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KRESA millage renewal on May 5th ballot in all of Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The hotly contested Portage trash referendum won't be the only item on a local ballot on May 5th...
23h ago

Fourth grader from Martin to be honored Friday for lifesaving hands-only CPR
MARTIN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Allegan County nine-year-old will be honored Friday for performing lifesaving hands-only CPR at ...
Mar 19, 2026

UPDATE: Power restored after roughly 10,000 homes, businesses in Kalamazoo area lost power Thursday morning, WMU closed
Power was restored to all customers at 11:03 a.m. KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Around 10,000 homes and businesses in the Kala...
Mar 19, 2026

Kalamazoo man appears in court for I-94 shooting
ST. JOSEPH, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 26-year-old Kalamazoo man has made his first appearance in Berrien County court this week on ...
Mar 19, 2026

Governor Whitmer not 100% on board for gas tax holiday despite high prices, but not ruling it out
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she is not in favor of a state gas tax holiday as prices have ...
Mar 19, 2026
Entertainment
BTS' comeback album 'Arirang' sells 3.98 million copies on first day
SEOUL, March 21 (Reuters) - Big Hit Music, the music label run by BTS' management agency HYBE, said o...
6h ago
BTS are back: central Seoul locks down for Kpop supergroup's first show in years
By Joyce Lee SEOUL, March 21 (Reuters) - South Korea shut down the heart of Seoul on Saturday for a comeback concert by Kpop ...
13h ago
Netflix, Warner Music strike multi‑year deal for artist documentaries
March 20 (Reuters) - Netflix and Warner Music Group have signed an exclusive multi‑year deal to produce documentary series ...
16h ago
'Texas has lost a legend': tributes to Chuck Norris pour in
March 20 (Reuters) - Chuck Norris, the roundhouse-kicking star of TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger" and action movie...
18h ago
AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young leaves hospital in Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES, March 20 (Reuters) - Stevie Young, who plays guitar for legendary Australian rock band AC/DC, left a B...
19h ago
Local

KRESA millage renewal on May 5th ballot in all of Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The hotly contested Portage trash referendum won't be the only item on a local ballot on May 5th...
23h ago

KRESA millage renewal on May 5th ballot in all of Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The hotly contested Portage trash referendum won't be the only item on a local ballot on May 5th...
23h ago

State Senate passes bill strengthening antiterrorism laws
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would strengthen Michigan's antiterrorism la...
Mar 20, 2026

State Senate passes bill strengthening antiterrorism laws
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would strengthen Michigan's antiterrorism la...
Mar 20, 2026

115 No Kings protests to be held next week in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers say at least 115 No Kings protests are scheduled to be held throughout Michigan next we...
Mar 20, 2026
State

State Senate passes bill strengthening antiterrorism laws
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would strengthen Michigan's antiterrorism la...
Mar 20, 2026

State Senate passes bill strengthening antiterrorism laws
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would strengthen Michigan's antiterrorism la...
Mar 20, 2026

115 No Kings protests to be held next week in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers say at least 115 No Kings protests are scheduled to be held throughout Michigan next we...
Mar 20, 2026

115 No Kings protests to be held next week in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers say at least 115 No Kings protests are scheduled to be held throughout Michigan next we...
Mar 20, 2026

Michigan Senator Peters votes against Mullin's nomination to lead Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. Senator Gary Peters, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmenta...
Mar 19, 2026
Local Sports

Kalamazoo Central High School boys, girls basketball teams honored at KPS board meeting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - March Madness has just gotten underway, but basketball season is all over for Kalamazoo's high s...
Mar 20, 2026

Kalamazoo Central High School boys, girls basketball teams honored at KPS board meeting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - March Madness has just gotten underway, but basketball season is all over for Kalamazoo's high s...
Mar 20, 2026

WMU soccer programs receive over $2 million from alumni
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Western Michigan University Athletics has announced over $2 million in anonymous gifts from a gro...
Mar 16, 2026

WMU soccer programs receive over $2 million from alumni
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Western Michigan University Athletics has announced over $2 million in anonymous gifts from a gro...
Mar 16, 2026

WMU Sports and Event Management Club holding inaugural career fair next week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Sports and Event Management Club will hold their inaugural caree...
Mar 13, 2026
National Sports
NHL roundup: Avalanche blitz Blackhawks, clinch playoff berth
Martin Necas had a goal and two assists to lead Colorado to a 4-1 win over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday as the Avala...
2h ago
Rust, dust and superyachts as America's Cup lands in Naples
By Crispian Balmer BAGNOLI, Italy, March 21 (Reuters) - Rusted factory skeletons loom over a shoreline poisoned by decades of...
2h ago
NBA roundup: Hawks' 11-game win streak snapped by Rockets
Kevin Durant scored 25 points in three periods as the Houston Rockets snapped the visiting Atlanta Hawks' 11-game winning str...
2h ago
Jamal Murray's 31-point output lifts Nuggets in comeback vs. Raptors
Jamal Murray scored 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, Nikola Jokic finished with 22 points, nine assists and eight r...
3h ago
Ducks score four straight, take season series from Mammoth
Alex Killorn had a goal and two assists for the Anaheim Ducks, who came from behind to defeat the Utah Mammoth 4-1 on Frid...
3h ago
National
As New Mexico investigates, questions are raised about Epstein's links to the powerful
By Andrew Hay STANLEY, New Mexico, March 21 (Reuters) - As police for the first time search Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranc...
22m ago
BTS' comeback album 'Arirang' sells 3.98 million copies on first day
SEOUL, March 21 (Reuters) - Big Hit Music, the music label run by BTS' management agency HYBE, said o...
6h ago
Georgia woman faces murder charge after taking abortion pill
By Jasper Ward March 20 (Reuters) - A 31-year-old Georgia woman has been charged with murder after she took abortion medicati...
9h ago
Australia's Northern Territory braces for Tropical Cyclone Narelle impact
(Corrects typo in paragraph 1, removes extraneous letter) SYDNEY, March 21 (Reuters) - Tropical Cyclone Narelle was forecast ...
10h ago
United Airlines to cut more flights as it eyes oil above $100 through 2027
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, March 20 (Reuters) - United Airlines is cutting more unprofitable flights over the next two qu...
10h ago
World
US drones deployed to Nigeria alongside troops for intelligence, training
By David Lewis LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. military has multiple MQ-9 drones operating in Nigeria alongside 200 tro...
1h ago
Iran war's energy impact forces world to pay up, cut consumption
By Alex Lawler and Arathy Somasekhar March 21 - The war in the Middle East has triggered a nightmare scenario for the global ...
1h ago
How Iran's IRGC rebooted Lebanon's Hezbollah to be ready for war
By Laila Bassam, Tom Perry, Samia Nakhoul and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, March 21 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) re...
1h ago
Most of Ukraine's Chernihiv region without power after Russian attack
KYIV, March 21 (Reuters) - Most of Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region was left without power on Saturday after a Ru...
2h ago
Putin tells Tehran: Russia stands by Iran
By Guy Faulconbridge and Marina Bobrova MOSCOW, March 21 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Iranian l...
2h ago
Business
Iran war's energy impact forces world to pay up, cut consumption
By Alex Lawler and Arathy Somasekhar March 21 - The war in the Middle East has triggered a nightmare scenario for the global ...
1h ago
Indonesia seeks $5 billion budget savings to face Iran war impact
JAKARTA, March 21 (Reuters) - Indonesia is seeking an estimated 80 trillion rupiah ($5 billion) in budget savings to...
7h ago
Mexico's Femsa cuts workers at Spin fintech division
MEXICO CITY, March 20 (Reuters) - Mexican retailer and bottler Femsa said on Friday it is laying off workers in its fintec...
10h ago
United Airlines to cut more flights as it eyes oil above $100 through 2027
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, March 20 (Reuters) - United Airlines is cutting more unprofitable flights over the next two qu...
10h ago
Exclusive-Pentagon to adopt Palantir AI as core US military system, memo says
By David Jeans NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Palantir's Maven artificial intelligence system will become an official program...
10h ago
Politics
Pentagon's limits on press access unconstitutional, US judge rules
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration's restrictive Pentago...
13h ago
Chicago sues Trump administration over $3.1 billion in frozen transit funding
By David Shepardson March 20 (Reuters) - The Chicago Transit Authority sued President Donald Trump's administration on Friday...
16h ago
New Jersey sues Trump administration over proposed ICE facility
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - New Jersey sued the Trump administration on Friday over a proposed federal im...
17h ago
US House Democrat blasts Commerce's 'highly concerning' $1.6 billion USA Rare Earth deal
By Jarrett Renshaw, Ernest Scheyder and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - A senior House Democrat accused U.S. C...
17h ago
US lawmaker asks Pentagon to review Safran ventures in China
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - A congressional committee chair has asked the Pentagon to review Safran'...
19h ago
Health
EyePoint sues rival Ocular Therapeutix, alleging false claims about eye drug
March 20 (Reuters) - EyePoint filed a lawsuit on Friday accusing rival Ocular Therapeutix of spreading false or misleading in...
12h ago
Spire says sale talks continue after Bridgepoint, Triton walk away
March 20 (Reuters) - Spire Healthcare said on Friday that buyout talks with private equity firms Bridgepoint and Triton have ...
16h ago
US FDA approves Bristol Myers Squibb's cancer drug for Hodgkin's lymphoma
March 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it approved Bristol Myers Squibb's combination trea...
18h ago
US FDA flags seizure risk with certain Parkinson's drugs, seeks label warnings
March 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has notified manufacturers of certain Parkinson'...
18h ago
Sanofi launches innovation and operation centre in China
BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi launched an innovation and operation centre in the so...
19h ago
Science
Beijing-backed brain chip firm says it is 3 years behind Musk's Neuralink
By Laurie Chen BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - Leading Chinese state-backed brain-computer interface (BCI) startup NeuCyber Neu...
Mar 20, 2026
Study suggests younger age for Chile's important Monte Verde archaeological site
March 19 (Reuters) - The Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile, discovered in the 1970s, revolutionized the thinking about...
Mar 19, 2026
NASA rover detects some of the oldest evidence of water flowing on Mars
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected underg...
Mar 18, 2026
Likely meteor rattled residents in Ohio, Pennsylvania
By Rich McKay March 17 (Reuters) - A kaboom, a fireball and white streaks in the skies over Pennsylvania and Ohio - seen as f...
Mar 17, 2026
Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the ...
Mar 16, 2026
Technology
Mexico's Femsa cuts workers at Spin fintech division
MEXICO CITY, March 20 (Reuters) - Mexican retailer and bottler Femsa said on Friday it is laying off workers in its fintec...
10h ago
Exclusive-Pentagon to adopt Palantir AI as core US military system, memo says
By David Jeans NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Palantir's Maven artificial intelligence system will become an official program...
10h ago
Musk found liable to Twitter shareholders in fraud lawsuit over $44 billion takeover
By Abhirup Roy and Jonathan Stempel SAN FRANCISCO, March 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal jury found Elon Musk liable on Friday ...
11h ago
Jury says Musk misled Twitter investors before 2022 buyout, Bloomberg News reports
March 20 (Reuters) - A jury has concluded Elon Musk defrauded Twitter investors when he disparaged the company in 20...
12h ago
Sezzle dismisses auditor Baker Tilly, appoints PwC for 2026
March 20 (Reuters) - Sezzle has dismissed its independent auditor Baker Tilly and instead appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers...
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