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MSRA to Host Annual Shipwreck Show on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2025) - The shipwreck discovery season on the Great Lakes is looming, while the season for ...
14h ago

OAISD Treasurer Slagh Steps Down from Board
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2025) - A long-time educational leader along the Lakeshore is stepping down. On Wednesda...
16h ago

Joblessness Rose Along Lakeshore, Across State in January
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2025) - Unemployment spiked along the Lakeshore and across the state in January. In not sea...
16h ago
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Holland Schools Spared Turbulence in Elementary School Reorganization
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 19, 2025) - The turbulence that two OK Red Conference school districts have had on closing elem...
Mar 19, 2025

Resilience to Hold Open House on Wednesday
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 19, 2025) - An agency aimed at helping those victimized by sexual abuse is showing off wha...
Mar 19, 2025
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MSRA to Host Annual Shipwreck Show on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2025) - The shipwreck discovery season on the Great Lakes is looming, while the season for ...
14h ago

OAISD Treasurer Slagh Steps Down from Board
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2025) - A long-time educational leader along the Lakeshore is stepping down. On Wednesda...
16h ago

Joblessness Rose Along Lakeshore, Across State in January
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2025) - Unemployment spiked along the Lakeshore and across the state in January. In not sea...
16h ago
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Holland Schools Spared Turbulence in Elementary School Reorganization
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 19, 2025) - The turbulence that two OK Red Conference school districts have had on closing elem...
Mar 19, 2025

Resilience to Hold Open House on Wednesday
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 19, 2025) - An agency aimed at helping those victimized by sexual abuse is showing off wha...
Mar 19, 2025
State

Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario requests all U.S. flags be removed from city properties
SARNIA, ONTARIO (WKZO AM/FM) - The mayor of Sarnia, Ontario has issued a request to have all U.S. flags removed from city pro...
Mar 20, 2025
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State House approves $3.1-billion plan to fund road fixes in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state House has approved a $3.1-billion plan to fund fixing Michigan's roads. House Speaker Ma...
Mar 20, 2025
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Even though they haven't announced yet, James and Dixon lead Republican race for governor in 2026
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll from Mitchell Research and Communications shows Congressman John James and Tudor Dixon ...
Mar 20, 2025

Car crashes into multiple vehicles in Kalamazoo gas station parking lot, injuring at least two people
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A speeding vehicle veered off the road and into a gas station lot on South Westnedge Avenue in K...
Mar 19, 2025

Michigan House passes bill lowering income taxes to 4.05%
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House has approved a bill to lower income taxes to 4.05% from the current 4.25%. The ...
Mar 19, 2025
Local Sports

Blackhawks & Rise Lose, Bulls Win, Wolverines Advance in Thursday Action; Tigers on WHTC Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2025) - First period goals by Trevor Moore and Alex Turcotte helped power the visiting Los Ange...
18h ago
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Pistons Beat Heat at Buzzer; Gold Win, but Bulls Fall on Wednesday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 20, 2025) - Cade Cunningham capped a 25-point, 12-rebound, 11-assist performance by hitting a tripl...
Mar 20, 2025
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Bad Periods Doom Red Wings, Blackhawks; Pistons, Bulls & Gold in Action Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 19, 2025) - Third period goals by Pierre Luc-Dubois, Tom Wilson and Connor McMichael broke a 1-1 ti...
Mar 19, 2025
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GVSU Advances to D2 Women's Elite Eight; Red Wings on WHTC Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 18, 2025) - Paige Vanstee came off of the bench to score 15 points as Grand Valley State won a NCAA...
Mar 18, 2025

GVSU Hosts Ashland in NCAA D2 Women's Hoops Play; Tigers on WHTC Today
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 17, 2025) - The NCAA Division II women's basketball championship tournament regional concludes this...
Mar 17, 2025
National Sports
Rockies 2B Thairo Estrada (wrist) out 4 to 8 weeks
Colorado Rockies second baseman Thairo Estrada will miss between four to eight weeks after sustaining a non-displaced fractur...
58m ago
Without Stephen Curry, Warriors set to face Hawks
The Golden State Warriors, who are trying to maintain the No. 6 spot in the Western Conference standings, will be without sta...
2h ago
Padres RHP Yu Darvish (elbow) to open season on IL
San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish will open the regular season on the injured list with elbow inflammation after he wa...
2h ago
Reports: Texans reach deals with OTs Cam Robinson, Trent Brown
The Houston Texans reportedly agreed to deals with free-agent offensive tackles Cam Robinson and Trent Brown on Friday. Robin...
2h ago
Women's NCAA Roundup: No. 4 Kentucky escapes, No.5 Kansas State dominates
Georgia Amoore scored 34 points and dished eight assists as No. 4 seed Kentucky escaped with a 79-78 win over No. 13 seed Lib...
2h ago
National
U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts
By Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday gutted three oversigh...
1h ago
US immigration officials ask pro-Palestinian Cornell student to surrender
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. immigration officials on Friday sent an email to the legal team of Momodou Taal...
1h ago
Voice of America employees sue Trump administration over shuttered US-funded news outlets
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Voice of America employees, journalists and unions sued the Trump administration in N...
1h ago
US transportation chief to unveil plan to upgrade air traffic control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will unveil a plan next week to upgrade the aging, under-staffed U...
2h ago
US Justice Department to probe leak of intelligence on Venezuelan gang, official says
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a leak of what it called classified i...
2h ago
World
Australia government to expand scheme to help first-time property buyers as election looms
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Saturday it would expand a scheme to help would-be home buyers get on the p...
8m ago
South Korea presses US commerce chief for favourable treatment on tariffs
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's industry minister pressed U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick for favourable treatment ...
54m ago
UK, France, Germany urge Gaza ceasefire, ask Israel to restore humanitarian access
(Reuters) -The governments of Germany, France and Britain called for an immediate return to a ceasefire in Gaza in a joint st...
55m ago
Global travel chaos has airlines scrambling after fire forces Heathrow shutdown
LONDON (Reuters) - The global travel industry was scrambling on Saturday to reroute passengers and fix battered airline sched...
55m ago
US immigration officials ask pro-Palestinian Cornell student to surrender
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. immigration officials on Friday sent an email to the legal team of Momodou Taal...
1h ago
Business
Contrarian Funds' $3.7 billion offer recommended as starting bid in Citgo parent auction
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. court officer overseeing an auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned...
1h ago
Voice of America employees sue Trump administration over shuttered US-funded news outlets
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Voice of America employees, journalists and unions sued the Trump administration in N...
1h ago
Coty sells its stake in Kim Kardashian's beauty brand to SKIMS
(Reuters) - CoverGirl parent Coty said on Friday it would sell its 20% stake in reality TV star Kim Kardashian's beauty brand...
1h ago
Carney says Canada aims to have free internal trade by July 1 amid US tariffs
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada aims to have free internal trade by removing barriers between provinces and territories by Canada ...
1h ago
US transportation chief to unveil plan to upgrade air traffic control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will unveil a plan next week to upgrade the aging, under-staffed U...
2h ago
Politics
U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts
By Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday gutted three oversigh...
1h ago
Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will revoke the temporary legal status of 53...
2h ago
US senators push for more funding for California fire recovery
By Mary Milliken ALTADENA, California (Reuters) - Two Democratic U.S. senators on Friday visited the charred ruins of Altaden...
2h ago
US court won't pause ruling requiring Trump administration to reinstate 25,000 workers
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to pause a judge's ruling requiring the administration ...
4h ago
US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting immigration activist
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting an immigration act...
4h ago
Health
Brazil's Hypera to launch an Ozempic generic in 2026, CEO says
By Alberto Alerigi SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian drugmaker Hypera plans to launch next year a generic version of semaglutide...
7h ago
Measles cases in Texas, New Mexico rise to 351, state health departments say
(Reuters) -Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico rose to 351 on Friday, the health departments of the states said, an increas...
7h ago
One million malnourished children in Nigeria and Ethiopia risk losing aid, UNICEF says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations children's agency said on Friday it will run out of its supply of ...
7h ago
Alnylam shares rise on expanded heart drug approval
(Reuters) -Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' shares rose about 7% before the bell on Friday following U.S. approval for its drug for a...
13h ago
Multimillion euros French hearing aid scam busted, says Europol
PARIS (Reuters) - A multimillion euro scam which centred on getting fraudulent reimbursements for hearing aids from the Frenc...
13h ago
Science
Swiss scientists hope to save biggest glacier in the Alps even as ice loss accelerates
By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse JUNGFRAUJOCH, Switzerland (Reuters) - The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be pa...
8h ago
Japan's space debris firm Astroscale to tie up with India's Digantara, Bellatrix Aerospace
By Kantaro Komiya and Nivedita Bhattacharjee TOKYO/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Japan's Astroscale, a company specialised in removin...
16h ago
Netherlands creates fund to attract top foreign scientists
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands is setting up a fund to attract top foreign scientists to the Netherlands, Education Mi...
Mar 20, 2025
Evidence mounts that universe's dark energy is changing over time
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New data involving millions of galaxies and luminous galactic cores is providing fresh ...
Mar 19, 2025
NASA may require Boeing's Starliner to fly third uncrewed test
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule that left two NASA astronauts on the Internationa...
Mar 19, 2025
Technology
Exclusive-Former Cruise CEO Vogt's robotics startup valued at $2 billion in new funding, sources say
By Anna Tong, Krystal Hu and Kenrick Cai (Reuters) - Kyle Vogt, former CEO of self-driving car company Cruise, has raised $15...
3h ago
Costa Rica government's Youtube account suffers cyber attack
SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Costa Rica's government said on Friday that its official Youtube account had suffered a cyber attack, add...
3h ago
DigitalBridge-led group pushes forward with potential deal for WideOpenWest, sources say
By Milana Vinn NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group including DigitalBridge and Crestview Partners is attempting to clinch a deal to ...
5h ago
US SEC holds crypto task force roundtable as Trump plans regulatory revamp
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's crypto task force held its first public meeting with...
5h ago
Cryptocurrency firm founder pleads guilty in US to market manipulation scheme
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - The founder of a cryptocurrency financial services firm pleaded guilty on Friday to U.S. c...
6h ago
Entertainment
Tom Cruise, Superman and 'Avatar' hold keys to 2025 box office
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tom Cruise takes on what may be his final "Mission: Impossible," a new Sup...
14h ago
South Korea court blocks K-pop group NewJeans from leaving agency
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court issued an injunction on Friday to stop members of K-pop group NewJeans ...
15h ago
French film star Depardieu faces trial over sexual assault allegations
By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) - French actor Gerard Depardieu faces trial on Monday over alleged sexual assaults of tw...
17h ago
Mariah Carey wins copyright lawsuit over 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - Pop singer Mariah Carey defeated a lawsuit claiming she illegally copied elements of her holida...
Mar 20, 2025
U2 to get highest honour at Britain's Ivors songwriting awards
LONDON (Reuters) - Irish rockers U2 will receive the Ivors Academy Fellowship at this year's Ivors, Britain's annual awards f...
Mar 20, 2025