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Friday's Prep Hoops Slate; Hope Men Win, GVSU Men Fall on Friday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 21, 2024) - In high school basketball along the Lakeshore last night, these results: West Ottawa bo...
5h ago
UPDATE: "Endangered" Wayland Man Found
WAYLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 20, 2024) - The search for a 57-year-old Wayland area man that the Allegan County Sheriff's Dep...
12h ago
Hope to Honor Van Wieren with Hoops Classic This Weekend
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 20, 2024) - Hope College honors one of its legends this weekend. The first Glenn Van Wieren Cla...
22h ago
Prep Hoops' Final Big Night Before Holidays Ahead; Hope Women Win, Hope Men in Action Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 20, 2024) - In high school basketball along the Lakeshore last night, these results: Zeeland East b...
Dec 20, 2024
Travis, Neidlinger Look Ahead as Saugatuck Schools' Leadership Transition Looms
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - The end of the first semester in Academic 2024 along the Lakeshore is also the en...
Dec 19, 2024
Local
UPDATE: "Endangered" Wayland Man Found
WAYLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 20, 2024) - The search for a 57-year-old Wayland area man that the Allegan County Sheriff's Dep...
12h ago
Hope to Honor Van Wieren with Hoops Classic This Weekend
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 20, 2024) - Hope College honors one of its legends this weekend. The first Glenn Van Wieren Cla...
22h ago
Travis, Neidlinger Look Ahead as Saugatuck Schools' Leadership Transition Looms
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - The end of the first semester in Academic 2024 along the Lakeshore is also the en...
Dec 19, 2024
Governor Appoints Hofmeister, Trice to GVSU Board
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - Two business leaders, one with a storied history at Luebbers Stadium, are the new...
Dec 19, 2024
UPDATE: Holland Policeman Hurt, Suspect Arraigned After Overnight Fight Outside of Library
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - A Holland Department of Public Safety Police Services Officer and a 30-year-old Hol...
Dec 19, 2024
State
AUDIO: Senator Peters discusses legislation to address threats from drones
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michigan is urging the Senate to pass his bipartisan legislation to ...
20h ago
Michigan House again doesn't vote on tipped minimum wage change
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Lawmakers in Lansing are running out of time to change Michigan's tipped-worker minimum wage. The ...
Dec 20, 2024
Judge denies Oxford shooter's request for new sentence
OAKLAND COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Oxford High School shooter will not be resentenced. An Oakland County judge Thursday d...
Dec 20, 2024
AUDIO: Speaker-elect Hall says Republicans hear the cries of tipped wage workers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State House Speaker-elect Matt Hall of Richland says the issue of saving the lower tipped wage f...
Dec 19, 2024
State House Republicans boycott session Wednesday, holding press conference today
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican lawmakers in the Michigan House did not show up for session on Wednesday as they are pr...
Dec 19, 2024
Local Sports
Friday's Prep Hoops Slate; Hope Men Win, GVSU Men Fall on Friday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 21, 2024) - In high school basketball along the Lakeshore last night, these results: West Ottawa bo...
5h ago
Prep Hoops' Final Big Night Before Holidays Ahead; Hope Women Win, Hope Men in Action Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 20, 2024) - In high school basketball along the Lakeshore last night, these results: Zeeland East b...
Dec 20, 2024
Hope Women Win in Ohio; Red Wings Triumph at Home
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 19, 2024) - In high school boys' basketball along the Lakeshore last night, Wyoming 65, Zeeland Wes...
Dec 19, 2024
Tuesday Night's Prep Hoops Slate; Red Wings on WHTC Wednesday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 18, 2024) - In high school basketball along the Lakeshore last night, these results: Holland boys 5...
Dec 18, 2024
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Monday Hoops Drama Abounds; Saugatuck's Boys Host Bridgman on The Van Tonight
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 17, 2024) - In high school girls' basketball along the Lakeshore last night, Zeeland West edged Mus...
Dec 17, 2024
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National Sports
NHL roundup: Igor Shesterkin, Rangers stop Stars
With the New York Rangers in dire need of a win, Igor Shesterkin turned in a spectacular performance on Friday. The goalie ma...
2h ago
Yankees trade C Jose Trevino to Reds for RHP Fernando Cruz, C Alex Jackson
The New York Yankees acquired right-handed reliever Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson on Friday night in exchange for ve...
3h ago
NBA roundup: Cup champion Bucks no match for Cavs
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 124-101 home win over the Bucks on Friday, swiftly bri...
3h ago
Champion Dodgers top MLB's list of luxury-tax bills
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series, and now they are paying the bill. The champions top the list of a record nine M...
6h ago
Women's Top 25 roundup: Alabama heats up, knocks off No. 15 Michigan State
Alabama took time to get cranked up, then tallied 54 points in the middle two quarters in handing No. 15 Michigan State its f...
8h ago
National
Biden approves $571 million in defense support for Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support for Taiwan, the...
3h ago
US Senate approves Social Security change despite fiscal concerns
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress early on Saturday passed a measure to boost Social Security retiremen...
3h ago
Biden administration withdraws proposed rule limiting transgender bans in sports
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday withdrew a proposed rule change that would have prohibited scho...
8h ago
Biden secures 235th confirmed judicial appointee, one more than Trump
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden secured his 235th appointment to the federal judiciary on Fri...
8h ago
Australian authorities urge hundreds to flee out-of-control bushfires
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bushfires in Australia's Victoria state burnt out of control on Saturday, with authorities issuing an evac...
10h ago
World
Kazakh president replaces deputy prime minister, decree shows
ASTANA (Reuters) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev replaced his deputy prime minister, who also served as economy mini...
1h ago
Two Russian airports temporarily halt operations, aviation watchdog says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's Kazan airport has temporarily halted flight arrivals and departures, Russia's aviation watchdog Ro...
2h ago
Rival protests over South Korea's impeached President Yoon held in Seoul
SEOUL (Reuters) - Demonstrators supporting and opposing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held rival protests several hund...
2h ago
Pakistan sentences 25 over attacks on military in 2023, military says
KARACHI (Reuters) - Twenty-five people were sentenced to periods of two to 10 years of "rigorous imprisonment" in c...
2h ago
Myanmar rebels say they have taken junta's western regional command
(Reuters) - A rebel army in Myanmar said it had captured a major military headquarters in the country's west, marking the fal...
3h ago
Business
Retailer Party City files for bankruptcy, will wind down 700 stores
By Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) - Party City, which has been struggling since the COVID-19 pandemic, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
6m ago
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda and Nissan are considering producing vehicles in one another's factories as part of their talks to de...
2h ago
Google says it could loosen search deals in US antitrust case
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Goo...
6h ago
Exclusive-Northern Oil and Gas in bid to acquire smaller rival Granite Ridge, sources say
By David French (Reuters) -Northern Oil and Gas has made an acquisition offer for Granite Ridge Resources, a smaller U.S. pro...
10h ago
House Democrat says Republicans protecting Elon Musk's Chinese investments
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrat on the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee said on F...
11h ago
Politics
US Senate approves Social Security change despite fiscal concerns
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress early on Saturday passed a measure to boost Social Security retiremen...
3h ago
Biden secures 235th confirmed judicial appointee, one more than Trump
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden secured his 235th appointment to the federal judiciary on Fri...
8h ago
House Democrat says Republicans protecting Elon Musk's Chinese investments
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrat on the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee said on F...
11h ago
Exclusive-Fed's Barr seeks legal advice amid speculation Trump might remove him, sources say
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr has sought legal advice to ex...
12h ago
US government shutdown could cost travel sector $1 billion per week, disrupt holiday travel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A partial government shutdown could cost the U.S. travel industry $1 billion per week and lead to wide...
13h ago
Health
US FDA approves Novo Nordisk's bleeding disorder drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Novo Nordisk's drug for the prevention or reduction of bleedin...
10h ago
US FDA approves Vertex Pharma's triple combo cystic fibrosis treatment
By Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' next-generation treatme...
12h ago
Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound wins US FDA approval for sleep apnea
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss treatment, Zepbound, for obstruct...
12h ago
Sarepta wins $115.2 million US drug patent verdict from Japan's Nippon Shinyaku
By Blake Brittain Japanese drugmaker Nippon Shinyaku infringed a Sarepta patent related to its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (D...
12h ago
US FDA declines to approve Lexicon Pharma's add-on diabetes drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Lexicon Pharmaceuticals' add-on drug for type 1 diabete...
12h ago
Science
China says its astronauts complete record-breaking spacewalk
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Chinese astronauts this week completed a world-record spacewalk of more than nine...
13h ago
'Amphibious mouse' among 27 new species discovered in Peru's Amazon
LIMA (Reuters) - An "amphibious mouse" with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among 27 new specie...
Dec 20, 2024
Return of NASA astronauts from space station further delayed until late March
(Reuters) - NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore's return to Earth will be further delayed until at least late Mar...
Dec 18, 2024
Chile's giant 'living fossil' frog faces threat from climate change and humans
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A giant frog species that hopped alongside dinosaurs and is considered a "living fossil" is no...
Dec 18, 2024
Japan's Space One says Kairos rocket flight terminated after liftoff
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Space One said it terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket after launch on Wednesday, abort...
Dec 18, 2024
Technology
Google says it could loosen search deals in US antitrust case
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Goo...
6h ago
US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit
TORONTO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Friday in favor of Meta Platform Inc's WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO ...
8h ago
Rumble to receive $775 million strategic investment from Tether
(Reuters) - Video sharing platform and cloud services provider Rumble said on Friday it has entered into an agreement with Te...
11h ago
Battery maker Northvolt makes progress toward longer-term bankruptcy financing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Swedish electric-vehicle battery maker Northvolt said on Friday it expects to line up additional bankrup...
12h ago
US, Israeli officials deny approving sale of Israeli spyware firm to US investors
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Officials in the United States and Israel have denied reports their co...
12h ago
Entertainment
Soccer-Netflix inks US broadcast deal with FIFA for 2027 and 2031 women's World Cups
NEW YORK (Reuters) - FIFA and Netflix have signed a deal to broadcast the 2027 and 2031 editions of the Women's World Cup in ...
18h ago
Sigourney Weaver makes West End debut in 'The Tempest'
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver has made her West End debut as the magician...
19h ago
'Mufasa' film puts classic lions into more complex storylines
By Danielle Broadway SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Director Barry Jenkins believes it was important to revisit the Disney classic &qu...
Dec 19, 2024
Timothee Chalamet channels young Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown'
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Timothee Chalamet likened his journey to playing music legend Bob Dylan to an athlet...
Dec 19, 2024
Hollywood embraces God and the 'cowboy curious' to broaden audience
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The script for the biblical epic "Mary," which tells ...
Dec 19, 2024