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Beacon officially takes over Ascension health care facilities, adopts name changes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AN/FM) - The sale of a chain of hospitals in southwest Michigan, including Ascension Borgess in Kalamazo...
4h ago

Fight breaks out at Kalamazoo County courthouse between murder suspect and victim's families
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB /WNWN) - Some tense moments inside the Kalamazoo County courthouse this morning, as a fight between two f...
11h ago

Calhoun County Sheriff's Office raising awareness of phone scams
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is putting out a reminder to people that they will not ca...
12h ago
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City of Portage offering eGift card promotion to help businesses
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage is encouraging residents to support local businesses with the purchase of a li...
12h ago

Motorcyclist badly injured in crash
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 53-year-old Portage man is hospitalized in critical condition after a motorcycle accident Monday...
15h ago
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Beacon officially takes over Ascension health care facilities, adopts name changes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AN/FM) - The sale of a chain of hospitals in southwest Michigan, including Ascension Borgess in Kalamazo...
4h ago

Fight breaks out at Kalamazoo County courthouse between murder suspect and victim's families
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB /WNWN) - Some tense moments inside the Kalamazoo County courthouse this morning, as a fight between two f...
11h ago

Calhoun County Sheriff's Office raising awareness of phone scams
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is putting out a reminder to people that they will not ca...
12h ago
Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office / CC

City of Portage offering eGift card promotion to help businesses
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage is encouraging residents to support local businesses with the purchase of a li...
12h ago

Motorcyclist badly injured in crash
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 53-year-old Portage man is hospitalized in critical condition after a motorcycle accident Monday...
15h ago
State

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...
16h ago

Battle Creek woman and Saginaw man among over 300 charged nationwide in health care fraud scheme
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two Michigan residents are among over 300 people charged in the 2025 National Health Care Fraud Ta...
16h ago
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Siena Heights University to close at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year
ADRIAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Siena Heights University in Adrian will close at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 academic year. The...
Jun 30, 2025

Gas prices in Michigan down three-cents in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are three-cents lower a gallon to start the week at $3.26. AAA Michigan sa...
Jun 30, 2025

One killed in Ottawa County plane crash Sunday
ZEELAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - For the second time in less than three months, a plane crashed at Ottawa Executive Airpo...
Jun 29, 2025
Local Sports
Report: Hornets reach 3-year, $24M deal with Tre Mann
The Charlotte Hornets came to terms with point guard Tre Mann on a three-year, $24 million contract Tuesday, according to an ...
2h ago
Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh wins Honda Cup as top woman athlete
Virginia star swimmer Gretchen Walsh won the prestigious Honda Cup as the top Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. The other...
2h ago
Reports: Rangers D K'Andre Miller joining Canes in sign-and-trade
The Carolina Hurricanes will give defenseman K'Andre Miller an eight-year, $60 million contract in a sign-and-trade with the ...
3h ago
Reports: Tim Hardaway Jr. reaches deal with Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets reached an agreement on a one-year deal with Tim Hardaway Jr. on Tuesday, according to multiple media repo...
3h ago
Report: Duncan Robinson headed to Pistons in sign-and-trade from Heat
Outside shooter Duncan Robinson is joining the Detroit Pistons on a three-year, $48 million deal as part of a sign-and-trade ...
3h ago
National Sports
Report: Hornets reach 3-year, $24M deal with Tre Mann
The Charlotte Hornets came to terms with point guard Tre Mann on a three-year, $24 million contract Tuesday, according to an ...
2h ago
Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh wins Honda Cup as top woman athlete
Virginia star swimmer Gretchen Walsh won the prestigious Honda Cup as the top Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. The other...
2h ago
Reports: Rangers D K'Andre Miller joining Canes in sign-and-trade
The Carolina Hurricanes will give defenseman K'Andre Miller an eight-year, $60 million contract in a sign-and-trade with the ...
3h ago
Reports: Tim Hardaway Jr. reaches deal with Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets reached an agreement on a one-year deal with Tim Hardaway Jr. on Tuesday, according to multiple media repo...
3h ago
Report: Duncan Robinson headed to Pistons in sign-and-trade from Heat
Outside shooter Duncan Robinson is joining the Detroit Pistons on a three-year, $48 million deal as part of a sign-and-trade ...
3h ago
National
US federal workforce remains steady despite Trump's efforts
By Courtney Rozen and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday reported having 2....
3h ago
Trump floats daughter-in-law Lara Trump for Senate run in North Carolina
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Tuesday floated his daughter-in-law Lara Trump as a possible replac...
3h ago
What's that smell? Trump unveils new fragrances with his name as the brand
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is adding fragrances to the growing list of merchandise that ...
3h ago
Wild storm in Sydney disrupts flights, thousands without power
SYDNEY (Reuters) -A wild weather system pummelled Sydney for a second day on Wednesday, with the storm forcing the cancellati...
3h ago
EV group urges US House to restore electric vehicle tax credits
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -An electric vehicle advocacy group on Tuesday urged the U.S. House to revise a bill passed by ...
4h ago
World
US, Indo-Pacific partners condemn April militant attack in Indian Kashmir
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A joint statement by the foreign ministers of the U.S., India, Japan and Australia condemned an April 2...
2h ago
Exclusive-Iran made preparations to mine the Strait of Hormuz, US sources say
By Gram Slattery and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian G...
3h ago
Trump says Israel has agreed to conditions to finalize 60-day Gaza ceasefire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Israel had agreed "to the necessary conditions to finalize&...
3h ago
Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights official Turk persona non grata
CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela's government-allied National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously declared United Nations High Commis...
4h ago
US judge blocks Trump from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's bid to e...
4h ago
Business
South Korea June inflation beats forecasts
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's consumer inflation accelerated in June to its fastest pace since January this year, government...
2h ago
SoftBank's Ampere deal to face in-depth review by FTC, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into SoftBank Group Corp's purchase of se...
2h ago
Mercosur and EFTA blocs seal free-trade agreement, CNN Brasil reports
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -South American bloc Mercosur has concluded talks for a free-trade agreement with a group of four Europea...
3h ago
UK pay awards rise to 3.4% in three months to May, IDR survey shows
LONDON (Reuters) -Average annual pay awards offered by British employers rose in the three months to May, after an increase i...
3h ago
US Treasury chief says he thinks Fed could lower interest rates by September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday he believes the Federal Reserve could lower inter...
3h ago
Politics
University of Pennsylvania reaches compliance deal with Trump administration on transgender athletes
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The University of Pennsylvania has agreed with the Trump administration to disavow and apologize f...
2h ago
Mamdani officially secures nomination for New York City mayor
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The New York City Election board on Tuesday confirmed a stunning victory by mayoral candidate Zohran Mamd...
6h ago
Republicans ignore debt worry as they push forward on Trump tax-cut bill
By David Morgan, Bo Erickson and Davide Barbuscia WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As President Donald Trump's Republicans push ahead on...
9h ago
Investors react as US Senate passes Trump's big tax bill
(Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate passed President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill termed th...
9h ago
Trump-backed tax-cut and spending bill passes US Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to pass a wide-ranging tax-cut and spending bill...
11h ago
Health
Centene pulls 2025 earnings forecast after hit to marketplace revenue
(Reuters) -Centene said on Tuesday it had withdrawn its 2025 earnings forecast after new industry data showed a significant d...
4h 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...
6h ago
US judge blocks Trump administration move to overhaul health agencies
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with plans to over...
9h ago
Trump-backed tax-cut and spending bill passes US Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to pass a wide-ranging tax-cut and spending bill...
11h ago
AstraZeneca CEO eyes US market listing, The Times reports
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot is considering moving the company's stock market listing to the United S...
12h ago
Science
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...
6h ago
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...
11h ago
Chile observatory captures the universe with 3,200-megapixel camera
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile's Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which boasts the world's largest digital camera, has begun displaying ...
Jun 27, 2025
Rocks in Canada's Quebec province found to be the oldest on Earth
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit m...
Jun 26, 2025
Zurich researchers pioneer rare earth e-waste recycling
By Cecile Mantovani and Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Researchers at ETH University in Zurich have developed a new met...
Jun 26, 2025
Technology
Australia's Qantas confirms cyber incident at contact centre, customer data exposed
(Reuters) -Australia's Qantas Airways confirmed the occurrence of a cyber incident at one of its contact centres on Wednesday...
3h ago
Google hit with $314 million US verdict in cellular data class action
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -A jury in San Jose, California, said on Tuesday that Google misused customers' cell phone data a...
4h ago
Figma reveals revenue, profit growth in US IPO filing
(Reuters) -Figma disclosed higher revenue and profit for the quarter ended March 31, as the cloud-based designer platform pre...
6h ago
China's Huawei must face US criminal charges, judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected Huawei Technologies' bid to dismiss most of a federa...
9h ago
Exclusive-Scale AI's bigger rival Surge AI seeks up to $1 billion capital raise, sources say
By Milana Vinn and Krystal Hu (Reuters) -Surge AI, a data-labeling firm that competes with Scale AI, has hired advisors to ra...
11h ago
Entertainment
John Cena and Idris Elba team up for buddy movie 'Heads of State'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Actors John Cena and Idris Elba embark on a wild friendship journey in the comedy action a...
3h ago
American televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at age 90
(Reuters) -Jimmy Swaggart, who was one of America's most influential televangelists in the 1980s before an affair with a pros...
10h ago
Sean 'Diddy' Combs jury asks to review Casandra Ventura's testimony
By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The jury deliberating in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial ...
11h ago
K-pop supergroup BTS promises a new album and a world tour next year
By Hyunjoo Jin and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) -K-pop supergroup BTS will head to the United States this month to start worki...
12h ago
Skateboarding-Hawk puts his history-making '900' skateboard up for auction
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) -Skateboarding great Tony Hawk has announced that he is putting his most famous deck up for auction...
Jun 30, 2025