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WMU Board of Trustees approves new contract with AFSCME union
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees held their first meeting Wednesday with new Pr...
34m 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...
9h ago

WMU Board of Trustees to meet today to consider new AFSCME contract
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will hold a special virtual meeting at 1:00 p....
10h ago

AUDIO: Portage, city council have healing to do after trash hauling contract battle
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage and city council may have some healing to do, and bridges to rebuild after a r...
10h ago

Port Huron man sentenced in 2022 Kalamazoo homicide
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Port Huron man has been sentenced to prison for killing McEhrlich Jones of Kalamazoo in 2022. ...
Aug 12, 2025
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WMU Board of Trustees approves new contract with AFSCME union
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees held their first meeting Wednesday with new Pr...
34m ago

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...
6h ago

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...
8h ago

Man enters Center for Forensic Psychiatry after being found not guilty by insanity of killing mother
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 23-year-old man is now at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry after he was found not gui...
8h 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...
9h ago
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...
8h 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
Cowboys remain NFL's most valuable as 3 teams top $10B
By Field Level Media Although it has been 30 years since the Dallas Cowboys' last Super Bowl title, they are repeat champions...
39m ago
White Sox reinstate LHP Martin Perez from 60-day IL
By Field Level Media The Chicago White Sox activated left-hander Martin Perez from the 60-day injured list on Wednesday. Pere...
46m ago
Report: Sun sale could be impacted by WNBA relocation fee
By Field Level Media Looking for a greater say in the sale and relocation of the Connecticut Sun franchise, the WNBA is looki...
1h ago
Rangers place Adolis Garcia on IL with ankle injury
By Field Level Media Adolis Garcia was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a sprained left ankle and the Texas R...
1h ago
Bryson DeChambeau craving podium finish in Indy
By Field Level Media As LIV Golf crowns its 2025 individual champion this weekend in Indianapolis, Bryson DeChambeau will be ...
1h ago
National
Spain seeks help from European partners to tackle wildfires
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain is seeking help from its European partners to tackle wildfires raging across the country, Interior Mi...
42m 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 ...
47m ago
US issues sanctions against Mexican cartel fraud scheme in Puerto Vallarta
(Reuters) -The U.S. government imposed sanctions on Wednesday on individuals and companies based in or near Puerto Vallarta a...
3h ago
Trump says he will name new Fed chair 'a little bit earlier'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had narrowed down his pick for the next Federal Reserv...
3h ago
Trump says he is willing to meet Democratic leadership ahead of September funding deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to meet with Senate Democratic leader...
4h ago
World
Peru's Boluarte pardons military officers accused of human rights abuses
LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Wednesday signed a law pardoning military and police officers accused of ...
2h ago
'Coalition of Willing' leaders set out stance on Ukraine ceasefire pathway
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain, France and Germany, co-chairs of the so-called "Coalition of the Willing", set out their...
2h ago
Turned back from Gaza, aid shipments languish in warehouses, on roadsides
By Alexander Dziadosz RAFAH, Egypt (Reuters) - -Boxes of Gaza-bound aid turned back by Israel on Sunday languished atop a tru...
2h ago
Trump floats meeting with Putin and Zelenskiy if initial Putin talks go well
By Andrea Shalal and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if his meeting wit...
3h 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...
3h ago
Business
Citi hires bankers for private credit in North America, tech in Europe
By Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) -Citigroup hired two senior investment bankers this week, extending a recruitment drive...
43m ago
Exclusive-US pharma tariffs likely weeks away as Trump plans for Alaska, sources say
By Maggie Fick, Andrea Shalal and Dave Graham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The announcement by President Donald Trump's administrati...
46m ago
US announces $1 billion in funding for critical minerals, materials sectors
(Reuters) -The Trump administration will make available $1 billion in funding to accelerate the growth of the U.S. critical m...
1h ago
Fed can wait to adjust policy because job market is near full employment, Bostic says
(Reuters) -Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic on Wednesday said a U.S. job market holding near full employment ...
1h ago
Crude oil flows on Enterprise's Texas Seaway pipeline fall, leak reported
By Nicole Jao and Arathy Somasekhar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Crude oil flows on the Seaway pipeline in Texas fell on Wednesday, fo...
2h ago
Politics
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 ...
47m 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...
4h ago
USDA moves to end employee union contracts, documents show
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Agriculture moved on Tuesday to terminate union contracts with thousands o...
5h ago
Trump wins appeal over freeze on foreign aid payments
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Wednesday lifted an injunction that required the U.S. State Dep...
5h ago
Groups sue Trump agencies for using 'secret' report to reverse core of US climate rules
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two major environmental groups announced on Tuesday they have sued the Trump admin...
6h ago
Health
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 ...
47m 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...
7h 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...
9h ago
France recalls soft cheeses after two suspected deaths from listeriosis
PARIS (Reuters) -France has recalled several kinds of camembert, brie and other soft cheeses after two people died from liste...
9h ago
US alcohol consumption at record low as health concerns rise, survey finds
(Reuters) -Alcohol consumption among adults in the U.S. is at the lowest level on record, a survey by analytics firm Gallup s...
9h ago
Science
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...
3h 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
India's space regulator picks Google-backed PixxelSpace for home-grown satellite constellation
(Reuters) -India's space regulator has picked a consortium led by Google-backed startup PixxelSpace to build a commercial hom...
Aug 12, 2025
Scientists find possible artefacts of oldest known Wallacean hominids in Indonesia
SOPPENG, Indonesia (Reuters) -Scientists have found a series of stone tools on Indonesia's Sulawesi island they say may be ev...
Aug 11, 2025
Technology
New York sues Zelle, says security lapses led to 'rampant' consumer fraud
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Zelle was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who said the ...
5h ago
Crypto exchange Bullish's shares set to open over 75% above IPO price in debut
By Ateev Bhandari and Atharva Singh (Reuters) -Bullish's shares were indicated to open more than 75% above their initial publ...
5h ago
Norway spy chief blames Russian hackers for dam sabotage in April
By Nerijus Adomaitis ARENDAL, Norway (Reuters) -Russian hackers briefly took control of a dam in Norway earlier this year, th...
6h ago
India's Infosys to buy 75% stake in Telstra unit for $153 million
(Reuters) -Indian IT services company Infosys said on Wednesday that it would take a 75% stake in Versent Group, a wholly own...
6h ago
India cenbank committee recommends AI framework for finance sector
By Ashwin Manikandan MUMBAI (Reuters) -A Reserve Bank of India committee has recommended a framework for developing AI capabi...
6h ago
Entertainment
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...
10h 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
Paramount+ to stream all UFC numbered events and fight nights
(Reuters) -Paramount Skydance said on Monday that all Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) numbered events and fight nights w...
Aug 11, 2025