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Worker Perishes in Utility Line Incident
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2026) - More details have been disclosed involving the death of a 53-year-old Gra...
11h ago
Two Teens Hospitalized in Ottawa Beach Rd. Crash
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2026) - A three-vehicle pileup on the way to the beach late on Wednesday morning landed t...
11h ago
City Mgr. Death Brings Melanoma Danger in Summer to Light
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2026) - Monday's passing of Zeeland City Manager Tim Klunder from melanoma brings to light ...
20h ago
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Early Voting Change Going Well in Ottawa County, Claims Clerk
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2026) - As the nine-day, early in-person voting period ahead of next Tuesday's Primary E...
21h ago
Holland Woman Hospitalized, Driver Sought in US-31 Crash
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2026) - A 33-year-old Holland woman was hospitalized following a two-vehicle cras...
22h ago
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Worker Perishes in Utility Line Incident
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2026) - More details have been disclosed involving the death of a 53-year-old Gra...
11h ago
Two Teens Hospitalized in Ottawa Beach Rd. Crash
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2026) - A three-vehicle pileup on the way to the beach late on Wednesday morning landed t...
11h ago
City Mgr. Death Brings Melanoma Danger in Summer to Light
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2026) - Monday's passing of Zeeland City Manager Tim Klunder from melanoma brings to light ...
20h ago
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Early Voting Change Going Well in Ottawa County, Claims Clerk
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2026) - As the nine-day, early in-person voting period ahead of next Tuesday's Primary E...
21h ago
Holland Woman Hospitalized, Driver Sought in US-31 Crash
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2026) - A 33-year-old Holland woman was hospitalized following a two-vehicle cras...
22h ago
State
Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association lobbies for additional promotion to offset negative impact of Canadian wildfire smoke on their industry
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association is asking the state to add $3 million in Pure Michi...
10h ago
Michigan legalizes limited feeding of deer and elk
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan residents can now legally feed deer and elk under a new law signed by Governor Gretchen W...
17h ago
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Absentee and early in-person voting up this year in Michigan for August primary
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The number of Michigan residents voting by absentee ballot and early in-person for the August prim...
22h ago
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Trump touts economy during Michigan visit Monday
OAKLAND COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - President Donald Trump visited Michigan Monday, telling supporters his economic policies an...
Jul 28, 2026
Michigan AG investigating false report against Buttigieg
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Attorney General's Office is investigating a false child abuse report targeting form...
Jul 28, 2026
Local Sports
Extra-Innings Heroics for White Sox; Tigers & Cubs Fall in Bonus Baseball on Wednesday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 30, 2026) - Colton Cowser's 12th-inning single plated the winning run, as the visiting Baltimore Or...
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Pitching Highlighted as Tigers, Cubs & Whitecaps Triumph on Tuesday; White Sox Tumble
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 29, 2026) - Troy Melton and Ty Madden teamed to toss a three-hit, seven-strikeout shutout, as the T...
Jul 29, 2026
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Monday Magic for Cubs, Monday Moans for Tigers & White Sox
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 28, 2026) - Hamilton's Grant Wolfram struck out two in over an inning of hitless relief, getting cr...
Jul 28, 2026
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Successful Sunday for White Sox & Whitecaps, Sorrow for Tigers & Cubs
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 27, 2026) - Michael Massey's two-run homer in the eighth inning enabled the visiting Kansas City Ro...
Jul 27, 2026
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A Road Warrior Saturday as the Cubs & Whitecaps Win Away, but the Tigers & White Sox Lose at Home
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 26, 2026) - Nick Loftin's solo homer in the ninth inning enabled the visiting Kansas City Royals to...
Jul 26, 2026
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National Sports
Yainer Diaz, Astros overtake Angels, cap series sweep
Yainer Diaz went 4-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored as the Houston Astros rallied from a three-run defic...
33m ago
Chargers great, college Hall of Famer Billy Ray Smith Jr. dies at 64
Former San Diego Chargers linebacker and College Football Hall of Famer Billy Ray Smith Jr. died on Wednesday at age 64, his ...
2h ago
ATP roundup: Alex de Minaur gets through tight Washington opener
Defending champion Alex de Minaur of Australia needed just over two hours to win his first-round match at the Mubadala DC Ope...
2h ago
Utility man Taysom Hill departs Saints
Taysom Hill, who starred for the New Orleans Saints for the better part of nine seasons as a unique jack-of-all-trades, has a...
3h ago
WTA roundup: Alexandra Eala ousts defending champ Leylah Fernandez in DC
Alexandra Eala ousted the defending Mubadala DC Open champion, No. 7 seed Leylah Fernandez, with a 6-2, 7-6 (1) victory to ad...
3h ago
National
Greek firefighters battle deadly wildfires on Crete for a second day
ATHENS, July 30 - Greek firefighters were battling deadly wildfires on the island of Crete for a second day on Thursday, as w...
9m ago
Indonesia weather agency warns El Niño to last through early 2027
JAKARTA, July 30 (Reuters) - Indonesia recorded a sharp increase in potential fire zones in July as El Niño conditions...
30m ago
Two arrested on suspicion of arson as firefighters battle blazes near Bordeaux
BORDEAUX, France, July 30 (Reuters) - Two people have been arrested on suspicion of arson ​as firefighters battled on Thurs...
2h ago
Japan quake survivors battle thirst, heat as toll rises to 17
By Tim Kelly, Tom Bateman and Satoshi Sugiyama YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 30 (Reuters) - The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struc...
4h ago
BTS boycott Grammys over new Asian pop award category
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Reuters) - K-pop group BTS said on Wednesday they will not submit any music for co...
8h ago
World
Detained Ugandan opposition figure is unconscious, in intensive care, his wife says
NAIROBI, July 30 (Reuters) - Detained prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who collapsed while in court on Wedn...
39m ago
US military says it hit dozens of Iran's IRGC targets
By Idrees Ali and Ahmed Tolba WASHINGTON/CAIRO, July 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it struck dozens of Islamic Revolu...
39m ago
Polish police find crater, debris of unidentified object as Russia strikes Ukraine
WARSAW, July 30 (Reuters) - Polish police found a crater and scattered debris in a field left by an unidentified object that ...
1h ago
Turkey detains another opposition mayor in sustained crackdown
ANKARA, July 30 (Reuters) - Turkish police detained the opposition mayor of Ankara's Etimesgut ​district on Thursday, among...
1h ago
Malaysian PM says Myanmar agrees to take 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysia
By Ashley Tang and Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Myanmar has agr...
1h ago
Business
Magnum Ice Cream reports first-half earnings above expectations
July 30 (Reuters) - Magnum Ice Cream, the maker ​of Ben & Jerry's, reported first-half core earnings above market...
35m ago
South Korea curbs may not save investors slaughtered by $2 trillion rout
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) - South Korea's efforts to rein in the leveraged products wreaking havoc in its finan...
38m ago
Shell more than doubles its profit in Q2, beating expectations
By Stephanie Kelly and Shadia Nasralla LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Shell's adjusted earnings, its definition of net profit, â...
45m ago
Stellantis operating income more than triples in Q2, driven by North America
MILAN, July 30 (Reuters) - Stellantis said on Thursday its operating income more than tripled in the second quarter, driven b...
59m ago
China's factory activity expected to have stalled in July
BEIJING, July 30 (Reuters) - China's factory activity growth likely stagnated in July, as weak domestic consumption and cost ...
1h ago
Politics
Trump's attorney general pick hits snag as key senator withholds support
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - Todd Blanche's bid for Senate confirmation as U.S. a...
13h ago
US House Democrat asks Musk to answer for polluting xAI data centers
July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on Wednes...
14h ago
US Democratic lawmakers press SEC to probe Trump Media's fast feed
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff have asked the U.S. secu...
18h ago
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Rand Paul-led US Senate COVID hearing
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, declined to...
21h ago
US lawmakers press Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccine settlement
(Corrects spelling of attorney's name in paragraphs 12, 13) By Dan Levine July 29 (Reuters) - A group of U.S. senators has as...
21h ago
Health
Haleon posts in-line quarterly sales growth as oral health, North America drive demand
July 30 (Reuters) - British consumer health company Haleon posted second-quarter ​organic sales growth of 3.1% on Thu...
53m ago
Sanofi raises sales outlook on Dupixent strength in boost for new CEO
By Bhanvi Satija LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Sanofi raised its full-year sales forecast on Thursday, on the back of strong de...
1h ago
Merck, Wellcome partner with global health group to make Ebola vaccine for clinical trials
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, July 30 (Reuters) - Hilleman Laboratories, a Singapore-based joint venture between Merck and th...
2h ago
Trump administration unfreezes $600 million for Gavi for global vaccine effort
By Ismail Shakil July 29 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will immediately release $600 million in c...
7h ago
FDA panel votes against Capricor's Duchenne heart disease therapy
By Christy Santhosh and Sahil Pandey July 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. FDA's panel of independent advisers on Wednesday voted agai...
9h ago
Science
SpaceX gets $1.6 billion US Space Force order for 18 Falcon 9 launches
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - SpaceX won $1.6 billion in orders from the U.S. Space Force on Wednesday to ...
10h ago
Mammoth remains revealed in Bulgaria after Danube water levels hit record low
SOFIA, July 29 (Reuters) - The remains of what is believed to be an ancient mammoth have been revealed in ​northern Bulgari...
16h ago
Astronomers observe companion star orbiting stellar giant Betelgeuse
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - Betelgeuse is a superstar among the stars - one of the brightest in the night ...
22h ago
Kenyan footprints shed light on prehistoric human cousin Paranthropus
By Will Dunham July 28 (Reuters) - Footprints left on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya around 1.43 million years ago are p...
Jul 28, 2026
Amazon's Leo proposes satellite constellation for direct-to-phone service
By David Shepardson and Akash Sriram WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) - Amazon's Leo on Monday proposed a constellation of up to...
Jul 27, 2026
Technology
South Korea fines KT Corp $37.4 million for personal data leak, panel says
SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) - South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission has fined ​telecoms company KT Corp &zw...
4h ago
Australia begins legal action against Telegram over alleged pro-terror material
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) - Australia's internet regulator said on Thursday it had begun legal action against...
6h ago
Sony pitches to buy Japanese lens maker Tamron
By Sam Nussey TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Japanese camera lens maker Tamron said on Thursday it has received an acquisition pr...
6h ago
Samsung sees chip shortage extending to 2028, signs long-term supply deals
By Hyunjoo Jin, Heekyong Yang and Joyce Lee SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it expects chip s...
6h ago
Equinix shares fall on soft third-quarter forecast
July 29 (Reuters) - Equinix shares fell 3% on Wednesday as soft third-quarter forecast overshadowed a raised full-year and â€...
8h ago
Entertainment
BTS boycott Grammys over new Asian pop award category
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Reuters) - K-pop group BTS said on Wednesday they will not submit any music for co...
8h ago
Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations after BBC report
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning American actor Jared Leto on Wednesday denied sexual miscondu...
12h ago
DAZN investor Aser explores options for stake in sports streamer
By Elvira Pollina and Amy-Jo Crowley MILAN/LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Aser Ventures, the investment vehicle led by Italian b...
13h ago
Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, July 29 (Reuters) - Irish musician Glen Hansard, who won a Best Original Song Oscar in 2008 for the...
20h ago
French DJ Kavinsky found dead in his home in Paris
(Removes extraneous letters in the first paragraph) PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - French DJ ​and electropop musician Kav...
22h ago
