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AUDIO: Room and board rates increasing in fall for WMU students
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University students planning to return next fall got a early preview of what ro...
17h ago

Officials in Comstock and Oshtemo townships face possible recall after petition language approved
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers will now begin collecting signatures to put the recall of officials in Comsto...
17h ago
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Poll shows 4th Congressional District between Huizenga, McCann nearly even
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll from Public Policy Polling is showing a near dead heat in Michigan's 4th U.S. House d...
Dec 04, 2025

Bronson Health, United Healthcare reach deal extending coverage through January
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bronson Health and United Healthcare have reached a deal to extend in-network coverage through J...
Dec 04, 2025

AUDIO: Kalamazoo County board declares lack of housing public health crisis
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County board has approved a resolution declaring the lack of adequate housing to b...
Dec 03, 2025
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Kalamazoo woman claims $3-million Mega Millions prize
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 79-year-old Kalamazoo woman has claimed a $3 million Mega Millions prize from the Michigan Lot...
15h ago

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...
17h ago

Court Of Claims judge: Mismatched absentee ballots cannot be counted
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Court of Claims Judge Brock Swartzle has ruled that mismatched absentee ballots cannot be...
17h ago
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AUDIO: Kalamazoo becoming more accessible for disabled, senior tourists
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo is becoming more popular for tourism. It's also a more accessible spot for those touri...
17h ago

Construction wraps up on US-131 in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The barrels and temporary barriers are now gone from US-131 north and southbound in Kalamazoo. T...
17h ago
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Kalamazoo woman claims $3-million Mega Millions prize
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 79-year-old Kalamazoo woman has claimed a $3 million Mega Millions prize from the Michigan Lot...
15h ago

Pure Michigan Spotlighting Winter Activities with "Keep it Fresh" Campaign
YouTube video of "Fresh Start" courtesy Michigan Economic Development Corporation LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 5, ...
16h ago

Court Of Claims judge: Mismatched absentee ballots cannot be counted
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Court of Claims Judge Brock Swartzle has ruled that mismatched absentee ballots cannot be...
17h ago
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Bay Mills Community College gets $9-million donation from MacKenzie Scott Foundation
BRIMLEY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bay Mills Community College in Brimley is receiving a $9-million donation from the MacKenzie Scott...
Dec 04, 2025
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MDOT looking at temporary fix to reopen ramp
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is looking at a temporary fix to get the ramp from ...
Dec 04, 2025
Local Sports

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...
17h ago

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

Schoolcraft thumps Clinton in MHSAA Division 7 Football Semifinal; Finals matchups set for Thanksgiving weekend
COLDWATER, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - The Schoolcraft Eagles set the tone in their MHSAA Division 7 Football Semifinal matchup against...
Nov 23, 2025

Portage Central High School boys' soccer team honored by Portage city council
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Central High School boys' soccer team was honored with a resolution at last night's ci...
Nov 19, 2025

Western Michigan University honors Marshawn Kneeland
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University honored Marshawn Kneeland, who played college football in Kalamazoo ...
Nov 12, 2025
National Sports
Michael Jordan tells court he 'wasn't afraid' of NASCAR
Michael Jeffrey Jordan, as he cordially introduced himself to the federal courtroom in Charlotte on Friday, admitted it was h...
6h ago
Lakers without LeBron James, Luka Doncic vs. Celtics
Already down Luka Doncic, the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Boston Celtics on Friday night without LeBron James. The Lakers ru...
7h ago
Soccer-Argentina coach vows to repeat winning formula after World Cup group draw
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said the world champions will stick to the same winning formul...
7h ago
Soccer-England to start World Cup quest against familiar foe Croatia
Dec 5 (Reuters) - England will begin their World Cup quest next June against a very familiar foe with seasoned tournament reg...
7h ago
Bears WR Rome Odunze (foot) out vs. Packers
Chicago Bears top wide receiver Rome Odunze has been ruled out of Sunday's pivotal NFC North showdown against the host Green ...
8h ago
National
Waymo to issue recall over self-driving vehicles driving past stopped school buses
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Waymo said Friday it would issue a recall for its self-driving vehicles after Texas officials s...
6h ago
UK's Princess Kate celebrates community work at annual Christmas service
LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, hosted an annual Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey on...
7h ago
Mortgage, buy-now, pay-later firms to address US consumer watchdog panel
By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will next week convene its ex...
8h ago
US lawmakers press Google, Apple to remove apps tracking immigration agents
Dec 5 (Reuters) - The House Committee on Homeland Security has asked Google and Apple to detail what steps they are taking to...
8h ago
US judge clears Justice Department to release Epstein grand jury transcripts
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A Florida federal judge on Friday cleared the Justice Department to release grand j...
9h ago
World
Canada removes Syria from its list of foreign state supporters of terrorism
OTTAWA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Friday that it has removed Syria from its list of foreign state sup...
7h ago
Colombian family asks human rights court to probe US over deadly airstrike
Dec 5 (Reuters) - The family of a Colombian man who they say was killed in a U.S. airstrike off Colombia's coast has taken th...
8h ago
Pakistan, Afghanistan exchange heavy fire along border, officials say
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged heavy fire along their border late on Friday, officials from both countr...
8h ago
US judge clears Justice Department to release Epstein grand jury transcripts
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A Florida federal judge on Friday cleared the Justice Department to release grand j...
9h ago
Bulgaria rescuing sanctioned tanker that was hit by Ukrainian drone
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's maritime authorities, border police and navy, are carrying out a rescue of a vessel that entered...
9h ago
Business
Waymo to issue recall over self-driving vehicles driving past stopped school buses
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Waymo said Friday it would issue a recall for its self-driving vehicles after Texas officials s...
6h ago
Mortgage, buy-now, pay-later firms to address US consumer watchdog panel
By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will next week convene its ex...
8h ago
US lawmakers press Google, Apple to remove apps tracking immigration agents
Dec 5 (Reuters) - The House Committee on Homeland Security has asked Google and Apple to detail what steps they are taking to...
8h ago
AB InBev to acquire 85% stake in beverage maker BeatBox for $490 million
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev on Friday said it plans to acquire a majority stake in the U.S.-based ready-to-drink b...
9h ago
US regulators relax leveraged-lending guidance for banks
Dec 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said on Fr...
9h ago
Politics
Indiana Republicans advance Trump-backed congressional map, fate in Senate unclear
By Joseph Ax Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled Indiana House of Representatives on Friday approved a new congressio...
9h ago
Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump move to limit birthright citizenship
By Andrew Chung Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of President Donald Trump's direc...
10h ago
US court says Trump can remove Democrats from two federal labor boards
By Daniel Wiessner Dec 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday said President Donald Trump had the power to fire Democra...
13h ago
Netflix-Warner Bros deal faces antitrust pushback even as company touts benefits
By Jody Godoy Dec 5 (Reuters) - Netflix pitched its $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery's studios and streaming ...
14h ago
Supreme Court to weigh Trump's firing of FTC member in test of presidential power
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court next week weighs the legality of Donald Trump's firing of...
18h ago
Health
Vaccine makers raise concerns over US panel's shift away from hepatitis B shots for newborns
By Mrinalika Roy and Michael Erman Dec 5 (Reuters) - Vaccine makers expressed concern on Friday's decision by a U.S. advisory...
10h ago
US vaccine committee scraps recommendation for hepatitis B shot in newborns
NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A group of vaccine advisers to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday voted to rem...
13h ago
Spain investigating whether swine fever outbreak was caused by laboratory leak
By Charlie Devereux and Jesus Calero MADRID, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Spain is investigating whether a recent swine fever outbreak i...
13h ago
Health Rounds: Shingles vaccine reduces risk of death from dementia, study finds
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By N...
17h ago
Kennedy advisers to vote on dropping hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for most US children
By Christy Santhosh and Kamal Choudhury Dec 5 (Reuters) - A group of vaccine advisers to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will meet on F...
18h 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
US lawmakers press Google, Apple to remove apps tracking immigration agents
Dec 5 (Reuters) - The House Committee on Homeland Security has asked Google and Apple to detail what steps they are taking to...
8h ago
Meta acquires AI-wearables startup Limitless
By Echo Wang Dec 5 (Reuters) - Meta has acquired AI-wearables startup Limitless, maker of a pendant-style device that records...
10h ago
SoftBank in talks to buy digital infra firm DigitalBridge, source says
Dec 5 (Reuters) - SoftBank is in talks to acquire digital infrastructure firm DigitalBridge, a source familiar with the matte...
11h ago
Analysis-Europe forges ahead with Big Tech crackdown with X fine, defying Trump
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Europe is forging ahead with its crackdown on Big Tech, levying fines on Alphabet...
14h ago
Netflix-Warner Bros deal faces antitrust pushback even as company touts benefits
By Jody Godoy Dec 5 (Reuters) - Netflix pitched its $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery's studios and streaming ...
14h ago
Entertainment
Eurovision faces budget squeeze after walkouts over Israel
By Olivia Le Poidevin, Johnny Cotton and Cecile Mantovani GENEVA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Eurovision Song Contest was facing a ...
14h ago
Boycotts could hurt Eurovision budget but not the 'show', host ORF says
VIENNA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Four countries' boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest over Israel's participation could reduce the...
16h ago
Instant View: Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios, streaming unit for $72 billion
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery's TV and film studios and streaming division for $72 billio...
16h ago
Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios, streaming unit for $72 billion
By Harshita Mary Varghese and Aditya Soni Dec 5 (Reuters) - Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery's TV, film studio...
17h ago
Netflix enters exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros Discovery studio and streaming service, Bloomberg News reporter says
(Corrects spelling of acquire in paragraph 1) Dec 4 (Reuters) - Netflix has entered exclusive talks with Warner Bros Discover...
Dec 05, 2025





