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Kalamazoo County likely to approve new housing project in Oshtemo Township
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County officials are expected to sign off on their approvals for a major new housing p...
9h ago

Michigan State University hires WMU athletic director
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State University is staying in-state for its new athletic director. Western Michigan...
Aug 18, 2026

Kalamazoo city commission sends data center moratorium to planning commission
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM - Kalamazoo city commissioners have approved a resolution to establish a moratorium on high tech fa...
Aug 18, 2026

Data center moratorium on Kalamazoo city commission agenda tonight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A measure that would buy time for the city of Kalamazoo to update its zoning regulations for con...
Aug 17, 2026
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Fire Strikes Greenhouse North of South Haven
CASCO TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 17, 2026) - No injuries were reported when a greenhouse north of South Haven went up in flam...
Aug 17, 2026
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Kalamazoo County jail inmates, staff still drinking bottled water
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - They are still drinking bottled water because of the bad pipes at the Kalamazoo County Jail, but...
9h ago

Semi driver charged with murder in I-69 crash in Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 38-year-old semi driver Robert Craig is charged with open murder, operating while intoxicated ca...
9h ago
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Kalamazoo County Election Commission appoints temporary Comstock Township trustee
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Election Commission has appointed Bill Korb as the temporary trustee in Com...
9h ago

Third suspect pleads guilty in 17-year-old's 2023 death
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The third suspect in the 2023 murder of Battle Creek Central High School senior Jack Snyder h...
9h ago

Kalamazoo County likely to approve new housing project in Oshtemo Township
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County officials are expected to sign off on their approvals for a major new housing p...
9h ago
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U.S. Senator Peters announces tenth and final motorcycle tour
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. Senator Gary Peters will start his tenth and final motorcycle tour across Michigan on April 2...
Aug 17, 2026

Six killed, including suspected shooter, in Missaukee County
MISSAUKEE COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Six people, including the alleged shooter, are dead in a shooting that happened Friday in...
Aug 17, 2026

Michigan's average gas price up 12¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It is 12¢ more expensive per gallon to fill the gas tank in the state than last week. AAA Mi...
Aug 17, 2026

John James picks Representative Jay DeBoyer as Lt. Gov. nominee
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican gubernatorial nominee John James has selected state Representative Jay DeBoyer...
Aug 14, 2026

Cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan up 11% in past week
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cases of cyclosporiasis in Michigan have risen to 13,909, an 11% increase in the past week. The Mi...
Aug 14, 2026
Local Sports
Pirates acquire C Christian Bethancourt in trade with Yankees
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired catcher Christian Bethancourt in a trade from the New York Yankees for cash on Wedne...
15m ago
Basketball-Former WNBA MVP Ogwumike to retire at end of the season
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Eleven-times WNBA All-Star and players' union president Nneka Ogwumike will retire at the end of this seas...
46m ago
CEO says LIV faces deadline for funding deal, needs player buy-in
CEO Scott O'Neil admitted Wednesday that LIV Golf has "a very compressed timeline" to finalize a deal with a new le...
58m ago
Scottie Scheffler targets Tiger Woods at BMW Championship
The best player on the PGA Tour is not about to rank himself among some of the greats in the game, even as he is about to bec...
1h ago
Report: CB Trevon Diggs signing with Seahawks
Two-time Pro-Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs is signing a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, ESPN reported on Wednesday. F...
1h ago
National Sports
Pirates acquire C Christian Bethancourt in trade with Yankees
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired catcher Christian Bethancourt in a trade from the New York Yankees for cash on Wedne...
15m ago
Basketball-Former WNBA MVP Ogwumike to retire at end of the season
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Eleven-times WNBA All-Star and players' union president Nneka Ogwumike will retire at the end of this seas...
46m ago
CEO says LIV faces deadline for funding deal, needs player buy-in
CEO Scott O'Neil admitted Wednesday that LIV Golf has "a very compressed timeline" to finalize a deal with a new le...
58m ago
Scottie Scheffler targets Tiger Woods at BMW Championship
The best player on the PGA Tour is not about to rank himself among some of the greats in the game, even as he is about to bec...
1h ago
Report: CB Trevon Diggs signing with Seahawks
Two-time Pro-Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs is signing a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, ESPN reported on Wednesday. F...
1h ago
National
US to provide $206 million for Gaza peacekeeping force, letters show
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has told Congress it is sending more ...
1h ago
Michigan confirms human case of rare mosquito-borne disease
Aug 19 (Reuters) - The Michigan health department on Wednesday confirmed a locally acquired case of eastern equine encephalit...
1h ago
Hungary's nuclear plant avoids shutdown as water level expected to stay high enough
BUDAPEST, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Hungary's Paks nuclear plant averted a complete shutdown as water levels on the Danube river, it...
1h ago
Fed policymakers' inflation concerns increased at July meeting, minutes show
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Concern about inflation deepened at the Federal Reserve's meeting last mon...
1h ago
DOJ argues Comey novel shows he knew '86 47' post was a threat against Trump
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has cited a legal thriller written by James Comey as evidence the ...
1h ago
World
Trump the builder carves his legacy in stone as pressures mount
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - With Iran diplomacy stalled, financial markets uneasy and his approval rating at another low p...
5m ago
UN's Guterres seriously concerned by US sanctions on ICC
Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seriously concerned by the U.S. decision to impose sanctions...
58m ago
El Niño rains in Peru disrupt access to Machu Picchu
LIMA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Heavy rains linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon caused flooding in Peru on Wednesday tha...
1h ago
Liberia's former vice president charged in probe of transnational drug ring, government says
By Alphonso Toweh and Carielle Doe MONROVIA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor...
1h ago
Exclusive-Mossad chief, Syrian foreign minister discussed Turkish military deployments before strikes, sources say
By Timour Azhari and Rami Ayyub Aug 19 (Reuters) - The head of Israel's spy agency held a phone call with Syria's foreign min...
2h ago
Business
Fed policymakers' inflation concerns increased at July meeting, minutes show
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Concern about inflation deepened at the Federal Reserve's meeting last mon...
1h ago
Amazon plans drone delivery expansion to about 500 US locales
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Amazon said on Wednesday it will expand its drone delivery service to reach hundreds of U.S...
2h ago
Payments firm Stripe to buy marketplace OpenRouter in AI push
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Payments firm Stripe said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy OpenRouter, which helps businesses route and o...
2h ago
LG Energy, once fixed on EV batteries, jumps to Plan B
(Corrects to say that LG Energy will begin making cells for Tesla and Toyota, instead of that it has already begun output for...
3h ago
Canadian negotiators head home to finalize trade deal with US, avert tariffs
By Promit Mukherjee and David Shepardson OTTAWA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Canadian trade negotiators were flying back to Ottawa on ...
3h ago
Politics
Five takeaways from Tuesday's primaries in Florida and Alaska
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A centrist Democrat advanced in Alaska, bolstering the party's hopes of winning control of the...
5h ago
Trump's bid to inscribe name on Kennedy Center faces renewed court test
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A Democratic board member of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said she will ...
6h ago
Trump to host crypto executives as SEC considers regulations
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will host cryptocurrency executives at the White House on Wednesday as ...
7h ago
US families, healthcare providers under strain after Trump crackdown on Haitian immigrants
(Correct spelling of Sharan Rosen in paragraphs 7 and 29; Mike Lawler in paragraph 24) By Maria Tsvetkova NEW CITY, New York,...
9h ago
IndyCar race comes to Washington, tracing a city reshaped by Trump
By Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will cap off the country's summer celebrations of ...
9h ago
Health
US FDA approves Regeneron's rare bone disorder drug
By Bageshri Banerjee and Christy Santhosh Aug 19 - The U.S. FDA on Wednesday approved Regeneron's drug for a rare genetic dis...
1h ago
West Nile virus outbreak kills four in North Macedonia
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Four people have died from West Nile fever out of 38 testing positive for the disease so far this year ...
3h ago
Moderna shares double as cancer vaccine data rekindles investor hopes
By Christy Santhosh and Shashwat Chauhan Aug 19 (Reuters) - Moderna shares more than doubled on Wednesday, adding about $30 b...
4h ago
China's top drugmaker Hengrui sees profit growth squeezed by bulk-buying programs
BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, China's biggest drugmaker by market value, reported a 0.34% rise...
5h ago
Moderna-Merck melanoma vaccine data boosts outlook, but analysts await full results
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Moderna's personalized mRNA cancer therapy, developed with Merck, reduced the risk of melanoma recurrence ...
5h ago
Science
NASA, Katalyst call off SWIFT rescue mission over issues with rescue craft in space
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A mission to rescue NASA's aging SWIFT observatory in space was canceled on Wednesday...
1h ago
Fastest-known star zooms under Milky Way black hole's influence
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Scientists have detected the fastest-known star, a stellar speedster that is zooming around th...
4h ago
As Europe rearms, Italy's fragmented space sector faces a scale test
By Mirko Miorelli Aug 19 (Reuters) - Italy's fragmented space industry is facing growing pressure to consolidate as defence a...
15h ago
China's LandSpace lands rocket booster; joins SpaceX, Blue Origin with reusable tech
By Shi Bu, Ethan Wang and Joe Cash BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the first sta...
20h ago
The Milky Way devoured a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Milky Way, a large and spiral-shaped galaxy that is home to hundreds of bil...
Aug 18, 2026
Technology
Uber launches autonomous rides in Zagreb, its first in Europe
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Uber, Verne and Pony.ai said on Wednesday they had launched autonomous rides in Zagreb, making the Croa...
35m ago
US CFTC seeks comment on compute derivatives as AI demand grows
Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Wednesday it was seeking public comment on comput...
2h ago
Payments firm Stripe to buy marketplace OpenRouter in AI push
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Payments firm Stripe said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy OpenRouter, which helps businesses route and o...
2h ago
LG Energy, once fixed on EV batteries, jumps to Plan B
(Corrects to say that LG Energy will begin making cells for Tesla and Toyota, instead of that it has already begun output for...
3h ago
US warns Siemens devices can be hacked amid fears Iran is breaching water plants
By AJ Vicens Aug 19 (Reuters) - Several U.S. government agencies warned that unidentified hackers are trying to breach device...
4h ago
Entertainment
KKR to buy 6% stake in India's BookMyShow for up to $50 million, source says
By Vibhuti Sharma Aug 19 (Reuters) - Global investment firm KKR will buy a stake of about 6% in Indian ticketing and entertai...
14h ago
ZZ Top's longtime drummer, Frank Beard, dies at 77
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for the rock group ZZ Top, has died at the...
23h ago
Theater trade group Cinema United calls on Paramount and California AG to settle
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Cinema United, a trade organization representing theater owners, on Tuesd...
Aug 18, 2026
Madonna tops Taylor Swift in nominations for MTV's Video Music Awards
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Pop music veteran Madonna scored the most nominations for MTV's Video Music ...
Aug 18, 2026
Disney, ABC sue FCC over threats to broadcast licenses
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Disney and its ABC unit sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tues...
Aug 18, 2026




