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Discover Kalamazoo sells all bonds for youth athletic complex
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's not the best time in history to seek bonding for new government projects, but Discover Kala...
3h ago

Oshtemo Township moving ahead with sewer project in Westport neighborhood
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Oshtemo Township has approved a financing deal to extend more than four miles of sewer ma...
8h ago

YWCA Kalamazoo joins lawsuit against the Trump administration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - YWCA Kalamazoo has joined a multi-party lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging exe...
16h ago
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New drains to be installed in Kalamazoo's Northside neighborhood
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Last month was the wettest April in the last 136 years in Kalamazoo County. Climate change is on...
May 20, 2026

Michigan Dental Association Foundation to host free Mission of Mercy dental clinic in Kalamazoo next month
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A large-scale charitable dental clinic designed to address urgent dental needs and improve acces...
May 20, 2026
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State Senate bill would ban social media for people under 16
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A bill introduced in the state Senate would ban social media for anyone younger than 16-years-old ...
2h ago

Discover Kalamazoo sells all bonds for youth athletic complex
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's not the best time in history to seek bonding for new government projects, but Discover Kala...
3h ago

Van Buren County Sheriff's Office investigating Hartford city council fight
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fight between a Hartford city commission...
3h ago

KPS officials are preparing for summer
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools officials are already gearing up for the summer. Graduation ceremonies ...
3h ago

Three Hospitalized in Crash Involving Ambulance on US-131
WAYLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 21, 2026) - An apparently drowsy driver caused a two-vehicle crash involving an ambulance n...
5h ago
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State Senate bill would ban social media for people under 16
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A bill introduced in the state Senate would ban social media for anyone younger than 16-years-old ...
2h ago

Air France flight bound for Detroit diverted to Canada due to Ebola outbreak restrictions
ROMULUS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was forced to divert to Montreal Wednesday due to U.S. ...
5h ago

MIOSHA confirms two workplace deaths in past week in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration is confirming they are investigating tw...
May 20, 2026

Michigan restaurants being hit by difficult economy
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan restaurants are being hit harder by the difficult economy than the rest of the industry a...
May 20, 2026
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Benson, Duggan trade barbs at UAW forum
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson and independent candidate Mike Duggan traded ba...
May 19, 2026
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Tennis-Sinner draws favourable path at French Open as Djokovic faces tough route
By Vincent Daheron PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - World number one Jannik Sinner will open his French Open campaign against French...
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Tennis-Sabalenka's French Open hopes clouded by injury and claycourt struggles
By Rohith Nair May 21 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka arrives at the French Open as the world number one but with cracks beginnin...
5h ago
Tennis-Gauff armed with new mindset and more consistent serve in quest for second French Open title
By Aadi Nair May 21 (Reuters) - Coco Gauff has thrown out the mental playbook that comes with being a defending champion, dec...
5h ago
Tennis-Who are among the women's contenders to look out for at the French Open?
May 21 (Reuters) - The following are some of the contenders for the women's singles title at the French Open, which begins on...
5h ago
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder get past Spurs, level series 1-1
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was blunt when breaking down his struggles in Game 1 of the Western Confer...
7h ago
National Sports
Tennis-Sinner draws favourable path at French Open as Djokovic faces tough route
By Vincent Daheron PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - World number one Jannik Sinner will open his French Open campaign against French...
47m ago
Tennis-Sabalenka's French Open hopes clouded by injury and claycourt struggles
By Rohith Nair May 21 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka arrives at the French Open as the world number one but with cracks beginnin...
5h ago
Tennis-Gauff armed with new mindset and more consistent serve in quest for second French Open title
By Aadi Nair May 21 (Reuters) - Coco Gauff has thrown out the mental playbook that comes with being a defending champion, dec...
5h ago
Tennis-Who are among the women's contenders to look out for at the French Open?
May 21 (Reuters) - The following are some of the contenders for the women's singles title at the French Open, which begins on...
5h ago
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder get past Spurs, level series 1-1
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was blunt when breaking down his struggles in Game 1 of the Western Confer...
7h ago
National
US manufacturing activity rises to four-year high in May, S&P Global survey shows
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity strengthened in May, scaling the highest level i...
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Section of Eiffel Tower staircase fetches over €450,000 at auction
By Elissa Darwish PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - A spiral segment of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase sold for more than &eur...
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US single-family housing starts tumble in April
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding dropped sharply in April and permits for future construction f...
1h ago
Netflix to add Charlamagne tha God's 'The Breakfast Club' as first daily live show
May 21 (Reuters) - Netflix will stream "The Breakfast Club" radio show on weekdays from June 1, deepening its partn...
1h ago
US weekly jobless claims fall amid labor market resilience
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to la...
1h ago
World
Hundreds protest in Dublin over death of Congolese-born man restrained outside store
By Conor Humphries DUBLIN, May 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people protested outside Ireland's parliament on Thursday to expres...
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Spain's Supreme Court strikes down national registry for tourist rentals
MADRID, May 21 (Reuters) - Spain's Supreme Court has struck down a national registry for short-term tourist rentals seeking â...
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Section of Eiffel Tower staircase fetches over €450,000 at auction
By Elissa Darwish PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - A spiral segment of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase sold for more than &eur...
44m ago
Israel deports 37 French nationals on Gaza flotilla to Turkey, France says
PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - Israeli authorities are currently deporting 37 French nationals ​who were part of the group...
1h ago
Factbox-Ukraine attacks Russian energy sites - what has been hit?
MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian energy facilities in recent months as peace talks have fa...
1h ago
Business
US manufacturing activity rises to four-year high in May, S&P Global survey shows
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity strengthened in May, scaling the highest level i...
42m ago
US single-family housing starts tumble in April
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding dropped sharply in April and permits for future construction f...
1h ago
UK's Reeves announces support for consumers and businesses hit by Iran war
By Alistair Smout and Muvija M LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Thursday announced measur...
1h ago
US weekly jobless claims fall amid labor market resilience
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to la...
1h ago
Exclusive-Sports streaming platform DAZN weighs tie-up with DirecTV Latin America, sources say
By Amy-Jo Crowley and Elvira Pollina LONDON/MILAN, May 21 (Reuters) - Sports streaming platform DAZN, backed by British-Ameri...
2h ago
Politics
Democratic senators raise alarm over foreign investment in Paramount, Warner Bros merger
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A group of six Democratic senators have expressed serious concerns about p...
4h ago
Families weigh moves with gender-affirming care access under assault in US
By Mariam Sunny May 21 (Reuters) - Confronted with Trump Administration threats to gender-affirming care for young transgende...
4h ago
Trump to sign order on AI oversight as security fears mount among supporters
By Karen Freifeld, Courtney Rozen and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected ...
16h ago
How Trump's revenge tour against Republicans could cost the party in November
By Nathan Layne, Bo Erickson and Joseph Ax May 20 (Reuters) - Sixteen months into his second presidency, Donald Trump may be ...
16h ago
'I'm not greedy': January 6 rioters and Trump allies eye $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Since President Donald Trump's administration announced the creation of...
16h ago
Health
Hims offers Apotex's generic semaglutide in Canada after Novo patent expiry
By Sriparna Roy May 21 (Reuters) - Hims & Hers Health said on Thursday it is now offering Canadians with type 2 diabetes ...
1h ago
Medical product maker Convatec warns of higher cost from Iran War
By Nithyashree R B May 21 (Reuters) - British medical products maker Convatec on Thursday posted slower organic revenue growt...
2h ago
UK's Advanced Medical Solutions gets fresh buyout bid from US-based H.B. Fuller
May 21 (Reuters) - British medical supplier Advanced Medical Solutions on Thursday said it ​had received an unsolicited &zw...
2h ago
India's top condom maker may hike prices on war-linked oil surge
By Pranav Kashyap BENGALURU, May 21 (Reuters) - India's Mankind Pharma may raise condom prices if the Middle East conflict dr...
2h ago
Eli Lilly says next-gen obesity drug helps patients lose 28% of body weight
NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly said on Thursday its experimental obesity drug helped patients lose more than 28% of t...
3h ago
Science
Analysis-SpaceX IPO bets $2 trillion on Musk's ambitious rockets-to-AI vision
By Akash Sriram May 21 (Reuters) - Investors buying into SpaceX's nearly $2 trillion IPO are making a high-stakes wager that ...
4h ago
European space stocks surge as Musk's SpaceX IPO nears lift off
By Gianluca Lo Nostro May 21 (Reuters) - European space stocks surged on Thursday after Elon Musk's SpaceX filed for a stock ...
5h ago
SpaceX aims for 10,000 annual launches within five years, FAA says
By David Shepardson ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 20 (Reuters) - SpaceX aims to reach 10,000 launches annually within five years, ...
13h ago
SpaceX IPO filing brings Musk's interplanetary ambitions to Wall Street
By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini May 20 (Reuters) - As Elon Musk's SpaceX races toward what could be the largest IPO in histo...
16h ago
NASA's Perseverance Rover is ready to complete a Martian marathon
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - For NASA's Perseverance Rover, life on Mars has been a marathon, not a sprint. ...
May 20, 2026
Technology
Stellantis, Wayve target 2028 driver-assist launch
May 21 (Reuters) - Stellantis and British autonomous driving startup Wayve said on Thursday they had formed a strategic partn...
1h ago
Exclusive-Sports streaming platform DAZN weighs tie-up with DirecTV Latin America, sources say
By Amy-Jo Crowley and Elvira Pollina LONDON/MILAN, May 21 (Reuters) - Sports streaming platform DAZN, backed by British-Ameri...
2h ago
Factbox-IPO-bound SpaceX's board is stacked with Musk empire loyalists
May 21 (Reuters) - SpaceX's IPO filing reveals a board deeply embedded in Elon Musk's broader business network, with director...
3h ago
Anthropic to open Milan office, expanding push into Europe
ROME, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. AI startup Anthropic will open an office in Milan this month, expanding further ​into Europe ...
3h ago
India hiring tilts toward contracts as AI prompts workforce rethink, TeamLease says
By Surbhi Misra May 21 (Reuters) - Indian companies are increasingly turning to contract and outsourced hiring as AI related ...
3h ago
Entertainment
Netflix to add Charlamagne tha God's 'The Breakfast Club' as first daily live show
May 21 (Reuters) - Netflix will stream "The Breakfast Club" radio show on weekdays from June 1, deepening its partn...
1h ago
Disney sends Baby Yoda to bring 'Star Wars' fans to theaters
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) - "The Mandalorian and Grogu," the first "Star Wars" movie...
4h ago
'A Charlie Brown Christmas' maker sues US government, others over music use
By Blake Brittain May 20 (Reuters) - The production company behind the classic holiday special "A Charlie Brown Christma...
5h ago
Rami Malek makes Cannes debut in AIDS crisis drama 'The Man I Love'
By Rollo Ross CANNES, France, May 20 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek made his debut on the Cannes Film Festival re...
15h ago
Bruce Dern brings 'Dernsie' philosophy to Cannes in career-spanning documentary
By Rollo Ross CANNES, France, May 20 (Reuters) - Bruce Dern, one of Hollywood's most enduring character actors, returned to t...
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