Local

Kalamazoo accepting applications for next city manager
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The "Help Wanted" sign is up for Kalamazoo's next city manager. The city is officially...
21h ago

Former WMU exchange student to stand trial for 2010 sexual assault
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Western Michigan University exchange student Al Allan De Los Santos Mueses will stand tri...
22h ago

Man sentenced to 26-to-70 years for deadly 2022 shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Myquan Rogers will serve between 26 and 70 years in prison for shooting and killing Western Mich...
22h ago

AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commissioner's home hit by gunfire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Last night's Kalamazoo City Commission meeting ended in dramatic fashion when Commissioner Steph...
23h ago

AUDIO: Harvey's on the Mall closing for good September 20
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Harvey's on the Mall in downtown Kalamazoo will be closing on Saturday, September 20 after more ...
Aug 19, 2025
State

Senator Bernie Sanders bringing his national "Fighting Oligarchy" tour to Kalamazoo Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former presidential candidate and current U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will be in Kalamazoo Satur...
Aug 18, 2025

Michigan's average gas price drops 11-cents
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan is down 11-cents from last week. AAA Michigan s...
Aug 18, 2025

Matt DePerno forms committee to run for Attorney General in 2026
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican attorney Matt DePerno is trying again to run for Michigan Attorney General. Th...
Aug 15, 2025

AUDIO: State government shutdown in October a real possibility
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A state government shutdown on October 1st is looking like a real threat. Democratic Senate Majori...
Aug 14, 2025
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Baby dies from injuries suffered in crash between pickup, buggy
MONTCALM TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A four-month-old girl has died of her injuries suffered when the buggy she was in with h...
Aug 14, 2025
National
Madrid's poor neighbourhoods clamour for more trees to cool streets in deadly heatwaves
By Charlie Devereux and Michael Francis Gore MADRID (Reuters) -As Madrid sweltered at the peak of one of Spain's longest-ever...
3h ago
Musk is quietly pumping the brakes on plans to start a third political party, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk is quietly pumping the brakes on plans to start a third political party and told allies he wan...
7h ago
No special treatment given to Israeli official accused of Nevada sex crime, prosecutor tells newspaper
By AJ Vicens (Reuters) -The Israeli cybersecurity official recently arrested by Las Vegas-area police during an investigation...
8h ago
Kilmar Abrego accuses US government of 'vindictive prosecution'
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kilmar Abrego, the accused gang member whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him ...
10h ago
Exclusive-White House launches official TikTok account
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday, taking advantage of it...
11h ago
World
Indo-Pacific tensions impact European interests, German minister warns
BERLIN (Reuters) -China's assertiveness in the South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait pose threats to internationa...
1h ago
Pakistan's Karachi hit by torrential rain and floods
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan declared a public holiday in Karachi on Wednesday as the financial capital braced for m...
1h ago
Israel to call up 50,000 reservists before Gaza City offensive, military official says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel will call up 50,000 reservists before a planned offensive to take Gaza City but most forces that ...
2h ago
At least 14 wounded in Russian attack on Ukraine's Sumy region, PM says
KYIV (Reuters) -At least 14 people, including a family with three children, were wounded in an overnight Russian attack on Uk...
2h ago
China foreign minister visits Afghanistan
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday for an official visit, according to a...
3h ago
Entertainment
Austin Butler's cat-sitting gets hairy in Aronofsky's 'Caught Stealing'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Austin Butler tackles an action-heavy lead role in Darren Aronofsky's dark comedy crime ca...
9h ago
TV broadcaster Nexstar to acquire rival Tegna for $3.54 billion
(Reuters) -Television broadcaster Nexstar Media Group has agreed to acquire smaller rival Tegna for $3.54 billion, the compan...
22h ago
'Ketamine queen' to plead guilty to supplying drug that killed 'Friends' star Matthew Perry
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A California woman known as the "ketamine queen" has agreed to plead guilty to supplying the...
Aug 18, 2025
US FTC sues ticket reseller for evading Taylor Swift's Eras tour ticket limits
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued ticket reseller Key Investment Group for evading purchasing l...
Aug 18, 2025
Cable network MSNBC to rebrand as MS NOW before planned spinoff, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Cable news channel MSNBC will rebrand as My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW, ahead of the planned spinoff of ...
Aug 18, 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
MLB roundup: Tigers nip Astros 1-0 in 10
Gleyber Torres walked with the bases loaded in the 10th inning as the host Detroit Tigers edged the slumping Houston Astros 1...
4h ago
Arch Manning: Grandpa Archie apologized for NFL comments
Arch Manning has started only two games in his collegiate career and enters the season opener as the unquestioned starter at ...
6h ago
WTA roundup: Antonia Ruzic pulls off upset in Monterrey
Croatia's Antonia Ruzic saved the only break point she faced and dispatched No. 8 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-6...
7h ago
Aaron Boone walks back warning on Aaron Judge's arm
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone appeared to partially retract comments he made earlier Tuesday on the state of Aaron Jud...
8h ago
Reports: FSG evaluating Penguins' suitor options as ‘serious contender’ emerges
The Hoffmann family, owners of the minor league Florida Everblades, have "emerged as a serious contender" to buy th...
9h ago
Business
BOJ governor Ueda to travel to Jackson Hole for Fed conference
TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will travel to Jackson Hole from Thursday to join the U.S. Fed's annual co...
1h ago
South Africa's consumer inflation rises in July as expected
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's headline consumer inflation rose to 3.5% year-on-year in July from 3.0% in June, in li...
1h ago
Nordic postal operators pause shipments to US as Trump ends parcel tariff relief
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Norwegian and Swedish-Danish postal groups Posten Bring and PostNord are pausing parcel shipments to the...
1h ago
Trafigura-led consortium aims to finalise US loan deal by end-2025
By Nelson Banya (Reuters) -Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) aims to finalise by the end of this year a $533 million loan deal wi...
1h ago
US-EU trade deal not far from ECB's baseline forecast, Lagarde says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The trade deal between the U.S. and the EU is close to the baseline assumed by the European Central Bank...
1h ago
Politics
Musk is quietly pumping the brakes on plans to start a third political party, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk is quietly pumping the brakes on plans to start a third political party and told allies he wan...
7h ago
Kilmar Abrego accuses US government of 'vindictive prosecution'
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kilmar Abrego, the accused gang member whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him ...
10h ago
Trump claims Powell 'hurting' the housing industry in latest attack on Fed chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is "hurting&q...
10h ago
Exclusive-White House launches official TikTok account
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday, taking advantage of it...
11h ago
Gabbard revokes security clearances of 37 current, former US intelligence members
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Tuesday that she directe...
13h ago
Health
India's Aurobindo Pharma leads race to buy generic drugmaker Zentiva for $5.5 billion, Economic Times reports
(Reuters) -Indian drugmaker Aurobindo Pharma is leading the race to acquire Prague-based generic drugmaker Zentiva from priva...
2h ago
EliseAI raises $250 million in a16z-led round to expand in healthcare
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) -Enterprise software maker EliseAI has raised $250 million in a Series E funding round to expand its ...
7h ago
US allows emergency authorizations of animal drugs to fight screwworms
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. health officials gave the Food and Drug Administration the power to quickly authorize...
12h ago
Elevance Health loses bid to challenge US Medicare star ratings
By Diana Novak Jones CHICAGO (Reuters) -A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday rejected Elevance Health's challenge of the U.S. ...
16h ago
US pediatric group recommends COVID-19 vaccines for young children, contrasting federal policy
(Reuters) -The American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday recommended that all young children get vaccinated against COVID-19,...
16h ago
Science
Biomechanics study shows how T. rex and other dinosaurs fed on prey
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Tyrannosaurus subdued prey with raw power, using bone-crushing bite force. But other mea...
Aug 15, 2025
Flight test of Chinese start-up LandSpace's rocket fails
BEIJING (Reuters) -A flight test of one of Chinese commercial rocket developer LandSpace Technology's methane-powered rockets...
Aug 15, 2025
California Coastal Commission opposes SpaceX launch expansion on West Coast, again
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The California Coastal Commission voted on Thursday against a plan by Elon Musk's Spac...
Aug 15, 2025
New type of supernova detected as black hole causes star to explode
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance pa...
Aug 14, 2025
Trump orders streamlining of commercial space industry regulations, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Wednesday to reduce regulations in the commercial space ...
Aug 13, 2025
Technology
Former Nokia CEO joining Finnish quantum company's board
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Former Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark will join Finnish quantum computing company QMill as an investor and a b...
2h ago
Canva begins share sale at $42 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Australian graphic design platform Canva launched an employee stock sale valuing the company at $42 billion, Bloom...
5h ago
EliseAI raises $250 million in a16z-led round to expand in healthcare
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) -Enterprise software maker EliseAI has raised $250 million in a Series E funding round to expand its ...
7h ago
Shanghai Bright Power plans to buy Chinese charging chip maker for $457 million
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shanghai Bright Power Semiconductor has agreed to buy a 100% stake in a Chinese wireless charging chip m...
8h ago
Trump eyes US government stakes in other chip makers that received CHIPS Act funds, sources say
By Nandita Bose and Max A. Cherney WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is looking into the federal g...
11h ago