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New Fire Chief Choice, Downtown Development Tools Request on Zeeland City Council Meeting Agenda
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 1, 2026) - A new fire/rescue chief should be named in Zeeland on Monday. During the biweekly Ci...
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Crash Causes Road Blockage, Power Outage Near Jenison
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 1, 2026) - Nearly 300 Consumers Energy customers spent much of Saturday night and early...
13h ago
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Hope Men, Women Win MIAA Hoops Titles with Wins Over Trine; Red Wings & Gold Lose, Griffins Win on Saturday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 1, 2026) - Hope's men and women captured Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball t...
18h ago

Grand Haven Man Hospitalized After Crash With Tree
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 28, 2026) - A 41-year-old Grand Haven man was hospitalized following a single-vehicle ...
Feb 28, 2026

Zeeland Area Man Found Guilty in Death of Girlfriend
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 28, 2026) - A 59-year-old Zeeland area man could face life in prison following a conviction...
Feb 28, 2026
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New Fire Chief Choice, Downtown Development Tools Request on Zeeland City Council Meeting Agenda
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 1, 2026) - A new fire/rescue chief should be named in Zeeland on Monday. During the biweekly Ci...
5h ago

Crash Causes Road Blockage, Power Outage Near Jenison
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 1, 2026) - Nearly 300 Consumers Energy customers spent much of Saturday night and early...
13h ago
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Grand Haven Man Hospitalized After Crash With Tree
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 28, 2026) - A 41-year-old Grand Haven man was hospitalized following a single-vehicle ...
Feb 28, 2026

Zeeland Area Man Found Guilty in Death of Girlfriend
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 28, 2026) - A 59-year-old Zeeland area man could face life in prison following a conviction...
Feb 28, 2026
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WO, HC Win State Boys Hoops District Crowns; Hope's Teams Advance to MIAA Basketball Finals
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 28, 2026) - In state high school boys' basketball tournament district final action last night, West...
Feb 28, 2026
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State has issued $565-million so far in tax refunds
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Treasury has issued around $565-million so far this year in tax refunds...
Feb 27, 2026

FBI investigating orange Kool-Aid packets sent to Republican offices in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM.FM) - The FBI is investigating after packets of orange Kool-Aid and other powders were sent to the hea...
Feb 27, 2026

Governor Whitmer open to talking with Speaker Hall about property tax cuts
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she is open to having a conversation with state House Speaker Matt ...
Feb 27, 2026

Flags in Michigan at half-staff Thursday, Friday for Reverend Jesse Jackson
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - All U.S. and state flags in Michigan will fly at half-staff Thursday and Friday. Governor Whitmer ...
Feb 26, 2026
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AUDIO: Senator Nesbitt gives Republican response to Whitmer's address
LAWTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Southwest Michigan Senator Aric Nesbitt delivered the Republican response to Governor Whitmer's Sta...
Feb 26, 2026
Local Sports

Hope Men, Women Win MIAA Hoops Titles with Wins Over Trine; Red Wings & Gold Lose, Griffins Win on Saturday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 1, 2026) - Hope's men and women captured Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball t...
18h ago

WO, HC Vie for District Titles in Boys' March Magic Tonight; GVSU Takes Two from Ferris State
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 27, 2026) - In high school girls' basketball along the Lakeshore last night, these results: Ottawa ...
Feb 27, 2026

Two from Lakeshore Left in Boys' March Magic; GVSU Hosts Ferris in Hoops DH Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 26, 2026) - In state high school boys' basketball tournament action along the Lakeshore last night,...
Feb 26, 2026

Tuesday Prep Girls Hoops Results; Boys' March Magic in District Semis Tonight; GVSU Takes Two at Davenport
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 25, 2026) - In high school girls' basketball action along the Lakeshore last night, these results: ...
Feb 25, 2026
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Dutch, Hawkeyes, Rats Advance in Boys' March Magic; GVSU DH v. Davenport Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 24, 2026) - In state high school boys' basketball tournament action last night, these results: Holl...
Feb 24, 2026
National Sports
Olympics-Medal from first modern Olympics fetches three times estimate at auction
March 1 (Reuters) - A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four ti...
2h ago
Women's Top 25 roundup: Elina Aarnisalo helps No. 21 North Carolina beat No. 12 Duke
Elina Aarnisalo set a career high for the second straight game with 22 points, and No. 21 North Carolina completed the regula...
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Wade Ormsby to step in for Phil Mickelson at LIV Golf Hong Kong
Wade Ormsby will step in for Phil Mickelson at LIV Golf Hong Kong next weekend while the latter continues to deal wi...
3h ago
Athletics-Navigation nightmare derails leaders at US half marathon championship
March 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. half marathon championship descended into farce on Sunday when a guide vehicle led the top three...
3h ago
Motorcycling-Aprilia's Bezzecchi wins Thailand GP as Acosta takes championship lead
BURIRAM, Thailand, March 1 (Reuters) - Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi turned Saturday's sprint crash into Sunday's triumph as the ...
4h ago
National
US gasoline prices to rise after attack on Iran, analysts warn
By Shariq Khan and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. average retail gasoline prices are set to break above $...
1h ago
Olympics-Medal from first modern Olympics fetches three times estimate at auction
March 1 (Reuters) - A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four ti...
2h ago
Just one in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran's lea...
6h ago
Iranian leaders want to talk, Trump tells Atlantic magazine
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran's new leadership wants to talk to him an...
6h ago
Trump says 48 leaders killed in strikes on Iran, in Fox News interview
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News on Sunday that 48 leaders have been killed...
7h ago
World
Trump says combat operations in Iran will continue until all objectives achieved
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that combat operations in Iran were con...
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Trump says conflict with Iran could last four weeks, Daily Mail reports
March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the conflict with Iran could go on for the next four weeks...
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Iranian changes must be used properly
March 1 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that the changes in Iran brought about by U.S. ...
2h ago
EU nations call for 'maximum restraint', respect for international law in Iran conflict
By Lili Bayer and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, March 1 (Reuters) - The European Union's 27 nations on Sunday called for "maximu...
3h ago
Analysis-Khamenei killing shatters Iran's order, triggers high-stakes succession race
By Samia Nakhoul, Parisa Hafezi and Emily Rose DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - The assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatolla...
3h ago
Business
Exclusive-Australia says it may go after app stores, search engines in AI age crackdown
SYDNEY, Mar 2 (Reuters) - Australia's internet regulator said it may push search engines and app stores to block artificial i...
2h ago
Amazon's cloud unit reports fire after objects hit UAE data center
March 1 (Reuters) - Amazon's cloud unit, AWS, said on Sunday that power to its data center in the United Arab Emirates was...
2h ago
Safe-haven yen and Swiss franc gain as weekend Iran strikes unnerve markets
By Alun John LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - The safe-haven Swiss franc and Japanese yen firmed, while the euro slid as trading r...
5h ago
Gulf businesses reel as Iran strikes trigger regional shutdowns
By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Federico Maccioni, Rachna Uppal and Ateeq Shariff DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - Iran's retaliatory strikes ...
8h ago
Analysis-Investors brace for a bigger backlash from Middle East war
By Vidya Ranganathan LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - From being just a fringe risk, conflict in the Middle East has become a top ...
8h ago
Politics
US lawmakers see no Trump plan for Iran following strikes
By Doina Chiacu March 1 (Reuters) - The United States has yet to spell out a "day-after" strategy for Iran followin...
4h ago
Just one in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran's lea...
6h ago
Trump's Iran strike tests MAGA unity ahead of midterms
By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Some of the most prominent voices within Donald Trump's MAGA move...
Feb 28, 2026
Trump cheers death of Iranian leader, says strikes will continue
By Bo Erickson, Steve Holland, Humeyra Pamuk and Jasper Ward PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Tr...
Feb 28, 2026
OpenAI reaches deal to deploy AI models on U.S. Department of War classified network
Feb 27 (Reuters) - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Friday it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Depart...
Feb 28, 2026
Health
Ascendis wins U.S. approval for therapy for children with dwarfism
Feb 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Ascendis Pharma's once-weekly therapy for chil...
Feb 27, 2026
Bird flu devastates 7.4 million Pennsylvania chickens in a month
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Bird flu has wiped out 7.4 million chickens in Pennsylvania in the past month, a ...
Feb 27, 2026
Aardvark pauses late-stage trial testing rare disease treatment
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Aardvark Therapeutics is voluntarily pausing its late-stage trial testing its experimental treatment for a...
Feb 27, 2026
Chile denies onboard care by Chinese medical ship as US pressure mounts
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Chile denied permission for a Chinese hospital ship to provide medical services onboard, ...
Feb 27, 2026
Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 6 to 985
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Measles cases in South Carolina rose to 985 on Friday, state health data showed, including six addition...
Feb 27, 2026
Science
Dramatic changes observed in one of universe's biggest stars
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The largest stars in the universe live the life of a rock star - they are born ...
Feb 28, 2026
NASA shakes up moon program with new test mission before astronaut lunar landing
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - NASA is adding a spacecraft docking test to its Artemis moon program before l...
Feb 27, 2026
Vast web of cold gas observed at the heart of the Milky Way
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Astronomers have produced the largest and most detailed map ever made of the va...
Feb 27, 2026
In prehistoric interbreeding, it was Neanderthal men and Homo sapiens women
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - When Homo sapiens trekked out of Africa, our species encountered Neanderthal populations alrea...
Feb 26, 2026
Congress to weigh extending space station life, NASA moon base
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee next week will consider extending the planned life of...
Feb 26, 2026
Technology
Exclusive-Australia says it may go after app stores, search engines in AI age crackdown
SYDNEY, Mar 2 (Reuters) - Australia's internet regulator said it may push search engines and app stores to block artificial i...
2h ago
Amazon India slashes seller referral fees in retail growth push
March 2 (Reuters) - Amazon will stop charging sellers in India referral fees for products under 1,000 rupees ($10.98), the co...
2h ago
Amazon's cloud unit reports fire after objects hit UAE data center
March 1 (Reuters) - Amazon's cloud unit, AWS, said on Sunday that power to its data center in the United Arab Emirates was...
2h ago
Hackers hit Iranian apps, websites after US-Israeli strikes
By AJ Vicens March 1 (Reuters) - A wave of cyber-enabled operations took place early Saturday morning alongside the joint U.S...
6h ago
OpenAI details layered protections in US defense department pact
Feb 28 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Saturday that the agreement it struck a day ago with the Pentagon to deploy technology on t...
Feb 28, 2026
Entertainment
Giorgio Armani shows soft, elegant looks under direction of late founder's niece
By Elisa Anzolin MILAN, March 1 (Reuters) - Silvana Armani, the niece of the late designer, unveiled a collection of soft yet...
7h ago
Michael B. Jordan wins entertainer of the year at NAACP Image Awards
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Michael B. Jordan took home entertainer of the year at the 57th NAACP Im...
19h ago
Factbox-Winners at the 2026 BRIT Awards
MANCHESTER, England, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Singer Olivia Dean was the big winner at Saturday's BRIT Awards, Britain's p...
Feb 28, 2026
Olivia Dean's 'The Art Of Loving' wins album of the year at BRITs
LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Singer Olivia Dean's record "The Art Of Loving" won album ...
Feb 28, 2026
Dolce & Gabbana spotlights "Identity" with all‑black Milan runway
MILAN, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Italian luxury label Dolce & Gabbana unveiled an almost entirely black collection at Milan F...
Feb 28, 2026




