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Charges authorized for driver involved in crash that killed a Calhoun Community High School senior
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Charges have been authorized against a driver involved in a fatal reckless driving crash las...
20h ago

Amanda Zimmerlin chosen as Battle Creek city manager
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek city commissioners have named Amanda Zimmerlin as their new city manager. She ha...
22h ago

Battle Creek fire does over $1 million in damage
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sunday morning just after 10 a.m. The Battle Creek Fire Department responded to a roof fire...
Aug 11, 2025

Two arrested in connection with CSC Investigation in Calhoun County
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Arkansas man and Michigan woman are in custody on criminal sexual conduct and child ...
Aug 11, 2025

Two arrested in connection with criminal sexual conduct investigation
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people are in the Calhoun County Jail on child abuse, kidnapping, and 1st degree cr...
Aug 11, 2025
State

EGLE looking for next steps after EPA cancels $7 billion Solar for All grant program
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State officials are looking at their next steps after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ann...
21h ago

Lawsuit calling for special election in state Senate district filed
BAY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Residents of the 35th District of the Michigan Senate have filed a lawsuit to force Governor Wh...
Aug 12, 2025

Nessel "deeply concerned" by MEDC conduct during probe of grant
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she was "deeply concerned" by the conduct of ...
Aug 12, 2025

Gas prices up a dime on average in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Drivers are paying ten cents more per gallon to fill up their gas tank than last week. Triple-A M...
Aug 11, 2025

State Representative Tate ending U.S. Senate bid
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Representative and former House Speaker Joe Tate of Detroit is ending his bid for the U.S. S...
Aug 11, 2025
Local Sports

USTA Boys National Tennis Tournament underway this week in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - If you are looking for something special to do this week, the USTA Boys National Tennis Tourname...
Aug 06, 2025

AUDIO: Kalamazoo PAL, Detroit Lions hold youth football camp
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's Police Athletic League and the Detroit Lions collaborated for a youth football camp ...
Aug 04, 2025

Next Level Sports Center says dome now named Kalsee Dome
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Next Level Sports Center in Schoolcraft says its dome will be named the Kalsee Dome at Next Le...
Jul 30, 2025

Report: UFL to relocate Michigan Panthers, three other teams
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Panthers are among four teams in the UFL that are reportedly going to relocate for 20...
Jul 24, 2025

Former Tiger Brandon Inge coaches Kalamazoo Growlers to victory
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Growlers welcomed former Detroit Tigers catcher, third baseman, and outfielder Bra...
Jul 11, 2025
National Sports
MLB roundup: Angels earn season sweep of rival Dodgers
By Field Level Media Logan O'Hoppe hit a go-ahead two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning, rallying the Los Angeles...
3h ago
Broncos Ring of Fame WR Lionel Taylor dies at 89
By Field Level Media Lionel Taylor, a member of the Denver Broncos' Ring of Honor and the first pro receiver to make 100 rece...
5h ago
Cubs C Miguel Amaya (ankle) carted off, headed back to IL
By Field Level Media Miguel Amaya's return from the injured list lasted less than one full game. The Cubs catcher was carted ...
7h ago
NBA clears Celtics' $6.1 billion sale to Bill Chisholm
By Field Level Media A group headed by Bill Chisholm is set to take control of the Boston Celtics after the NBA Board of Gove...
8h ago
Timbers acquire F Kristoffer Velde from Olympiacos
By Field Level Media The Portland Timbers announced Wednesday that they have acquired Norwegian international Kristoffer Veld...
8h ago
National
One in four US adults with diabetes used a GLP-1 drug last year, survey finds
By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -More than one in four U.S. adults with diabetes used one of the injectable medicines that target ...
5h ago
Tropical storm Podul drenches southern China
BEIJING (Reuters) -Tropical storm Podul drenched southern China on Thursday, dumping more than 70 mm (2.76 inches) of rain an...
8h ago
Taylor Swift says 'Showgirl' album reflects joy of recent tour
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Pop superstar Taylor Swift said her forthcoming album, the upbeat "The Life of a...
8h ago
Trump revokes Biden-era order on competition, White House says
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump revoked on Wednesday a 2021 executive order on promoting competition in the U.S. econo...
11h ago
Trump orders streamlining of commercial space industry regulations, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Wednesday to reduce regulations in the commercial space ...
12h ago
World
China supports Thailand, Cambodia reconciliation, foreign minister says
BEIJING (Reuters) -China expressed support for Thailand and Cambodia in resolving their border dispute and offered to provide...
2h ago
Revived Ivory Coast rebel hub shows boom, burdens of Ouattara era
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) -Bullet-riddled buildings still line some streets in Ivory Coast's former rebel capital Bouake,...
3h ago
One person dead after hot air balloon crash in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -One person has died and five others were injured after a hot air balloon crash-landed late on Wednesday ...
3h ago
WhatsApp says Russia is trying to block it
MOSCOW (Reuters) -WhatsApp said Russia was trying to block its services because the social media messaging app owned by Meta ...
4h ago
Russia says it struck Ukrainian missile plants
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday that its forces had struck a number of Ukrainian missile plants,...
4h ago
Business
European shares hit two-week high as investors gauge earnings, economic data
(Reuters) -European shares edged higher to touch a two-week high on Thursday, as investors assessed corporate earnings and ec...
2h ago
French consumer inflation confirmed at 0.9% in July
(Reuters) -Consumer price inflation in France was stable in July and met analysts' expectations and the preliminary reading, ...
3h ago
India's July wholesale prices fall 0.58% y/y
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's wholesale prices in July fell 0.58% year-on-year, from a 0.13% decline in the previous month, dr...
3h ago
Antofagasta posts a nearly 60% increase in core earnings in first half
LONDON (Reuters) -Chilean miner Antofagasta posted a nearly 60% increase in half-year core earnings on Thursday, on higher pr...
3h ago
Carlsberg misses first-half forecasts, warns of difficult year
LONDON (Reuters) -Carlsberg missed half-year profit and volume forecasts on Thursday, with the Danish brewer warning it does ...
3h ago
Politics
Failed Republican candidate jailed for 80 years over gun attacks on Democrats' homes
(Reuters) -A failed Republican candidate in New Mexico was jailed for 80 years on Wednesday for contracting gunmen to carry o...
6h ago
Trump revokes Biden-era order on competition, White House says
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump revoked on Wednesday a 2021 executive order on promoting competition in the U.S. econo...
11h ago
US Treasury's Bessent not in compliance with ethics agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has not divested certain assets as required under government ethi...
12h ago
US judge blocks Trump religious exemption to birth control coverage
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Wednesday struck down rules adopted during President Donald Trump's first term ...
14h ago
Trump says Congress needs to pass crime bill, including 30-day extension of D.C. takeover
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Congress will need to pass a bill to address crime and that the...
17h ago
Health
One in four US adults with diabetes used a GLP-1 drug last year, survey finds
By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -More than one in four U.S. adults with diabetes used one of the injectable medicines that target ...
5h ago
China pharma firms turn to local reagent suppliers to cut costs and delivery times
By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Pharmaceutical research and development firms in China are increasingly interested in pr...
10h ago
US judge blocks Trump religious exemption to birth control coverage
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Wednesday struck down rules adopted during President Donald Trump's first term ...
14h ago
Uruguay's lower house of parliament votes in favor of euthanasia
By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) -Uruguay's lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to legalize euthanasia, emula...
21h ago
Health Rounds: Weight loss before IVF may improve odds of pregnancy
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Women seeking in vitro fertilization might improve their odds of becoming pregnant if they lose wei...
22h ago
Science
Trump orders streamlining of commercial space industry regulations, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Wednesday to reduce regulations in the commercial space ...
12h ago
KBR secures NASA contract worth up to $3.6 billion for astronaut health support
(Reuters) -Engineering contractor KBR said on Wednesday it had secured a $2.46 billion contract from the National Aeronautics...
12h ago
Ethiopian fossils reveal new species in human evolutionary lineage
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a pr...
17h ago
Ukraine successfully tests Starlink's direct-to-cell technology
(Reuters) -Ukraine's largest mobile operator Kyivstar has successfully conducted the first field test of Elon Musk's Starlink...
Aug 12, 2025
'Alien' franchise crafts new creatures for 'Alien: Earth' TV show
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Both new and familiar alien lifeforms lurk around in the Disney se...
Aug 12, 2025
Technology
WhatsApp says Russia is trying to block it
MOSCOW (Reuters) -WhatsApp said Russia was trying to block its services because the social media messaging app owned by Meta ...
4h ago
Could robotics and timber tackle Britain's housing challenges?
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -Gigantic robot arms controlled by artificial intelligence glide around a vast factory in O...
4h ago
DeepSeek's launch of new AI model delayed by Huawei chip issues, FT reports
(Reuters) -Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has delayed the release of its new model after failing to train i...
5h ago
Paramount's new owners to increase film production, hang on to cable networks
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Paramount Global unveiled plans on Wednesday to retain and develop its stalwart en...
8h ago
Bitcoin hits fresh record as Fed easing bets add to tailwinds
TOKYO (Reuters) -Bitcoin hit a record high on Thursday as increasing expectations for easier monetary policy from the Federal...
9h ago
Entertainment
Taylor Swift says 'Showgirl' album reflects joy of recent tour
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Pop superstar Taylor Swift said her forthcoming album, the upbeat "The Life of a...
8h ago
J-pop idol Kenshin Kamimura found guilty of indecent assault in Hong Kong
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, August 13 (Reuters) -J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura was found guilty by a Hong Kong court on Wednesday...
23h ago
Magic Moments maker ties up with Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan to launch premium tequila
By Chandini Monnappa and Hritam Mukherjee (Reuters) -Radico Khaitan, the maker of "Magic Moments" vodka, will inves...
Aug 12, 2025
'Farm babe' versus 'food babe' influencer rivalry is a lopsided battle
By Renee Hickman (Reuters) -Michelle Miller stands in a field of corn, stalks stretching above her perfectly styled hair, hol...
Aug 12, 2025
Taylor Swift announces new album called 'The Life of a Showgirl'
By Chandni Shah (Reuters) -Superstar Taylor Swift on Tuesday announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl&qu...
Aug 12, 2025