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Neil Diamond's "A Beautiful Noise" coming Wharton Center this fall
EAST LANSING, MI -- Neil Diamond fans will be flocking to Wharton Center this September to see "A Beautiful Noise: The N...
Jul 01, 2025
Job cuts coming to Michigan State University
EAST LANSING, MI -- The president of Michigan State University says job cuts will be announced as soon as next month as the s...
Jul 01, 2025
MSU Athletics announces new HoF Class
EAST LANSING, MI -- Five standout MSU student-athletes and one iconic coach comprise the Michigan State Athletics Hall of Fam...
Jun 30, 2025
City of Lansing reminds residents of fireworks rules
LANSING, MI -- The City of Lansing is reminding residents of its fireworks restrictions heading into the 4th of July holiday ...
Jun 30, 2025
Reward offered for information on missing Eaton County teen
LANSING, IM -- The family of Styla Denton is offering a reward for information that leads to her being located and returned h...
Jun 30, 2025
State
U.S. Coast Guard increasing Lake Michigan patrols for July 4th weekend
MILWAUKEE, WI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Coast Guard and local law enforcement will increase boating safety patrols over the Fou...
Jul 03, 2025
MDOT lifts lane and speed restrictions in most construction zones for the holiday weekend
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) says it's continuing its tradition of easing travel thr...
Jul 02, 2025
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AUDIO: Russ Kavalhuna takes over as WMU president
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Russ Kavalhuna is Western Michigan University's tenth president and took over yesterday from for...
Jul 02, 2025
State lawmakers miss July 1 deadline to approve K-12 budget for Fiscal Year 2026
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The July 1st deadline to pass the state's School Aid Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 has passed with n...
Jul 02, 2025
Democrats and Republicans still at odds as Michigan budget deadline approaches
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is the deadline by law for state lawmakers to pass the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. Michigan Hou...
Jul 01, 2025
National
Japan braces for more quakes, authorities dismiss doomsday hype
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main is...
5h ago
At least 24 dead in Texas flash flooding, sheriff says
(Reuters) -At least 24 fatalities have been confirmed as a result of flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas, Kerr Co...
7h ago
Turkey arrests ten suspects after wildfires, interior minister says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish authorities arrested ten suspects in relation to wildfires that broke out across the country over...
12h ago
Texas flash flooding kills at least 13 people, leaves 20-plus young campers missing
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Thunderstorms and torrential rain triggered deadly flash flooding on Friday along the Guadalupe Ri...
12h ago
Thirteen people confirmed dead in Texas floods
(Reuters) -Thirteen people have died after heavy rains triggered deadly flash flooding on Friday in south-central Texas, the ...
12h ago
World
Three more Turkish opposition mayors detained as crackdown expands
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish authorities detained three more mayors from the main opposition party on Saturday, according to a p...
1h ago
Ukraine says it hit Russian military airfield
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's special forces struck Russia's Borisoglebsk military airfield in the Voronezh region on Saturday, h...
2h ago
Trump says Iran has not agreed to inspections, give up enrichment
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran had not agreed to inspections of its nuclear program or to gi...
3h ago
EU to stockpile critical minerals amid geopolitical risks, FT says
(Reuters) -The European Union plans to stockpile critical minerals as a precaution against potential supply disruptions due t...
3h ago
Dalai Lama says he hopes to live beyond 130 years
By Krishna N. Das DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) -The elderly Dalai Lama on Saturday said that he hopes to live until he is ove...
3h ago
Business
Foxconn second quarter revenue rises 15.82% on year
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and Apple's biggest iPhone assembler, on S...
1h ago
OPEC+ set to further speed up output hikes, sources say
By Alex Lawler, Maha El Dahan and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC+ will likely agree to further accelerate oil outpu...
2h ago
Mexico temporarily hands CIBanco, Intercam trust businesses to development banks
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico will temporarily transfer the trust-handling businesses of two financial institutions sanctione...
6h ago
Vietnam Q2 GDP growth quickens on strong exports, US trade deal brightens outlook
By Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam's economy grew at a faster pace in the second quarter of this year led...
6h ago
Trump says 10 to 12 countries will get letters on tariff rate on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration later in the day will begin sending lette...
6h ago
Politics
Trump to sign tax-cut and spending bill in July 4 ceremony
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign a massive package of tax and spending cuts into law at a ceremony at t...
17h ago
Trump criticized for using antisemitic 'Shylock' to describe bankers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump drew criticism for using the antisemitic term "Shylock" to descri...
20h ago
Explainer-Key healthcare provisions in Trump's tax bill
By Sneha S K, Mariam Sunny and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump's ...
Jul 03, 2025
Analysis-Trump extends his political power with 'big, beautiful' win in Congress
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As U.S. President Donald Trump worked to pass his signature spending...
Jul 03, 2025
Clean-energy backers blast US budget bill as a setback
By Timothy Gardner and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Advocates of clean energy on Thursday decried the final passag...
Jul 03, 2025
Health
Health Rounds: Widely used pain drug can be made from plastic waste
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By N...
21h ago
Drugmaker Alchem hit with $576,000 EU fine for taking part in pharmaceutical cartel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Drugmaker Alchem International and its Hong Kong subsidiary were fined a total of 489,000 euros ($576,000...
23h ago
Explainer-Key healthcare provisions in Trump's tax bill
By Sneha S K, Mariam Sunny and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump's ...
Jul 03, 2025
Healthcare groups blast passing of Trump's tax bill, warn it will harm millions
By Patrick Wingrove and Michael Erman (Reuters) -Healthcare groups slammed the passage of U.S. President Donald Trump's tax-c...
Jul 03, 2025
Summit, AstraZeneca in talks over $15 billion cancer drug licensing deal, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca is in talks with Summit Therapeutics to license an experimental lung-cancer drug under a deal worth as...
Jul 03, 2025
Science
Newly spotted comet is third interstellar object seen in our solar system
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown, only the thir...
Jul 03, 2025
Archaeologists in Peru unveil 3,500-year-old city that linked coast and Andes
LIMA (Reuters) -Archaeologists on Thursday unveiled a 3,500-year-old city in Peru that likely served as a trading hub linking...
Jul 03, 2025
A water-saving tool in drought-hit Chile: human hair
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Small mats of human hair line the base of plants, helping lock in moisture for crops in orchards around C...
Jul 03, 2025
Ancient Egyptian man's genome reveals his society's cross-cultural ties
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramid...
Jul 02, 2025
Astronomers get picture of aftermath of a star's double detonation
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually i...
Jul 02, 2025
Technology
Trump says the US 'pretty much' has a deal on TikTok
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States "pretty much" has a de...
6h ago
France joins European push for satellite internet on trains
By Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) -France's state-owned rail company SNCF will launch a tender soon to add satellite internet t...
17h ago
Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focus
By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A ban on mobile phones and other electronic devices in Dutch schools has im...
17h ago
Italian lawmakers seek answers from government on spyware scandal
By Giuseppe Fonte and Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Italian lawmakers have formally asked the government whether it spied ...
17h ago
Artificial intelligence rules to go ahead, no pause, EU Commission says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union's landmark rules on artificial intelligence will be implemented according to the timel...
23h ago
Entertainment
Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne head back home for their last show
By Sachin Ravikumar BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of fans will rock out in Birmingham on Saturday as Ozzy ...
10h ago
Paolo Sorrentino's 'La Grazia' to open Venice Film Festival
(Reuters) -Oscar-winning Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino will open this year's Venice Film Festival with his new movie &qu...
20h ago
British rock band Oasis kick off comeback tour in Cardiff
By Paul Sandle CARDIFF (Reuters) -Oasis, the biggest British rock band of the 1990s, kick off their reunion tour in Cardiff o...
Jul 04, 2025
'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' actor Michael Madsen dies at 67
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Michael Madsen, an actor who appeared in dozens of films including "Reservoir Dogs" and &quo...
Jul 03, 2025
Lockdowns and fights: Sean 'Diddy' Combs back in Brooklyn jail ahead of sentencing
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Despite being found not guilty on the most serious counts at his sex trafficking trial, Sean...
Jul 03, 2025
