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Holland, Zeeland Museums to Open US 250th Anniversary Joint Exhibit
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 13, 2026) - A year-long celebration of this country's 250th anniversary as it pertains to the L...
9h ago

UPDATE: Holland Pastor, Wife Sentenced in Embezzlement Case
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 13, 2026) - A Holland church is hoping a legal episode involving its leadership can be closed n...
9h ago
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Busy Friday Night Ahead in Prep Hoops; GVSU Takes Two from Parkside
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 13, 2026) - In high school basketball last night, these results: Unity Christian boys 69, Zeeland W...
11h ago
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Former Hudsonville High Star Athlete Admits Guilt to a Federal Gun Charge
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 12, 2026) - There was more to meet the eye in the story of a Hudsonville High star athlete...
Feb 12, 2026

Hope Splits Hoops Action Last Night; GVSU's Teams at Home Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 12, 2026) - In high school basketball last night, Zeeland East's boys stopped Hamilton, 60-53. This...
Feb 12, 2026
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Holland, Zeeland Museums to Open US 250th Anniversary Joint Exhibit
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 13, 2026) - A year-long celebration of this country's 250th anniversary as it pertains to the L...
9h ago

UPDATE: Holland Pastor, Wife Sentenced in Embezzlement Case
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 13, 2026) - A Holland church is hoping a legal episode involving its leadership can be closed n...
9h ago
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AUDIO: State Senate Minority Leader asks for federal review of Dearborn nonprofits
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt of Van Buren County is asking the U.S. Attorney General ...
Feb 12, 2026

Former Hudsonville High Star Athlete Admits Guilt to a Federal Gun Charge
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 12, 2026) - There was more to meet the eye in the story of a Hudsonville High star athlete...
Feb 12, 2026

Governor Whitmer signs bills banning cell phones in K-12 classrooms
DELTA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cell phones will be banned in K-12 classrooms throughout Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitme...
Feb 11, 2026
State

Bronson man accused of threatening phone call to state Capitol
BRONSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 50-year-old Bronson man accused of making a call to the state Capitol threatening Republicans wa...
7h ago

Rogers wants to help small businesses affected by extended construction projects
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo lawmaker is proposing legislation that will provide small businesses relief if they ar...
19h ago
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Governor Whitmer's $88-billion FY 2027 budget proposed
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer's $88-billion budget has been proposed and introduced to lawmakers. She ...
Feb 12, 2026

State House Speaker sides with Trump in Gordie Howe International Bridge threat
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall is siding with President Donald Trump in Trump's threat to preven...
Feb 12, 2026
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Governor Whitmer signs bills banning cell phones in K-12 classrooms
DELTA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cell phones will be banned in K-12 classrooms throughout Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitme...
Feb 11, 2026
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Busy Friday Night Ahead in Prep Hoops; GVSU Takes Two from Parkside
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 13, 2026) - In high school basketball last night, these results: Unity Christian boys 69, Zeeland W...
11h ago
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Hope Splits Hoops Action Last Night; GVSU's Teams at Home Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 12, 2026) - In high school basketball last night, Zeeland East's boys stopped Hamilton, 60-53. This...
Feb 12, 2026

Tuesday's High School Hoops Slate; Hope, Pistons & Bulls in Wednesday Action
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 11, 2026) - In high school basketball along the Lakeshore last night, these results: Holland boys 6...
Feb 11, 2026

More Prep Hoops on Tap Tonight; Pistons Win, Bulls Lose on Monday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 10, 2026) - In high school basketball along the Lakeshore last night, these results: Rockford boys ...
Feb 10, 2026

Prep Hoops on Tap for This Monday Night; U-M Wins, Rise Fall on Sunday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 9, 2026) - In high school basketball along the Lakeshore tonight: Saugatuck's girls host North Musk...
Feb 09, 2026
National Sports
Sahith Theegala gets Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption at The Genesis
Tournament host Tiger Woods announced Sahith Theegala as the recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption into the Gen...
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Olympics-Figure skating-Tin to put Kagiyama Turandot edit on streaming after fan demand
By Agnieszka Flak MILAN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - American composer Christopher Tin said he planned to release the special edit of ...
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Raptors waive veteran G Chris Paul
The Toronto Raptors waived 12-time All-Star guard Chris Paul on Friday. The move was expected after Toronto acquired Paul fro...
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Olympics-Alpine skiing-Vonn to undergo fourth surgery in Italy, another when home
By Julien Pretot CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn said on Friday that she would undergo a fourth sur...
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Patriots WR Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty in alleged assault
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of felony strangulation or suffocation a...
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National
Indian man pleads guilty in New York over alleged plot against Sikh separatist
NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - An Indian man charged with orchestrating an unsuccessful Indian government-backed plot to kill a...
2h ago
FAA lifts airspace restrictions over southern New Mexico
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted restrictions barring flights over a la...
3h ago
Explainer-What drove the fall in EU carbon prices and why does it matter?
By Susanna Twidale LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Europe's benchmark carbon prices fell sharply this week to their lowest level s...
3h ago
US Treasury sets up website for whistleblower tips on fraud, money laundering
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced a new website to accept whistleblower tips on...
3h ago
Trump administration sues Harvard, accuses it of defying admissions probe
By Jan Wolfe and Susan Heavey Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Trump administration sued Harvard University on Friday, accusing it of f...
4h ago
World
Zelenskiy meets Iranian opposition figure Pahlavi
KYIV, Feb 13 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he held a meeting with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled so...
2h ago
Indian man pleads guilty in New York over alleged plot against Sikh separatist
NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - An Indian man charged with orchestrating an unsuccessful Indian government-backed plot to kill a...
2h ago
Three skiers killed in avalanche in France's Val d'Isere resort
PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Three skiers died after being swept away in an avalanche in the upmarket French Alpine ski...
2h ago
Trump administration ends temporary protected status for Yemen
Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has ended temporary protected status for Yemen, Secretary of ...
2h ago
Analysis-EU weighs two-track approach to break economic reform deadlock
By Philip Blenkinsop and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - EU governments have long preached unity as the best response...
3h ago
Business
US FTC ramps up scrutiny of Microsoft over AI, cloud practices, questions rivals, Bloomberg reports
Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is escalating scrutiny of Microsoft and has sought answers from the c...
2h ago
BNY clients hedge dollar exposure by most since 2023, bank says
By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Clients of BNY, one of the world's biggest custodians, are hedging their exposure...
2h ago
JPMorgan customers can sue over low rates on cash sweeps, US judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase must face part of a proposed class action lawsuit accusing th...
3h ago
L'Oreal favours early access to Gucci beauty licence as Kering, Coty work towards deal, says CEO
By Dominique Patton and Tassilo Hummel PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - L'Oreal would welcome gaining access to the Gucci beauty lic...
3h ago
Instacart shares soar as upbeat forecast tempers competition fears
(Corrects to "formally" from "formerly" in paragraph 2) By Angela Christy M Feb 13 (Reuters) - Instacart'...
3h ago
Politics
US Treasury sets up website for whistleblower tips on fraud, money laundering
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced a new website to accept whistleblower tips on...
3h ago
Bessent says Congress should pass crypto regulation bill this spring
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that it was important for Congre...
6h ago
MAGA vs MAGA: Georgia election exposes divisions in Trump's base
By Jayla Whitfield-Anderson, Rich McKay and Nathan Layne DALTON, Georgia, Feb 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump may have ...
7h ago
Journalist Don Lemon to enter plea in Minnesota ICE protest case
By Jack Queen MINNEAPOLIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is due in federal court in Minnesota on Friday to e...
7h ago
Trump: Too busy to be a defendant but plenty of time to sue
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Soon after winning reelection in November 2024, Donald Trump's lawyers t...
7h ago
Health
Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 17 to 950, state health department says
Feb 13 (Reuters) - South Carolina reported 950 measles cases on Friday, including 17 new infections since Tuesday, a drop in ...
55m ago
US HHS deputy secretary and acting CDC chief Jim O'Neill to leave posts, Politico reports
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s top ai...
2h ago
French firm files EU complaint over cheap Chinese feed ingredient
PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - French chemical company Eurolysine has filed a complaint with the European Union saying that a redu...
5h ago
Hedge funds bet big against Hims & Hers Health before Wegovy showdown, Hazeltree data shows
By Nell Mackenzie and Samuel Indyk LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Hedge fund bets against Hims & Hers Health hit their highes...
5h ago
Biocon aims for revenue surge with rollout of generic weight-loss drugs
By Rishika Sadam Feb 13 (Reuters) - Biocon is aiming for high-double-digit percentage revenue growth as the Indian pharmaceut...
6h ago
Science
China hands over satellite ground station to Namibia, state media reports
BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Chinese officials on Thursday handed over a satellite ground station to Namibia outside the south...
3h ago
Study unlocks the secrets of the whiskers on an elephant's trunk
By Will Dunham Feb 13 (Reuters) - An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting wi...
7h ago
Analysis-Musk fires up SpaceX, Bezos pushes Blue Origin as US billionaires race China to moon
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The space race between U.S. billionaires is heating up, with Elon Musk's Spac...
7h ago
SpaceX launches 12th long-duration crew to International Space Station
By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida e...
8h ago
France-backed Eutelsat reports stronger revenue in Starlink push
By Gianluca Lo Nostro PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Eutelsat on Friday reported better-than-expected revenue, bolstered by effort...
12h ago
Technology
Microsoft, Ericsson lead global tech alliance for digital trust
STOCKHOLM, Feb 13 - A group of 15 companies, led by Microsoft and Ericsson, launched on Friday the "Trusted Tech Allianc...
1h ago
US FTC ramps up scrutiny of Microsoft over AI, cloud practices, questions rivals, Bloomberg reports
Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is escalating scrutiny of Microsoft and has sought answers from the c...
2h ago
From software to real estate, U.S. sectors under the grip of AI scare trade
By Medha Singh and Sruthi Shankar Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street is in the grip of disruption worries from AI. It first start...
3h ago
Vista Equity explores $1 billion-plus sale of AlertMedia, sources say
By Milana Vinn Feb 12 (Reuters) - Vista Equity Partners is exploring a $1 billion-plus sale of its emergency communications s...
3h ago
Pinterest plumbs six-year lows after tariffs sap ad spending by customers
By Kritika Lamba and Jaspreet Singh Feb 13 (Reuters) - Pinterest shares tumbled 21% to their lowest since the 2020 pandemic l...
5h ago
Entertainment
Sony's 'Spider-Noir' TV series with Nicolas Cage gets premiere date
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Nicolas Cage will appear in his first leading role in a TV series when &...
14h ago
Michael Kors brings 'New York chic' to NY Fashion Week with latest collection
(Corrects to Dakota Fanning, not Elle Fanning, in paragraph 5) By Arriana McLymore and Alicia Powell NEW YORK, NY, Feb 12 - M...
16h ago
Taylor Swift asks US government to block 'Swift Home' trademark
By Blake Brittain Feb 12 (Reuters) - Pop superstar Taylor Swift has asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to block a bed...
19h ago
Berlin Film Festival kicks off with a nod to new voices from Michelle Yeoh
By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Berlin Film Festival opened on Thursday night with the mes...
22h ago
Michelle Yeoh says Berlinale holds special place for her as she collects lifetime award
By Hanna Rantala BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Michelle Yeoh has won some of the acting industry's top honours over her four-dec...
Feb 12, 2026


