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Hope Takes Two on Road, GVSU Splits Two at Home
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 7, 2025) - Parker Hovey capped a 21-point performance by sinking two free throws with 10 seconds le...
Dec 07, 2025

North Side Automation Specialist Announces Facility Expansion
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 6, 2025) - A manufacturer from Holland's North Side has expanded. On Thursday, Hyperion Au...
Dec 06, 2025

Friday's High School Boys Hoops Results; Hope Men, Pistons Triumph on Friday Night
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 6, 2025) - In high school boys' basketball play last night, these results: Kelloggsville 49, Hollan...
Dec 06, 2025

Saugatuck's Whootville Christmas Parade Set for Saturday
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 5, 2025) - To echo a line from Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Saugatuck/Douglas Area Conve...
Dec 05, 2025

Feel the Zeel of Christmas Weekend Begins
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 5, 2025) - Downtown Zeeland gets into the Christmas holiday spirit this weekend. On Friday and ...
Dec 05, 2025
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North Side Automation Specialist Announces Facility Expansion
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 6, 2025) - A manufacturer from Holland's North Side has expanded. On Thursday, Hyperion Au...
Dec 06, 2025

Saugatuck's Whootville Christmas Parade Set for Saturday
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 5, 2025) - To echo a line from Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Saugatuck/Douglas Area Conve...
Dec 05, 2025

Feel the Zeel of Christmas Weekend Begins
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 5, 2025) - Downtown Zeeland gets into the Christmas holiday spirit this weekend. On Friday and ...
Dec 05, 2025

Magic at the Mill Begins Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 5, 2025) - One of Holland's most anticipated winter attractions begins on Friday night. The fou...
Dec 05, 2025

Motorist Hospitalized After Head-On Crash Near Hudsonville
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 4, 2025) - A 47-year-old Hudsonville man was injured in a two-vehicle, head-on crash west ...
Dec 04, 2025
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U of M report says consumer sentiment improving
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumer sentiment is improving slightly. The University of Michigan's early reading for Decembe...
19h ago
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WMU wins MAC championship, awaits bowl announcement
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University football team won the team's fourth league championship in school ...
19h ago

Kalamazoo woman claims $3-million Mega Millions prize
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 79-year-old Kalamazoo woman has claimed a $3 million Mega Millions prize from the Michigan Lot...
Dec 05, 2025

Pure Michigan Spotlighting Winter Activities with "Keep it Fresh" Campaign
YouTube video of "Fresh Start" courtesy Michigan Economic Development Corporation LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 5, ...
Dec 05, 2025

Court Of Claims judge: Mismatched absentee ballots cannot be counted
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Court of Claims Judge Brock Swartzle has ruled that mismatched absentee ballots cannot be...
Dec 05, 2025
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Local Sports

Sad Sunday in Chicago as Bears, Bulls & Hawks All Lose; Saugatuck's Boys on The Van Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 8, 2025) - In high school boys' basketball play tonight, Parchment is at Saugatuck, with coverage f...
19m ago
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Hope Takes Two on Road, GVSU Splits Two at Home
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 7, 2025) - Parker Hovey capped a 21-point performance by sinking two free throws with 10 seconds le...
Dec 07, 2025

Friday's High School Boys Hoops Results; Hope Men, Pistons Triumph on Friday Night
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 6, 2025) - In high school boys' basketball play last night, these results: Kelloggsville 49, Hollan...
Dec 06, 2025

Full Slate of High School Boys Hoops Tonight; GVSU Takes Two from Soo Lakers; Hope's Men in Action This Evening
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 5, 2025) - In high school boys' basketball last night, Black River lost to Delton Kellogg, 57-32, a...
Dec 05, 2025

GVSU Begins GLIAC Hoops Action This Evening; Lions Host Dallas on WHTC Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 4, 2025) - In high school boys' basketball along the Lakeshore tonight, West Ottawa is at Allendale...
Dec 04, 2025
National Sports
Top 25 roundup: Mark Few earns 750th career win as No. 11 Gonzaga routs UNF
Braden Huff recorded 24 points and seven rebounds and Mark Few notched his 750th career victory as No. 11 Gonzaga steamrolled...
2h ago
NHL roundup: Knights rally, nip Rangers on late OT goal
Jack Eichel scored on an end-to-end rush with eight seconds left in overtime after Tomas Hertl scored the tying goal with 52 ...
2h ago
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic, LeBron James lead Lakers past 76ers in return
Luka Doncic and LeBron James combined for 60 points in their return to the lineup as the Los Angeles Lakers topped the host P...
3h ago
Texans' Nick Chubb, Chiefs' Trent McDuffie, Wanya Morris exit with injuries
The Houston Texans have ruled out running back Nick Chubb with a rib injury, while the host Kansas City Chiefs are without le...
3h ago
NFL roundup: Bills stay in playoff picture with comeback vs. Bengals
Christian Benford returned a fourth-quarter interception for a touchdown as the Buffalo Bills kept pace in the playoff chase ...
5h ago
National
Indonesia says more than $3 billion in recovery funds required after Sumatra floods
JAKARTA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Sumatra island will require 51.82 trillion rupiah ($3.11 billion) in reconstruction an...
3h ago
Trump set to unveil $12 billion farm aid package, Bloomberg News says
Dec 7 (Reuters) - The United States is set to unveil a long-awaited farm aid package on Monday, offering assistance of $12 bi...
4h ago
US Congress considers 'must-pass' defense policy bill that would top Trump's spending request
By Patricia Zengerle and Julia Harte WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Sunday unveiled an annual defense policy...
6h ago
Australian bushfires raze homes in two states; firefighter dies
By Renju Jose and Lucy Craymer SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - An Australian firefighter was killed overnight after he w...
7h ago
Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 7 - President Donald Trump will solidify his takeover of Washington's John F. Kennedy Center fo...
11h ago
World
Indonesia says more than $3 billion in recovery funds required after Sumatra floods
JAKARTA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Sumatra island will require 51.82 trillion rupiah ($3.11 billion) in reconstruction an...
3h ago
Australian bushfires raze homes in two states; firefighter dies
By Renju Jose and Lucy Craymer SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - An Australian firefighter was killed overnight after he w...
7h ago
Syrian refugee returns set to slow as donor support fades
GENEVA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - More than 3 million Syrians have returned home since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's rule a year ...
8h ago
German foreign minister heads to Beijing as Berlin toughens China stance
BERLIN, Dec 8 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul heads to China on Monday for his first visit as Berlin toug...
9h ago
Zelenskiy says Ukraine's peace talks with US constructive but not easy
KYIV, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Talks with U.S. representatives on a peace plan for Ukraine have been constructive but not easy, Ukra...
9h ago
Business
German industrial output rises more than expected in October
Dec 8 (Reuters) - German industrial production rose more than expected in October by 1.8% compared with the previous month, t...
1h ago
ECB's next move may be a hike, but not anytime soon, Schnabel tells Bloomberg News
FRANKFURT, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's next move may be an interest rate hike, rather than a cut as some st...
1h ago
China pledges to expand demand with more proactive polices in 2026
(Reformats hyperlinks in paragraph 4) BEIJING, Dec 8 (Reuters) - China will keep expanding domestic demand and support the br...
1h ago
Morning Bid: Futures try for a Fed fait accompli
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Well, Fed decision week is finally upon us and it's s...
2h ago
World Bank says Myanmar economy set for growth rebound
Dec 8 (Reuters) - Myanmar's economy is showing some signs of improvement and its GDP growth is estimated to rebound to 3% in ...
4h ago
Politics
US Congress considers 'must-pass' defense policy bill that would top Trump's spending request
By Patricia Zengerle and Julia Harte WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Sunday unveiled an annual defense policy...
6h ago
Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 7 - President Donald Trump will solidify his takeover of Washington's John F. Kennedy Center fo...
11h ago
US border czar Homan defends immigration crackdown on Somalis in Minnesota
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's i...
12h ago
US lawmaker Cuellar defends Democratic ties after pardon as Trump blasts 'lack of loyalty'
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar defended his party ties on Sunday as Republican Pr...
15h ago
Analysis-Kennedy vaccine advisers 'turned back the clock' on disease prevention, experts say
LOS ANGELES, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. vaccine advisers' decision to scrap longstanding guidance on hepatitis B shots will expos...
21h ago
Health
Eli Lilly's Mounjaro added to China's state insurance list for diabetes treatment
By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly's popular drug Mounjaro will be added to China's state-run health insu...
5h ago
Analysis-Kennedy vaccine advisers 'turned back the clock' on disease prevention, experts say
LOS ANGELES, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. vaccine advisers' decision to scrap longstanding guidance on hepatitis B shots will expos...
21h ago
Regeneron's experimental therapy combo effective in untreated cancer patients
Dec 6 (Reuters) - Regeneron said on Saturday its experimental cancer combination therapy was effective and showed disappearan...
Dec 06, 2025
Vertex's gene therapy shows promise in younger children with blood disorders
Dec 6 (Reuters) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals said on Saturday its gene therapy helped children aged between 5 and 11 years with s...
Dec 06, 2025
US signs $228 million deal with Rwanda for health under new aid model
KIGALI, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The United States and Rwanda have signed a deal for the provision of $228 million for the health se...
Dec 06, 2025
Science
A throat bone settles it - Nanotyrannus was not a juvenile T. rex
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Paleontologists for decades debated whether meat-eating dinosaur Nanotyrannus wa...
Dec 04, 2025
NASA study shows how satellite 'light pollution' hinders space telescopes
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - An exponential increase in the number of satellites placed in low-Earth orbit ha...
Dec 03, 2025
Trump's NASA pick to stress moon race urgency in second Senate hearing
By Joey Roulette and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman, President D...
Dec 03, 2025
Explainer-How LandSpace became SpaceX's biggest Chinese challenger
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) - LandSpace has become China's most advanced private rocket company and the coun...
Dec 03, 2025
Factbox-Reusable rockets: who has achieved what so far?
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) - China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket, developed by private firm LandSpace, failed ...
Dec 03, 2025
Technology
Christmas unplugged: Australian teen social media ban brings holiday headspace woes
By Byron Kaye and Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Sydney teenager Ayris Tolson believes the start of her first summer ...
4h ago
IBM nears $11 billion Confluent deal to boost cloud push, WSJ reports
Dec 7 (Reuters) - IBM is in advanced talks to acquire data-infrastructure company Confluent for about $11 billion, the Wall S...
4h ago
Robinhood to enter Indonesia with brokerage, crypto trader acquisition
Dec 7 (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets will acquire Indonesian brokerage firm Buana Capital Sekuritas and licensed digital asset...
7h ago
Trump says he'll be involved in review of Netflix-Warner Brothers deal
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would have a say whether a pro...
7h ago
Meta delays release of Phoenix mixed-reality glasses to 2027, Business Insider reports
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Meta is delaying the release of its Phoenix mixed-reality glasses until 2027, aiming to get the details rig...
Dec 06, 2025
Entertainment
Trump says he'll be involved in review of Netflix-Warner Brothers deal
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would have a say whether a pro...
7h ago
Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 7 - President Donald Trump will solidify his takeover of Washington's John F. Kennedy Center fo...
11h ago
La Scala season opens with Russian opera in tribute to composer Shostakovich
By Sara Rossi MILAN, Dec 7 (Reuters) - La Scala opens its new season on Sunday with Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich's La...
18h ago
Exclusive-How Netflix won Hollywood's biggest prize, Warner Bros Discovery
By Dawn Chmielewski and Milana Vinn LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - What started as a fact-finding mission for Netfli...
Dec 06, 2025
Factbox-Warner Bros, Netflix's $72 billion deal turns spotlight on performance of media titans
By Juby Babu, Jaspreet Singh and Kritika Lamba Dec 5 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery has agreed to sell its iconic studio a...
Dec 06, 2025


