Local

Two paddleboarders injured after being hit on Gourdneck Lake
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people on a paddleboard were injured Saturday when they were struck by a tube being pulled by ...
11h ago

17-year-old from Kalamazoo and 19-year-old from Paw Paw killed in fiery crash
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two teens were killed early Sunday morning when their vehicle slammed into a traffic sign...
13h ago

West Nile virus detected in dead bird in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A dead bird in Calhoun County has been found to have had West Nile virus. It is the first c...
Aug 15, 2025

Kalamazoo receives historic preservation grant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo has been awarded a $15,500 grant from the Michigan State Historic Preserva...
Aug 15, 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
State

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

AUDIO: Michigan State Police hold active shooter training for church leaders
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police held active shooter training for church leaders across the state yester...
Aug 14, 2025

EGLE looking for next steps after EPA cancels $7 billion Solar for All grant program
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State officials are looking at their next steps after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ann...
Aug 13, 2025
National
Erin re-intensifies into category 4 hurricane
(Reuters) -Hurricane Erin has re-intensified into a category 4 storm on Sunday after completing an eyewall replacement cycle,...
3h ago
Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat, deploys more troops
By Guillermo Martinez and Ana Cantero VILLARDEVÓS (Reuters) -Scorching heat hampered efforts to contain 20 major wildf...
16h ago
Flash floods devastate Buner, Pakistan after rare cloudburst kills hundreds
By Akhtar Soomro and Saeed Shah BAYSHONAI KALAY, Pakistan (Reuters) -Aziz Ahmed, a local schoolteacher in Buner, northwestern...
16h ago
Dozens injured after magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia, official says
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Dozens of people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia, early ...
Aug 17, 2025
Northern China flash flood kills 8, Xinhua reports
BEIJING (Reuters) -At least eight people have died in a flash flood in northern China, state news agency Xinhua reported on S...
Aug 17, 2025
World
Myanmar to hold first phase of general election on December 28, state television reports
(Reuters) -Myanmar will hold the initial phase of its general election on December 28, state television said on Monday, outli...
19m ago
Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai given heart monitor for final stretch of marathon trial
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong pro-democracy businessman Jimmy Lai was provided with medicat...
3h ago
Erin re-intensifies into category 4 hurricane
(Reuters) -Hurricane Erin has re-intensified into a category 4 storm on Sunday after completing an eyewall replacement cycle,...
3h ago
South Korea's Lee orders partial phased implementation of existing North Korea pacts
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered on Monday the preparation of a partial step-by-step implementat...
5h ago
Russia strikes Kharkiv with ballistic missile, injures 11, Ukraine says
KHARKIV (Reuters) -Russia hit a residential area in Kharkiv with a ballistic missile, injuring at least 11 people, Ukrainian ...
8h ago
Entertainment
Terence Stamp, actor who played Superman villain Zod, dies at 87
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Terence Stamp liked to recall how he was on the verge of becoming a tantric sex teache...
16h ago
Actor Terence Stamp, star of Superman films, dies aged 87
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Terence Stamp, who made his name as an actor in 1960s London and went on to play the a...
16h ago
Exclusive-ESPN will not air Spike Lee's docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, network and filmmaker say
By Rory Carroll and Lisa Richwine BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - Director Spike Lee's multi-part docuseries for ESPN F...
Aug 16, 2025
Italy's Paolo Sorrentino, US star Dafoe honoured at Sarajevo Film Fest
By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) -Oscar-winning Italian director Paolo Sorrentino will be honoured at the 31st Sarajevo...
Aug 15, 2025
Taylor Swift says 'Showgirl' album reflects joy of recent tour
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Pop superstar Taylor Swift said her forthcoming album, the upbeat "The Life of a...
Aug 14, 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
NFL preseason roundup: Saints rally late to tie Jaguars
The New Orleans Saints scored 14 second-half points to rally for a 17-17 tie against the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars on Sun...
2h ago
Omaha forward Deng Mayar, 22, dies in drowning incident
Omaha men's basketball player Deng Mayar, a graduate transfer from North Dakota, died on Saturday in a drowning in his native...
3h ago
Bears DB Terell Smith carted off with knee injury
Chicago Bears cornerback Terell Smith was carted off the field with a non-contact knee injury in the second quarter of the te...
4h ago
Reports: Saints trade DT Khalen Saunders to Jags for OL Luke Fortner
The Jacksonville Jaguars are acquiring veteran defensive tackle Khalen Saunders in a trade that sends offensive lineman Luke ...
4h ago
MLB roundup: Reds end Brewers' franchise-record win streak
The Milwaukee Brewers' franchise single-season record 14-game win streak came to an end Sunday when Austin Hays of the host C...
4h ago
Business
Geopolitics dominates, before Fed takes the stage
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. You know it's crazy times, when speculation Putin sen...
2h ago
Powell has used Jackson Hole to battle inflation and buoy jobs; he's now caught between both
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fed Chair Jerome Powell used the central bank's annual Wyoming research conference ...
2h ago
Air Canada grounded as striking union defies order to get back to work
By Allison Lampert, Promit Mukherjee and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss MONTREAL (Reuters) -Air Canada's fleet of hundreds of plane...
2h ago
Thai Q2 GDP grows 2.8% y/y, beats forecast
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter on robust export growth ahead of U.S. t...
3h ago
Japan's Nikkei hits record high as automakers rise on weaker yen
By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Nikkei share average extended their gains from last week to hit a record high on Mon...
4h ago
Politics
Democrats decry move by Pentagon to pause $800 million in nearly done software projects
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats took aim at the Trump administration after Reuters reported on Wednesday t...
Aug 15, 2025
US health chief Kennedy says no plans for 2028 presidential run
By Maiya Keidan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Friday he is not...
Aug 15, 2025
Redistricting fight continues as Texas Governor Abbott calls new special legislative session
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session on Friday, hiking pressure o...
Aug 15, 2025
DOJ sues California to end enforcement of emissions standards for trucks
(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday it has sued California in a bid to end the state's enforcement of em...
Aug 15, 2025
In split decision, court clears Trump to restart CFPB mass firings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A divided federal appeals court on Friday found that U.S. President Donald Trump should be able to resu...
Aug 15, 2025
Health
Novo Nordisk's Wegovy gets accelerated US approval for liver disease MASH
(Reuters) -Novo Nordisk said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted accelerated approval for its weight-...
Aug 15, 2025
US FDA approves Tonix Pharma's drug to manage pain related to chronic condition
By Siddhi Mahatole and Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Tonix Pharmaceuticals' drug...
Aug 15, 2025
Draft 'MAHA' commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups
By Jessica DiNapoli, Leah Douglas and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House will not impose new guardrails o...
Aug 15, 2025
Athletics-New gene tests system in disarray ahead of world championships
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Female Canadian athletes have been told that the new gene tests they recently underwent do not...
Aug 15, 2025
US health chief Kennedy says no plans for 2028 presidential run
By Maiya Keidan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Friday he is not...
Aug 15, 2025
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
Australian regulator sues Google over anti-competitive Search deals
(Reuters) -Alphabet's Google was taken to court by Australia's regulator on Monday over the company's "anti-competitive&...
6h ago
Meta plans fourth restructuring of AI efforts in six months, The Information reports
(Reuters) -Meta is planning its fourth overhaul of artificial intelligence efforts in six months, The Information reported on...
Aug 15, 2025
OpenAI staffers to sell $6 billion in stock to SoftBank, other investors, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Present and former OpenAI employees are looking to sell nearly $6 billion worth of the ChatGPT maker's shares to a...
Aug 15, 2025
Crypto exchange Gemini reveals lower revenue and wider loss in US IPO filing
(Reuters) -Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini said its revenue fell and its loss widened in the first six months of 2025, accordi...
Aug 15, 2025
Democrats decry move by Pentagon to pause $800 million in nearly done software projects
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats took aim at the Trump administration after Reuters reported on Wednesday t...
Aug 15, 2025