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U.S. Coast Guard increasing Lake Michigan patrols for July 4th weekend
MILWAUKEE, WI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Coast Guard and local law enforcement will increase boating safety patrols over the Fou...
1h ago

AUDIO: KPS adding pilot courses this fall
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools set their fall curriculum earlier this spring, but the school board has...
3h ago

St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office finds missing kayaker
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A missing kayaker has been found safe in St. Joseph County. The sheriff's office receive...
4h ago

Battle Creek Police arrest three on weapons-related charges
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police say they arrested three men Tuesday evening after finding two handguns wh...
18h ago

One dead after his golf cart is rear ended by a pick-up truck in St. Joseph County
WHITE PIGEON TOWNSHIP (WTVB) - For the second time this week there has been a fatal accident in St. Joseph County. This time ...
18h ago
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U.S. Coast Guard increasing Lake Michigan patrols for July 4th weekend
MILWAUKEE, WI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Coast Guard and local law enforcement will increase boating safety patrols over the Fou...
1h ago

MDOT lifts lane and speed restrictions in most construction zones for the holiday weekend
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) says it's continuing its tradition of easing travel thr...
17h ago
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AUDIO: Russ Kavalhuna takes over as WMU president
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Russ Kavalhuna is Western Michigan University's tenth president and took over yesterday from for...
Jul 02, 2025

State lawmakers miss July 1 deadline to approve K-12 budget for Fiscal Year 2026
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The July 1st deadline to pass the state's School Aid Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 has passed with n...
Jul 02, 2025

Democrats and Republicans still at odds as Michigan budget deadline approaches
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is the deadline by law for state lawmakers to pass the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. Michigan Hou...
Jul 01, 2025
National
U.S. weekly new jobless claims drop to 6-week low
(Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell to a six-week low last week, but the ran...
34m ago
Explainer-Do international carbon credits fight climate change?
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission has proposed an EU climate target for 2040 that allows countries t...
1h ago
NHC says 20% chance of cyclone for system near Southeastern U.S
(Reuters) -An area of low pressure is forecast to develop along a weakening frontal boundary near Florida and has a 20% chanc...
1h ago
US House Republicans head toward final vote on Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill
By Bo Erickson, Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives advance...
1h ago
Six months after LA wildfires, some adjust to new life in RVs
By Daniel Cole ALTADENA, California (Reuters) -Terry Kilgore lives alone in his Altadena neighborhood in California, sleeping...
2h ago
World
Crimean Tatars, scarred by past, fear homeland will be ceded to Russia in peace deal
By Anastasiia Malenko KYIV (Reuters) -When Ukrainian Leniie Umerova crossed into Russia on her way to see her ailing father i...
17m ago
Hamas warns Palestinians against cooperating with U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
CAIRO (Reuters) -The Hamas-run interior ministry in Gaza on Thursday warned residents of the coastal enclave not to assist th...
17m ago
If the US doesn't give Ukraine what it needs it would be a big setback for Ukraine, EU and NATO, Denmark says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -If the United States were to not give Ukraine the military support it needs, it would be a serious setb...
18m ago
Russian missile strike on Odesa port infrastructure kills two, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian airstrike on key Ukrainian export infrastructure in the southern Black Sea port city of Odesa kille...
36m ago
Wildfire in Turkey's Izmir province spreads to residential area, killing bedridden man, report says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A wildfire killed a bedridden man who was home alone in Turkey's western Izmir province after it spread t...
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Entertainment
'Many lifetimes of commitment': Richard Gere vows to keep fighting for Tibetan cause
By Krishna N. Das DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) -As the chair of the International Campaign for Tibet, Richard Gere is the bes...
3h ago
'Superman' returns to screens with 'kindness, flying dogs and space battles'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Donning the famous red cape for the first time in the new "Superman" movie gave ...
13h ago
Sean 'Diddy' Combs loses bid for release on bail ahead of sentencing
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied Sean "Diddy" Combs' bid to be released from jail ahead of his ...
15h ago
Motor racing-McLaren boss offers Brad Pitt second chance to hit 200 mph
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Brad Pitt's F1 movie is topping the box office charts worldwide but the Hollywood A-lister...
21h ago
What's next for Sean 'Diddy' Combs after his sex trafficking trial?
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs was found guilty on Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses ...
21h ago
Local Sports

AUDIO: Around 150 kids take part in Turn 2 Foundation's Play Ball clinic
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Around 150 kids took part in a Play Ball clinic at Kalamazoo Central High School yesterday. It w...
Jun 19, 2025

Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation, Major League Baseball holding "PLAY BALL" event Wednesday at Kalamazoo Central High School
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Major League Baseball and Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation will hold an opportunity for nearly 15...
Jun 17, 2025

KCC baseball team wins regional championship, heads to Junior College World Series
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kellogg Community College baseball team are regional champions for the second consecutive...
May 21, 2025

AUDIO: Ad hoc committee to pick youth sports complex location is set
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new ad hoc committee picked to decide the location for Kalamazoo's new youth sports complex ha...
May 21, 2025

First Kalamazoo Wings coach, GM dies at 80
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The first head coach and general manager of the Kalamazoo Wings hockey team has died. The ECHL t...
May 14, 2025
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National Sports
Motor racing-Mayer set to stand against Ben Sulayem for FIA presidency
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -Mohammed Ben Sulayem will face a challenge to his bid for re-election as president of the FIA...
36m ago
Cricket-Struggling Mitchell retired out as Texas win rain-hit MLC contest
(Reuters) -Texas Super Kings retired out a sluggish Daryl Mitchell in a tactical move that paid off handsomely in a 43-run vi...
3h ago
Soccer-Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) -Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, 28, died in a car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain with h...
3h ago
Clayton Kershaw makes history in Dodgers' comeback win over White Sox
The Los Angeles Dodgers had a full night Wednesday, watching Clayton Kershaw record his 3,000th career strikeout before Fredd...
4h ago
MLB roundup: Dodgers win as Clayton Kershaw gets 3,000th K
The Los Angeles Dodgers had a full night Wednesday, watching Clayton Kershaw record his 3,000th career strikeout before Fredd...
4h ago
Business
US job growth beats expectations in June
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. job growth in June rose above expectations, while the unemployment rate fell, suggesting the labor m...
18m ago
U.S. weekly new jobless claims drop to 6-week low
(Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell to a six-week low last week, but the ran...
34m ago
Canada's trade deficit in May narrows, exports to US drop
By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's trade deficit in May met expectations and narrowed after a record breaking def...
34m ago
Traders pare bets on Fed rate cuts after jobs report
(Reuters) -A still-strong job market will keep the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates until September, and from deli...
34m ago
US House Republicans head toward final vote on Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill
By Bo Erickson, Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives advance...
1h ago
Politics
US House Republicans head toward final vote on Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill
By Bo Erickson, Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives advance...
1h ago
Trump visits Iowa to kick off America's 250th anniversary, reassure farmers on trade
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump travels to Iowa on Thursday to kick off celebrations marking Ame...
3h ago
Supreme Court's conservatives leaned into US culture wars with transgender cases
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -Transgender minors. Transgender soldiers. Transgender characters in books. The U.S. Supreme Court'...
3h ago
U.S. House Republicans advance Trump tax-cut bill opening way for debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's s...
4h ago
Trump nominates Maine litigator Joshua Dunlap for First Circuit court
By Nate Raymond and Christian Martinez (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was nominating Maine attor...
13h ago
Health
Carlyle to sell up to 10% stake in Piramal Pharma, Moneycontrol reports
(Reuters) -Private equity firm Carlyle Group is preparing to offload up to a 10% stake in India's Piramal Pharma, online news...
1h ago
Novartis drug Cosentyx fails late-stage trial for artery disease
ZURICH (Reuters) -Novartis said on Thursday that its Cosentyx drug had failed in a late-stage trial on adults with giant cell...
6h ago
Kraft Heinz recalls Oscar Mayer turkey bacon over Listeria risk, US food safety regulator says
(Reuters) -Packaged food maker Kraft Heinz is recalling about 367,812 pounds of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon following concerns t...
14h ago
Britain launches 10-year plan to save health service in crisis
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday will launch a 10-year strategy to save a National Health Se...
15h ago
US CDC accepts RSV recommendations made by former vaccine panel
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has accepted recommendations made by an advisory panel in Apri...
19h ago
Science
A water-saving tool in drought-hit Chile: human hair
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Small mats of human hair line the base of plants, helping lock in moisture for crops in orchards around C...
2h ago
Ancient Egyptian man's genome reveals his society's cross-cultural ties
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramid...
16h ago
Astronomers get picture of aftermath of a star's double detonation
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually i...
19h ago
It's too easy to make AI chatbots lie about health information, study finds
By Christine Soares (Reuters) -Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to routinely answer health queries with false informa...
Jul 01, 2025
Exclusive-Bezos-backed methane tracking satellite is lost in space
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An $88 million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos that detected oil and ga...
Jul 01, 2025
Technology
Thoma Bravo to buy Olo in deal valuing restaurant tech firm at $2 billion
(Reuters) -Restaurant software provider Olo said on Thursday it would be acquired by investment firm Thoma Bravo in an all-ca...
19m ago
Chip designer Ambiq files for US IPO
(Reuters) -Semiconductor designer Ambiq on Thursday filed for an initial public offering in the United States. (Reporting by ...
30m ago
French fintech Qonto seeks banking license as it targets 2 million clients by 2030
(Reuters) -French fintech Qonto has applied for a banking license with France's banking regulator as it seeks to expand beyon...
31m ago
Brazilian tech services company C&M resumes operations after cyberattack
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian technology services provider C&M Software has resumed operations with clearance from the ce...
1h ago
Code of practice to help companies with AI rules may come end 2025, EU says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Key guidance to help thousands of companies comply with the European Union's landmark artificial intellig...
1h ago