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Pedestrian killed after being struck by train in City of Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 43-year-old Springfield man was killed Saturday evening after being struck by a train. At 7:...
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Kalamazoo man shot and killed at large gathering Saturday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is investigating a homicide following the fatal shooti...
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WMU captures NCAA mens hockey title
ST. LOUIS, MO (WKZO AM/FM) - After never trailing on college hockey's biggest stage, Western Michigan University claimed its ...
13h ago

Union City man killed in I-94 rollover crash
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) ' A Union City man was killed in a rollover crash on I-94 in Battle Creek Friday evening. Arou...
23h ago

45,000 riders for Kalamazoo's Metro Link in first year of operation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Metro officials are touting the success of Metro Link, their flexible on-demand public...
Apr 12, 2025
State

WMU captures NCAA mens hockey title
ST. LOUIS, MO (WKZO AM/FM) - After never trailing on college hockey's biggest stage, Western Michigan University claimed its ...
13h ago

Governor Whitmer says she stayed at White House to "make the case for Michigan"
AUBURN HILLS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she was not expecting to be invited to President Trum...
Apr 11, 2025

Michigan Supreme Court bans life without parole sentences for 19, 20-year-old murderers
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Life in prison without parole sentences for 19-and-20-year-olds convicted of murder are now banned...
Apr 11, 2025

Jessica Swartz to challenge Congressman Huizenga again in 2026
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Jessica Swartz will run for the U.S. House again in 2026. The Democrat took on Republican incumb...
Apr 10, 2025

Michigan has been hit with 14 tornadoes so far in 2025
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan, on average, gets 15 tornadoes a year every year. 2025 is different. The National Weath...
Apr 09, 2025
Local Sports

WMU captures NCAA mens hockey title
ST. LOUIS, MO (WKZO AM/FM) - After never trailing on college hockey's biggest stage, Western Michigan University claimed its ...
13h ago

Western Michigan University hockey beats Denver University, advances to national championship
ST. LOUIS, MO (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Broncos will play one more hockey game this season. They won in ...
Apr 11, 2025

WMU's Pat Ferschweiler named Division I Men's Ice Hockey CCM/AHCA Coach of the Year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - His team has captured a NCHC title and is headed into the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time in...
Apr 10, 2025

Western Michigan University holding free watch party Thursday at Lawson Arena
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A free watch party will be held tomorrow evening at Lawson Arena as the Western Michigan Univers...
Apr 09, 2025

Youth hockey championships held in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hundreds of youth hockey players from all over the U.S. competed over the weekend in the USA Hoc...
Apr 07, 2025
National Sports
Kyle Larson dominates at Bristol for second win of 2025
It took seven tries and a second straight dominant performance at a short track, but Kyle Larson finally took down Denny Haml...
5m ago
Golf-McIlroy and Rose headed to Masters playoff
By Frank Pingue AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose were headed into a sudden-death playoff to decide t...
5m ago
Sharpshooter Donovan Atwell transfers to Texas Tech
Former UNC Greensboro guard Donovan Atwell indicated he is transferring to Texas Tech on Sunday. Atwell posted a photo of him...
42m ago
Cubs LHP Justin Steele needs elbow surgery, done for year
Chicago Cubs ace left-hander Justin Steele will have reconstructive elbow surgery and miss the rest of the season, manager Cr...
1h ago
Athletics-Lithuania's Alekna smashes men's discus world record
(Reuters) -Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania made history on Sunday by breaking the world discus record and becoming the first athl...
2h ago
National
Kyle Larson dominates at Bristol for second win of 2025
It took seven tries and a second straight dominant performance at a short track, but Kyle Larson finally took down Denny Haml...
5m ago
Golf-McIlroy and Rose headed to Masters playoff
By Frank Pingue AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose were headed into a sudden-death playoff to decide t...
5m ago
Sharpshooter Donovan Atwell transfers to Texas Tech
Former UNC Greensboro guard Donovan Atwell indicated he is transferring to Texas Tech on Sunday. Atwell posted a photo of him...
42m ago
Cubs LHP Justin Steele needs elbow surgery, done for year
Chicago Cubs ace left-hander Justin Steele will have reconstructive elbow surgery and miss the rest of the season, manager Cr...
1h ago
Suspect in custody for arson attack on Pennsylvania governor's residence, state police say
(Reuters) - A 38-year-old man named Cody Balmer is in custody for the arson attack on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's re...
1h ago
World
South Korea's ousted leader Yoon due in court as criminal trial starts
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Impeached South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol is due to attend the first hearing on Monday of hi...
A few minutes ago
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Fiji Islands region, USGS says
(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck south of the Fiji Islands on Monday, the United States Geological Survey sai...
2h ago
US deports another 10 gang members to El Salvador, Rubio says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. has deported another 10 people that it alleges are gang members to El Salvador, Secretary of ...
4h ago
Sudan's RSF claims control of major Darfur camp, civilians flee
CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of a major camp for displaced people in North Darfur, the...
5h ago
Trump plans separate levy on exempted electronics amid trade war, Lutnick says
(Adds dropped word "White House" in paragraph 7) By Doina Chiacu and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commer...
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Business
UK property asking prices up 1.3% on year, Rightmove says
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Asking prices for housing on sale in Britain this month are 1.3% higher than a year earl...
12m ago
UK companies focused on cashflow and cost-cutting ahead of Trump tariffs, Deloitte says
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest companies adopted their most defensive stance since early 2020 in the ...
12m ago
Trump says looking at electronics supply chain in national security tariff probe
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday that his administration is looking at semiconductors...
4h ago
Bridgewater's Ray Dalio says Trump trade war has put US 'close to a recession'
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ray Dalio, billionaire founder of one of the world's largest hedge funds, said on Sunday t...
4h ago
Trump plans separate levy on exempted electronics amid trade war, Lutnick says
(Adds dropped word "White House" in paragraph 7) By Doina Chiacu and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commer...
6h ago
Politics
Trump official who oversaw closure of USAID, has left State Department, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official who oversaw the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Deve...
1h ago
Trump aide Navarro brushes off Musk insults, says, 'I've been called worse'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House trade adviser Peter Navarro brushed off insults from Elon Musk on Sunday, saying "Elo...
6h ago
Trump plans separate levy on exempted electronics amid trade war, Lutnick says
(Adds dropped word "White House" in paragraph 7) By Doina Chiacu and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commer...
6h ago
Pennsylvania governor residence set on fire by arsonist, police say
By Bo Erickson (Reuters) -Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro on Sunday said the governor's residence was set on fire overnigh...
7h ago
Analysis-Trump officials push immigrant gang message, but sometimes don't back it up in court
By Andrew Goudsward and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As U.S. President Donald Trump's administration cracks down on immig...
13h ago
Health
WHO members reach accord 'in principle' over how to tackle future pandemics, AFP reports
(Reuters) - Members of the World Health Organization have reached an accord "in principle" over how to tackle futur...
Apr 12, 2025
UnitedHealth asks healthcare providers for hack loan repayments
By Amina Niasse and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group is demanding that healthcare providers repay the loans they r...
Apr 11, 2025
Measles cases in Texas rise to 541, state health department says
(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 541 cases of measles in the state on Friday, an increase of 36 cases from its...
Apr 11, 2025
European Commission plans emergency measures to combat bird flu in Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) -The European Commission plans to adopt emergency measures next week to stop the spread of bird flu in two r...
Apr 11, 2025
Canada launches probe into Cigna's Express Scripts
(Reuters) - Canada's Competition Bureau said on Friday it has launched an investigation into Cigna's pharmacy benefit managem...
Apr 11, 2025
Science
Webb telescope documents alien planet's death plunge into a star
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its h...
Apr 11, 2025
Space startups face uncertainty as US cuts federal spending, report says
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -U.S. federal budget cuts have started to have some early impact on space startups after funding fo...
Apr 11, 2025
Jawbone from Taiwan shows geographic reach of enigmatic archaic humans
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Molecular analysis has determined that a jawbone recovered off Taiwan's coast came from a Denisovan...
Apr 10, 2025
Explainer-What are atmospheric rivers and why do they cause flooding?
(Reuters) -Atmospheric rivers are storms akin to rivers in the sky that dump massive amounts of rain and can cause flooding, ...
Apr 10, 2025
Bad weather scrubs Amazon's launch of first Kuiper internet satellites
(Reuters) -Amazon on Wednesday had its launch of the first 27 initial Kuiper internet satellites postponed over bad weather, ...
Apr 10, 2025
Technology
Trump says looking at electronics supply chain in national security tariff probe
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday that his administration is looking at semiconductors...
4h ago
Trump plans separate levy on exempted electronics amid trade war, Lutnick says
(Adds dropped word "White House" in paragraph 7) By Doina Chiacu and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commer...
6h ago
US Commerce Secretary says exempted electronic products to come under separate tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday in an interview with ABC's "This Week"...
9h ago
India's TCS says retail, travel clients more exposed to US tariff turmoil
By Haripriya Suresh and Sai Ishwarbharath B BENGALURU (Reuters) - Clients of India's Tata Consultancy Services in the retail,...
14h ago
Trump says he will provide more info on chips tariffs on Monday
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will provide an update on his administr...
22h ago
Entertainment
Charli xcx, Green Day, Travis Scott bring bold beats to Coachella
By Danielle Broadway INDIO, California (Reuters) - Strobe lighting, hardcore bass and screaming fans wearing "Brat"...
10h ago
Classical music at Coachella? LA Philharmonic makes desert debut
By Danielle Broadway INDIO, California (Reuters) -The Los Angeles Philharmonic led the charge into their first Coachella perf...
17h ago
Brazilian DJ Alok fears visa removal for international artists in US
By Danielle Broadway INDIO, California (Reuters) - Brazilian DJ Alok brought a beaming blend of electronic dance beats to the...
20h ago
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers want to know potential jurors' sex trafficking views
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Prospective jurors in Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial next month will be asked about their opinions...
Apr 12, 2025
Dove Cameron performs 'Too Much' at Coachella afterparty, Nylon House
By Danielle Broadway INDIO, California (Reuters) - Rising American singer and actor Dove Cameron took to the Nylon Desert Hou...
Apr 12, 2025