Local
Proposal to replace Kalamazoo computer system with cloud service pulled from commission agenda
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A proposal by Kalamazoo city staff to spend $220,000 to replace an in-house computer data storag...
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Kalamazoo commission thanks city's public safety for trying to cut gun violence
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's been a rough couple of weeks for gun violence in Kalamazoo, including the murders of two yo...
11h ago
Portage official discusses Kroger's plan to return to southwest Michigan
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage officials say grocery giant Kroger won't be completely tearing down the shopping center th...
11h ago
KPS approves state provision for mass casualty incidents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With millions of dollars for school security and mental health programs on the line, the Kalamaz...
11h ago
New poll from Mitchell Research and Communications has El-Sayed leading Senate race
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll from Mitchell Research and Communications has Democrat Dr. Abdul El-Sayed leading Repub...
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State
New poll from Mitchell Research and Communications has El-Sayed leading Senate race
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll from Mitchell Research and Communications has Democrat Dr. Abdul El-Sayed leading Repub...
11h ago
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Michigan's average gas price down 22¢ from last week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Drivers around Michigan are paying 22¢ less per gallon to fill their gas tanks than last wee...
Oct 5, 2026
MSP: Nassar not removed from sex offender registry because he wasn't on it
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police say former Michigan State University and Team USA doctor Larry Nassar was no...
Oct 5, 2026
Two men face murder charges in separate but related shooting deaths in Kalamazoo this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two male suspects have been arraigned on murder charges in shooting deaths of two women in Kalam...
Oct 2, 2026
Michigan Senate doesn't vote Thursday on suspending gas tax
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Senate did not vote on a 90-day state gas tax suspension Thursday, but did set sessio...
Oct 2, 2026
National
Eva Marie Saint, 'North by Northwest' movie star, dies at 102
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Eva Marie Saint, the graceful blonde who delivered two of the most notable film ...
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Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike is conscious and speaking, lawyers say
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Christa Pike, who survived a Tennessee attempt to execute her by lethal injection last week, â€...
1h ago
Louis Vuitton shows slinky dresses and fluid jackets, adapts to warming world
By Helen Reid PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Louis Vuitton showed fluid jackets and slinky, sheer dresses on Tuesday as womenswear ...
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US arrests person in connection to Canada school shooting, officials say
(Corrects timing of shooting to earlier this year in first paragraph) By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - US a...
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US Justice Dept tells staff to call AI 'super intelligence' under Trump order
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department directed its employees on Tuesday to use the w...
2h ago
World
North Korea warns US over Taiwan while Kim pledges support for Russia
SEOUL, Oct 7 (Reuters) - North Korea criticised the United States over its arms sales and military support for Taiwan, accusi...
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Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike is conscious and speaking, lawyers say
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Christa Pike, who survived a Tennessee attempt to execute her by lethal injection last week, â€...
1h ago
Lula campaign scrambles to rebrand before Brazil runoff
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - After a bruising first round of Brazil's presidential election, President ...
1h ago
Russia says tanker crew rescued in Black Sea after attack set ship ablaze
MOSCOW, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Emergency crews on Tuesday rescued the 23-member crew of a Liberian-flagged tanker, the Af...
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Cornell hires ex-Justice Dept official Yates to review rape claims response
By Karen Sloan Oct 6 (Reuters) - Cornell University has hired a top former US Justice Department lawyer for an internal inves...
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Entertainment
Mike Flanagan reimagines 'Carrie' for new generation facing cyberbullying, active shooter drills
By Meriam Telhig TORONTO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - "Carrie" returns this week in a new eight-part adaptation from horror f...
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Emmy Awards to leave broadcast TV for Amazon's Prime Video in 2027
Oct 6 (Reuters) - The Television Academy and Amazon's Prime Video on Tuesday announced a six-year deal making the streaming s...
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Paramount wraps up mega Warner Bros merger to create Hollywood powerhouse Skydance
By Anzar Mehraj and Harshita Mary Varghese Oct 6 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance on Tuesday completed its blockbuster $110 bil...
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Disney lawyer says US seeks to censor, control ABC broadcasts
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A lawyer for Walt Disney urged a US judge on Tuesday to block the Federal C...
12h ago
Italy regulator probes AI music startup Suno over terms of service
ROME, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust authority said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into AI music startup S...
13h ago
Local Sports
Western Michigan University introduces new athletic director
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Alex Gary has been introduced as Western Michigan University's new athletic director. Gary comes...
Oct 2, 2026
Western Michigan University names new athletic director
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The new Western Michigan University vice president and athletic director is Alex Gary, who will ...
Sep 29, 2026
NCAA admits WMU should have won Michigan game, but can't change result
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WKZO AM/FM) - The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee says Western Michigan should have won ...
Sep 17, 2026
WMU football coach wins national coach of the week despite loss to Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University head football coach Lance Taylor has been named the Paul "Bear&...
Sep 9, 2026
WMU president, football coach address controversial end to Saturday football game
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University head football coach Lance Taylor and president Russ Kavalhuna both s...
Sep 7, 2026
National Sports
Michigan TE apologizes for leaked texts criticizing OC
By Field Level Media Oct 06 (Field Level Media) - Michigan tight end Zack Marshall posted an apology online Tuesday after mak...
11m ago
Missouri freshman OL awaiting a heart transplant
By Field Level Media Oct 06 (Field Level Media) - Johnnie "DJ" Jones, a freshman offensive lineman at Missouri, is ...
1h ago
Eagles RT Lane Johnson retires to focus on mental health
By Field Level Media Oct 06 (Field Level Media) - Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson retired Tuesday after 14 seas...
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Sixers lose backup C Ariel Hukporti to torn Achilles
By Field Level Media Oct 06 (Field Level Media) - Philadelphia 76ers center Ariel Hukporti suffered a torn right Ach...
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Dream moving all home games to Hawks' State Farm Arena
By Field Level Media Oct 06 (Field Level Media) - The Atlanta Dream will begin playing all of their home games at State Farm ...
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Business
Corona beer maker Constellation Brands tops second-quarter estimates on resilient demand
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Constellation Brands beat second-quarter estimates for profit and sales on Tuesday, as resilient demand for...
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Trading Day: Running with the bulls
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs on Tuesday as a pause in th...
1h ago
The world has nearly burned through its oil stockpile buffer, executives say
By Robert Harvey, Stephanie Kelly and Shadia Nasralla LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The amount of oil in storage that is accessib...
4h ago
US power use to beat record highs in 2026 and 2027 as AI use surges, EIA says
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - US power consumption will rise to record highs in 2026 and 2027, driven by AI-h...
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Oil prices stable as market weighs supply risks, rising Middle East exports
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday after recovering earlier losses, as t...
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Politics
Olympian cleared in vandalism case seeks watchdog probes of Trump's Reflecting Pool project
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Lawyers for a former US Olympian accused and then cleared of vandalizing th...
6h ago
US Senator Warren presses federal housing director to cooperate with probe
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday pressed Federal Housing Finan...
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US Senator Murphy says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar
By Timour Azhari RIYADH, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy said on Tuesday that the Department of Defense ...
9h ago
Americans deeply skeptical of taxpayer-funded election ads, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - An overwhelming majority of Americans said that it is inapp...
12h ago
Californians blast Trump remark that Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles, San Diego
By Steve Gorman and Bo Erickson LOS ANGELES, Oct 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump suggested to a crowd of his supporters ...
12h ago
Health
Exclusive-China plans late entry into WHO leadership race, sources say
By Emma Farge, Olivia Le Poidevin and Stanley Widianto GENEVA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - China plans to put forward a late candidate ...
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Explainer-What do we know about plague institute lab worker's death in Russia?
By Andrew Osborn and Jennifer Rigby MOSCOW/LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Si...
9h ago
Bangladesh considers dengue vaccine trials as outbreak worsens
DHAKA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Bangladesh is considering carrying out clinical trials of a vaccine against dengue fever after thous...
10h ago
ArriVent's cancer pill fails to 'meaningfully' delay disease progression, shares dive
By Christy Santhosh Oct 6 (Reuters) - ArriVent BioPharma said on Tuesday its oral therapy to treat patients with a rare type ...
10h ago
McKesson, CD&R to take infusion therapy provider Option Care private in $5.8 billion deal
By Sneha S K Oct 6 (Reuters) - Drug distributor McKesson and private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice on Tuesday agree...
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Science
Alien 'phoenix planet' was born from the ashes of a dying star
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - In ancient mythology, the phoenix was a miraculous bird with a cyclical pattern ...
8h ago
Francis Halzen wins Nobel physics prize for Antarctic 'ghost particle' hunt
By Niklas Pollard, Johan Ahlander and Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The Belgian-American scientist Francis Halzen...
12h ago
Next Artemis mission on track for 2027, but anything can happen, astronaut says
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The next mission under NASA's Artemis moon program could still launch next sum...
Oct 5, 2026
US and German scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on light and brain
By Johan Ahlander, Marie Mannes and Bhanvi Satija STOCKHOLM, Oct 5 (Reuters) - American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Heg...
Oct 5, 2026
SpaceX launches 13th long-duration astronaut crew to International Space Station
By Joe Skipper, Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A SpaceX rocket lifted off from Flo...
Oct 1, 2026
Technology
FICO cuts workforce by 15% in AI-driven restructuring
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Credit-scoring giant Fair Isaac , better known as FICO, said on Tuesday it would cut about 15% of ...
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Black Hills plans $1.8 billion investment to power Google's data center
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Black Hills Corp said on Tuesday it signed agreements to power a proposed Google data center in Cheyenne, â...
1h ago
Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Anthropic is expanding a program that allows vetted cybersecurity professionals to test its most powerful A...
3h ago
Nvidia-backed Lambda targets $4 billion raise ahead of planned IPO, WSJ reports
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Nvidia-backed cloud-computing company Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a pre-money valuation ...
4h ago
Thousands of European wind and solar power systems exposed online, Dutch researchers say
By Stephanie van den Berg and Toby Sterling THE HAGUE, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Thousands of administrative systems at wind and sola...
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