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Out of state crews called in to help with power restoration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy says it will be focusing today on communities hit hardest by this weekend's pre...
16m ago

Consumers Energy putting more crews into action after pre-holiday storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy says it is adding crews this morning to add to its response to the pre-July 4 s...
23h ago

Storms knock out power around southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A series of storms both Friday morning and again late Friday afternoon has knocked out power to ...
Jul 03, 2026
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As it turns out, FEMA money not approved for tornado victims yet
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Despite a social media post from President Trump earlier week suggesting a reversal on FEMA fundin...
Jul 03, 2026
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Comstock Township park to remain open for weekend with extra security
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Robert Morris Park in Comstock Township will be open this weekend for the Fourth of July...
Jul 03, 2026
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Out of state crews called in to help with power restoration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy says it will be focusing today on communities hit hardest by this weekend's pre...
16m ago

Consumers Energy putting more crews into action after pre-holiday storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy says it is adding crews this morning to add to its response to the pre-July 4 s...
23h ago

Storms knock out power around southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A series of storms both Friday morning and again late Friday afternoon has knocked out power to ...
Jul 03, 2026
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SoS says 34,160 drivers have chosen the semi-quincentennial license plate
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Secretary of State's office says over 34,000 drivers have chosen the red, white, and blue semi...
Jul 03, 2026

As it turns out, FEMA money not approved for tornado victims yet
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Despite a social media post from President Trump earlier week suggesting a reversal on FEMA fundin...
Jul 03, 2026
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One dead in shooting at Dearborn mall
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Reports say at least one person is dead and two are injured after a shooting at a Michigan mall. ...
Jul 03, 2026
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SoS says 34,160 drivers have chosen the semi-quincentennial license plate
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Secretary of State's office says over 34,000 drivers have chosen the red, white, and blue semi...
Jul 03, 2026

Air Force trainee who died during influenza outbreak from Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Keon Talik McDaniel, who died in June amid an influenza out...
Jul 03, 2026
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Man charged with murder of co-worker in Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 20-year-old Valmir Djempsley has been arraigned on an open murder charge in the death of co-work...
Jul 03, 2026
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Lawmakers reach agreement on Fiscal Year 2027 budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An agreement has been reached by state lawmakers on Michigan's Fiscal Year 2027 budget. House Spea...
Jul 03, 2026
Local Sports
Tennis-Djokovic clears Safiullin hurdle and another Wimbledon milestone to make quarter-finals
By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic added another chapter to his Wimbledon legacy on Sunday as ...
A few minutes ago
Tennis-Muchova beats compatriot Krejcikova to reach Wimbledon quarter-final
July 5 (Reuters) - Tenth seed Karolina Muchova snuffed out the Wimbledon hopes of friend and 2024 champion Barbora Krejcikova...
31m ago
Motor racing-Leclerc wins British GP behind the safety car
SILVERSTONE, England, July 5 (Reuters) - Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday after the safety...
34m ago
A's Nick Kurtz to start All-Star Game in place of ailing Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz will start the All-Star Game at first base for the American League, replacing Vladimir ...
37m ago
Tennis-Pegula's experience pays off as she puts out teenager Jovic
By Martyn Herman LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Fourth seed Jessica Pegula's greater experience proved telling as she beat rising...
1h ago
National Sports
Tennis-Djokovic clears Safiullin hurdle and another Wimbledon milestone to make quarter-finals
By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic added another chapter to his Wimbledon legacy on Sunday as ...
A few minutes ago
Tennis-Muchova beats compatriot Krejcikova to reach Wimbledon quarter-final
July 5 (Reuters) - Tenth seed Karolina Muchova snuffed out the Wimbledon hopes of friend and 2024 champion Barbora Krejcikova...
31m ago
Motor racing-Leclerc wins British GP behind the safety car
SILVERSTONE, England, July 5 (Reuters) - Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday after the safety...
34m ago
A's Nick Kurtz to start All-Star Game in place of ailing Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz will start the All-Star Game at first base for the American League, replacing Vladimir ...
37m ago
Tennis-Pegula's experience pays off as she puts out teenager Jovic
By Martyn Herman LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Fourth seed Jessica Pegula's greater experience proved telling as she beat rising...
1h ago
National
Motor racing-F1 drivers amuse British GP crowd with Lego car chaos
By Alan Baldwin SILVERSTONE, England, July 5 (Reuters) - Formula One drivers took to the track in cars built of Lego bricks f...
2h ago
At least eight shot, including four children, in New York, ABC News reports
July 5 (Reuters) - At least eight people, including four children, were shot and injured late on the U.S. Independence Day...
7h ago
Vessel forced out of New York ship parade over 'politically charged' banners
By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, July 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard said "politically charged" messages led to the remo...
12h ago
Paul Pelosi faces hit-and-run charge after striking parked vehicle in California, law enforcement says
By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, July 4 (Reuters) - Paul Pelosi, husband of former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy &zwn...
18h ago
Masked Patriot Front white nationalists stage July 4 march through DC
By David Lawder and Jana Winter WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) - Hundreds of masked members of the white nationalist group Patr...
20h ago
World
French wildfires jeopardise finish line of Tour de France's third stage
By Gilles Guillaume and America Hernandez PARIS, July 5 - A forest fire that has ravaged more than 1,500 hectares (5.8 square...
1h ago
Russia says Ukraine rejects local ceasefire for handover of soldiers' bodies
July 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine has refused to halt shelling of the town of Kostiantynivka in the east of the country to ...
1h ago
French President Macron to visit Syria, Syrian presidency says
July 5 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Syria to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ...
4h ago
UK's Farage referred to standards watchdog after new report of undeclared benefits
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's anti-immigration Reform UK party Nigel Farage was referred to parliament's...
7h ago
Qatar says all maritime activities will resume immediately
July 5 (Reuters) - Qatar said on Sunday that maritime activities would resume with immediate effect, according to a ...
8h ago
Business
OPEC+ approves further oil output increase as Hormuz exports start to recover
By Alex Lawler, Ahmad Ghaddar and Olesya Astakhova LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - OPEC+ has agreed a further increase in output t...
6h ago
Foxconn second-quarter revenue jumps, company cautions on geopolitics
TAIPEI, July 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported a 39.8% year-on-year ri...
8h ago
Uber pauses Europe food delivery expansion as it pursues Delivery Hero deal, FT reports
July 5 (Reuters) - Uber has paused the majority of its planned food delivery expansion in Europe just months after announcing...
11h ago
Trump Accounts to debut as US kicks off 250th Independence Day celebrations
By Manya Saini July 4 (Reuters) - After months of fanfare, President Donald Trump's administration will launch its flagship c...
Jul 04, 2026
For one small business, AI was key to a quick start and expansion
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) - Here Now Health isn't an AI-based company, but its quick path from an idea...
Jul 04, 2026
Politics
US Supreme Court to hear gun, LGBT, voting rights cases in next term
By Nate Raymond and Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court, fresh off a momentous term, already ha...
6h ago
Trump Accounts to debut as US kicks off 250th Independence Day celebrations
By Manya Saini July 4 (Reuters) - After months of fanfare, President Donald Trump's administration will launch its flagship c...
Jul 04, 2026
Trump gives campaign-style July 4 speech on National Mall for US 250th anniversary
By Andy Sullivan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the ...
Jul 04, 2026
Trump pardons 11, most for violating Clean Air Act
July 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned 11 people on Friday, a White House official said, all but tw...
Jul 04, 2026
Supreme Court's Barrett fuels conservative wins while sometimes splitting with Trump
By Nate Raymond July 3 (Reuters) - Justice Amy Coney Barrett further solidified herself during the U.S. Supreme Court's most ...
Jul 03, 2026
Health
Australia's New South Wales confirms H5N1 bird flu case, third state
SYDNEY, July 5 (Reuters) - New South Wales became Australia's third state to confirm a case of H5N1 bird flu after authoritie...
15h ago
For one small business, AI was key to a quick start and expansion
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) - Here Now Health isn't an AI-based company, but its quick path from an idea...
Jul 04, 2026
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 1,502
July 3 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increa...
Jul 03, 2026
Brazil moves to meet EU antimicrobial rules, seeks to avoid export ban
SAO PAULO, July 3 (Reuters) - Brazil's Agriculture Ministry has adjusted export controls for meat and derivatives to meet ...
Jul 03, 2026
Top court rules France must recognise children born from surrogacy abroad
By Inti Landauro PARIS, July 3 (Reuters) - France's top court ruled on Friday that children born through surrogacy abroad sho...
Jul 03, 2026
Science
Satellite rescue mission to NASA orbiting observatory postponed
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - Weather and technical snags have forced NASA and its partner...
Jul 02, 2026
Here's why the South Pole froze over before the North Pole
By Will Dunham July 2 (Reuters) - While it once was temperate and lush, Earth's southernmost continent Antarctica froze over ...
Jul 02, 2026
Unclear if French musketeer d'Artagnan's bones were found, research shows
By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM, July 2 (Reuters) - A skeleton found beneath a Maastricht church this year could not be conclusiv...
Jul 02, 2026
India's Skyroot Aerospace readies country's first private orbital rocket launch
July 2 (Reuters) - Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace said on Thursday it was preparing for the launch of its Vikram-1 ...
Jul 02, 2026
Astrobotic, Firefly, Intuitive Machines win more NASA moon lander missions
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - NASA on Tuesday awarded $590 million worth of contracts to Astrobotic, Firef...
Jun 30, 2026
Technology
Foxconn second-quarter revenue jumps, company cautions on geopolitics
TAIPEI, July 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported a 39.8% year-on-year ri...
8h ago
Fermi CEO Neugebauer suspends proxy campaign after judge's recusal
July 3 (Reuters) - Toby Neugebauer, the co-founder and largest shareholder of energy and data center development company F...
Jul 03, 2026
Tesla rolls out robotaxi service in Miami
July 3 (Reuters) - Tesla said on Friday its robotaxi was available in Miami, as the electric vehicle maker looks to ...
Jul 03, 2026
AI hiring outpaces overall IT recruitment in India, report shows
BENGALURU, July 3 - Hiring for AI roles within India's IT sector outpaced overall recruitment within the industry last month,...
Jul 03, 2026
Analysis-Argentina's plan for AI-run companies can't avoid humans
By Leila Miller and Kenrick Cai BUENOS AIRES, July 3 (Reuters) - Argentine President Javier Milei generated both excitement a...
Jul 03, 2026
Entertainment
Soccer-What's in a song? The story behind the music playing at World Cup stadiums
By Rosalba O'Brien NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - Watching the World Cup and hearing the music in the stadium may have left you...
6h ago
A Minute With: Christopher Nolan on telling the epic 'Odyssey' story on the big screen
By Rollo Ross NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - Filmmaker Christopher Nolan follows up his Oscar-winning blockbuster "Oppenhe...
6h ago
Adam Sandler, Swift's and Kelce's brothers play key wedding roles
By Lisa Richwine July 3 (Reuters) - Adam Sandler, the comic actor known for goofball roles in movies such as "Billy Madi...
Jul 04, 2026
It's a love story: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married
By Maria Tsvetkova and Nathan Layne NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) - Pop music megastar Taylor Swift and football player Travis K...
Jul 03, 2026
California man admits sending fake ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie abduction
By Steve Gorman July 2 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles-area man pleaded guilty to felony harassment charges in federal court on Thu...
Jul 02, 2026




