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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...
2h 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...
7h 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...
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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 ...
1h 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...
2h 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...
2h 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 ...
2h 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...
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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 ...
1h 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. ...
4h 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-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...
4h 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...
4h 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...
4h 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...
6h ago
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani (HR, 5 shutout innings) dazzles Padres
Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch Wednesday night and tossed five scoreless innings to lead the visiting Los Angeles D...
6h ago
National Sports
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...
4h 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...
4h 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...
4h 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...
6h ago
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani (HR, 5 shutout innings) dazzles Padres
Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch Wednesday night and tossed five scoreless innings to lead the visiting Los Angeles D...
6h ago
National
Scorching heat drives India's power demand to a record 270 GW amid outages
By Sethuraman N R NEW DELHI, May 21 (Reuters) - India's peak power demand hit a record high of 270.73 gigawatts on Thursday, ...
1h ago
Fishing boats worldwide tuck dockside as diesel prices surge on Iran war
By Lauren Owens Lambert and Leah Douglas KENNEBUNK, Maine, May 21 (Reuters) - Captain Chris Welch of Kennebunk, Maine, is cat...
2h ago
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...
2h 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...
3h ago
Sons laud security guard dad in San Diego who saved children from mosque attackers
By Arafat Barbakh SAN DIEGO, May 21 (Reuters) - The sons of a security guard killed while protecting children at the Islamic ...
3h ago
World
Israeli fire kills boy in Gaza as witnesses report increase in orders to flee
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa CAIRO/GAZA, May 21 (Reuters) - An Israeli drone strike killed a 13-year-old boy in the ...
1h ago
India's 'Cockroach' group goes viral, spotlights Gen Z worries
By Saurabh Sharma and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI, May 21 (Reuters) - A five-day-old group that channels Gen Z concerns has gone...
1h ago
Kremlin dismisses report that China covertly trained Russian soldiers for Ukraine
MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed as false a Reuters report that China's army secretly trained ...
1h ago
Building collapse kills 11 people in Morocco's Fez, state media
RABAT, May 21 (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed and six others injured when a four-storey building collapsed overnight...
2h ago
Fishing boats worldwide tuck dockside as diesel prices surge on Iran war
By Lauren Owens Lambert and Leah Douglas KENNEBUNK, Maine, May 21 (Reuters) - Captain Chris Welch of Kennebunk, Maine, is cat...
2h ago
Business
Stellantis launches $70 billion business plan to 2030 including 60 new models
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, May 21 (Reuters) - Stellantis set out a new 60 billion euro ($70 billion) business plan on Thursda...
1h ago
Kontoor to sell Lee denim brand to Reebok owner Authentic in up to $1 billion deal
May 21 (Reuters) - Kontoor Brands said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its Lee denim brand for up to $1 billion to...
1h ago
Regulators question StanChart following CEO Winters' AI comments amid job cuts, Bloomberg News reports
May 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong and Singapore regulators have sought clarity from Standard Chartered after CEO Bill Winters said...
1h ago
Walmart sticks to annual targets as fuel shock dents American spending
By Juveria Tabassum and Nicholas P. Brown May 21 (Reuters) - Walmart stuck to its conservative annual sales and profit target...
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...
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...
2h 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...
3h 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 ...
14h 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 ...
15h 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...
15h ago
Health
Patients on Lilly's next-gen obesity drug lost 28% of body weight, company says
NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly said on Thursday that its experimental drug retatrutide helped patients diagnosed with...
2h ago
Congo Ebola outbreak cases are 'top of the iceberg', coalition says
By Emma Farge GENEVA, May 21 (Reuters) - A global vaccine coalition official said on Thursday that cases so far identified in...
2h ago
Lower cost Novo, Lilly weight-loss pills draw patients from compounded drugs, doctors say
By Bhanvi Satija and Chris Prentice LONDON/NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Lower prices for weight-loss pills from Novo Nordisk ...
3h 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...
3h ago
Ebola case confirmed in rebel-held Congo area far from outbreak's epicentre
By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA, May 21 (Reuters) - A case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Sou...
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 ...
2h 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 ...
4h 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, ...
11h 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...
15h 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. ...
23h ago
Technology
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...
2h 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 ...
2h 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 ...
2h ago
Analysis-Samsung's deal with union hailed as a victory as bonuses less generous than SK Hynix's
By Hyunjoo Jin and Heekyong Yang SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) - The pay deal reached between Samsung Electronics and its union is ...
2h ago
Google, Meta, TikTok face EU consumer complaints about handling of financial scams
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and TikTok were hit with complaints from Europ...
2h ago
Entertainment
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...
3h 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...
3h 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...
13h 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...
14h ago
At Cannes, Almodovar says artists have duty to speak out against 'monsters' like Trump
CANNES, France, May 20 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar urged artists to speak out about the crises...
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