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What to know before you go to MSU football game
EAST LANSING, MI -- If you are going to the MSU game Friday night, Spartan fans are being encouraged to sign up to receive ga...
22h ago
Okemos HS student missing
** UPDATE ** The missing juvenile has been found and is safe, according to Meridian Township Police. MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP -- Mer...
23h ago
Big Ten Launches "B1G Build" Initiative
EAST LANSING, MI -- Michigan State University and the Big Ten Conference has kicked off the B1G Build initiative to transform...
23h ago
MDOT removing traffic restrictions on 91 construction projects
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is going to remove traffic restrictions on 91 of its 156...
Sep 03, 2026
Clara's on the River in Battle Creek closing
BATTLE CREEK, MI -- A decade after the Clara's Restaurant in downtown Lansing closed, another Clara's in the area is about to...
Sep 02, 2026
State
Last printed edition of Kalamazoo Gazette, seven other papers will be December 6th
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - MLive Media Group says the Kalamazoo Gazette and seven other newspapers they run in Michigan wil...
Sep 03, 2026
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MDOT removing traffic restrictions on 91 construction projects
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is going to remove traffic restrictions on 91 of its 156...
Sep 03, 2026
Benson: MEDC might need to be broken up
FLINT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson says the Michigan Economic Development Corporation n...
Sep 02, 2026
Palisades power plant starts loading nuclear fuel
COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Palisades power plant on the Lake Michigan shore in Covert Township is starting to loa...
Sep 02, 2026
Poll finds widespread opposition to more data centers
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A poll from EPIC-MRA finds 62% of Michigan voters are opposed to data center developments in the s...
Sep 02, 2026
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National
Turkey, AIIB sign cooperation deal, first focus on marine cleaning, minister says
ISTANBUL, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Turkey has signed a cooperation agreement with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) t...
1h ago
Latino voter backlash puts Texas governor's race on Democrats' midterm map
BEEVILLE, Texas, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The makeup and toys on Valencia Macias' table are items people buy on impulse at discount...
2h ago
Wildfires spread near Indonesia's new capital, prompting calls for action
By Ananda Teresia and Awaluddin Jalil JAKARTA/NUSANTARA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Wildfires have begun spreading near Indonesia's u...
2h ago
Deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial to deliberate for seventh day
By Nate Raymond Sept 4 (Reuters) - Jurors in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial will begin a seventh day of deliberations on Frida...
3h ago
Cyclosporiasis outbreak exposes a weakened US public health system
By Heather Schlitz YPSILANTI, Michigan, Sept 4 (Reuters) - During the height of the summer outbreak of cyclosporiasis, Dea La...
3h ago
World
Factbox-Major tunnel and underground rescue operations
MUMBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Rescuers pulled two survivors from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on Nepal's Trishuli Riv...
33m ago
Body of King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest monarch, returns to Uganda for burial
KAMPALA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The body of Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba, who became the world's youngest reigning monarch when he to...
37m ago
UAE pardons Egyptian-Turkish poet facing 10 years in jail
DUBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Egyptian-Turkish poet Abdulrahman Youssef al-Qaradawi was pardoned by United Arab Emirates ​Presi...
1h ago
Rubio to visit Colombia, Ecuador and Peru next week
Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Latin America next week, visiting Ecuador and meeting â...
1h ago
Chinese shipper COSCO denies its vessels spied for Beijing
BEIJING, Sept 4 (Reuters) - China's state-owned shipping giant COSCO rejected allegations it used concealed equipment on its ...
1h ago
Business
US nonfarm payrolls surge in August; unemployment rate steady at 4.1%
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in August while the unemployment rate he...
25m ago
S&P 500 futures fall after August jobs data
Sept 4 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the benchmark S&P 500 ​index turned negative on Friday after data showed the ...
29m ago
Exclusive-Hedge fund giant Citadel seeking to buy US shale oil production assets, sources say
By David French NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Citadel has held talks to buy U.S. oil production assets, as the hedge fund and ...
1h ago
TSX futures muted ahead of domestic, US jobs reports
Sept 4 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Canada's blue-chip stocks were subdued on Friday, as investors refrained from placing lar...
1h ago
Analysis-Shein seeks fast-fashion deals to spur growth
By Helen Reid, Yantoultra Ngui and Selena Li LONDON/HONG KONG, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Now it has clinched a stock market listing ...
2h ago
Politics
Latino voter backlash puts Texas governor's race on Democrats' midterm map
BEEVILLE, Texas, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The makeup and toys on Valencia Macias' table are items people buy on impulse at discount...
2h ago
Explainer-Will Trump's restrictions on mail-in ballots be in place for the midterms?
By Luc Cohen Sept 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it ...
3h ago
Musk super PAC wades into US midterms with $800,000 for Republicans in close races
By Dawn Kopecki NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - SpaceX founder Elon Musk has spent more than $800,000 in recent days on over a d...
10h ago
Trump plans to break ground on Washington arch without final approval
By Daniel Trotta Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday announced plans to break ground on a 250-foot (76-me...
10h ago
Missouri statehouse candidate accused of trying to plant drugs on opponent
By Steve Gorman Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Republican nominee for a Missouri statehouse seat has been charged in federal court wi...
11h ago
Health
Health Rounds: Psychedelic drug shows promise for preventing chemotherapy-induced nerve damage
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By N...
1h ago
Cyclosporiasis outbreak exposes a weakened US public health system
By Heather Schlitz YPSILANTI, Michigan, Sept 4 (Reuters) - During the height of the summer outbreak of cyclosporiasis, Dea La...
3h ago
Salmonella outbreak linked to pumpkin seeds infects 81 in France
PARIS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - An outbreak of salmonella related to a batch ​of pumpkin seeds infected 81 people, hospital...
3h ago
India food safety crackdown targets company of Nepal's 'Noodle King'
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (Reuters) - India on Friday ordered a Nepali billionaire's company popular for its Wai Wai ...
6h ago
Ionis Pharma's drug becomes first FDA-approved treatment for rare brain disorder
Sept 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. FDA on Thursday approved Ionis Pharmaceuticals' therapy to treat a rare disease that affects the ...
16h ago
Science
White House pressures US space firms to skip Paris space summit, sources say
By Joey Roulette and Tim Hepher WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration pressured U.S. space companies not to...
17h ago
Can sheep save the glaciers? Swiss scientists put wool to the test
By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse LES DIABLERETS, Switzerland, Sept 3 (Reuters) - As Switzerland struggles to contain t...
Sep 03, 2026
Europe may accelerate space launches to meet satellite demand
By Tim Hepher PARIS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency is considering increasing the launch rate of its Ariane 6 a...
Sep 02, 2026
Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter
By Will Dunham Sept 1 (Reuters) - Scientists have made a possible breakthrough in the hunt for dark matter - observing hints ...
Sep 01, 2026
Spain's PLD Space adds $125 million to its latest funding round
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Aerospace engineering firm PLD Space said on Tuesday it had extended its equity funding ​round by €...
Sep 01, 2026
Technology
ByteDance secures $29.6 billion loan in AI push, sources say
By Kane Wu and Yantoultra Ngui HONG KONG, Sept 4 (Reuters) - ByteDance has secured a $29.6 billion loan from nearly 30 banks,...
1h ago
Exclusive-OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring
By Deepa Seetharaman and Raphael Satter SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German we...
3h ago
South Korea says chip investments under discussion with US amid tariff concerns
By Heejin Kim and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Sept 4 (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States are discussing semiconductor invest...
8h ago
US auto safety regulator says evaluating Tesla's Cybercab rollout
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety agency ​NHTSA is evaluating Tesla's rollout of Cybercab robotaxis,...
11h ago
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts
By Saurabh Sharma, Devjyot Ghoshal, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, Sept 4 (Reuters) - An army of experts i...
12h ago
Entertainment
Hollywood summer box office hits pre-pandemic stride as women, younger audiences return to theaters
By Dawn Chmielewski and Harshita Mary Varghese LOS ANGELES, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Hollywood is closing out its best summer since...
3h ago
US FCC asks court to reject Disney lawsuit over ABC TV station licenses
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission asked a federal judge on Thursd...
15h ago
France and Korea to lead debate on film industry's big issues at Lumiere summit
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, Sept 3 (Reuters) - France and South Korea will lead debate at a one-day summit next week on ...
18h ago
Everest adventure becomes story of loss in Venice festival documentary
By Crispian Balmer VENICE, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A documentary about two elite mountaineers pursuing an apparently impossible dr...
21h ago
Mara sisters speak as one in Herzog's Venice contender
By Kristian Brunse VENICE, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara said years of shared experiences helped them maste...
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