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Calhoun County authorities continue to search for missing Pennfield High School student
PENNFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's help in locating a missing juveni...
May 12, 2025

EPA awards Calhoun County $1.5 million grant from Brownfields Assessment Program
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The federal Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $1.5 million grant to Calhoun Count...
May 12, 2025
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Pedestrian struck and killed early Sunday in Cass County
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck by ...
May 11, 2025

MDOT to work on I-94 Business Loop in Battle Creek starting Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation along with contractor Lakeland Asphalt Corporation ...
May 09, 2025

Frisbie: volunteer fire, EMS personnel deserve tax relief for lifesaving work
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A local lawmaker who is the former vice president of Lifecare Ambulance is co-sponsoring bills sup...
May 08, 2025
State

Over 200 animals taken from property in Cass County over neglect and cruelty concerns
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cass County Animal Control Officers have seized over 220 animals, after executing a search...
15h ago

Judge rules Michigan's 24 hour wait before abortion Is illegal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - Michigan Court of Claims Judge Sima Patel has ruled the state's 24-hour waiting period for women seeki...
23h ago
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Recreational cannabis sales lower in April compared to March
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Michigan's recreational cannabis sales for April were lower than March as prices continue to get lower. ...
23h ago

AAA Michigan predicts near-record travel in the state for Memorial Day weekend
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Nearly 1.3 million from Michigan plan to travel at least 50 miles from home for the Memorial Day ...
May 12, 2025
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Poll finds 83% of Michiganders don't want Medicaid cuts
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll by EPIC-MRA has found 83-percent of Michigan residents want Medicaid spending to either...
May 12, 2025
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Local Sports

First Kalamazoo Wings coach, GM dies at 80
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The first head coach and general manager of the Kalamazoo Wings hockey team has died. The ECHL t...
May 14, 2025

Kalamazoo County hotel owners approve adding fee to room charges for youth sports complex
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday was a tough day for three funding requests on the ballot locally. Two school bond issues...
May 08, 2025

ACEing Autism, USTA welcome 87 tennis players for inclusive tennis clinic at Portage YMCA
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The USTA and ACEing Autism welcomed 87 tennis players of varied abilities to the Portage YMCA this...
May 07, 2025

AUDIO: 46th Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon held
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Thousands of people took part in the 46th Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon on Sunday, with nearly 400 ...
May 05, 2025

Brandon Inge to coach Kalamazoo Growlers for one game
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Growlers baseball team will welcome former Detroit Tiger Brandon Inge to coach the...
Apr 29, 2025
National Sports
Cricket-Dassanayake back as US head coach
(Reuters) -Former Sri Lanka and Canada international Pubudu Dassanayake has returned as coach of the U.S. men's team, the cou...
3h ago
Dodgers smack 4 homers, coast to victory over A's
Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages, Hyeseong Kim and Max Muncy each hit home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers evened a three-game seri...
3h ago
MLB roundup: Twins run win streak to 10 after DH sweep of O's
Kody Clemens, a relative newcomer to Minnesota, smashed a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Twins rallied to beat t...
5h ago
Soccer-FIFA lifts Congo Republic's suspension
(Reuters) -FIFA has lifted its suspension on the Republic of Congo's soccer federation three months after it was imposed over...
5h ago
Led by Julius Randle, Timberwolves top Warriors to clinch series
Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 121-110 win over the Golde...
5h ago
National
Trump floats possible new F-55 warplane and F-22 upgrade
By Andrew Mills and Nayera Abdallah DOHA (Reuters) - The United States is examining the possible development of a twin-engine...
1h ago
Explainer-Is Qatar's gift of a plane to President Trump allowed under US law?
By Mike Scarcella and Tom Hals (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to accept a $400 million airplane from Qatar ra...
1h ago
US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
By Andrew Chung, John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court is poised on Thursday to consider Donald Trump's at...
1h ago
Republicans embrace Trump's populist tax push with midterms in mind
By David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans are loudly embracing President Donald Trump's populist prio...
1h ago
US would assess nuclear waste, plutonium for reactor fuel under draft order
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nuclear waste and radioactive plutonium would be assessed as a fuel for reactors und...
1h ago
World
Russia says its position on Ukrainian peace reflects the situation on the ground
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's position on a possible peace deal with Ukraine has changed to reflect changes on the frontlines w...
1h ago
EU ministers aim far higher than British-US trade deal
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union trade ministers want a more ambitious trade deal than Britain has agr...
1h ago
UK plans to double permanent settlement wait for some migrants already in the country
By Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is planning to make some immigrants living i...
1h ago
Ukraine's Zelenskiy arrives in Turkey for talks with Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday for a meeting wi...
1h ago
Danish minister heads to China, days after Taiwan ex-leader's contested Denmark trip
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen will travel to China on Saturday for high-level meetin...
1h ago
Business
Morning Bid: Another won bites the dust
By Amanda Cooper (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by EMEA markets breaking news editor Amanda C...
1h ago
Saudi Arabia's NOEM confirms acting CEO as permanent head
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia has confirmed Aiman al-Mudaifer as the CEO of NEOM, the $500 billion mega-project central to Cr...
1h ago
China's output cap to underpin aluminium despite trade wars
By Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) - Weakness in aluminium demand linked to trade tensions will likely weigh on prices this yea...
1h ago
Birkenstock raises annual forecasts on strong demand for its pricier footwear
(Reuters) - German footwear maker Birkenstock raised its annual forecasts on Thursday, as second-quarter sales grew more than...
1h ago
Japan's megabanks forecast more record profits despite tariff uncertainty
By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's three largest banking groups posted record annual net profit in the last financial y...
1h ago
Politics
Trump floats possible new F-55 warplane and F-22 upgrade
By Andrew Mills and Nayera Abdallah DOHA (Reuters) - The United States is examining the possible development of a twin-engine...
1h ago
Explainer-Is Qatar's gift of a plane to President Trump allowed under US law?
By Mike Scarcella and Tom Hals (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to accept a $400 million airplane from Qatar ra...
1h ago
US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
By Andrew Chung, John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court is poised on Thursday to consider Donald Trump's at...
1h ago
Republicans embrace Trump's populist tax push with midterms in mind
By David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans are loudly embracing President Donald Trump's populist prio...
1h ago
Trump, US Army birthday bash plans include 25 Abrams tanks
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twin celebrations of U.S. President Donald Trump's birthday and the Arm...
11h ago
Health
UnitedHealth shares drop after report of criminal probe
(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group shares fell nearly 6% in premarket trading on Thursday, after the Wall Street Journal reported...
1h ago
Indian IT firm Persistent Systems drops after report that key client UnitedHealth faces criminal probe
(Reuters) -Shares of Persistent Systems declined 3% on Thursday, the most among Indian IT services providers, after a media r...
3h ago
Merck KGaA strikes more cautious tone on 2025 profit
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German pharmaceutical and specialty materials group Merck KGaA on Thursday guided more cautiously for 20...
5h ago
UnitedHealth under criminal probe for possible Medicare fraud, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating UnitedHealth Group for possible Medicare fraud, the Wall Str...
11h ago
China's Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals aims to raise up to $1.27 billion in Hong Kong IPO
(Reuters) -Chinese drug developer and producer Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals is seeking to raise up to HK$9.89 billion ($1....
12h ago
Science
Gravity study shows why the moon's two sides look so different
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An exhaustive examination of lunar gravity using data obtained by two NASA robotic space...
14h ago
Ancient footprints from Australia reveal earliest-known reptile
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Seventeen footprints preserved in a slab of sandstone discovered in southeastern Australia dating t...
20h ago
Chicago museum's fossil yields insights on famed early bird Archaeopteryx
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -A new analysis of a pigeon-sized Archaeopteryx fossil in the collection of the Field Museum in Chic...
20h ago
GPS on the moon: Spanish firm launches lunar navigation system
By Borja Suárez MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish technology company GMV has unveiled a GPS-like navigation system for the moo...
May 09, 2025
SpaceX gets FAA approval to ramp up Starship launches in Texas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday said SpaceX's proposal to increase the annual numbe...
May 06, 2025
Technology
Tariff 'noise' makes business customers slow to spend, says UK's Sage
LONDON (Reuters) -British software company Sage said its small business customers have cash but are reluctant to spend it bec...
1h ago
TikTok charged with breaching EU online content rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -TikTok was charged by EU tech regulators on Thursday with breaching EU online content rules following an ...
1h ago
Alibaba misses quarterly revenue estimates
(Reuters) -Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba reported quarterly revenue that missed Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as the ...
1h ago
China accuses US of 'abusing' export control measures in Huawei AI chip curb
BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Thursday accused the United States of "abusing export control measures" and urged Washi...
2h ago
French drone maker Parrot posts rise in first-quarter revenue
(Reuters) -French drone maker Parrot reported a rise in its first-quarter revenue on Thursday, propelled by a surge in Europe...
3h ago
Entertainment
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex-girlfriend to face cross-examination at hip-hop mogul's criminal trial
By Jack Queen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend Casandra Ventura will...
1h ago
After US tariff shock, Cannes Film Market is cautiously business-as-usual
By Miranda Murray CANNES, France (Reuters) -Buyers and sellers are heading into this year's Cannes Film Market under a cloud ...
2h ago
Jumbo takings for hit Indonesian animated film raise hopes for fledgling industry
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -"Jumbo", an Indonesian cartoon about a spirited orphan boy named Don, has to...
3h ago
Comprehensive Deion Sanders documentary coming to Netflix in 2026
Deion Sanders, the former NFL star and current University of Colorado coach, is headed to Netflix next. A three-part document...
11h ago
Warner Bros Discovery revives HBO Max branding for global push
(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery is hitting rewind on Max's branding, bringing back the HBO name it dropped from the streamin...
21h ago