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GVSU Approves $409 Million Budget for 2025-26
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 13, 2025) - Grand Valley State University has its spending plan in place for Academic 2026. T...
13h ago

Search Continues for Missing Holland Twp. Woman
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 13, 2025) - There was no word overnight on Sunday on the whereabouts of a 24-year-old Holl...
14h ago

Suspect Arrested Following Overnight Standoff in West Olive Home
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 13, 2025) - A tense situation in a West Olive subdivision overnight on Sunday ended w...
14h ago
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Four Semifinals Emerge in Latest Laketown Twp. Managerial Search
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 12, 2025) - A new list of four semifinalists for the permanent managerial position in Lak...
Jul 12, 2025

Zeeland Show & Shine Cruise, Show Slated for Weekend
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 11, 2025) - A time to remember when is in Zeeland this weekend. The annual Show & Shine Car...
Jul 11, 2025
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GVSU Approves $409 Million Budget for 2025-26
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 13, 2025) - Grand Valley State University has its spending plan in place for Academic 2026. T...
13h ago

Search Continues for Missing Holland Twp. Woman
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 13, 2025) - There was no word overnight on Sunday on the whereabouts of a 24-year-old Holl...
14h ago

Suspect Arrested Following Overnight Standoff in West Olive Home
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 13, 2025) - A tense situation in a West Olive subdivision overnight on Sunday ended w...
14h ago
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Four Semifinals Emerge in Latest Laketown Twp. Managerial Search
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 12, 2025) - A new list of four semifinalists for the permanent managerial position in Lak...
Jul 12, 2025

Drowning reported near Allegan Dam
VALLEY TWP., MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A 29-year-old man lost his life in an apparent drowning near the Allegan Dam on Friday night, ...
Jul 12, 2025
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President Trump says Canadian imports to have 35% tariff in August
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The price of numerous new vehicles will likely be going up later this year as President Trump s...
Jul 11, 2025

Senator Nesbitt requests U.S. Department of Justice probe of MEDC
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt is formally asking the U.S. Department of Justice to inv...
Jul 11, 2025

Ferrero Roche buys Battle Creek-based WK Kellogg Company for $3.1 billion
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ferrero Rocher is purchasing Battle Creek-based WK Kellogg Company for $3.1 billion. The sale...
Jul 10, 2025

AUDIO: West Michigan businesses handling tariff, supply chain changes
ALLENDALE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - West Michigan businesses are taking supply chain and tariff changes in stride. The latest data f...
Jul 10, 2025

Tudor Dixon not seeking governor's office, U.S. Senate in 2026
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican Tudor Dixon says she will not seek either the governor's office or U.S. Senate sea...
Jul 10, 2025
Local Sports

A Road Warrior Saturday as Cubs Win, but Tigers, White Sox & Whitecaps Lose
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 13, 2025) - Luke Raley's three-run homer capped a five-run Seattle third inning, as the visiting Ma...
21h ago
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Big Bats for Mariners, Yankees and Whitecaps on Friday Night; Sox Split Pair with Guardians
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 12, 2025) - Cal Raleigh smacked two homers and drove in five runs, as the visiting Seattle Mariners...
Jul 12, 2025
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Tigers to Host M's Tonight on WHTC; Cubs Win, Caps Lose, Sox Rained Out on Thursday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 11, 2025) - Idle last night, the Tigers are home to the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park this even...
Jul 11, 2025
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Sixth Inning Bad for Tigers but Good for Whitecaps; Split Results for Chicago's Teams Too
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 10, 2025) - RBI doubles from Ha-Seong Kim and Danny Jansen, along with RBI singles by Taylor Walls ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Tigers & Whitecaps Triumph on Tuesday, but Cubs & White Sox Tumble
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 9, 2025) - Colt Keith singled home the tying run in the fifth inning, and then broke the deadlock w...
Jul 09, 2025
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National Sports
Nationals take 17-year-old SS Eli Willits in surprise No. 1 pick
ATLANTA -- Fresh off an organizational switch-up, the Washington Nationals made a surprise selection with the first pick of t...
1h ago
Soccer-Palmer double fires Chelsea past PSG to Club World Cup glory
By Fernando Kallas EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) -Cole Palmer produced a scintillating first-half masterclass as Chel...
1h ago
Soccer-Maresca hails Palmer's big-game brilliance after Club World Cup triumph
By Fernando Kallas EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) -Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca praised Cole Palmer's ability to rise to...
1h ago
Soccer-Luis Enrique says he regrets post-match scuffle at Club World Cup final
By Fernando Kallas and Amy Tennery EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Reuters) -Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique tried to play down ...
1h ago
Trump pays homage to soccer greats, met with boos, cheers from Club World Cup crowd
By Amy Tennery and Trevor Hunnicutt EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump paid homage to soccer great ...
2h ago
National
Trump pays homage to soccer greats, met with boos, cheers from Club World Cup crowd
By Amy Tennery and Trevor Hunnicutt EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump paid homage to soccer great ...
2h ago
Heavy rain triggers flooding and landslides in parts of New Zealand
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Some schools and roads remained shut on Monday as New Zealand's Tasman and Nelson regio...
3h ago
ICE may deport migrants to countries other than their own with just six hours notice, memo says
By Nate Raymond and Ted Hesson BOSTON (Reuters) -U.S. immigration officials may deport migrants to countries other than their...
4h ago
Suspect dead, multiple people injured in series of Kentucky shootings, officials say
(Reuters) -Multiple people, including a Kentucky police trooper, were injured in a series of shootings around Lexington, the ...
6h ago
Noem defends FEMA response to Texas floods amid scrutiny
By Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday defended FEMA's respon...
7h ago
World
Bomb attack suspends pumping on Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline was bombed by unknown actors, operator Cenit said on Sunday, pro...
1h ago
King Charles to host Trump in September for state visit to Britain, palace says
By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles will host U.S. President Donald Trump in September for hi...
1h ago
London Southend Airport closed, all flights cancelled after small plane crash
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -London Southend Airport in Essex said that it has closed operations until further notice after...
1h ago
At least 15 killed in sectarian clashes in Syria's Sweida – witnesses, medics
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -More than fifteen people were killed and dozens injured in Syria's predominantly Druz...
3h ago
Anger turns towards Washington in West Bank town mourning two men killed by settlers
By Charlotte Greenfield and Ali Sawafta AL-MAZRA'A ASH-SHARQIYA, West Bank (Reuters) -Frustration among Palestinians grew tow...
4h ago
Business
Singapore economy grows 4.3% in Q2, advance estimate shows
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter, preliminary government data showed ...
59m ago
Euro eases after Trump threatens 30% tariffs on EU
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The euro fell to a three-week low on Monday while the Mexican peso also came under pressure a...
1h ago
UK labour market cooled rapidly in June, KPMG/REC survey shows
(Reuters) -Britain's labour market cooled sharply in June and the number of people available for work jumped at the fastest p...
1h ago
UK government to make new push to cut red tape for businesses aiming to cut emissions
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves will task regulators this week with lowering barri...
1h ago
Wealth funds warm to active management - and China - to weather volatility, report shows
By Libby George and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The world's sovereign wealth funds are turning to active fund management and...
1h ago
Politics
Noem defends FEMA response to Texas floods amid scrutiny
By Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday defended FEMA's respon...
7h ago
US Senate report faults Secret Service discipline after Trump shooting
By Ryan Patrick Jones (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate report released on Sunday said a "cascade" of failures allowed a gun...
7h ago
Hassett says White House probing Fed renovation costs, authority to fire Powell
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powe...
7h ago
Trump's attorney general drops fraud case tied to COVID vaccinations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday dropped a case against a Utah doctor accused of falsifying ...
Jul 12, 2025
Homeland Security's Noem says in talks with five Republican-led states to build detention site
(Reuters) -U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Saturday that she was in talks with five Republican-led state...
Jul 12, 2025
Health
UK agrees deal with Vietnam to remove pharmaceutical trade barriers
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said it would strike an agreement with Vietnam to make it easier for pharmaceutical firms to sell U...
1h ago
South Korean medical students to return to school, urge education reforms
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean medical students who walked out of school last year in protest at a government plan to increase...
Jul 12, 2025
US FDA declines to approve Ultragenyx's gene therapy for rare genetic disorder
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's experimental gene therap...
Jul 11, 2025
US judge grants Trump admin request to scrap Biden-era medical debt rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge in Texas on Friday granted a request from the Trump administration and industry groups ...
Jul 11, 2025
Novartis loses bid to block US Entresto generic through 2026
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Novartis cannot block drugmaker MSN Pharmaceuticals from launching a generic version of its bloc...
Jul 11, 2025
Science
SpaceX to invest $2 billion in Musk's xAI startup, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -SpaceX has committed $2 billion to xAI as part of a $5 billion equity round, deepening the ties between tech billi...
Jul 13, 2025
Taiwanese rocket fails to achieve Japan's first foreign launch
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Taiwanese private rocket company TiSpace terminated the flight of one of its rockets short...
Jul 12, 2025
Varda Space raises $187 million to accelerate development of drugs in space
(Reuters) -Varda Space Industries said on Thursday it has raised $187 million in a funding round led by venture capital firms...
Jul 10, 2025
US Transport Secretary Duffy to be interim NASA administrator, Trump says
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was directing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to be the ...
Jul 10, 2025
More than 2,000 senior employees expected to depart from NASA, Politico reports
(Reuters) -Around 2,145 senior-ranking employees at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration are set to leave un...
Jul 09, 2025
Technology
Siemens and SAP call for EU to revise its AI regulations - FAZ
ZURICH (Reuters) -Siemens and SAP CEOs have urged the European Union to revise its artificial intelligence legislation, sayin...
3h ago
SpaceX to invest $2 billion in Musk's xAI startup, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -SpaceX has committed $2 billion to xAI as part of a $5 billion equity round, deepening the ties between tech billi...
Jul 13, 2025
US online spending surges $24.1 billion as steep discounts boost sales, Adobe says
(Reuters) -Online spending soared $24.1 billion across U.S. retailers during the stretch from July 8 to 11 - dubbed "Bla...
Jul 12, 2025
Indonesia's GoTo says it respects ongoing legal process after reports authorities raided GoTo's office
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian tech firm GoTo Gojek Tokopedia said in a statement late on Friday that it respects the ongoing ...
Jul 12, 2025
Google hires Windsurf CEO and researchers to advance AI ambitions
(Reuters) -Google has hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and select members of the coding tool's resear...
Jul 12, 2025
Entertainment
Bob Geldof and Brian May mark Live Aid's 40th at London musical
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Musicians who performed at Live Aid, the transatlantic concert that raised millions for fa...
7h ago
New 'Superman' muscles to $122 million at U.S., Canada box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A new "Superman" movie from Warner Bros hauled in $122 million at box offices in the United ...
9h ago
US singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to lesser assault charge in UK court
LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm by a...
Jul 11, 2025
Disney and UK's ITV tie-up in joint streaming deal
LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. entertainment giant Walt Disney and British broadcaster ITV will carry a selection of each other's sho...
Jul 10, 2025
Industry video game actors pass agreement with studios for AI security
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood video game voice and motion capture actors signed a new contract with v...
Jul 10, 2025