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Kalamazoo County unemployment rate back down to 3.0 percent in April
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained at 3.9 percent for the third consecut...
May 18, 2024
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Kalamazoo Commuter Challenge kick off to promote practical cycling
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An effort to get employers, employees, and residents to embrace practical cycling for their dail...
May 17, 2024
Cyber attack at Ascension Borgess Hospital leads to closing of pharmacy, diversion of emergency room patients
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A ransomware attack on the computer systems of Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo and other...
May 17, 2024
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Portage Tornado Donation Center getting slew of donations
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Tornado Donation Center has been getting a slew of items donated in the last several d...
May 17, 2024
Groundbreaking held for Calhoun County Dispatch radio tower construction
HOMER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday afternoon to launch the Calhoun County Consolidated Dispa...
May 17, 2024
Local
Friday at the Flats returns this Friday in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A summertime tradition is returning to Portage this week, but at a new location. The first Friday ...
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Kalamazoo County unemployment rate back down to 3.0 percent in April
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained at 3.9 percent for the third consecut...
May 18, 2024
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Kalamazoo Commuter Challenge kick off to promote practical cycling
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An effort to get employers, employees, and residents to embrace practical cycling for their dail...
May 17, 2024
No injuries after shots fired at occupied Battle Creek apartment Thursday night
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police says there were no injuries, after they responded to a report of shots fi...
May 17, 2024
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Cyber attack at Ascension Borgess Hospital leads to closing of pharmacy, diversion of emergency room patients
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A ransomware attack on the computer systems of Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo and other...
May 17, 2024
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Cyber attack at Ascension Borgess Hospital leads to closing of pharmacy, diversion of emergency room patients
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A ransomware attack on the computer systems of Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo and other...
May 17, 2024
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Judge dismisses lawsuit against former MSU football coach
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A lawsuit against fired Michigan State University football coach Mel Tucker has been dismisse...
May 17, 2024
Repaving project on Mackinac Bridge delayed
ST. IGNACE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The repaving project on the Mackinac Bridge's north viaduct and approach truss spans won't be c...
May 17, 2024
Michigan leaders mark progress in removing lead water lines
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It has been a decade since the massive fallout from the Flint water crisis. Now, Michigan leaders ...
May 16, 2024
Battle Creek man struck and killed by vehicle while apparently fleeing from domestic violence assault
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man is dead following a possible domestic assault that ended in a fatal traffi...
May 14, 2024
Local Sports
WMU's Kitchen named MAC Player of the Week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - For the second consecutive week, a member of the Western Michigan University baseball team has b...
May 13, 2024
Tigers series opener with Cardinals postponed, doubleheader set for Tuesday afternoon
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The start of the interleague series between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals has bee...
Apr 29, 2024
K-WINGS CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH, FALL TO FUEL IN OT
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Wings (38-30-4-0) staged a two-goal comeback but ultimately fell to the Indy Fu...
Apr 14, 2024
Kalamazoo wins season series finale at Iowa, heads to Indy in playoff position
CORALVILLE, IA (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Wings (38-30-3-0) leaned on their leadership to defeat the Iowa Heartlanders (26-...
Apr 13, 2024
K Wings dominate Iowa, stay in playoff mix with 6-2 win
CORALVILLE, IA (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Wings (37-30-3-0) struck early and often to move back into playoff position by de...
Apr 11, 2024
National Sports
Report: Knicks' OG Anunoby, Josh Hart on pace to play in Game 7
New York Knicks forwards OG Anunoby and Josh Hart are in line to play against the visiting Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the Ea...
5h ago
Tennis-Zverev wins sixth Masters title at Italian Open
(Reuters) - Alexander Zverev warmed up for the French Open by winning his sixth Masters title when he beat first-time finalis...
5h ago
Golf-Schauffele, Morikawa set for final-round showdown at Valhalla
(Reuters) - Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa share the PGA Championship lead entering the final round on Sunday at Valha...
7h ago
Cycling-Willoughby and Daudet crowned BMX race world champions
(Reuters) - American Alise Willoughby was roared to victory at the BMX Racing World Championships in South Carolina on Saturd...
11h ago
Gymnastics-Douglas withdraws from U.S. Classic after falling from bars
(Reuters) - Three-time Olympic gold medallist Gabby Douglas fell twice from the asymmetric bars in the U.S. Classic on Saturd...
12h ago
National
Baltimore workers to move crashed cargo ship that downed bridge
(Reuters) - Workers in Baltimore were preparing to clear a crashed cargo ship nearly as long as the Eiffel Tower from the cha...
5h ago
Factbox-High-profile US trials where defendants took the stand
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyer said last week the former U.S. president had not decided whether to testify a...
11h ago
Biden speaks to Morehouse grads after season of campus unrest over Gaza
By Trevor Hunnicutt ATLANTA (Reuters) - Joe Biden on Sunday delivers a commencement address at Morehouse College, a venue off...
12h ago
Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash clou...
20h ago
Despite polls, Biden aides insist Gaza campus protests will not hurt reelection bid
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several top White House aides say they are confident protests across U.S. college camp...
May 18, 2024
World
New Taiwan president to take office facing angry China
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwan's new president on Monday facing an angry and deeply suspicious China ...
1h ago
Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan that killed three Spaniards
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack by gunmen on tourists in Afghanistan's central...
3h ago
Reactions to the crash of the Iranian president's helicopter
(Reuters) - Following are reactions from foreign governments and officials to the news that a helicopter carrying Iranian Pre...
4h ago
Iranian President Raisi: a hardliner on morality, protests and nuclear talks
(Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whose helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain on Sunday, has become a contende...
5h ago
Israel seeks bipartisan US support against establishment of a Palestinian state
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel called for bipartisan support on Sunday from the United States against the establishment of a Pa...
5h ago
Business
Morning Bid: China clouds darken market mood
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Broadly speaking, the global backdrop for Asian marke...
1h ago
EQT in advanced talks to buy Keywords Studios for $2.8 billion
(Reuters) -European private equity group EQT is in advanced discussions to buy Dublin-based video game services company Keywo...
7h ago
U.S. regulators reconsider capital hike for big banks, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve and two other U.S. regulators are moving toward a new plan that would significantly reduce a ...
9h ago
Musk arrives in Indonesia's Bali for planned Starlink launch
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Tycoon Elon Musk arrived on the Indonesian island of Bali on Sunday ahead of the planned launch of SpaceX...
17h ago
Sony and Apollo move ahead with Paramount bid process but reticent about earlier plan, NYT reports
(Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have signed nondisclosure agreements that will allow the...
May 18, 2024
Politics
At Morehouse graduation, thanks to 'God for woke class of 2024'
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Heather Timmons ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's commencement speech at Morehouse College on...
6h ago
US Senator Rubio says he won't accept election results if 'unfair'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, an ally of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, will not accept t...
6h ago
Biden speaks to Morehouse grads after season of campus unrest over Gaza
By Trevor Hunnicutt ATLANTA (Reuters) - Joe Biden on Sunday delivers a commencement address at Morehouse College, a venue off...
12h ago
RFK Jr. supporters: from Trump deserters to ex-Democrats, they're hungry for change
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - Republicans paint independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr as a radical liberal...
12h ago
Despite polls, Biden aides insist Gaza campus protests will not hurt reelection bid
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several top White House aides say they are confident protests across U.S. college camp...
May 18, 2024
Health
US race-neutral lung assessments to have profound effects, study finds
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - A guideline for U.S. doctors to ignore race in assessing lung health will likely have profound eff...
9h ago
Bird flu found in western China as US combats cattle outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) - Cases of bird flu have been confirmed among wild fowl in western China, the agriculture ministry said on ...
May 18, 2024
Pfizer wins $107.5 million from AstraZeneca in US cancer drug patent trial
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - AstraZeneca owes Pfizer $107.5 million in damages, a Delaware federal jury said on Friday after...
May 17, 2024
J&J-backed startup Rapport files for US IPO
(Reuters) - Biopharmaceutical company Rapport Therapeutics, backed by the venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson, filed...
May 17, 2024
Ontario reports first death from measles in over a decade
TORONTO, (Reuters) - An Ontario child under the age of five has died of measles making it the first such case in more than a ...
May 17, 2024
Science
Bezos' Blue Origin to launch first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is scheduled on Sunday to launch its first crew of humans to the ed...
8h ago
Comet fragment lights up sky over Spain and Portugal 'like a movie'
By Catarina Demony and Ana Cantero LISBON (Reuters) - A bright comet fragment lit up the skies over parts of Spain and Portug...
9h ago
Boeing Starliner's debut crewed flight delayed again to check helium leak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA and Boeing delayed the launch of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule again on Friday, giving them fou...
May 18, 2024
A fox on stilts? Argentine long-legged maned wolf returned to the wild
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine conservationists have returned a rare and unusual-looking animal, a maned ...
May 17, 2024
Sea otters get more prey and reduce tooth damage using tools
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and us...
May 16, 2024
Technology
Didi co-founder Liu steps down after decade at helm of Chinese ride-hailing company
By Liam Mo and Sarah Wu BEIJING (Reuters) - Didi Global Inc's co-founder Jean Liu has stepped down from her roles as presiden...
11h ago
Musk arrives in Indonesia's Bali for planned Starlink launch
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Tycoon Elon Musk arrived on the Indonesian island of Bali on Sunday ahead of the planned launch of SpaceX...
17h ago
Britain's M&S sorry after website and app hit by 'technical issue'
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer apologised to customers on Saturday after its website and app went of...
May 18, 2024
US, TikTok seek fast-track schedule, ruling by Dec. 6 on potential ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department and TikTok on Friday asked a U.S. appeals court to set a fast-track schedu...
May 17, 2024
Apple set to release slimmer iPhone in 2025, the Information reports
(Reuters) - Apple is developing a slimmer version of the iPhone that is likely to be launched by 2025, the Information report...
May 17, 2024
Entertainment
Demi Moore says Cannes body horror 'The Substance' demanded full vulnerability
By Mike Davidson CANNES, France (Reuters) - Movie star Demi Moore said the vulnerability required for her role in body horror...
19m ago
Selena Gomez relieved focus on Cannes entry 'Emilia Perez,' not personal life
By Alicia Powell CANNES, France (Reuters) - Selena Gomez said that she was relieved focus had shifted to her role in the new ...
2h ago
Kevin Costner frets about financing 'Horizon: An American Saga'
By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray CANNES, France (Reuters) - Kevin Costner premiered his film "Horizon: An American Sa...
3h ago
Director Paul Schrader knew from start that 'New Hollywood' would change cinema
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Director Paul Schrader said on Saturday that he knew back in the late 1960s that he and contempora...
May 18, 2024
TV companies flaunt ad tech and AI to persuade advertisers to spend
By Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television "upfront" advertiser presentations this week in New York City w...
May 17, 2024