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Consumers Energy funnels $77,500 to non-profits to help with tornado relief efforts
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Consumers Energy Foundation announced Tuesday it's making $77,500 in grants available to help ...
7h ago
Police arrest 16-year-old from Kalamazoo in armed robbery at Parchment gas station
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 16-year-old from Kalamazoo has been arrested and lodged at the Kalamazoo County Juven...
7h ago
Battle Creek man struck and killed by vehicle while apparently fleeing from domestic violence assault
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man is dead following a possible domestic assault that ended in a fatal traffi...
8h ago
B Drive South and 6 Mile Road in Calhoun County to become 4-Way Stop
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Another Calhoun County intersection will become a four-way stop next week. The Calhoun Count...
May 13, 2024
Driver in custody after car crashes into Battle Creek adult business
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - No serious injuries were reported on Sunday morning after a car crashed into the Romantix adul...
May 13, 2024
State
Consumers Energy funnels $77,500 to non-profits to help with tornado relief efforts
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Consumers Energy Foundation announced Tuesday it's making $77,500 in grants available to help ...
7h ago
Police arrest 16-year-old from Kalamazoo in armed robbery at Parchment gas station
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 16-year-old from Kalamazoo has been arrested and lodged at the Kalamazoo County Juven...
7h ago
Battle Creek man struck and killed by vehicle while apparently fleeing from domestic violence assault
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man is dead following a possible domestic assault that ended in a fatal traffi...
8h ago
B Drive South and 6 Mile Road in Calhoun County to become 4-Way Stop
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Another Calhoun County intersection will become a four-way stop next week. The Calhoun Count...
May 13, 2024
Driver in custody after car crashes into Battle Creek adult business
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - No serious injuries were reported on Sunday morning after a car crashed into the Romantix adul...
May 13, 2024
Local Sports
WMU's Kitchen named MAC Player of the Week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - For the second consecutive week, a member of the Western Michigan University baseball team has b...
May 13, 2024
Tigers series opener with Cardinals postponed, doubleheader set for Tuesday afternoon
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The start of the interleague series between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals has bee...
Apr 29, 2024
K-WINGS CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH, FALL TO FUEL IN OT
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Wings (38-30-4-0) staged a two-goal comeback but ultimately fell to the Indy Fu...
Apr 14, 2024
Kalamazoo wins season series finale at Iowa, heads to Indy in playoff position
CORALVILLE, IA (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Wings (38-30-3-0) leaned on their leadership to defeat the Iowa Heartlanders (26-...
Apr 13, 2024
K Wings dominate Iowa, stay in playoff mix with 6-2 win
CORALVILLE, IA (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Wings (37-30-3-0) struck early and often to move back into playoff position by de...
Apr 11, 2024
National Sports
Boxing-Ring announcer quits after backlash to wrong winner call
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The American ring announcer who called out the wrong winner after a women's WBA title fight in Australia l...
2h ago
Basketball-Sun cool Fever in Clark's WNBA debut
By Amy Tennery UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Reuters) - The Connecticut Sun dimmed the spotlight on Caitlin Clark in her Women's Nationa...
2h ago
Thunder set to push Mavericks to brink of elimination
Top-seeded and playing like it again, the Oklahoma City Thunder have stacked the odds in their favor as they head into Game 5...
4h ago
Basketball-Fans flood the stands for Clark's WNBA debut
By Amy Tennery UNCASVILLE, Connecticut (Reuters) - The Caitlin Clark era in the WNBA began to fanfare and a sold-out crowd on...
4h ago
Golf-Top-ranked Scheffler getting advice on how to be number one dad at PGA
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - As the world's top ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler does not need advice on how to improve his ga...
6h ago
National
Miniature poodle Sage fetches top prize at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
By Eduardo Munoz NEW YORK (Reuters) - A miniature poodle named Sage was crowned "Best in Show" on Tuesday at the 14...
1h ago
US Capitol riot's shadow looms over Maryland, West Virginia primaries
By Makini Brice and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than three years have passed since former President Donald Trum...
2h ago
Wing of Trump's plane hit a corporate jet at West Palm Beach airport, source says
(Reuters) - The wing of former U.S. President Donald Trump's plane, a Boeing 757, hit a corporate jet while taxiing at West P...
4h ago
US State Dept moves $1 billion weapons aid for Israel to congressional review, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has moved a $1 billion package of weapons aid for Israel into the congressio...
5h ago
US says Boeing breached 2021 deferred prosecution 737 MAX agreement
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said late on Tuesday that Boeing Co had breached its obligations in a 2021 agreement ...
5h ago
World
Russia repels massive Ukraine air attack on Sevastopol, official says
(Reuters) - Russian air forces repelled a "massive" air attack by Ukraine on Sevastopol, though debris from a missi...
1h ago
US Capitol riot's shadow looms over Maryland, West Virginia primaries
By Makini Brice and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than three years have passed since former President Donald Trum...
2h ago
Brazil states ask court to double what Vale, BHP should pay for dam burst
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Two Brazilian states have asked a court to more than double the amount that mine...
3h ago
Singapore to inaugurate new PM as Lee makes way after 20 years in charge
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will inaugurate Lawrence Wong on Wednesday as its new prime minister and fourt...
4h ago
Putin backs China's Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands the conflict
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published early on Wednesday, said he backed China's plan for a...
4h ago
Business
Thai industrial sentiment falls in April on weak demand, wage hike plan
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai industrial sentiment index dropped in April, dented by slowing domestic demand, a government wag...
1h ago
Xiaomi becomes 8th largest EV upstart in China after successful SU7 launch
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has become the country's eighth-largest electric vehicle upstar...
2h ago
Stocks rise, dollar drifts ahead of US inflation report
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday while the dollar drifted lower as traders weighed mixe...
2h ago
Brazil pushes out Petrobras CEO, names ex-regulator to top job
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -The chief executive of Brazil's Petrobras offered to step ...
3h ago
China central bank leaves key policy rate unchanged, matching forecast
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's central bank left a key policy rate unchanged when rolling over maturing medium-term l...
3h ago
Politics
US Capitol riot's shadow looms over Maryland, West Virginia primaries
By Makini Brice and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than three years have passed since former President Donald Trum...
2h ago
US House Republican Carol Miller defeats primary challenger, Edison projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican Carol Miller in a Tuesday primary defeated a challenger who had pleaded guilty t...
3h ago
US State Dept moves $1 billion weapons aid for Israel to congressional review, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has moved a $1 billion package of weapons aid for Israel into the congressio...
5h ago
US lawmaker seeks information from oil companies on report of Trump's 'quid pro quo' offer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democratic lawmaker on a U.S. House oversight panel has sought information from nine oil compa...
14h ago
US House Speaker Johnson to join Republican parade at Trump hush money trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson will join former President Donald Trump ...
15h ago
Health
Taiwan says WHO should let it attend all its meetings
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu called on the World Health Organization on Wednesday to allow the island...
2h ago
Eisai starts rolling submission for injectable version of Alzheimer's drug with US FDA
(Reuters) - Eisai and partner Biogen said on Tuesday that the Japanese drugmaker has begun submitting data on a rolling basis...
5h ago
Eli Lilly reaches settlement with spa selling Mounjaro, Zepbound knockoffs
(Reuters) - Eli Lilly has entered into a settlement deal with a medi spa that had sold counterfeit versions of its popular di...
6h ago
Activist Jana Partners built position in QuidelOrtho in first quarter, sources say
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Activist investor Jana Partners built a new stake in U.S. diagnostics company QuidelOrtho ...
7h ago
Grifols swings to profit, says debt reduction on track
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish drugmaker Grifols swung to a first-quarter net profit of 21 million euros ($23 mil...
10h ago
Science
Blue Origin to resume space tourist flights after near 2-year pause
(Reuters) - Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin will resume flights to space on Sunday, ending a near two-year pause of crewed oper...
10h ago
Boeing Starliner's crew debut delayed again over spacecraft issue
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing's first Starliner mission carrying humans to space was delayed to May 21 over ...
11h ago
For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag,&q...
May 13, 2024
New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may improve risk assessment
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on M...
May 13, 2024
Musk sees fourth flight of SpaceX's Starship in 3-5 weeks
(Reuters) -SpaceX's Starship rocket, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, wil...
May 11, 2024
Technology
Sony shares leap 12% on buyback and dividend plans, higher profit outlook
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Sony Group jumped 12% in early Tokyo trading on Wednesday after the company pledged...
2h ago
Australia's Iress says client data at OneVue platform compromised
(Reuters) - Australia's Iress Ltd said on Wednesday a stolen credential from its third-party user space was used to gain acce...
3h ago
Huawei flagship store surge in China signals showdown with Apple
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei is revamping its retail strategy and aggressively opening flagship stores in China, w...
3h ago
Tesla to lay off an additional 601 employees in California - government notice
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla plans to lay off an additional 601 employees in California, according to its notice to govern...
4h ago
YouTube to block Hong Kong protest anthem videos after court order
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) -Alphabet's YouTube on Tuesday said it will comply with a Hong Kong court decision and bl...
5h ago
Entertainment
Gayle King, Kate Upton model for 60th Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Journalist Gayle King, plus-sized model Hunter McGrady and returning stars Chrissy Teigen and Kate Up...
7h ago
Sony rethinking its bid for Paramount, CNBC reports
(Reuters) - Sony Pictures is rethinking its bid for Paramount Global, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing sources, sending the s...
10h ago
Factbox-Cannes 2024: Who are the jury members presided by Greta Gerwig?
CANNES (Reuters) - Almost as prestigious as winning the Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, is being on the jur...
16h ago
Cannes festival director laments focus on controversies rather than cinema
CANNES (Reuters) - Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux lamented on Monday an increased focus in recent years on pol...
May 13, 2024
Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran ahead of Cannes premiere
CANNES (Reuters) - Mohammad Rasoulof, a celebrated Iranian director whose latest film is competing in the Cannes Film Festiva...
May 13, 2024