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Portage to do Mill and Fill Program September 30 through October 10
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage Street Mill and Fill Program consists of major maintenance to selected streets...
4h ago

Kalamazoo celebrates 70th anniversary of Water Reclamation Plant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo marked the 70th anniversary of the opening of its Water Reclamation Plant ...
7h ago

15-year-old girl charged with making threat against Allegan Public Schools
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 15-year-old girl enrolled in the Allegan Online program is charged with threatening Allegan Publ...
7h ago

Police trying to find Kalamazoo armed robbery suspect
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police in Kalamazoo are "actively pursuing" an armed robbery suspect. The robbery happ...
8h ago

Kalamazoo Public School teachers want better pay in new contract
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Members of the Kalamazoo Education Association teacher's union turned out to picket the Kalamazo...
8h ago
State

Michigan among six states sued by DOJ
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan is one of six states being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for not providing the f...
7h ago
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AUDIO: Tentative deal reached on Fiscal Year 2026 state budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - At long last, a state budget framework is in place in Lansing with critical public funding on the ...
8h ago

Congresswoman Stevens drafting articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens is drafting articles of impeachment against Health and Hum...
Sep 25, 2025

Secretary of State Benson: Offices will close October 1st without budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - All Secretary of State branch offices in Michigan will close Wednesday, October 1st if no state bu...
Sep 25, 2025

State House adds eight session days for budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House of Representatives is adding eight session days to their calendar as a budget d...
Sep 25, 2025
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Local Sports

AUDIO: Support for Kalamazoo Central JV football player shown at board meeting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The community came out to if not defend, at least support a Kalamazoo Central High School junior...
8h ago

Kalamazoo could face ice shortage soon
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo could be facing an ice shortage in a few years. Not the kind you drop in your drinks, bu...
Sep 24, 2025

MHSAA releases statement on Kalamazoo Central - Lakeshore JV football game
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan High School Athletic Association has released a statement about the junior varsity ...
Sep 23, 2025

Kalamazoo Curling Club looking to build new home in Parchment
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Curling Club is facing a dilemma with the closure last week of Wings West in Texas...
Sep 16, 2025

Wings West ice rink to close September 12
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Wings West ice rink in Texas Township will shut down permanently on September 12th afte...
Sep 03, 2025
National Sports
Cubs activate All-Star OF Kyle Tucker from injured list
The Chicago Cubs activated All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker from the 10-day injured list on Friday after missing more than thr...
34m ago
Georgia extends coach Mike White through 2031
Georgia extended men's basketball coach Mike White's contract through 2031, the school announced Friday. White has guided the...
40m ago
Cycling-UCI chief says Israeli athletes are welcome amid boycott calls
(Reuters) -The world cycling governing body (UCI) will continue to welcome Israeli athletes at its competitions despite calls...
1h ago
NFL-Regular-season NFL games heading to Rio de Janeiro from 2026
(Reuters) -The NFL will stage at least three regular-season games in Rio de Janeiro over the next five years starting in 2026...
1h ago
Commanders to face Falcons without Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin
Quarterback Jayden Daniels was ruled out for the second consecutive week with a knee injury, pushing former Atlanta starter M...
1h ago
National
Cubs activate All-Star OF Kyle Tucker from injured list
The Chicago Cubs activated All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker from the 10-day injured list on Friday after missing more than thr...
34m ago
Georgia extends coach Mike White through 2031
Georgia extended men's basketball coach Mike White's contract through 2031, the school announced Friday. White has guided the...
40m ago
Martin Shkreli can be sued for copying unique Wu-Tang Clan album, judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Martin Shkreli must face a lawsuit by a digital art collective that owns a one-of-a-k...
49m ago
Analysis-Comey indictment escalates Trump's campaign to chill opposition
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey shatters norms of in...
58m ago
Cycling-UCI chief says Israeli athletes are welcome amid boycott calls
(Reuters) -The world cycling governing body (UCI) will continue to welcome Israeli athletes at its competitions despite calls...
1h ago
World
Analysis-Comey indictment escalates Trump's campaign to chill opposition
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey shatters norms of in...
58m ago
Biden-appointed judge hearing FBI director Comey's case advocated for sentencing reform
By Nate Raymond and Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) -The federal judge in Virginia assigned to hear former FBI Director James Come...
3h ago
Airstrike kills at least 30 near market in western Niger, sources say
(Reuters) -At least 30 people were killed in an airstrike in western Niger, two sources told Reuters, the latest casualties i...
3h ago
German state investigates drone sightings for possible espionage
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The interior ministry of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein said on Friday that drones had been sigh...
3h ago
Botswana launches citizenship program to boost economy beyond diamonds
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Botswana President Duma Boko said on Friday his country will establish a citizenship-by-investment progra...
4h ago
Business
JPMorgan names Suni new head of ECM international, memo says
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) -JPMorgan has appointed Sunil Dhupelia as the new head of equity capital markets international...
56m ago
Sinclair to end boycott of Kimmel show on its ABC stations Friday
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Sinclair Broadcast Group said on Friday it will end its preemption of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!...
1h ago
Exclusive-Private equity owners of MRI Software target sale or IPO at $10 billion valuation, sources say
By Milana Vinn (Reuters) -The private equity owners of real estate software provider MRI Software are exploring options for t...
1h ago
Amazon loses VP helping lead development of artificial general intelligence
By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -An Amazon vice president helping to oversee one of the company's highest profile p...
2h ago
Anthropic to triple international workforce as AI models drive growth outside US
(Reuters) -Anthropic said on Friday it plans to triple its international workforce and expand its applied artificial intellig...
2h ago
Politics
Analysis-Comey indictment escalates Trump's campaign to chill opposition
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey shatters norms of in...
58m ago
New York seeks more wind and solar energy before federal subsidies expire
(Reuters) -New York Governor Kathy Hochul directed state agencies on Friday to accelerate procurement of $5 billion of wind a...
2h ago
Biden-appointed judge hearing FBI director Comey's case advocated for sentencing reform
By Nate Raymond and Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) -The federal judge in Virginia assigned to hear former FBI Director James Come...
3h ago
US House lawmaker vows full oversight, hearing on TikTok sale deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of the House Select Committee on China said Friday he will conduct full oversight over a deal...
3h ago
Explainer-The 2020 Senate testimony that led to charges against ex-FBI chief Comey
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey was criminally charged on Thursday with false state...
18h ago
Health
New Mexico health officials declares end to measles outbreak
(Reuters) -New Mexico health officials on Friday declared an end to the state's measles outbreak that began in February and b...
1h ago
Trump repeats Tylenol and vaccine claims, defying medical community outcry
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his call for pregnant women and youn...
2h ago
Factbox-Asian and European drugmakers' branded drugs imported to the US market
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a 100% tariff on imports of branded drugs from October 1...
4h ago
Factbox-Global drugmakers rush to boost US presence as tariff threat looms
(Reuters) - Global drugmakers are scrambling to shore up their U.S. manufacturing capacity and domestic inventory as the Trum...
5h ago
AstraZeneca to cut some direct-to-patient US drug prices after Trump demand
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Friday it will sell its diabetes and asthma drugs direct to cash-paying ...
6h ago
Science
The Netherlands returns major fossil collection, including 'Java Man', to Indonesia
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The Netherlands said it would give back a major fossil collection to Indonesia, granting its former colo...
7h ago
Astronomers spot white dwarf that guzzled a Pluto-like world
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed a white dwarf - a highly comp...
9h ago
European Space Agency warns against monopolies as satellite merger looms
By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) -A senior official from the European Space Agency said mergers could be needed to reach th...
10h ago
Ancient skull from China may shake up timeline of human evolution
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -In 1990, an ancient human skull was unearthed in China's Hubei Province that was so badly deformed ...
Sep 25, 2025
Planet Labs to invest eight-figure sum in Berlin satellite production site
BERLIN (Reuters) -California-based Planet Labs plans to set up its first satellite production site outside the U.S. in Berlin...
Sep 25, 2025
Technology
Exclusive-Private equity owners of MRI Software target sale or IPO at $10 billion valuation, sources say
By Milana Vinn (Reuters) -The private equity owners of real estate software provider MRI Software are exploring options for t...
1h ago
Ethos Technologies reveals 55% revenue surge as insurance IPOs fire up
By Arasu Kannagi Basil (Reuters) -Ethos Technologies recorded a 55% jump in revenue in the first half of 2025, according to i...
1h ago
Amazon loses VP helping lead development of artificial general intelligence
By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -An Amazon vice president helping to oversee one of the company's highest profile p...
2h ago
Anthropic to triple international workforce as AI models drive growth outside US
(Reuters) -Anthropic said on Friday it plans to triple its international workforce and expand its applied artificial intellig...
2h ago
SoftBank, Ark in talks to join Tether major funding round, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -SoftBank Group and Ark Investment Management are among potential investors in a funding round for stablecoin issue...
2h ago
Entertainment
Martin Shkreli can be sued for copying unique Wu-Tang Clan album, judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Martin Shkreli must face a lawsuit by a digital art collective that owns a one-of-a-k...
49m ago
EBU to vote on Israeli participation in Eurovision, media reports say
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Members of the European Broadcasting Union will vote in November on Israel's particip...
10h ago
Sean 'Diddy' Combs due back in court in bid to toss conviction
By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs is due to appear in court on Thursday for a hear...
Sep 25, 2025
UK secures commitments from Ticketmaster after Oasis tour issue
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's competition regulator has secured formal commitments from Ticketmaster to ensure customers have t...
Sep 25, 2025
Missouri woman sentenced for trying to steal Graceland from Elvis Presley's family
(Reuters) -A Missouri woman was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for scheming to defraud the family of singer Elvis P...
Sep 24, 2025