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Distracted drivers on I-94 targeted by police yesterday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police had extra patrols out along Interstate 94 from the Indiana border to Po...
5h ago

Governor Whitmer asks President Trump to declare federal disaster for March tornadoes
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is asking President Donald Trump to declare a federal disaster for three...
5h ago

Joint investigation underway following discoloration in Helmer Creek
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Springfield and the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) are investigating a rep...
19h ago

Missing five-year-old dies after being found unconscious in stream
COLON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A five-year-old boy has died after being found unconscious in a stream in St. Joseph County. The St....
Apr 01, 2026
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Battle Creek weekly curbside yard waste collection starts Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Weekly curbside yard waste collection in Battle Creek will start on Monday, April 6th. The ci...
Mar 31, 2026
State

Enbridge lawsuit against Michigan allowed to proceed by U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The lawsuit filed by Enbridge over their efforts to build a tunnel under the Straits of Mackina...
5h ago
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Distracted drivers on I-94 targeted by police yesterday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police had extra patrols out along Interstate 94 from the Indiana border to Po...
5h ago

Man sentenced for setting Michigan State Police vehicles on fire
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Florida man who pled no contest in January to third-degree arson, terrorism, and assault...
Apr 01, 2026

Another lawsuit filed by marijuana industry against wholesale tax
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Cannabis Industry Association has filed another lawsuit against the state Treasury De...
Apr 01, 2026
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SoS Benson: Trump's executive order on elections "illegal on its face"
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says President Donald Trump is breaking the law with hi...
Apr 01, 2026
Local Sports

Portage Central High School boy's varsity swim team honored by Portage city council
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Central High School boy's varsity swim team reached a new high water mark this year an...
Mar 25, 2026

Three top seeds in NCAA hockey tournament are Michigan teams
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three of the four top seeds in the NCAA men's hockey tournament are Michigan teams. Defending na...
Mar 23, 2026

Kahil Fennell named new WMU men's basketball coach
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University has hired a highly successful coach from Texas to head its men's bas...
Mar 22, 2026

Kalamazoo Central High School boys, girls basketball teams honored at KPS board meeting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - March Madness has just gotten underway, but basketball season is all over for Kalamazoo's high s...
Mar 20, 2026

WMU soccer programs receive over $2 million from alumni
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Western Michigan University Athletics has announced over $2 million in anonymous gifts from a gro...
Mar 16, 2026
National Sports
Cardinals SS Masyn Winn avoids serious injuries in crash
Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn was not seriously injured in a single-car crash following Wednesday afternoon's game in St....
1h ago
Raiders strike deal with veteran QB Kirk Cousins
Veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins agreed to a contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, his agent confirmed Thursday. Terms of the ...
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MLB roundup: Marlins' Sandy Alcantara shuts out White Sox on 93 pitches
Sandy Alcantara pitched a three-hit shutout and Liam Hicks drove in four runs, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 10-0 win o...
8h ago
NBA roundup: Victor Wembanyama nets 41 to lead Spurs to 10th straight win
Victor Wembanyama matched his season-high with 41 points and had a game-high 18 rebounds in a record-setting performance, pro...
9h ago
NHL roundup: League-worst Canucks blow big lead, still shock Avs
Brock Boeser produced his seventh career regular-season hat trick and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks recovered from...
10h ago
National
Trump says he will sign order to pay DHS employees
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would soon sign an order to pay...
1h ago
US trade deficit widens in February as imports offset record exports
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit widened in February as a rebound in imports offset strong growth in ex...
2h ago
Artefacts of 'inestimable value' to Romania are recovered after Dutch heist
AMSTERDAM, April 2 (Reuters) - A 2,500-year-old golden helmet and two other ancient Romanian treasures stolen from a museum i...
2h ago
Analysis-US defense stocks see no Iran war lift after early surge
By Purvi Agarwal, Rashika Singh and Johann M Cherian April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. defense stocks have declined even as the Iran w...
3h ago
US labor market remains stable; trade deficit widens in February
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week...
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World
Polish prosecutors to investigate attack on Polish UN soldiers in Lebanon
WARSAW, April 2 (Reuters) - Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into a bomb attack that wounded a Polish...
1h ago
Argentina expels Iran's charge d'affaires
BUENOS AIRES, April 2 (Reuters) - Argentina's government declared Iran's charge d'affaires, Mohsen Tehrani, "persona ...
1h ago
Three men face trial in Poland over alleged Russia‑linked arson attacks
WARSAW, April 2 (Reuters) - Three men will go on trial in Poland over a series of arson attacks in Warsaw and the Baltic Stat...
2h ago
Russia will ask US and Israel to cease fire while it evacuates staff from Iranian nuclear plant, RIA reports
MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Russia will ask the United States and Israel to ensure a ceasefire while it evacuates mo...
2h ago
Sudan appoints Yassir al-Atta armed forces Chief of Staff
April 2 (Reuters) - Sudan has appointed General Yassir al-Atta, a member of the country's Sovereign Council and assistant ...
2h ago
Business
Logan sketches path to shrink size of Fed balance sheet
By Michael S. Derby April 2 (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan on Thursday laid out paths and options f...
1h ago
Starbucks expands weekly pay, adds more tips and bonuses for US baristas
April 2 (Reuters) - Starbucks will move to weekly pay for all U.S. store workers and roll out a program that adds bonuses and...
2h ago
Exclusive-Russia's Primorsk oil terminal lost 40% of storage to drone attacks, satellite images show
April 2 (Reuters) - Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, one of country's largest export gateways, lost at least 40% of its ...
2h ago
McDonald's launches under $3 menu items and $4 breakfast deals in US
April 2 (Reuters) - McDonald's said on Thursday it was introducing menu items priced at $3 or less and offering a $4 break...
2h ago
US trade deficit widens in February as imports offset record exports
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit widened in February as a rebound in imports offset strong growth in ex...
2h ago
Politics
Trump has discussed firing Attorney General Bondi, media reports say
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has discussed firing Attorney General Pam Bondi amid his frustrat...
3h ago
Fate of DHS funding uncertain as US Congress Republicans decide next steps
By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Federal funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Securit...
4h ago
Washington planning commission to vote Thursday on Trump's ballroom project
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project is likely to ...
6h ago
US judge says border officials violated her previous order on warrantless arrests
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - A federal judge in California said on Wednesday that U.S. Customs and Borde...
12h ago
DHS cancels policy requiring secretary to review contracts over $100,000
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday rescinded a pol...
14h ago
Health
Wall Street sees multi-billion dollar debut for Lilly's obesity pill despite Novo lead
April 2 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly's newly approved weight-loss pill is expected to generate billions in sales as soon as this yea...
4h ago
AstraZeneca's liver cancer therapy combo slows disease progression in late-stage trial
April 2 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Thursday that a combination treatment with its cancer drug Imfinzi showed significant...
5h ago
Immunovant's treatment for eye disease fails in late-stage trials
By Sneha S K April 2 (Reuters) - Immunovant said on Thursday that its therapy failed to reduce eye bulging when tested in pat...
7h ago
China reports 219 cases of foot-and-mouth cattle disease in northwestern region
BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture has reported outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in...
7h ago
Trump administration readies new tariffs on select drugmakers, Bloomberg News reports
April 1 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is set to announce tariffs as soon as Thursday on drugmakers that have ...
16h ago
Science
Factbox-China's crewed lunar programme eyes astronaut landing by 2030
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half ...
4h ago
Reactions as Artemis II astronauts lift off on historic lunar mission
April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a 10-day trip around ...
15h ago
Factbox-Artemis II crew includes first woman, Black astronaut and Canadian ever flown to moon
April 1 (Reuters) - All three NASA astronauts on the Artemis II lunar mission are veterans of Earth-orbit science expeditions...
15h ago
NASA launches first crewed lunar mission in half a century
By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida o...
17h ago
Analysis-NASA's moon mission tests aerospace old guard as SpaceX, Blue Origin hover
By Akash Sriram and Joey Roulette April 1 (Reuters) - NASA's Artemis II mission is shaping up to be more than just the next s...
20h ago
Technology
China expands digital yuan programme with 12 new bank operators
BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - China's central bank has expanded its digital yuan programme by adding a dozen additional banks ...
4h ago
Ahead of Greek social media ban, parents desperate to separate children from phones
By Lefteris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou ATHENS, April 2 (Reuters) - Greek mother Georgia Efstathiou has tried everything to ...
8h ago
France to announce measures to favour data centres in coming weeks, Finance Minister says
PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Thursday his government expect...
8h ago
China says it supports law-abiding transnational deals after reports of Meta deal review
BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - The Chinese government supports companies with transnational operations and technology ...
8h ago
Crisis contractor for OpenAI, Anthropic eyes a move to combat extremism
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, April 2 (Reuters) - People who show violent extremist tendencies on ChatGPT will be directed to human a...
10h ago
Entertainment
Netflix searches for franchises after losing out on Harry Potter
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, April 2 (Reuters) - After losing its bid for Warner Bros Discovery's rich ...
6h ago
Megan Thee Stallion to return to Broadway after recovery from exhaustion
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, April 1 (Reuters) - American rapper and songwriter Megan Thee Stallion shared an update wit...
17h ago
Jazz singer Laufey reimagines Miles Davis classic 'Blue in Green' for a new generation
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuters) - Icelandic-Chinese jazz singer-songwriter Laufey says he...
Mar 31, 2026
Consequences come calling for Cooper in Season 2 of 'Your Friends and Neighbors'
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuters) - American actor Jon Hamm said Season 2 of the Apple TV+ dark comedy &qu...
Mar 31, 2026
Celine Dion announces comeback with 10 concerts in Paris this fall
PARIS, March 30 (Reuters) - Canadian singer Celine Dion announced on Monday, her birthday, that she will return to the stage ...
Mar 30, 2026

