genome study shows what made the extinct Ice Age cave lion unique
By Will Dunham June 4 (Reuters) - The cave lion was one of the biggest cats to ever live, prowling a huge swathe of territory...
Jun 04, 2026
Technology
Morgan Stanley expects SpaceX revenue to hit $3.4 trillion in 2040, WSJ reports
June 5 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley is projecting that SpaceX's revenue could reach $3.4 trillion in 2040, the Wall Street Jour...
16h ago
Sika targets growth from China renovation market, global data centres
June 5 (Reuters) - Sika sees growth opportunities in China's renovation market and infrastructure construction in the U.S., t...
17h ago
Blacklisted AI company Anthropic, White House ease tensions ahead of IPO, sources say
By Courtney Rozen and Karen Freifeld June 5 (Reuters) - A months-long dispute between Trump administration officials and AI f...
18h ago
ASML CEO says EU Commission should not try to direct 'strategic projects'
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, June 5 (Reuters) - The CEO of top European tech firm ASML on Friday welcomed most proposals &z...
19h ago
California to decide soon whether it will seek to block Paramount deal
By Jody Godoy and Nathan Frandino June 5 (Reuters) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta will soon decide whether to sue to...
19h ago
Entertainment
California to decide soon whether it will seek to block Paramount deal
By Jody Godoy and Nathan Frandino June 5 (Reuters) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta will soon decide whether to sue to...
19h ago
Soccer-Shakira to perform at World Cup opening ceremony in Mexico
June 5 (Reuters) - Colombian singer Shakira will perform the official World Cup song "Dai Dai" at the open...
Jun 05, 2026
Newlyweds Dua Lipa and Callum Turner arrive in Sicily for wedding celebrations
PALERMO, Italy June 4 (Reuters) - Newlywed Britons Dua Lipa and Callum Turner arrived in the Sicilian capital Palerm...
Jun 04, 2026
Paramount+ to stream UFC main cards in Canada from 2027
June 4 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance and the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Thursday announced a six-year deal, under whi...
Jun 04, 2026
UK's ITV and Sky still "actively engaged" on deal, ITV CEO says
LONDON, June 4 (Reuters) - The chief executive of ITV said that the British broadcaster was still "very much ac...
Jun 04, 2026





