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Cars, trucks and motorcycles highlight Lansing car show this weekend
LANSING, MI -- The capital city will host the annual Earvin Johnson, Sr., Car, Motorcycle and Truck Show is this weekend at U...
Aug 05, 2025
Michigan Lottery seek nominations for Excellence in Education awards
LANSING, MI -- It's almost time for another school year, and the Michigan Lottery is reminding parents, students and others t...
Aug 05, 2025
Eastbound I-496 ramp to US-127 closed Wednesday, Aug. 6
LANSING, MI -- Another day and another ramp closure in mid-Michigan. This one is tied to the massive construction project on ...
Aug 04, 2025
Lansing School District plans to celebrate grand opening of new school
The Lansing School District will celebrate the completion of construction of the new Mt. Hope school with a Grand Opening cel...
Aug 01, 2025
MSU Extension to cut up to a quarter of its staff
EAST LANSING, MI -- More job cuts are coming to Michigan State University, this time in the MSU Extension office. The school ...
Aug 01, 2025
State
AUDIO: State government shutdown in October a real possibility
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A state government shutdown on October 1st is looking like a real threat. Democratic Senate Majori...
10h ago
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Baby dies from injuries suffered in crash between pickup, buggy
MONTCALM TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A four-month-old girl has died of her injuries suffered when the buggy she was in with h...
10h ago
AUDIO: Michigan State Police hold active shooter training for church leaders
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police held active shooter training for church leaders across the state yester...
10h ago
EGLE looking for next steps after EPA cancels $7 billion Solar for All grant program
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State officials are looking at their next steps after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ann...
Aug 13, 2025
Lawsuit calling for special election in state Senate district filed
BAY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Residents of the 35th District of the Michigan Senate have filed a lawsuit to force Governor Wh...
Aug 12, 2025
National
US senators call for Meta probe after Reuters report on its AI policies
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -Two Republican U.S. senators called for a congressional investigation into Meta Platforms on Thursda...
1h ago
US Supreme Court declines for now to block Mississippi social media age-check law
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Thursday to put on hold a Mississippi law requirin...
2h ago
US health department reinstates task force on safer childhood vaccines
(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday it is reinstating a federal task force for safer...
2h ago
US taking 'special measures' to protect people possibly exposed in court records hack
By Sarah N. Lynch and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government is taking unspecified "special measures&quo...
2h ago
Trump's debanking order could create headaches for banks, sources say
By Nupur Anand, Pete Schroeder and Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order requiring ba...
5h ago
World
EU's Kallas says Israeli settlement plan breaches international law
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Thursday that an Israeli settlement plan is not i...
1h ago
Exclusive-Brazil lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro warns of more US sanctions, maybe tariffs
By Marcelo Teixeira and Luciana Magalhaes WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of former Pr...
2h ago
Trump: Journalists should be allowed into Gaza
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would like to see journalists gain access to Gaza to see hum...
2h ago
Fire at oil refinery in Russia's Volgograd extinguished, authorities say
(Reuters) -A fire at a Lukoil oil refinery in Russia's Volgograd region has been extinguished, local authorities said on Thur...
2h ago
Man charged with throwing sandwich at US agent was Justice Dept staffer
By Andrew Goudsward and Jana Winter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A man facing a felony assault charge for throwing a sandwich at a f...
3h ago
Business
US FTC investigating Hims & Hers over advertisements and cancellation practices, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing complaints about Telehealth platform Hims & Hers regarding its ad...
19m ago
GAMCO sues Redstone for allegedly short-changing Paramount investors in Skydance deal
(Reuters) -Billionaire investor Mario Gabelli's investment fund filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Paramount Global sh...
32m ago
Buffett's Berkshire acquires 5 million shares in UnitedHealth
(Reuters) -Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has acquired 5 million shares in UnitedHealth Group, a regulatory filing showe...
34m ago
US charges two in $275 million water vending machine Ponzi case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A Washington state entrepreneur and a former Jefferies portfolio manager were crimina...
41m ago
Kyivstar to go public in New York on August 15
(Reuters) -Ukraine's biggest mobile operator, Kyivstar, said on Thursday its shares will begin trading on the Nasdaq on Augus...
42m ago
Politics
US government to shed 300,000 workers this year, Trump's HR chief forecasts
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration will likely shed around 300,000 workers this year, its new h...
1h ago
Failed Republican candidate jailed for 80 years over gun attacks on Democrats' homes
(Reuters) -A failed Republican candidate in New Mexico was jailed for 80 years on Wednesday for contracting gunmen to carry o...
17h ago
Trump revokes Biden-era order on competition, White House says
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump revoked on Wednesday a 2021 executive order on promoting competition in the U.S. econo...
22h ago
US Treasury's Bessent not in compliance with ethics agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has not divested certain assets as required under government ethi...
23h ago
Trump names Rosner as chair of energy regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump named David Rosner as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, wher...
23h ago
Health
US FTC investigating Hims & Hers over advertisements and cancellation practices, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing complaints about Telehealth platform Hims & Hers regarding its ad...
19m ago
Buffett's Berkshire acquires 5 million shares in UnitedHealth
(Reuters) -Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has acquired 5 million shares in UnitedHealth Group, a regulatory filing showe...
34m ago
US health department reinstates task force on safer childhood vaccines
(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday it is reinstating a federal task force for safer...
2h ago
Hack at UnitedHealth's tech unit impacted 192.7 million people, US health dept website shows
(Reuters) -The cyberattack at UnitedHealth Group's tech unit last year impacted 192.7 million people, the U.S. health departm...
3h ago
White House's Navarro says pharma tariffs likely under Section 232 probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Thursday that the Trump administration is likely to lev...
4h ago
Science
New type of supernova detected as black hole causes star to explode
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance pa...
5h ago
Trump orders streamlining of commercial space industry regulations, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Wednesday to reduce regulations in the commercial space ...
23h ago
KBR secures NASA contract worth up to $3.6 billion for astronaut health support
(Reuters) -Engineering contractor KBR said on Wednesday it had secured a $2.46 billion contract from the National Aeronautics...
23h ago
Ethiopian fossils reveal new species in human evolutionary lineage
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a pr...
Aug 13, 2025
Ukraine successfully tests Starlink's direct-to-cell technology
(Reuters) -Ukraine's largest mobile operator Kyivstar has successfully conducted the first field test of Elon Musk's Starlink...
Aug 12, 2025
Technology
Applied Materials forecasts quarterly revenue below estimates, shares fall
(Reuters) -Applied Materials forecast quarterly revenue below estimates on Thursday, citing uneven demand from clients amid e...
43m ago
US weighs taking stake in Intel, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -The Trump administration is in talks with Intel to have the U.S. government potentially take a stake in the chipma...
1h ago
US senators call for Meta probe after Reuters report on its AI policies
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -Two Republican U.S. senators called for a congressional investigation into Meta Platforms on Thursda...
1h ago
US Supreme Court declines for now to block Mississippi social media age-check law
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Thursday to put on hold a Mississippi law requirin...
2h ago
Hack at UnitedHealth's tech unit impacted 192.7 million people, US health dept website shows
(Reuters) -The cyberattack at UnitedHealth Group's tech unit last year impacted 192.7 million people, the U.S. health departm...
3h ago
Entertainment
Taylor Swift says 'Showgirl' album reflects joy of recent tour
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Pop superstar Taylor Swift said her forthcoming album, the upbeat "The Life of a...
19h ago
J-pop idol Kenshin Kamimura found guilty of indecent assault in Hong Kong
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, August 13 (Reuters) -J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura was found guilty by a Hong Kong court on Wednesday...
Aug 13, 2025
Magic Moments maker ties up with Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan to launch premium tequila
By Chandini Monnappa and Hritam Mukherjee (Reuters) -Radico Khaitan, the maker of "Magic Moments" vodka, will inves...
Aug 12, 2025
'Farm babe' versus 'food babe' influencer rivalry is a lopsided battle
By Renee Hickman (Reuters) -Michelle Miller stands in a field of corn, stalks stretching above her perfectly styled hair, hol...
Aug 12, 2025
Taylor Swift announces new album called 'The Life of a Showgirl'
By Chandni Shah (Reuters) -Superstar Taylor Swift on Tuesday announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl&qu...
Aug 12, 2025
