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AUDIO: Kalamazoo County officials discuss lower infant mortality rate
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County is a much safer place to have to a baby, and that is that is a big change for t...
14h ago

LGBTQ student sues Kalamazoo Public Schools after being assaulted
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools are facing a federal lawsuit from a Loy Norrix High School student who ...
14h ago

Secretary of State bringing back "I Voted" sticker contest
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office is bringing back the "I Voted" sticker...
14h ago

State House passes $152-million for Selfridge Air National Guard Base
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House has approved spending $152-million to build new runways at Selfridge Air Nation...
14h ago

Perrigo to lay off 7% of workforce
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Pharmaceutical manufacturer Perrigo is going to lay off around 7% of its workforce in a two-year e...
14h ago
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Secretary of State bringing back "I Voted" sticker contest
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office is bringing back the "I Voted" sticker...
14h ago

State House passes $152-million for Selfridge Air National Guard Base
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House has approved spending $152-million to build new runways at Selfridge Air Nation...
14h ago

Perrigo to lay off 7% of workforce
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Pharmaceutical manufacturer Perrigo is going to lay off around 7% of its workforce in a two-year e...
14h ago

Benson lays out housing agenda
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Jocelyn Benson is laying out her housing agenda if she i...
Mar 03, 2026

New wholesale tax drops cannabis revenue in Michigan 16% in January
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM.FM) - The cannabis industry in Michigan is reeling from the results of a 24% wholesale tax that took eff...
Mar 03, 2026
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Local Sports

Kalamazoo Growlers announce Cecil Fielder signs one-day coaching contract for July 31
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Brandon Inge Night at the Ballpark last July was a big hit, and the Kalamazoo Growlers are plann...
Mar 03, 2026

AUDIO: Big crowd expected for Friday's basketball game between Loy Norrix, Kalamazoo Central
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - If you plan to attend tonight's basketball game between Loy Norrix and Kalamazoo Central high sc...
Feb 20, 2026

Portage native Carson Hocevar lands Spectrum sponsorship for 13 races
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Carson Hocevar has landed Spectrum as his primary sponsor for 13 NASCAR Cup Series races this seas...
Feb 11, 2026

Detroit Tigers bringing back veteran pitcher Justin Verlander
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Tigers and veteran pitcher Justin Verlander have agreed on a one-year, $13-million con...
Feb 11, 2026
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Work on schedule for Kalamazoo youth sports facility
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Contrary to what you may have heard on some news reports, work on Kalamazoo's new west side yout...
Jan 21, 2026
National Sports
Report: Sabres finalizing trade for D Colton Parayko
The Buffalo Sabres are finalizing a deal to acquire shutdown defenseman Colton Parayko from the St. Louis Blues, TSN reported...
2h ago
WNBPA vows united front, focus on 'transformational CBA' with deadline near
With a lockout looming, the WNBPA executive committee declared players are unified and continue to push for a "transform...
2h ago
Legendary coach Lou Holtz dies at 89
Famed college football coach Lou Holtz, who won the 1988 national title at Notre Dame, died Wednesday at 89, his family said....
3h ago
Aaron Rodgers: No deadline, no contract offer from Steelers
Aaron Rodgers sounds exceedingly open to a reunion with Mike McCarthy, but the Pittsburgh Steelers have not given him a contr...
3h ago
Leafs scratch veteran trio ahead of trade deadline
The Toronto Maple Leafs said three veteran players -- forwards Scott Laughton and Bobby McMann and defenseman Oliver Ekman-La...
3h ago
National
Chronology of Nancy Guthrie abduction case in Arizona
By Steve Gorman March 4 (Reuters) - The following is a chronology of key developments in what authorities describe as the abd...
1h ago
Report: Sabres finalizing trade for D Colton Parayko
The Buffalo Sabres are finalizing a deal to acquire shutdown defenseman Colton Parayko from the St. Louis Blues, TSN reported...
2h ago
White House says Trump using preventative skin treatment for neck rash, offers no other details
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is using a preventative treatment for a red rash o...
2h ago
WNBPA vows united front, focus on 'transformational CBA' with deadline near
With a lockout looming, the WNBPA executive committee declared players are unified and continue to push for a "transform...
2h ago
US House ethics panel to probe sex allegations against Texas Republican Gonzales
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee will probe allegations of ...
2h ago
World
Australia to join G7 critical minerals alliance, Canada's Carney says
SYDNEY, March 5 (Reuters) - Australia and Canada on Wednesday signed a series of new agreements on critical minerals, Canadia...
1h ago
White House says Trump using preventative skin treatment for neck rash, offers no other details
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is using a preventative treatment for a red rash o...
2h ago
More than 2,000 Canadians request assistance leaving Middle East, official says
March 4 (Reuters) - More than 2,000 Canadians have requested assistance from the Canadian government to leave the Mi...
2h ago
Iran denies Axios report that messages were sent to US
March 4 (Reuters) - An Iranian official said the country had not sent any messages to the United States, in response...
3h ago
Australia says more flights from Middle East expected, situation still volatile
SYDNEY, March 5 (Reuters) - Australia said three more commercial flights were scheduled to depart the United Arab Emirates on...
3h ago
Business
Johnson & Johnson launches website for direct-to-consumer sales
March 4 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has launched a website to sell some of its drugs directly to U.S. patients who e...
2h ago
Morgan Stanley lays off 2,500 employees across divisions, source says
By Manya Saini March 4 (Reuters) - Investment banking giant Morgan Stanley has laid off about 3% of its workforce, or roughly...
3h ago
Trading Day: Respite, but for how long?
ORLANDO, Florida, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. and European stock markets registered solid gains on Wednesday, on hopes that conf...
3h ago
Palantir faces challenge to remove Anthropic from Pentagon's AI software
By David Jeans and Mike Stone NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) - Palantir is the latest company to face the painful task of unwind...
4h ago
Amazon cuts more jobs; this time in robotics unit
By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, March 4 (Reuters) - Amazon on Tuesday confirmed it laid off staff across its robotics unit, ...
4h ago
Politics
US House ethics panel to probe sex allegations against Texas Republican Gonzales
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee will probe allegations of ...
2h ago
Noem defends $220 million ad campaign amid lawmaker scrutiny
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday defended the governme...
3h ago
Colorado Governor Polis signals he is open to clemency for Tina Peters
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - Colorado Governor Jared Polis signaled on Tuesday he was willing to consider c...
3h ago
Majority of US Senate votes to block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, voting continues
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed President Donald Trump's military ...
3h ago
Top Republican in Congress shrugs off economic risks of Iran war ahead of U.S. midterms
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The top Republican in the U.S. Congress said on Wednesday he was not concerne...
4h ago
Health
GLP-1 drugs protect against new or worsening addictions, large study shows
March 4 (Reuters) - Ozempic, Mounjaro and other GLP-1 drugs for diabetes can prevent the formation of new substance use disor...
2h ago
Johnson & Johnson launches website for direct-to-consumer sales
March 4 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has launched a website to sell some of its drugs directly to U.S. patients who e...
2h ago
US FDA puts partial clinical hold on PepGen's muscle disease drug trial
March 4 (Reuters) - PepGen said on Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed a partial clinical hold on...
3h ago
US FDA's operations chief to retire, 30-year agency veteran to succeed
By Kamal Choudhury and Sneha S K March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top operations official, Barclay...
6h ago
US CDC deploys staff to curb South Carolina's measles outbreak
(Refiles to remove extraneous word years from first paragraph) By Puyaan Singh and Mariam Sunny March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Cent...
7h ago
Science
NASA to tap UAL for critical component of moon rocket, Bloomberg News reports
March 4 (Reuters) - NASA intends to select United Launch Alliance to provide a critical component for fu...
1h ago
Italy basilica bust re-attributed to Michelangelo after centuries in obscurity
(Clarifies timeframe in third bullet point) By Giselda Vagnoni ROME, March 4 (Reuters) - A marble bust that has stood for cen...
10h ago
Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive
DAKAR, March 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium...
17h ago
Spain's PLD Space raises $209 million in latest funding round
MADRID, March 4 (Reuters) - Aerospace engineering firm PLD Space said on Wednesday it had closed a 180 million euro ($209 mil...
19h ago
Russia says damaged launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome has been repaired
MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - Russia's space agency said on Tuesday that repair work had been completed at a damaged s...
Mar 03, 2026
Technology
Palantir faces challenge to remove Anthropic from Pentagon's AI software
By David Jeans and Mike Stone NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) - Palantir is the latest company to face the painful task of unwind...
4h ago
Amazon cuts more jobs; this time in robotics unit
By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, March 4 (Reuters) - Amazon on Tuesday confirmed it laid off staff across its robotics unit, ...
4h ago
Tech giants sign energy pledge at White House ahead of midterms
By Jarrett Renshaw and Laila Kearney March 4 (Reuters) - Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and several artificial intelligence ...
4h ago
Broadcom sees revenue above estimates as AI fuels custom chip demand
By Jaspreet Singh March 4 (Reuters) - Chip designer Broadcom forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on W...
4h ago
Okta forecasts slowest revenue growth since IPO amid economic uncertainty
By Anhata Rooprai March 4 (Reuters) - Okta forecast first-quarter revenue below Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, projec...
4h ago
Entertainment
TV host Gayle King signs new contract with CBS News
March 4 (Reuters) - Television host Gayle King has signed a new contract to remain at CBS News, a person familiar with the...
8h ago
Berlin Film Festival director to stay in role after Gaza tensions
BERLIN, March 4 (Reuters) - Berlin Film Festival director Tricia Tuttle will remain in her role but has been given a set of n...
8h ago
Maggie Gyllenhaal gives Frankenstein's monster's companion a voice in 'The Bride!'
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal's new film "The Bride!" began...
17h ago
Meet Geeta Gandbhir, the director with two separate Oscar-nominated films
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 3 (Reuters) - American filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir is making waves in thi...
Mar 03, 2026
Soccer-Reynolds and McElhenney set for candid Wrexham commentary
LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will swap the directors' box for a seat behind...
Mar 03, 2026




