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Lansing BWL to host annual resource fair on Wednesday
LANSING, MI -- The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) and over two dozen non-rofit organizations and community partners...
8h ago
Saturday is "Drug Take Back Day" in Michigan
LANSING, MI -- The DEA's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday, October 24, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ...
14h ago
Mid-Michigan teacher receives weekly award from Michigan Lottery
MARSHALL, MI -- A Calhoun County educator who loves to connect with students and help them achieve their goals and dreams has...
15h ago
Special screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show this weekend at Wharton Center
EAST LANSING, MI -- Wharton Center is doing the Time Warp this weekend. The cult-classic returns to East Lansing for one nigh...
16h ago
TUF Creations to open new studio in downton Lansing
LANSING, MI -- Downtown Lansing Inc. has announced the grand opening of TUF Creations, a new rug-tufting studio in downtown L...
Oct 19, 2026
State
More than 780,000 Michigan voters have already cast their ballot, two weeks before Election Day
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State officials say two weeks ahead of Election Day, more than 780,000 Michigan voters have retur...
8h ago
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DNR releasing nearly 7,300 pheasants for hunting season
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will release nearly 7,300 pheasants in the Lower Peni...
16h ago
Union to vote on tentative agreement with Bradford White Friday
MIDDLEVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - United Auto Workers members will vote Friday on a tentative contract agreement with Bradford W...
16h ago
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Michigan's average gas price down 15¢
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan drivers are paying 15¢ less for a gallon of gas than last week. Triple-A Michigan s...
Oct 19, 2026
Two Mattawan High School students killed, three injured in early Sunday morning crash
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two Mattawan High School students were killed in a single vehicle crash early Sunday mornin...
Oct 18, 2026
National
Trump, in North Carolina, says Republicans will defy midterm odds
By Jacob Bogage GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Oct 20 (Reuters) - With his approval rating at record lows, President Donald Trum...
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Trump promises cash for fraud tips as he awards right-wing YouTuber
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would reward tipsters who uncove...
5h ago
USDA plans to resume imports of Mexican cattle at more ports of entry
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The US Department of Agriculture plans to resume cattle imports from Mexico at...
5h ago
Fecal waste contaminates sinkholes, drinking wells in Mexico's Yucatan, Greenpeace says
By Iñigo Alexander MEXICO CITY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Water from wells and sinkholes in Mexico's Yucatan state that resid...
7h ago
Michigan Republican candidate and UAW, in rare alignment, blast GM
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers and the United Auto Worke...
8h ago
World
China says it is 'safeguarding order' around Taiwan-controlled South China Sea atoll
BEIJING, Oct 21 (Reuters) - China's government said on Wednesday that its coast guard was "safeguarding order" arou...
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Israel accepted as a Pacific Islands Forum partner, Israeli Foreign Minister says
WELLINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Israel has become a Pacific Islands Forum partner, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said on X, de...
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Taiwan security agency flags rise in Chinese disinformation ahead of local elections
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - China spread more than 2.5 million pieces of disputed or false online information tar...
1h ago
Suspect in vehicle attack on Australian lawmaker appears in court as police probe motive
By Renju Jose SYDNEY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A man who allegedly rammed his car into Australian lawmaker Helen Haines outside her...
5h ago
UN experts urge Indian authorities to cease 'use of excessive force' to curb protests
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - UN experts called on Tuesday for an independent investigation into Indian au...
6h ago
Business
A possible SpaceX-Tesla merger? Here's what people are saying
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Tuesday that a merger of his two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, would be "a good idea...
1h ago
Asian stocks climb as strong earnings buoy Wall Street
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose and bonds stabilised at the start of trading on Wedne...
1h ago
Australian AI data centre operator NextDC shares shed 44% on revenue delay
By Scott Murdoch and Rajasik Mukherjee SYDNEY Oct 21 (Reuters) - Australian data centre operator NextDC shed nearly half of i...
2h ago
Dollar on back foot as US yields, crude prices dip; Aussie buoyed by hawkish RBA
TOKYO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US dollar remained under pressure on Wednesday after slipping to a three-week low in the previo...
2h ago
Japan shifting to wage-driven inflation phase, finance minister says
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Japan's economy is seeing price rises driven by higher import costs and on the cusp...
3h ago
Politics
US high court rulings have been 'destructive to democracy,' Justice Kagan says
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday said the court's conservative maj...
2h ago
Trump promises cash for fraud tips as he awards right-wing YouTuber
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would reward tipsters who uncove...
5h ago
Michigan Republican candidate and UAW, in rare alignment, blast GM
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers and the United Auto Worke...
8h ago
Explainer-Three issues defining the 2026 US midterm elections
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's record-low popularity, voter frustration over t...
9h ago
Trump, Bloomberg ramp up spending ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would spend more than $400 million on Republ...
10h ago
Health
Saluda Medical's shares hit record low on Evoke device recall
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Saluda Medical said on Wednesday it is undertaking a voluntary recall of certain Evoke neurostimulation de...
3h ago
Intuitive tightens 2026 robotic-surgery procedure growth forecast; shares fall
By Sahil Pandey Oct 20 (Reuters) - Intuitive Surgical on Tuesday tightened its 2026 forecast for growth in procedures perform...
4h ago
Fecal waste contaminates sinkholes, drinking wells in Mexico's Yucatan, Greenpeace says
By Iñigo Alexander MEXICO CITY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Water from wells and sinkholes in Mexico's Yucatan state that resid...
7h ago
US FDA approves GSK's hepatitis B drug, offering patients chance to stop long-term treatment
Oct 20 (Reuters) - The US FDA said on Tuesday it had approved British drugmaker GSK's hepatitis B drug Hibsago, allowing pati...
8h ago
Polish lawmakers vote to ease abortion ban, but face likely presidential veto
WARSAW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Poland's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted to allow abortion in case of foetal abnormalit...
10h ago
Science
Feared extinct, Bangka slow loris primate rediscovered in Indonesia
By Will Dunham Oct 20 (Reuters) - The Bangka slow loris is one of Earth's most exotic primates, a slow-moving tree dweller th...
9h ago
Japan launches mission to return samples from Mars moon
MINAMITANE, Japan, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Japan launched an uncrewed spacecraft toward the Martian moon Phobos on Tuesday on a mi...
Oct 19, 2026
Famous Siberian cave yields remains of yak-like Ice Age mammal
By Will Dunham Oct 19 (Reuters) - A Siberian cave already famous for yielding the first remains of an extinct human lineage c...
Oct 19, 2026
Starlink disruptions are being felt on the front lines of Ukraine
By Sergiy Chalyi DONETSK REGION, Ukraine, Oct 16 (Reuters) - For one artillery unit fighting in eastern Ukraine, the US decis...
Oct 16, 2026
For fishermen, Britain's climate-driven octopus boom is an opportunity, and a threat
By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A surge in octopus numbers in British waters due to unusually warm seas is presen...
Oct 16, 2026
Technology
State Bank of India reports cyberattack involving nearly 3,900 customer records
Oct 21 (Reuters) - State Bank of India on Wednesday reported a cyberattack that resulted in the disclosure of 3,897 ...
38m ago
Southeast Asia digital sales set to rise by 17% in 2026, research shows
SINGAPORE, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's total digital sales volume is expected to increase by 17% to $368 billion in 2...
1h ago
OpenAI says its AI agents weakened internal monitoring system
By Carlos Méndez Oct 20 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Tuesday that two of its AI agents weakened parts of an internal mon...
1h ago
Explainer-Why would Musk merge SpaceX and Tesla?
By Joe Brock Oct 21 (Reuters) - Elon Musk believes a merger between Tesla and SpaceX is a good idea, he said on Tuesday, publ...
2h ago
Lutnick announces investment to boost semiconductor production in North Carolina
Oct 20 (Reuters) - US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday announced a new investment in North Carolina by S...
3h ago
Entertainment
Netflix co-CEO Sarandos says 'we could do better' after weak forecast
By Lisa Richwine and Jaspreet Singh LOS ANGELES, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Netflix issued weaker-than-expected guidance for fourth-q...
8h ago
Comedian Russell Brand anally raped me, woman tells UK trial
By Michael Holden LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - British actor and comedian Russell Brand anally raped a woman who had willingly ...
12h ago
Jon Stewart signs on to continue as 'Daily Show' host through 2028
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Comedian Jon Stewart will continue hosting Comedy Central's "The Da...
Oct 19, 2026
Netflix film division boss to exit in second senior departure in a week
Oct 19 (Reuters) - Netflix said on Monday its film division head Dan Lin would leave after nearly three years at the helm,...
Oct 19, 2026
US Supreme Court rejects music labels' challenge to copyright termination ruling
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court rejected on Monday a challenge by a group of music labe...
Oct 19, 2026
