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  • Former Branch County Circuit Judge Passes Away

    COLDWATER (WTVB) -- Former Branch County Circuit Court Judge Thomas C. Megargle passed away March 18, 2010 in Florida. He served as Judge in Branch County in the late 70’s. He attended Western Michigan University and Tri-State University and served in the United States Coast ... More

  • Shooting In Kalamazoo

    KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A 22 year old Kalamazoo man is in stable condition at Bronson’s Trauma Unit with two gunshot wounds after a shooting in the 12-hundred block of Church St. last evening. Police responded to a report of shots fired at about 6:00 ... More

  • Kalamazoo Man Killed In Accident

    MARSHALL (WKZO) -- A 33 year old Kalamazoo man has reportedly died in a fiery collision with a Semi on I-69 near Marshall at about 6:30 last evening. Apparently his car lost control and crossed the median, slamming into the semi’s fuel tank, which ... More

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  • Senate And House to Investigate

    LANSING (WKZO) -- How did a con-man get the MEDC to give him a $9.1 million tax break? He simply filled out the forms and gave the state everything they asked for. Richard Short reportedly studied other successful applications and used all the right catch ... More

  • “Meatout Day” Draws Fire

    KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- It was meant to promote the healthiness of balanced vegetarian diets, but Michigan's agriculture industry is steaming mad at Governor Granholm over an official proclamation that Saturday is "Michigan Meatout Day." Michigan Farm Bureau President Wayne Wood decried the proclamation as being ... More

  • Turbine Group Focusing On Ottawa County

    GRAND HAVEN (WKZO) -- A firm that ran into a hornet’s nest of opposition to a plan to put wind Turbines off the coast of Ludington, now wants to also build them about 6 miles off the coast of Ottawa County. Scandia Wind Off Shore ... More

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  • ACORN on verge of bankruptcy: report

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. liberal grass-roots group ACORN is on the brink of bankruptcy and its leaders will hold a teleconference this weekend to discuss the group's future, The New York Times reported on its website on Friday. Citing two leaders of ... More

  • James beats Bryant mark as youngest to reach 15,000 points

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers became the youngest player to score 15,000 career points in the NBA on Friday, bettering Kobe Bryant's record by more than two years. The small forward accomplished the feat at 25 years, 79 days in ... More

  • Ellen, Web site give gay teen $30,000 in prom flap

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and an inspirational Web site on Friday gave $30,000 toward the college education of a teenage lesbian whose high school prom was canceled when she asked to attend with a girl. Constance McMillen, 18, of Itawamba ... More

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  • Obama to Iran: U.S. offer of dialogue still stands

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama renewed his administration's offer of dialogue and diplomacy with Tehran on Saturday, a year after his offer of a new beginning with Iran failed to achieve concrete results. Obama, who addressed Iranians in a new videotaped appeal ... More

  • ACORN on verge of bankruptcy: report

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. liberal grass-roots group ACORN is on the brink of bankruptcy and its leaders will hold a teleconference this weekend to discuss the group's future, The New York Times reported on its website on Friday. Citing two leaders of ... More

  • James beats Bryant mark as youngest to reach 15,000 points

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers became the youngest player to score 15,000 career points in the NBA on Friday, bettering Kobe Bryant's record by more than two years. The small forward accomplished the feat at 25 years, 79 days in ... More

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  • ACORN on verge of bankruptcy: report

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. liberal grass-roots group ACORN is on the brink of bankruptcy and its leaders will hold a teleconference this weekend to discuss the group's future, The New York Times reported on its website on Friday. Citing two leaders of ... More

  • Putin offers U.S. hints of support

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered hints he could support the United States on two key issues -- an arms pact and Iran -- after a meeting on Friday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. An aide to Putin said a major nuclear weapons reduction ... More

  • NY governor's race heats up with party switch

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The race for New York governor heated up on Friday when a local Democratic official joined the campaign and switched parties, saying his views mesh best with Republicans and whose primary election is seen easier to win. Steve Levy, chief executive of ... More

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  • Goldman execs get big 2009 fund payouts

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N> CEO Lloyd Blankfein and other top executives, pressured by public outrage to slash their bonuses, still received tens of millions of dollars in distributions from an internal investment fund in 2009. Blankfein received $18.7 million ... More

  • Stocks eye health reform, housing, Greece

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Washington's bid to put finishing touches on healthcare reform this weekend should help lift uncertainty on Wall Street, but there may be some turbulence along the way next week as the recent rally appears to be fraying. Democratic leaders in the ... More

  • Pay czar trims salaries at top of GM exec ranks

    PHOENIX (Reuters) - The U.S. pay czar will slash the number of top General Motors Co executives who will receive base salaries of more than $500,000 this year. Pay czar Kenneth Feinberg said he plans to release the 2010 compensation decisions next week on ... More

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  • Bands explore promo potential of Chatroulette

    DENVER (Billboard) - In the promotional run-up to the April 13 release of its new album, Ohio experimental rock group Foxy Shazam tapped a curious outlet to promote the release: Chatroulette. The Russia-based online chat site connects users around the world for one-on-one video sessions. The ... More

  • Music biz insiders say Sony-Jackson deal makes sense

    LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The magnitude of Sony Music Entertainment's landmark recording contract with the estate of Michael Jackson raises an inevitable question: Is it a smart deal for the label? Given Jackson's superstar status, his influential creative legacy and the market's seemingly ... More

  • Ellen, Web site give gay teen $30,000 in prom flap

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and an inspirational Web site on Friday gave $30,000 toward the college education of a teenage lesbian whose high school prom was canceled when she asked to attend with a girl. Constance McMillen, 18, of Itawamba ... More

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  Top Stories in Health

  • Heat treatment found effective for plantar warts

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A targeted heat treatment appears to alleviate bothersome and sometimes painful plantar warts, researchers from China have found. Plantar warts are skin growths on the soles of the feet caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which enters the body through tiny ... More

  • FDA issues warning for high doses of Zocor

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Patients on the highest approved dose of the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor may be at increased risk of muscle injury, U.S. regulators warned on Friday. Made by Merck & Co and sold under the brand name Zocor, simvastatin is also is sold in combination ... More

  • Vitamin D helps fend off flu, asthma attacks: study

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of Japanese schoolchildren, vitamin D supplements taken during the winter and early spring helped prevent seasonal flu and asthma attacks. The idea for the study, study chief Dr. Mitsuyoshi Urashima, told Reuters Health, came from an earlier study ... More

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  Top Stories in Science

  • Chileans' quake knowledge saved thousands of lives

    SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans' knowledge of earthquakes, combined with the abnormally long time it took for the February 27 quake to reach its crescendo, saved thousands of lives, a leading geophysicist said on Thursday. Experts have been investigating why Chile's 8.8-magnitude quake, the world ... More

  • Experts design elastic iron for surgeries, buildings

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in Japan have designed a super-elastic iron alloy which they hope can be used in sophisticated heart and brain surgeries and even buildings in earthquake zones. In a paper published on Friday in the journal Science, the researchers said the metal ... More

  • Science justifies California water limits

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal limits on water that can be pumped out of a major river delta for California farmers are scientifically justified, a much-anticipated report said on Friday, a finding hailed by environmentalists in the state's epic water wars. But the National Academy ... More

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  Top Stories in Technology

  • New York food trucks turn to Twitter

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Whether it's fomenting revolution or telling people what you had for breakfast microblogging service Twitter seems to have it all. Now, New York City's enterprising mobile food vendors are using the instant messaging website to help their hoards of hungry ... More

  • Smartphones not enough for carriers at CTIA

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Smartphones may be one of the hottest areas in technology with big names like Apple and Google tussling for share, but investors are questioning the growth prospects for mobile carriers as subscriber gains slow. While it is true that clever devices like ... More

  • U.S. eyes early summer for airwaves auction process

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission plans to begin a process in a few months aimed at auctioning airwaves that failed to garner enough interest during the 2008 spectrum auction. The segment, called the D-block, is part of the 700 megahertz band of the airwaves ... More

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  Top Stories in Sports

  • Wozniacki, Jankovic ease into Indian Wells final

    By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a commanding 6-2 6-3 victory over her good friend Agnieszka Radwanska Friday. The Danish second seed pumped her right fist in celebration after sealing victory ... More

  • Flames hold on to beat slumping Sharks

    CALGARY (Reuters) - The Calgary Flames struck early then held on for a 4-3 victory over the slumping San Jose Sharks on Friday. Four different players scored to give the Flames a 4-1 lead in the second period before San Jose, who lead the Pacific Division ... More

  • Linebacker Porter signs three-year deal with Cardinals

    PHOENIX (Reuters) - Four-times Pro Bowl linebacker Joey Porter has agreed a three-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals, the team said Friday. Financial terms of the contract were not released but ESPN reported the deal to be worth $17.5 million with a maximum value of ... More

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