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Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra announces Jonathan Martin as interim president and CEO
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra president and CEO Jonathan Martin is set to become the inte...
5h ago

No state budget approved yet, but no state government shutdown
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says state government will remain open despite lawmakers not yet approvi...
9h ago

Kalamazoo Public Schools holding public sessions on discipline, school security
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Discipline in Kalamazoo Public Schools recently became national news when a viral video showing ...
9h ago

Michigan budget deal reached, final vote expected later this week
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A state government shutdown in Michigan has been averted. Late Tuesday Governor Gretchen Whitmer, ...
18h ago
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Kalamazoo's iconic State Theatre sold to new owners
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's iconic State Theatre has new owners who are planning to update the technology, renov...
Sep 30, 2025
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Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra announces Jonathan Martin as interim president and CEO
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra president and CEO Jonathan Martin is set to become the inte...
5h ago

No state budget approved yet, but no state government shutdown
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says state government will remain open despite lawmakers not yet approvi...
9h ago

Swatting incident in Kalamazoo Township under investigation
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Township police are investigating a swatting call that prompted an emergency ...
9h ago

Fire damages Fazoli's restaurant in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fire has damaged the Fazoli's restaurant in Battle Creek. Firefighters got the flames under...
9h ago

Kalamazoo Public Schools holding public sessions on discipline, school security
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Discipline in Kalamazoo Public Schools recently became national news when a viral video showing ...
9h ago
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No state budget approved yet, but no state government shutdown
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says state government will remain open despite lawmakers not yet approvi...
9h ago

Michigan budget deal reached, final vote expected later this week
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A state government shutdown in Michigan has been averted. Late Tuesday Governor Gretchen Whitmer, ...
18h ago
sugarfrizz / CC

Lawmakers seek to honor Native American Civil War veterans
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group of Native Americans who fought in the Civil War might soon be recognized in Michigan. Stat...
Sep 30, 2025

Attorney General Nessel says copycat threats reported statewide
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says copycat threats have been received at locations statewi...
Sep 30, 2025

Whitmer: Entire state fully supports Grand Blanc after church shooting
GRAND BLANC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the entire state is supporting the Grand Blanc community that h...
Sep 30, 2025
Local Sports
QB Lamar Jackson among several Ravens missing from practice
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was not spotted in the portion of practice open to the media on Wednesday. That's ...
23m ago
Buccaneers RB coach Skip Peete in stable condition after 'medical episode'
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running backs coach Skip Peete is responsive, coherent and in stable condition after experiencing a medi...
25m ago
Report: Albert Pujols leading candidate for Angels' managerial job
The Los Angeles Angels are trending toward hiring a familiar face as their next manager, The Athletic reported on Wednesday. ...
37m ago
New Orleans to host CFP title game for 2027 season
The College Football Playoff title game following the 2027 regular season and ensuing playoff rounds will be played in New Or...
44m ago
PWHL dropping puck on third season on Nov. 21
The Professional Women's Hockey League will open its third regular season on Nov. 21. The 2025-26 campaign will feature a tot...
59m ago
National Sports
QB Lamar Jackson among several Ravens missing from practice
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was not spotted in the portion of practice open to the media on Wednesday. That's ...
23m ago
Buccaneers RB coach Skip Peete in stable condition after 'medical episode'
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running backs coach Skip Peete is responsive, coherent and in stable condition after experiencing a medi...
25m ago
Report: Albert Pujols leading candidate for Angels' managerial job
The Los Angeles Angels are trending toward hiring a familiar face as their next manager, The Athletic reported on Wednesday. ...
37m ago
New Orleans to host CFP title game for 2027 season
The College Football Playoff title game following the 2027 regular season and ensuing playoff rounds will be played in New Or...
44m ago
PWHL dropping puck on third season on Nov. 21
The Professional Women's Hockey League will open its third regular season on Nov. 21. The 2025-26 campaign will feature a tot...
59m ago
National
US State Department approves possible sale of rocket systems to Canada, Pentagon says
(Reuters) -The US State Department has approved the possible sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related ...
1h ago
US calls for urgent action to address Pennsylvania railcar fire risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday urged the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportatio...
1h ago
US agencies to continue some fossil fuel work during shutdown
(Reuters) -Some government staff will be kept on during the federal shutdown to process permits and leases for oil, gas and c...
1h ago
Trump administration scraps $8 billion for climate-related projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration is cancelling nearly $8 billion in climate-related funding targ...
1h ago
States sue over US Justice Department's new restrictions on grants for domestic violence victims
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A group of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging new U.S. restrictions ba...
1h ago
World
Strike called in Italy, protests flare over interception of Gaza aid ships
ROME (Reuters) -Italian unions called a general strike for Friday in solidarity with the international aid flotilla for Gaza,...
36m ago
Russian shelling cuts power to decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant
(Reuters) -Russian air strikes have cut power to the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine's Energy Ministry ...
45m ago
Italy foreign minister: Israel assured me its armed forces won't use violence against the flotilla
MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's foreign minister said on Wednesday that his Israeli counterpart had assured him the Israeli armed fo...
1h ago
Russia does not recognize return of UN sanctions on Iran
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia does not recognize the return of United Nations sanctions on Iran, Russia's U.N. Ambassador ...
1h ago
Qatar Emir discusses with Trump the plan to end Gaza war, Emiri Diwan says
(Reuters) -Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani discussed with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday his plan to e...
1h ago
Business
Musk becomes first person to hit net worth of $500 billion
(Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday became the first person in history to achieve a net worth of nearly $500 billion,...
34m ago
Exclusive-KKR explores $7 billion sale of stake in Canada's Pembina Gas Infrastructure, sources say
By David French and Nivedita Balu NEW YORK/TORONTO (Reuters) -KKR is exploring a potential sale of its 40% stake in Pembina G...
1h ago
Billionaire Asness' AQR's multi-strategy fund surges 15.6% so far in 2025, source says
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -Billionaire investor Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management finished the third quarter wit...
1h ago
Ford retrenchments in South Africa tied to UK tax shift, lower volumes
By Nqobile Dludla GQEBERHA, South Africa (Reuters) -The South African arm of Ford Motor has attributed the planned retrenchme...
2h ago
Intel in early talks to add AMD as foundry customer, Semafor reports
(Reuters) -Intel is in early talks to add AMD as a foundry customer, Semafor reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar wi...
2h ago
Politics
FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI has cut ties with advocacy group Anti-Defamation League, Kash Patel, the bureau's director, sai...
41m ago
US government shutdowns raise uncertainty but rarely have lasting effect on economy
(Reuters) -The U.S. government shutdown has thrown the brakes on the flow of federal economic data at a moment of uncertainty...
46m ago
Factbox-The longest US government shutdowns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Thousands of U.S. federal employees stopped working on Wednesday when the government shutdown due to a ...
1h ago
Fired rail board member sues Trump over removal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A member of the Surface Transportation Board fired by President Donald Trump in August filed suit on We...
2h ago
Factbox-US government shutdown: What is open, what is closed
By Courtney Rozen and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. government services will be disrupted until President Donald T...
3h ago
Health
Mexico sees 32% jump in screwworm cases in September as cases move north
By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico saw a nearly 32% increase in confirmed cases of the flesh-eating screwwor...
3h ago
Takeda Pharmaceutical to exit cell therapy research
-Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical said on Wednesday it will stop its cell therapy initiatives and look for a partner ...
6h ago
UK's Indivior to re-domicile to US after listing move
(Reuters) -Indivior said on Wednesday it plans to relocate its corporate domicile from the UK to the United States, establish...
6h ago
Drugmakers pressured with Trump tariffs after price‑cut talks faltered
By Patrick Wingrove, Michael Erman and Maggie Fick NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose ...
7h ago
GoodRx expands tie-up with Kroger to offer branded drugs at discounted price
By Mariam Sunny (Reuters) -GoodRx said on Wednesday it has partnered with Kroger's healthcare unit to expand its prescription...
7h ago
Science
Satellite startup Spacecoin sends data through space in bid to rival Starlink
By Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) -U.S. startup Spacecoin said on Wednesday it had successfully sent secured information throug...
6h ago
Scientists create human eggs using skin cells
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Human skin cells may one day be used to create functional human eggs in a step toward helping women...
23h ago
Giant sinkhole in Chilean mining town haunts residents, three years on
TIERRA AMARILLA (Reuters) -Residents in the mining town of Tierra Amarilla in the Chilean desert are hopeful that a new court...
Sep 30, 2025
Rock samples show moon's farside interior is cooler than the nearside
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The moon is sometimes called "two-faced" because the surface of its side perpe...
Sep 30, 2025
Ancient Arabian desert rock art showing camels marked water sources
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -About 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers who inhabited a swathe of Arabian desert carved life-sized...
Sep 30, 2025
Technology
Intel in early talks to add AMD as foundry customer, Semafor reports
(Reuters) -Intel is in early talks to add AMD as a foundry customer, Semafor reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar wi...
2h ago
Exclusive-AI data analytics startup Dataiku picked banks for US IPO, sources say
By Echo Wang (Reuters) -Dataiku, an artificial intelligence data analytics startup, has hired investment banks to push ahead ...
3h ago
Self-driving truck company Einride raises $100 million
(Reuters) -Swedish self-driving truck startup Einride has raised around $100 million in the latest funding round from investo...
3h ago
Microsoft names CEO to run commercial business, Nadella to focus on tech
(Reuters) -Microsoft Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff will take on an expanded role as CEO of commercial business, fre...
3h ago
Factbox-Key stakeholders in $500 billion Stargate AI project
(Reuters) -Stargate, a $500 billion AI infrastructure initiative that is central to Washington's push for dominance in the fi...
3h ago
Entertainment
Jonathan Anderson debuts Dior womenswear on Paris runway
PARIS (Reuters) -Dior creative director Jonathan Anderson unveiled a new aesthetic for women's ready-to-wear on Wednesday, sh...
3h ago
Hollywood performers union condemns AI-generated 'actress' Tilly Norwood
By Steve Gorman, Danielle Broadway and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The recent debut of an AI-generated "actr...
19h ago
Stella McCartney shows raffia dresses and feathery gowns in Paris
By Hanna Rantala PARIS (Reuters) -Stella McCartney showed a summer collection packed with cocktail dresses in new, feathery m...
21h ago
Broadway actors prepare to strike, union says
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) -Broadway actors are preparing to walk off the stage in a strike that would shut down 32 stage ...
21h ago
NBCUniversal-YouTube TV distribution fight highlights streaming's new power struggle
By Aditya Soni (Reuters) -Popular NBC shows including "Sunday Night Football" and "America's Got Talent" ...
Sep 30, 2025