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Suspect who police say shot up a Kalamazoo restaurant arraigned on 25 felony counts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in a September shooting that injured five at a Kalamazoo restaurant was arraigned on...
10h ago

KVET arrests suspect after shots fired from moving vehicle on Gull Road
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody after police say he fired into the parking lot of a Gull Road p...
10h ago
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AUDIO: KDPS Chief Boysen talks about two deaths in Kalamazoo in past week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The discovery of two people found dead outside in Kalamazoo in the last week and the colder temp...
19h ago

Huizenga Announces Reelection Intentions
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 16, 2025) - Bill Huizenga apparently wants to continue making regular trips to Washington. Whet...
21h ago

AUDIO: Kalamazoo County commission to get presentation on child care costs
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County commissioners will hear a presentation this week that could lead to a request f...
Dec 15, 2025
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Entertainment
Second doctor in Matthew Perry overdose case sentenced to home confinement
By Steve Gorman and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A second California doctor was sentenced on Tuesday to eigh...
9h ago
Warner Bros likely to reject $108.4 billion Paramount bid, back Netflix in bidding war, sources say
By Milana Vinn and Dawn Chmielewski Dec 16 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery's board could announce a decision as early as We...
9h ago
Prosecutors weigh charges for son of slain filmmaker Rob Reiner
By Jane Ross and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Los Angeles were weighing possible criminal char...
11h ago
Howard Stern renews SiriusXM deal, easing uncertainty over flagship show
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Radio host Howard Stern has renewed his contract with SiriusXM Holdings for three more years, the sat...
14h ago
Eurovision host says it will not drown out any boos during Israel's performance
By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The host broadcaster of the next Eurovision Song Contest, Austria's ORF, will n...
17h ago
Local

Suspect who police say shot up a Kalamazoo restaurant arraigned on 25 felony counts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in a September shooting that injured five at a Kalamazoo restaurant was arraigned on...
10h ago

Suspect who police say shot up a Kalamazoo restaurant arraigned on 25 felony counts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in a September shooting that injured five at a Kalamazoo restaurant was arraigned on...
10h ago

KVET arrests suspect after shots fired from moving vehicle on Gull Road
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody after police say he fired into the parking lot of a Gull Road p...
10h ago
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KVET arrests suspect after shots fired from moving vehicle on Gull Road
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody after police say he fired into the parking lot of a Gull Road p...
10h ago
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Kalamazoo Public Schools making progress on state math tests
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools continue to show progress where it counts, literally. Superintendent Da...
19h ago
State

Whitmer says final 12 months as governor focused on literacy
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says her final 12 months in office will be focused on literacy. She says...
19h ago

Whitmer says final 12 months as governor focused on literacy
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says her final 12 months in office will be focused on literacy. She says...
19h ago

MSU plans second indoor arena at the Ag Pavilion
EAST LANSING, MI -- Michigan State University says it plans to pour millions of dollars into adding a second indoor riding ar...
Dec 15, 2025

MSU plans second indoor arena at the Ag Pavilion
EAST LANSING, MI -- Michigan State University says it plans to pour millions of dollars into adding a second indoor riding ar...
Dec 15, 2025

Statewide gas prices up slightly in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's 3¢ more expensive per gallon to fill the gas tank in Michigan this week. Triple-A Michi...
Dec 15, 2025
Local Sports

Broncos get bid to Myrtle Beach Bowl to face Kennesaw State December 19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After winning the MAC championship game Saturday, the 2025 Mid-American Conference Champion West...
Dec 08, 2025

Broncos get bid to Myrtle Beach Bowl to face Kennesaw State December 19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After winning the MAC championship game Saturday, the 2025 Mid-American Conference Champion West...
Dec 08, 2025

Gilmore Car Museum hosting Run through the Lights Wednesday
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Gilmore Car Museum is inviting people to the facility Wednesday night from 5 to 9 p.m....
Dec 07, 2025

Gilmore Car Museum hosting Run through the Lights Wednesday
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Gilmore Car Museum is inviting people to the facility Wednesday night from 5 to 9 p.m....
Dec 07, 2025

WMU wins MAC championship, awaits bowl announcement
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University football team won the team's fourth league championship in school ...
Dec 07, 2025
National Sports
Adam Silver: NBA expansion verdict due in 2026
A decision on possible NBA expansion is due next year, and Las Vegas and Seattle are at the head of the line should the leagu...
38m ago
NHL roundup: Oilers' Leon Draisaitl joins 1,000-point club
Leon Draisaitl became the first German-born player to reach 1,000 points by recording the first of his four assists Tuesday, ...
1h ago
Knicks ride 4th-quarter surge past Spurs to win NBA Cup
OG Anunoby made five 3-pointers and scored 28 points and the New York Knicks rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the San An...
1h ago
Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love declares for NFL draft
Notre Dame junior Jeremiyah Love, a Heisman Trophy finalist and the Doak Walker Award winner as the top running back in ...
2h ago
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 9 TCU gets two triple-doubles in rout
Olivia Miles and Marta Suarez each recorded a triple-double as No. 9 TCU demolished Arkansas-Pine Bluff 109-54 in a nonconfer...
2h ago
National
EU to strengthen carbon levy on high-emission imports, crack down on attempts to dodge it
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 17 - The European Union will expand its carbon border levy - a fee charged on imports of high-em...
59m ago
US orders unit at TransAlta coal plant in Washington state to stay open
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. energy secretary signed an order on Tuesday to keep a unit open at TransAlta coal &zw...
5h ago
Authorities still trying to identify Brown University gunman three days into manhunt
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Helen Coster Dec 16 (Reuters) - Authorities on Tuesday once again asked members of the public for ...
6h ago
Trump plans financial restrictions on late, overbudget defense contractors, sources say
By Joey Roulette and Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is planning an executive order that w...
6h ago
Trump expected to sign executive order to fast-track reclassification of cannabis, NBC News reports
Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week t...
6h ago
World
Analysis-Australia's gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, experts say
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - After Australia's deadliest mass shooting in 1996, the country rushed in some of the...
54m ago
With Thaksin jailed, Thailand's Pheu Thai turns to nephew in poll fight back
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - With general elections just months away and its billionaire patriarch in priso...
56m ago
Australia police charge alleged Bondi Beach gunman with 59 offences, including terror
SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Police in Australia said on Wednesday they had charged a man who allegedly ope...
1h ago
Australian state parliament to be recalled to pass stricter gun laws
SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The Australian state parliament of New South Wales will reconvene next week to di...
3h ago
Japan cancels H3 rocket launch due to 'facility trouble'
TOKYO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Japan's space agency cancelled on Wednesday its planned H3 rocket launch carryi...
4h ago
Business
South Korea central bank sees upside inflation risk with a weaker won
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL, Dec 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank said on Wednesday headline inflation next year could exce...
40m ago
Japan must pursue proactive spending for growth, premier says
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Japan must pursue proactive spending, rather than excessive fiscal tightening, that...
53m ago
Global coal demand hit record high this year but is set to decline by 2030, IEA says
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Global coal demand reached a record high in 2025 but is expected to decline by 2030 as renewables,...
59m ago
EU to strengthen carbon levy on high-emission imports, crack down on attempts to dodge it
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 17 - The European Union will expand its carbon border levy - a fee charged on imports of high-em...
59m ago
TikTok monitored Grindr activity through third-party tracker, privacy group alleges
By Leo Marchandon Dec 17 (Reuters) - A privacy advocacy group, noyb, filed complaints to Austria's data protection authority ...
1h ago
Politics
FAA chief fails to sell Republic shares in violation of ethics agreement, senator says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said he had not divested h...
6h ago
Trump's top aide criticizes how USAID was dismantled in Vanity Fair interview
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's top aide Susie Wiles was "aghast" over the...
9h ago
Border Patrol commander, agents reappear in force in Chicago immigrant communities
By Renee Hickman CHICAGO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Border Patrol agents returned to Chicago in force on Tuesday after a month-...
10h ago
Trump's approval rating slips to 39%, economy weighs, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's approval rating slipped in recent days to nearly its l...
11h ago
Prosecutors weigh charges for son of slain filmmaker Rob Reiner
By Jane Ross and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Los Angeles were weighing possible criminal char...
11h ago
Health
Europe to vote on scheme to help abortion access
PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The EU's parliament will vote on Wednesday on a scheme that would enable women from nations restric...
6h ago
Trump expected to sign executive order to fast-track reclassification of cannabis, NBC News reports
Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week t...
6h ago
US FDA approves GSK's twice-yearly asthma drug
LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved GSK's add-on drug to treat ast...
7h ago
US CDC accepts advisers' recommendations for hepatitis B vaccine in major policy shift
Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday adopted its advisers' recommendation a...
7h ago
Medical supply firm Medline could raise up to $7 billion in IPO, FT reports
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Private equity-owned medical supplies giant Medline is aiming to raise up to $7 billion in an upsized shar...
11h ago
Science
Japan cancels H3 rocket launch due to 'facility trouble'
TOKYO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Japan's space agency cancelled on Wednesday its planned H3 rocket launch carryi...
4h ago
Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Alpine cliffs near Winter Olympics site
MILAN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Italian paleontologists have uncovered thousands of dinosaur footprints on a near-vertical rock fac...
15h ago
Russia says damaged launch pad crucial to its space programme will be fixed by February
MOSCOW, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Russia's space agency said on Tuesday that work was underway to repair a damaged launch pad at the...
20h ago
Italy crafts lab-grown snacks with fruit residues, plant cells and a 3D printer
ROME, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Scientists in Italy are developing sweet snacks with lab-grown plant cells and fruit residues, produ...
Dec 15, 2025
Analysis-Musk's Mars mission adds risk to red-hot SpaceX IPO
By Joey Roulette, Ross Kerber and Echo Wang WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Investors eyeing SpaceX's potential blockbuster IP...
Dec 12, 2025
Technology
TikTok monitored Grindr activity through third-party tracker, privacy group alleges
By Leo Marchandon Dec 17 (Reuters) - A privacy advocacy group, noyb, filed complaints to Austria's data protection authority ...
1h ago
Amazon in talks to invest in OpenAI, source says
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Amazon is in talks to invest in OpenAI, which could value the ChatGPT maker over $500 billion, ...
4h ago
Crypto exchange HashKey debuts in Hong Kong amid market volatility
By Kane Wu, Scott Murdoch and Donny Kwok HONG KONG, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Shares of cryptocurrency exchange HashKey Holdings cli...
4h ago
Chinese AI chipmaker MetaX shares jump nearly 600% in market debut
SHANGHAI, Dec 17 (Reuters) - MetaX Integrated Circuits shares jumped nearly 600% in their Shanghai debut on Wednesday, as &zw...
4h ago
Apple in talks with Indian chip makers for assembly, packaging of iPhone parts, ET reports
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Apple is in preliminary talks with some Indian chip manufacturers for the assembly and pa...
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