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MDOT to close Meridian Road for construction next week
OKEMOS, MI -- We are nearing the end of the road construction season, but it's not over just yet. The Michigan Department of ...
4h ago
MSP to participate in Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 25
LANSING, MI -- Looking for a safe, convenient, and anonymous way to dispose of unneeded or expired prescription medications? ...
10h ago
EL Police says body pulled from Red Cedar River near MSU
EAST LANSING, MI -- The East Lansing Police Department has confirmed that a body was found in the Red Cedar River near the M...
Oct 13, 2025
Beauty and the Beast arrives at Wharton Center this week
EAST LANSING, MI -- One of the highest grossing Broadway musicals of all time will arrive in East Lansing this week. Disney's...
Oct 13, 2025
First frost of year reported across mid-Michigan
LANSING, MI -- If you noticed white on the rooftops across mid-Michigan this morning, you weren't seeing things. We saw our o...
Oct 09, 2025
State
No Kings protests planned for Saturday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - At least 100 No Kings protests are being planned to be held Saturday throughout Michigan. One of t...
14h ago
Court documents: fired Battle Creek police officer requested police
LIVONIA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Court documents in Livonia show former Battle Creek police officer Hunter Barnett requested police...
14h ago
Oakland University student under investigation for threatening U.S. House candidate
PONTIAC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Oakland University student is under investigation for allegedly posting on social media, callin...
Oct 13, 2025
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Michigan gas prices at low for 2025
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in the state have fallen to $2.92 a gallon. Triple-A Michigan says the price is the lo...
Oct 13, 2025
Critics of 24% wholesale tax on marijuana say it will boost black market, crush retailers
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Criticism of the state's 24% wholesale tax on marijuana that will take effect January 1st is conti...
Oct 10, 2025
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National
US air safety at risk with traffic controllers as 'pawns' in shutdown, official says
By David Shepardson and Doyinsola Oladipo ARLINGTON, Virginia/NEWARK (Reuters) -More than 13,000 U.S. air traffic controllers...
1h ago
US-India expert who advised US administrations arrested over secret documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A leading expert on U.S.-India relations who has advised successive U.S. administrations has been arres...
3h ago
Massachusetts man behind PowerSchool hacking gets 4 years in prison
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A Massachusetts man who breached the network of education software provider PowerSchool to steal d...
3h ago
BNSF grain train derails in South Dakota, no injuries or hazmat
(Reuters) -Railroad operator BNSF said on Tuesday it had received a report of a train derailment in Scotland, South Dakota, t...
3h ago
Trump mulls ending some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Washington was considering terminating some trade ties with...
3h ago
World
IMF, Pakistan reach preliminary deal on $1.2 billion payout
(Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on its loan p...
1h ago
Chinese airlines oppose Trump plan to stop flying over Russia on US routes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Major Chinese airlines on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to abandon a plan ...
1h ago
Ukrainian PM discusses attacks on energy in US talks
(Reuters) -Ukraine's prime minister said on Tuesday she was focusing on Russian attacks on her country's energy grid in talks...
2h ago
Clashes at pro-Palestinian march against Italy v Israel World Cup qualifier
By Angelo Amante UDINE, Italy (Reuters) -Thousands of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Tuesday marched in the northern Italia...
2h ago
Massachusetts man behind PowerSchool hacking gets 4 years in prison
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A Massachusetts man who breached the network of education software provider PowerSchool to steal d...
3h ago
Business
KKR-backed BOND private aviation named as customer for Bombardier $1.7 billion order in June
(Reuters) -BOND, a new private aviation company backed by U.S. investment firm KKR, was disclosed on Tuesday as the customer ...
1h ago
Spirit Airlines aims for $220 million net income in 2027 turnaround
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Spirit Airlines said on Tuesday it will fully implement its transformation plan by the end of 2027, when t...
2h ago
Dating app Grindr confirms receiving go-private interest from shareholders
(Reuters) -Grindr on Tuesday confirmed that its board had received a letter from shareholders Ray Zage and James Lu stating a...
2h ago
Chevron pushes for say in Venture Global request for Plaquemines LNG startup extension
By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) -Chevron on Tuesday asked federal regulators to let it offer an opinion on Venture Globa...
2h ago
America Movil posts threefold profit jump as costs shrink
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican telecoms giant America Movil on Tuesday reported a more than a threefold jump in third-quarter...
2h ago
Politics
US air safety at risk with traffic controllers as 'pawns' in shutdown, official says
By David Shepardson and Doyinsola Oladipo ARLINGTON, Virginia/NEWARK (Reuters) -More than 13,000 U.S. air traffic controllers...
1h ago
US news outlets reject Pentagon press access policy
By Andrew Goudsward and Helen Coster WASHINGTON (Reuters) -At least 20 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon acc...
4h ago
Trump says he will unveil list on Friday of 'Democrat programs' to be shut
By Steve Holland, Gram Slattery and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at the Whit...
4h ago
US Senate Committee set to vote on aviation safety legislation next week
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is set to vote on October 21 on aviation safety ...
4h ago
Facebook takes down page that Justice Department says was used to harass ICE agents
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that Meta had complied with its request t...
7h ago
Health
Trump administration in court filing says it laid off nearly 800 health agency workers in error
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration in a court filing on Tuesday said 778 employees of the U.S. Department of ...
1h ago
Kaiser Permanente says workers have begun a five-day labor strike
(Reuters) -Healthcare conglomerate Kaiser Permanente said on Tuesday that it is facing a labor strike called by the Alliance ...
2h ago
CDC set to lose quarter of staff with latest layoffs, union says
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Layoff notices sent over the weekend to U.S. CDC staff would see the agency lose al...
2h ago
Doctors without Borders shutters Haiti emergency clinic in 'last resort'
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Doctors without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday it is indefinitely closing an emergency clinic in Hai...
3h ago
Iraq reports bird flu among poultry in north, animal health agency says
PARIS (Reuters) -Iraq has reported an outbreak of severe bird flu among poultry in the north of the country, the World Organi...
7h ago
Science
Musk ally Jared Isaacman in talks to reclaim NASA chief nomination
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Jared Isaacman, the private astronaut and Elon Musk ally who was removed from consideration to le...
6h ago
SpaceX completes 11th Starship test before debuting upgraded prototype
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its 11th Starship rocket from Texas on Monday and landed i...
Oct 13, 2025
Study shows how solar eclipse made some birds sing like a new day dawned
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse traversed a wide swathe of North America stretch...
Oct 10, 2025
Coral reef discovered off Naples, in rare find for Mediterranean
ROME (Reuters) -A large white coral reef containing important species and fossil traces has been discovered at a depth of mor...
Oct 10, 2025
Investors pour record $3.5 billion into space as investors look beyond big names, report says
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Global space investment hit a record $3.5 billion in the third quarter, driven by a wider range of...
Oct 10, 2025
Technology
Bitcoin, ether drop as US-China tensions flare up, erasing Monday's gains
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bitcoin and ether tumbled on Tuesday as U.S.-China tension ramped up, wiping ...
2h ago
Flows into US ETFs cross $1 trillion at record pace, State Street Investment Management says
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) -Investors are directing money into U.S.-based exchange-traded funds at a rapid clip, pushing infl...
3h ago
OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December
(Reuters) -OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO ...
4h ago
Spotify video podcasts head to Netflix under new distribution tie-up
(Reuters) -Netflix said on Tuesday it will add a slate of Spotify's most popular video podcasts to its service from early 202...
5h ago
Cathie Wood-backed Solmate scoops up solana in last week's drawdown
(Reuters) -Cathie Wood's Ark Invest-backed Solmate Infrastructure said on Tuesday that it had picked up cryptocurrency solana...
6h ago
Entertainment
D'Angelo, trailblazing neo-soul singer, dies at 51, family says
By Jasper Ward and Danielle Broadway (Reuters) -Grammy-winning R&B artist D'Angelo, a pioneer of neo-soul music, died at ...
4h ago
Taylor Swift to debut Eras Tour finale, docuseries on Disney+
(Reuters) -Pop superstar Taylor Swift said on Monday she will release a concert film and a six-part documentary series chroni...
Oct 13, 2025
Oscar-buzzy 'Hamnet' changed me, actress Jessie Buckley says
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Actors Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal went on a transformative journey in "Hamnet&quo...
Oct 11, 2025
US actress Diane Keaton dies at 79, People reports
(Reuters) -U.S. actress Diane Keaton, famed for roles in "Father of the Bride" and "First Wives Club," ha...
Oct 11, 2025
Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' storms UK charts, sets new records
LONDON (Reuters) -Taylor Swift set records and topped the UK music charts on Friday, with her new album "The Life of a S...
Oct 10, 2025
