Articles tagged with public

Fri, May 25, 2012

John Lydon boosts his Public Image with new album

By Iain Blair

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As bad boy lead singer of the anarchic, trail-blazing and short-lived 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols, John ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Chris Pine goes public with girlfriend at Cannes

From WENN.com

The Star Trek hunk has been dating the Sports Illustrated beauty since last year (11), and they chose to make their ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Sir Sean Connery makes rare public appearance to open U.S. Stock Exchange

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The Bond legend vowed to retire from public appearances in 2011 after he failed to show up for the annual Dressed ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Pamela Anderson performs public lap dance for pals

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The former Baywatch star was seen sipping wine as she dined with a group of friends at the Boa restaurant in ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Chris Pine goes public with girlfriend at Cannes

From WENN.com

The Star Trek hunk has been dating the Sports Illustrated beauty since last year (11), and they chose to make their ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Sir Sean Connery makes rare public appearance to open U.S. Stock Exchange

From WENN.com

The Bond legend vowed to retire from public appearances in 2011 after he failed to show up for the annual Dressed ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Pamela Anderson performs public lap dance for pals

From WENN.com

The former Baywatch star was seen sipping wine as she dined with a group of friends at the Boa restaurant in ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Pentagon Honors Kalamazoo Public Safety

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Two local organizations are being honored for their support of employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve.  The Pentagon has named ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety says air conditioning units continue to be stolen

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A dozen commercial-sized air conditioners were stolen from yards outside downtown Kalamazoo buildings earlier this month.  It's presumed they were stolen ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

Public Safety holding man who they say intentionally set apartment building on fire.

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety officers have arrested a man they claim forced his way into one of the units at Cooper Apartments on ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Rep for Donna Summer's Family Addresses Rumors About Public Memorial, Cause of Death

A spokesperson for Donna Summer 's family says reports of a public memorial for the late singer next week in Nashville "are not accurate ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Portage Public Schools could avoid possible teacher layoffs

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Public Schools Board has sent layoff notices to five part time teachers as they look at the budget for next ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Holland Public Safety Could Acquire Armored Vehicle

HOLLAND (WHTC) - The Holland Department of Public Safety could soon have an armored vehicle. City officials have given the go-ahead for police to acquire ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Public Media Network busting a move

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo’s Public Access Channels will repotedly soon be moving up the dial. Currently they occupy the channels on the Charter system ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

CVR Energy shelves unit's public offering

(Reuters) - Oil refiner CVR Energy Inc, which is being acquired by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, said it has scrapped plans for a public offering ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

California targets health, public workers to fix budget hole

By Jim Christie

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday unveiled a revised state budget plan that calls for new cuts to ...

Fri, May 11, 2012

NFL star Junior Seau celebrated at stadium memorial

By Alex Dobuzinskis

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A crowd of 15,000 fans celebrated the life of former football star Junior Seau in a memorial ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

KVET Unit busts a crack dealer on the East Side

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- KVET has arrested a 24-year-old Kalamazoo man accused of selling crack cocaine on the east side of the city.  They conducted an ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Thieves target Kalamazoo air conditioners

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety's investigating an increase the theft of commercial air conditioning units.

Six incidents have been reported where the units ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Lobbyists' lobbyist draws public anger

By David Ingram

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Callers heaped insults on leading lobbyist Howard Marlowe when he sat in a television studio on Tuesday taking questions ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Schools look for millage renewal at polls

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Tuesday is an election day in Michigan, and among the items on the ballot for Kalamazoo is a non-homestead millage continuation.  Kalamazoo ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Analysis: Public pension fixes face stout legal challenges

By Jim Christie and Lisa Lambert

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public employees in San Jose, California's third-largest city, are gearing up for a ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

New Tepco head vows to be open to public opinion

(Reuters) - The president-designate of Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T>, the owner of the Fukushima nuclear plant, said he would be sensitive to public sentiment when ...

Sun, May 06, 2012

Romania seals deal with IMF to raise public wages

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania has sealed an agreement with international lenders to restore public wages to their previous levels, a senior official said, as part ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Treasury to sell more AIG common stock

By Mark Felsenthal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Department said on Friday it plans a third sale of the common stock of American International Group ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Fifth arrest made in Kalamazoo homicide case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Another arrest has been made in the homicide case concerning the shooting death of Romney Hunter on North Rose Street earlier this ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

UPDATE: Kalamazoo man dies from knife wounds, Public Safety investigating

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to a call about a domestic dispute just after 6 a.m. Thursday in the 800-block of Douglas ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

VIDEO: Kalamazoo-area students stage walkout to send law enforcement message

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Students from several Kalamazoo area high schools staged a walkout Tuesday morning, marching down to Bronson Park.

The students marched and held ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Venezuela's Chavez reappears in public, back to Cuba

By Andrew Cawthorne and Julia Cobb

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made his first live public appearance in two weeks on Monday to ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

State budget could mean more pain for public schools

LANSING/KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --    The Michigan Senate may be set to approve next year’s education budget today.  It differs from the House version and ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

Fidelity Chairman Johnson feted in rare public appearance

By Tim McLaughlin

BOSTON (Reuters) - When Boston's business elite gathered on Tuesday night to pay tribute to the first family of mutual fund ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

Levon Helm Public Memorial to Be Held This Thursday

Fans of the late Levon Helm will be able to pay their respects to the late musician this Thursday, April 26, in Woodstock, NY ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Funeral services are being planned for former Public Safety Chief John Ross

KALAMAZOO(WKZO) --  Former Kalamazoo Public Safety Chief John Ross has died. He helped guide the City of Kalamazoo through a wrenching change.   John Ross ...

Sun, April 22, 2012

Loved-up Williams and Segel go public at film afterparty

The new couple was first pictured together last month (Mar12), strolling hand-in-hand after enjoying a dinner date near Williams' home in Brooklyn, and she ...

Sat, April 21, 2012

Loved-up Williams and Segel go public at film afterparty

The new couple was first pictured together last month (Mar12), strolling hand-in-hand after enjoying a dinner date near Williams' home in Brooklyn, and she ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Public-private deals seen boosting road projects

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Financing for roads and highways is likely to attract a growing number of public-private partnerships once Congress passes federal transportation funding ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Loved-up Williams and Segel go public at film afterparty

The new couple was first pictured together last month (Mar12), strolling hand-in-hand after enjoying a dinner date near Williams' home in Brooklyn, and she ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Moore makes first public appearance since rehab

The Indecent Proposal star has endured a tough few months following her split from husband Ashton Kutcher in November (11) and has been keeping ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Moore makes first public appearance since rehab

The Indecent Proposal star has endured a tough few months following her split from husband Ashton Kutcher in November (11) and has been keeping ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Layoffs, freezes, retirements for U.S. public sector

(Reuters) - More than half of local and state employees continue to work under pay freezes, while others are accelerating their retirements or facing the ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

New Kalamazoo Public Safety Division will Focus on Drug Related Gun Violence

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --  The determination that Kalamazoo’s latest homicides, and a lot of its drug and gang related gun violence seems to be occurring ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety Unveils Zapata Memorial Plans

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety has unveiled plans for a memorial garden and bronze bust of Public Safety Officer Eric Zapata.

The completed statue ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Local Pennsylvania paper wins Pulitzer for coach sex-abuse scandal

By Paul Thomasch and Jennifer Saba

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A central Pennsylvania newspaper, The Patriot-News, took home a Pulitzer Prize in local reporting on ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Ban on political ads on public TV struck down

By Jonathan Stempel, Terry Baynes and Jasmin Melvin

(Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court struck down a federal ban on political advertising on ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Ban on political ads on public TV struck down

By Jonathan Stempel and Terry Baynes

(Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court struck down a federal ban on political advertising on public TV ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

U.S. ban on political ads on public TV struck down

By Jonathan Stempel and Terry Baynes

(Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court struck down a federal ban on political advertising on public TV ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

School workers in Maryland claim part of record lottery

By Alice Popovici

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - An elementary school teacher, a special education teacher and another public school worker in Maryland shared one of three ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

Two Florida anti-hazing task force members quit over public meetings

By Michael Peltier

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Two members have stepped down from a task force charged with making recommendations to stop hazing at a ...

Sun, April 08, 2012

Despite recovery, U.S. public employees face more layoffs

By Lisa Lambert

(Reuters) - Since 2009, the city of Chesapeake, tucked up against the Great Dismal Swamp in southern Virginia, has cut its workforce ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

Burger King to go public again

By Greg Roumeliotis

(Reuters) - Hamburger chain Burger King said on Tuesday it plans go public through a deal with a London-listed investment firm, less ...

Sat, March 31, 2012

German wage deal agreed, averts public-sector strike

By Axel Hildebrand

POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) - Two million German public-sector workers will get a pay rise of 6.3 percent over a 24-month period ...

Fri, March 30, 2012

Wendy's jumps into "Pink Slime" public relations war

By Lisa Baertlein and Martinne Geller

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wendy's Co says it never has used so-called "pink slime" in its ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Public information restricted in case of slain teen

By Daniel Trotta

SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A special prosecutor investigating the death of an unarmed black teenager in Florida invoked an exemption on Thursday ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Analysis: Spain's banks may need more public cash

By Sonya Dowsett and Julien Toyer

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish banks, already hurting from a property crash, are facing a new wave of loan defaults ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Aerosmith to Make Special Public Appearance in Los Angeles on Wednesday

Hot on the heels of announcing dates for their North American "Global Warming" summer tour, Aerosmith will gather in Los Angeles on Wednesday for ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Utah demands federal government return public lands to state

By Debbie Hummel

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The state of Utah, long resentful that some 60 percent of its territory belongs to the U ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Obama taps public health expert for World Bank

By Lesley Wroughton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday nominated a Korean-American known for his work in fighting disease in impoverished countries to ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety Investigates Hit and Run Accident

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is continuing to investigate a hit and run incident that sent a 22-year-old Lansing resident to the hospital just ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

'Bachelor' Ben Flajnik & Courtney Robertson's First Public Date

Bachelor Ben Flajnik and Courtney Robertson may have briefly broken up prior to the After The Final Rose special, but now they are back ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety looking for hit and run driver

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) – Public Safety is looking for a hit and run driver who struck a 22-year-old who was jaywalking across Michigan Ave. near the ...

Fri, March 16, 2012

China exerts rare public pressure on North Korea over missile plan

By Jason Subler

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China put rare public pressure on ally North Korea over the reclusive state's plan to launch a long-range ...

Thu, March 15, 2012

New York cuts pension benefits for public workers

By Joan Gralla and Dan Burns

(Reuters) - New York state lawmakers approved pension reform that will save an estimated $80 billion over 30 years ...

Wed, March 14, 2012

Day in court for healthcare revives public fight

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul will be debated at the Supreme Court this month, reviving ...

Wed, March 14, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety Chief Hadley wants to investigate trends in North side deaths

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- After a second murder this year on Rose Street, and statistics that show that most homicides in Kalamazoo are occurring in the ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Public meeting scheduled for Monday night to discuss Fountain of the Pioneers refurbishment

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A public meeting on plans to refurbish the Fountain of the Pioneers in Bronson Park is planned for this evening in Kalamazoo ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Brinkley's ex upset with public outbursts

Peter Cook insists his former wife should stop being so open about their court affairs, and accuses Brinkley of throwing her family ""under the ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Oklahoma House approves pistol-packing in public

By Steve Olafson

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Law abiding citizens of Oklahoma who want to publicly carry a pistol on their hip or in a ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety Investigating Rose Street Shooting Death

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is investigating reports of a shooting death.

Officers responded to a call about shots fired in the 1300-block of ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Micky Dolenz Says Surviving Monkees May Not Attend Davy Jones' Funeral, but May Perform at Public Tribute

Micky Dolenz says he isn't sure if all of the surviving Monkees -- Peter Tork , Mike Nesmith and himself -- will attend band mate Davy ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Judge denies public vote on 49ers stadium funding

By Philipp Gollner

SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - A judge on Monday handed a victory to the San Francisco 49ers pro football team and backers ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Homeland Security money comes to Kalamazoo Public Safety

KALAMAZOO (WKZO)  --  Homeland Security is sending over half a million dollars to Kalamazoo Public Safety to literally pump up their operation. The Department plans ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Microsoft releases Windows 8 for public testing

By Georgina Prodhan and Bill Rigby

BARCELONA/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp released an incomplete version of Windows 8 for the public to download and ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Portage Public Schools to Implement All Day Kindergarten

 PORTAGE (WKZO)  --  They don’t know how they are going to pay for it yet, and they don’t have all the details worked ...

Thu, February 23, 2012

Kalamazoo Father Arrested in Infant Death

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety received a 911 call about a one-week-old infant not being able to breathe in the 800-block of Burrell Avenue ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Hedge funds see treasure in new public players

By Katya Wachtel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund managers bought shares of several of last year's hot IPOs in the fourth quarter, including ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

Public bans mean smokers also light up less at home

By Kate Kelland

LONDON (Reuters) - Smoking bans in offices, restaurants and other public places don't drive smokers to light up more at home ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

Public Policy Polling: Santorum may be up by 10-15 over Romney in Michigan

UNDATED (WKZO) -- Rick Santorum will reportedly surge to a 10-15 percent lead "barring big shift" in tonight's calls.  The report which comes from ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Governor Snyder Wants to Invest in Public Safety

LANSING (WKZO) -- Investing in public safety is near the top of the list of Governor Rick Snyder's budget priorities.

In presenting his 2013 ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Country singer Travis charged with being drunk in public

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Grammy award-winning country singer Randy Travis was arrested and charged with public drunkenness on Monday in Sanger, Texas ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

VIDEO: Portage Public Schools makes big change in science curriculum

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- It’s not rocket science, coming up with a science curriculum that permits public school students to get access to all of ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Michigan Schools Funding Predicated on Full Day Kindergarten

LANSING (WKZO) -- Beginning this September, public school districts in the state must offer full-day kindergarten programs in order to receive full-per-pupil funding.  Current legislation ...

Thu, January 26, 2012

Exclusive: More public money likely for Greek bailout: EU's Rehn

By Paul Taylor and Axel Threfall

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The European Union's top economic official said on Thursday that more public money will ...

Sun, January 22, 2012

Paterno's long goodbye ends with public memorial

By Dave Warner

STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - The son of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno told 10,000 mourners on Thursday his ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

Public employees hit back in pension fight

By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public employees in the United States are striking back at what they see as attacks on their pensions.

Recently ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

New York budget portends clash with public unions

By Dan Wiessner

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed a $132.5 billion state budget on Tuesday that virtually freezes ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

Exclusive: Banker in Olympus scandal steps into public view

By Kevin Gray

DELRAY BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - A Japanese banker who is a key figure in the Olympus accounting fraud came into public view ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

Study needed on shale gas effects on health: group

By Ayesha Rascoe

ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - The public health effects of shale gas development need to be rigorously studied as production rapidly spreads in ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Detroit police stations to severely cut public hours

By John D. Stoll

DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit, which has one of the highest crime rates of large American cities, plans to close its police ...

Mon, January 02, 2012

Spain public deficit may top 8 percent: minister

By Paul Day

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's public deficit for 2011 may be higher than the 8 percent of GDP forecast by the new ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

California city abusing public assets, funds-state

(Reuters) - Montebello, California, a city of about 60,000 in the eastern part of Los Angeles County, is mis-using public assets and funds, the ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Stock losses hit public pensions: U.S. Census

(Reuters) - The value of investments held by U.S. public pensions fell in the third quarter for the first time in a year, battered ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Year In Review: WKZO’s Top Stories of 2011

(WKZO) -- Proving to be a year full of incredible headlines around the world, Kalamazoo contributed its fair share of notable news in 2011. Whereas ...

Tue, December 27, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Seek Pizza Place Robbery Suspect

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Little Caesar's Pizza location on West Main in Kalamazoo was held up Monday night.

Surveillance video shows the tall white ...

Tue, December 27, 2011

Public Safety Looking for Shooting Suspects

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is still looking for the gunman who wounded two young men at the Quick Stop Party Store on Portage ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Detonates Suspected Bomb in Portage

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Police feared it was a bomb, and there was a blast late Thursday morning, but the only explosive was the detonator the ...

Wed, December 14, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Stabbed on North Westnedge

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo man was stabbed in the back, but Kalamazoo Public Safety has released few details about the crime on Kalamazoo’s ...

Wed, December 14, 2011

Bulgaria to ban smoking in indoor public spaces

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria, where more than a third of adults smoke, plans to ban smoking in indoor public spaces from June 1, 2012, the ...

Mon, December 12, 2011

EU wants cheaper, easier access to public data

By Christopher Le Coq

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission presented legislation on Monday to open up access to public sector data, in a move ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Republicans draw attention to public pension gaps

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress on Thursday sought to shift attention back to public pension shortfalls, with estimates of the total deficit ranging from ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Coca-Cola moves secret soft drink formula to public vault

(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co moved the 125-year-old secret formula for its soft drink to its hometown attraction, the World of Coca-Cola, where it will be ...

Mon, December 05, 2011

Supreme Court rejects worship at public school appeal

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court let stand on Monday a ruling that religious groups cannot use public schools facilities ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

KPS Trustees Take Steps Toward Another New School Building

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Schools trustees have given a green light to planning for the construction of their third new school, but not without ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

Exclusive: Zynga aims for $10 billion valuation in IPO

By Anthony Hughes and Robert Sherwood

NEW YORK, Nov 30 (IFR) - Facebook games developer Zynga Inc is seeking a lower-than-expected $10 billion valuation for ...

Wed, November 23, 2011

Showdowns loom in California over public pensions

By Jim Christie

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - There's no avoiding a ballot showdown over paring public employee pensions in California's third-largest city, its ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

Public Hearing Set for Future of Oshtemo Postal Facility

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The U.S. Postal Service needs to cut billions out of its bottom line if it’s going to survive, and eliminating ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Arrest Two Burglary Suspects

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to a burglary call around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

Two suspects reportedly broke into a residence in ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Portage Public Safety Investigating Kidnapping-Custodial Interference Case

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Public Safety is investigating a kidnapping-custodial interference case involving 21-year-old Joanne Marie Bloomberg.  Apparently she failed to turn over her daughter ...

Thu, October 20, 2011

Witness Comes Through for Public Safety

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --  A sharp-eyed citizen has helped Kalamazoo Public Safety bust an armed robbery suspect.

At 7:40 Wednesday night, a man walked into ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Portage Public Safety Make Arrests Following High Speed Chase

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Three men are in custody after a high speed chase through Portage Thursday morning.Portage Public Safety says one of their officers ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

Director Von Trier questioned over Hitler remarks

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Director Lars Von Trier said he was questioned on Wednesday by Danish police for possibly breaking French law when he joked about ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

Salesforce drama steals show at Oracle conference

By Noel Randewich and Jim Finkle

SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON (Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc scored a coup by publicizing a dispute with rival Oracle Corp ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Analysis: New plans may not save public pensions

By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To fix their persistent pension problems, some U.S. states are looking to reshape their retirement plans to resemble ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Analysis: New plans may not save public pensions

By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To fix their persistent pension problems, some U.S. states are looking to reshape their retirement plans to resemble ...

Fri, September 30, 2011

Analysis: Move to new plans may not save public pensions

By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To fix their persistent pension problems, some states are looking to reshape their retirement plans to resemble those in ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Portage School Bus Cleared After Gun Search

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A Portage Public Schools bus was stopped as a precaution Thursday morning after a tip from a parent.

Apparently a student was ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

U.S. seeks to make Rajaratnam's health public

By Grant McCool

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors demanded on Thursday that the judge who will sentence convicted Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj ...

Mon, September 26, 2011

Former Portage Teacher Files Lawsuit

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A former Portage teacher claims construction at her school made her too sick to work.

Jennifer Baker has filed a lawsuit against ...

Mon, September 19, 2011

Gay marriage trial tapes to be public, judge rules

By Carlyn Kolker

(Reuters) - Video recordings of the trial over California's gay marriage ban should be unsealed, a federal judge ruled on Monday ...

Mon, September 19, 2011

EU to urge U.S., Japan to act on public deficits at G20

By Jan Strupczewski

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will call on China this week to boost domestic demand and on the United States and ...

Sat, September 17, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Increases Patrol During WMU-CMU Weekend

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has beefed up its weekend party patrols, and so has the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s ...

Fri, September 16, 2011

Sheen opens up about public meltdown

Sheen's sitcom Two and a Half Men was stalled in February (11) following a series of bizarre antics, which began with the star ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

Americans turned to public health insurance in 2010

By Alina Selyukh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More Americans became reliant on public health insurance and lost coverage sponsored by their employers in 2010, the U ...

Mon, September 12, 2011

September 11 memorial at World Trade Center opens to public

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of people visited the National September 11th Memorial at the site of the World Trade Center on Monday after it ...

Fri, September 09, 2011

Drug Suspect Known to Public Safety for Previous Arrest

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo man who was initially charged with being part of a mob that attacked a man on Kalamazoo’s north side ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Michigan Public Schools Deal with a 'New Normal'

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Michigan public schools are open, most of them working with fewer teachers, declining enrollments and lower paid employees. 

In Kalamazoo, where student ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Bosworth goes public with new romance

The Superman Returns star, who previously dated Orlando Bloom, split from True Blood actor Alexander Skarsgard in July (11) after two years.

Just a ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

Private equity giant Carlyle files for IPO

By Megan Davies and Tanya Agrawal

NEW YORK/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Private equity company Carlyle Group filed for an IPO on Tuesday, a long-awaited move ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Portage Introduces 'Public Safety Department'

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Same name, different meaning.

The Portage Police and Fire Departments will now be called the Portatge Department of Public Safety, but not ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Portage Public Safety Seek Larceny Suspect

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Public Safety is seeking a suspect in a larceny case.  They say a purse was stolen that contained several credit cards ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Thousands of public employees laid off in 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Local and state governments axed more than 200,000 jobs in 2010, according to U.S. Census data released on Tuesday that ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Arrest Pair in Theft

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Two men were arrested Monday afternoon after a local resident tipped off police.  Around 3 p.m. a concerned citizen reported a ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Conducts Prostitution Sting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Three men have been arrested by Kalamazoo Public Safety following a prostitution sting.  Public Safety had received several complaints from residents regarding ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Public Safety Investigates Shooting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A double shooting on Kalamazoo’s north side early Saturday morning is under investigation. Both men involved may have been innocent victims ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Atlanta public school officials give documents to grand jury

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta public school officials appeared on Friday before a county grand jury investigating alleged cheating by teachers and principals on standardized tests ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Will Smith, Jada Pinkett, all smiles in public

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One day after a magazine claimed that their marriage was in trouble, Hollywood super couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Michigan Legislature Heads Back to Work, Teachers, Public Employee Healthcare on the Agenda

LANSING, MI (WKZO) -- The Michigan Legislature will bet back to work today after a two month summer break and they will take up a ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Quake bolsters calls for public safety wireless network

By Jasmin Melvin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Disruption of cell phone service by a rare East Coast earthquake on Tuesday prompted renewed calls for Congress and ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Portage School Damaged, Vehicles Robbed

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Public Safety says they detained individuals following damage done to Amberly Elementary School and a couple of vehicles being robbed.  They ...

Sun, August 21, 2011

Clinton public service school attracts students worldwide

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - In his native country of Thailand, Eakpot Nimkulrat is a neurologist.

But at age 43, Nimkulrat has ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Continues Search for Suspects in Wayside West Beating

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A 20-year-old KVCC student is reportedly still in a coma at Bronson Hospital after he was the victim of a savage ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

India graft activist leaves jail to huge cheers

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Paul de Bendern

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A vast and jubilant crowd cheered as Gandhian activist Anna Hazare walked out ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Seeking Suspect Following Shooting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is looking for a young black male in a black hat who was seen struggling with a 19-year-old man ...

Mon, August 15, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety investigate weekend shooting

Wed, August 10, 2011

Lowell Man Charged with Child Pornography Possession Following Misuse of Library Wireless Internet

LOWELL, MI (WKZO) -- A Lowell man who allegedly downloaded child pornagrophy using a system that he hoped would be untraceable, has now been charged ...

Fri, August 05, 2011

Top skin doctor applauds Kardashian for going public with psoriasis

The socialite has chosen to speak out about her dry skin issue and has even included a trip to a specialist in her reality ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Under Investigation

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo Public Safety officer finds himself under investigation after he was arrested for domestic violence by the Van Buren County Sheriff ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Top skin doctor applauds Kardashian for going public with psoriasis

The socialite has chosen to speak out about her dry skin issue and has even included a trip to a specialist in her reality ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Chrysler unlikely to go public in 2012: Marchionne

By Deepa Seetharaman

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan (Reuters) - An initial public offering of shares in Chrysler Group LLC is unlikely in 2012, Sergio Marchionne, the ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

Craig and Weisz make debut public appearance as newlyweds

The James Bond star married his fellow Brit in a secret ceremony in the Big Apple last month (Jun11), and the pair has kept ...

Sat, July 30, 2011

Craig and Weisz make debut public appearance as newlyweds

The James Bond star married his fellow Brit in a secret ceremony in the Big Apple last month (Jun11), and the pair has kept ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety says Portage Man At Fault in Collission with Cruiser

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety says a Portage man was at fault when his vehicle hit one of their cruisers Monday afternoon.  Around 5 ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Seeks Shooting Suspect

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is looking for a gunman who began blasting away at a house in the 800-block of Woodbury in the ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

Most in U.S. want ban on smoking in public: poll

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most Americans want smoking banned in all public places but only 19 percent believe that cigarette smoking should be illegal in ...

Thu, July 14, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Investigates Crash at Piccadilly, Croyden

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is investigating a crash at the intersection of Piccadilly and Croyden.  A driver said to be traveling at a ...

Mon, July 11, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Makes Arrest in Murder Cold Case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety believes it may have a lead on a cold case murder.

Linda Gibson was found murdered in September of ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

Public pension accounting to radically change

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The accounting board for U.S. state and local governments is set to propose on Friday radical reforms to the disclosure practices ...

Thu, July 07, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Offering Gun Buyback Program

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is looking to get guns off the streets.  Starting this Saturday they're holding a week-long ...

Wed, July 06, 2011

Kalamazoo Suspect Flees from Officer, Arrested for Carrying a Concealed Weapon

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer conducted a loitering investigation shortly before midnight Tuesday on Portage Street.  In the 1400-block, 22-year-old Rodney White ...

Wed, June 29, 2011

Wisconsin's controversial public union law takes effect

By John Rondy

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's controversial law limiting collective bargaining for public workers took effect on Wednesday.

The law eliminates most collective ...

Wed, June 29, 2011

U.S. enters next round of public pensions fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is entering the next round of a nationwide boxing match over public pensions, with states approving changes to the ...

Wed, June 29, 2011

Thieves in Bronx steal piano from public arts installation

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Memo to possibly musical and probably strong thieves -- a Bronx neighborhood wants its piano back.

A brightly colored piano that community ...

Wed, June 29, 2011

Kalamazoo Woman Arrested in Stabbing Case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety has made an arrest in an assault case where a man was stabbed.  Around 10 a.m. Wednesday Public ...

Fri, June 24, 2011

New Jersey public sector bill a victory for Christie

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Governor Chris Christie's success in forcing New Jersey public sector workers to pay more for their benefits ...

Fri, June 24, 2011

Connecticut public unions reject no-layoff deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Connecticut's public employee unions have rejected an offer by Governor Dannel Malloy for a cost-cutting labor accord that would not ...

Thu, June 23, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Schools to Approve Budget Tonight

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo School Board is scheduled to approve their budget for the coming year tonight. 

It doesn’t call for any ...

Thu, June 23, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Releases 911 Call, Report on Shooting

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Public safety has released the dramatic and obscenity laced 9-1-1 call of Chad Harris, a Kalamazoo man who would soon be ...

Wed, June 22, 2011

NY public workers union dodges layoffs in new pact

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of New York state's biggest public employee unions said on Wednesday it reached a preliminary agreement with Governor Andrew ...

Wed, June 22, 2011

Investigation Finds Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers Acted According to Law in March Shooting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- An investigation's been completed into the March 29th shooting of Chad Harris by Kalamazoo Public Safety officers.  After reviewing all of ...

Wed, June 22, 2011

NY public workers union dodges layoffs in new pact

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of New York state's biggest public employee unions said on Wednesday it reached a preliminary agreement with Governor Andrew ...

Mon, June 20, 2011

NJ Senate OKs public-sector pension changes

By Edith Honan

TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey's Democrat-controlled Senate on Monday approved changes to the state's pension and benefits system ...

Mon, June 20, 2011

Senator Mark Kirk seeks private cash for public infrastructure

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Senator on Monday proposed legislation to allow private investment in public infrastructure, saying it would create around $100 billion for projects ...

Fri, June 17, 2011

Bankers struggling to regain public trust: survey

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bankers are struggling to regain the trust of consumers around the world after the worst financial crisis in generations rocked the global ...

Tue, June 14, 2011

Poor public transit called threat to older Americans

By Ros Krasny

BOSTON (Reuters) - Communities that now rely almost solely on automobiles will face problems as today's baby boomers turn into tomorrow ...

Mon, June 13, 2011

Facebook looking at IPO in first quarter: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook is preparing to file for an initial public offering as early as October or November that could value the popular ...

Sun, June 12, 2011

4 Arrested for Home Invasion in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety arrested 4 suspects after being alerted about suspicious activity taking place in the 1300 block ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

NJ Governor Christie proposes public-private schools plan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced a pilot program on Thursday that would allow private companies to run public schools in ...

Wed, June 08, 2011

Public high school opens precedent-setting drug clinic

By Bernd Debusmann Jr.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An in-school drug and alcohol abuse clinic is opening at a public high school on Long Island ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

Public Memorial Set for Jack Kevorkian

TROY, MI (Metro Source) - A public memorial service for Jack Kevorkian will be held this Friday. Kevorkian, a pathologist who became an advocate for ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

Alabama's Jefferson County to put workers on leave

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's troubled Jefferson County is to put one-third of its workers on administrative leave without pay from Monday because of ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

VIDEO: Kalamazoo School Trustees Get First Look at Next Budget

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO)- They call the cuts “devastating”, and they say it will only get worse next year.  Kalamazoo Public Schools administrators are recommending ...

Sun, June 05, 2011

First Look at Kalamazoo Public Schools Budget Monday Night

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) - Kalamazoo’s School Trustees will get their first look at the proposed budget for the coming school year Monday night, now ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Warns of Suspect Approaching Student

KALAMAZOO -- Parents are being warned by Kalamazoo Public Safety to keep an eye out for a case of stranger danger.  The department's received ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Suspect Approached 10-Year-Old Kalamazoo Public Schools Student at Bus Stop

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) - Kalamazoo Public Schools alerted the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Thursday afternoon that an unknown person tried to pick up a ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

New York public schools may bar after hours religion: court

By Basil Katz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled that New York public schools could legally bar religious groups ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Arrests 2 in Mills Street Shooting

Update: The victim was transported to a local hospital and his injuries are considered non life threatening.  

KALAMAZOO, MI -- (WKZO) Kalamazoo Department of Public ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Prayers removed from Texas public school graduation

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that a high school graduation in a San Antonio suburb may not ...

Wed, May 25, 2011

Nebraska lawmakers pass compromise bill on public unions

By David Hendee

OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - Nebraska lawmakers unanimously approved changes to collective bargaining for public workers on Wednesday but the debate was not ...

Wed, May 25, 2011

JFC votes to eliminate public campaign financing in state elections

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Candidates for state offices would no longer get tax money under a budget measure passed Tuesday.

On a 12 to 4 ...

Thu, May 19, 2011

State Senate Passes Public Employee Health Insurance Changes

(Lansing, MI)  --  Under a bill passed by the state Senate, some public employees will have to start paying at least 20 percent of their ...

Thu, May 19, 2011

ACLU Says Michigan has Among the Worst Public Defender Systems

(Detroit, MI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union says Michigan's public defender system is one of the worst in the nation. In a report ...

Thu, May 19, 2011

Unintended pregnancies cost public $11 billion a year: studies

By Mary Wisniewski

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Studies released by a reproductive rights research group on Thursday show that unintended pregnancies cost U.S. taxpayers about ...

Wed, May 18, 2011

GOP leaders work to restore some proposed public education aid cuts

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republican legislative leaders say they’re working on a deal to restore some of the $844 million in proposed state aid ...

Wed, May 18, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Schools Employee Terrence Bell Faces More Charges

KALAMAZOO (WKZO)-- Terrence A. Bell of Kalamazoo was in court today as four new counts of criminal sexual conduct were read against him.  Already ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

McAdams and Sheen go public at Cannes

The Frost/Nixon star has been dating the actress since last summer (10) and they were recently forced to deny rumours of an engagement ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

Concealed Carry Supporters Pack Public Hearings Thursday

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Dozens of concealed weapons’ supporters jammed hearing rooms in Madison and Wausau Thursday to weigh in on two bills allowing hidden ...

Thu, May 12, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Schools Investigates Boy Left on Bus Case

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo Public Schools and KRESA have completed their investigation into why a three-year-old boy was left alone on a school bus for hours ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Public Citizen: Key data left out of Alzheimer's study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. consumer group alleged on Tuesday that researchers with ties to Eli Lilly and Co withheld important information from a ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Donald Trump says public scorn greater than he expected

By Ros Krasny

NASHUA, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Real estate magnate Donald Trump suggested Wednesday it's not much fun flirting with the idea of ...

Wed, May 04, 2011

Concealed Carry Bill Gets Public Hearings Next Week

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Public hearings will be held a week from Thursday on the Republicans’ latest effort to legalize the carrying of concealed weapons ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

Battle Creek Public Works Department to Perform Hydrant Flushing

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) – The City of Battle Creek Water Division began its annual flushing of water mains and is set to finish the project ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

Public Hearing on Bill Trimming "Earn A Buck" Thursday

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin Senate committee will hear from deer hunters and others on Thursday about a bill to trim down the state ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

Snyder Details Public School Overhaul

LANSING, MI (WHTC News)  --  Governor Snyder unveiled his proposal to revamp Michigan’s public schools today. His ideas center on integrating different levels of ...

Tue, April 26, 2011

Public Safety Officer Zapata Remembered

Tue, April 26, 2011

WATCH: Recorded Segments from Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Eric Zapata's Memorial

KALAMAZOO -- Thousands of police and firefighters from across the state of Michigan as well as the United States arrived for the memorial service of ...

Tue, April 26, 2011

Governor Snyder to Call for Public School Overhaul Tomorrow

(East Lansing, MI)  --  Governor Snyder is calling for an overhaul of Michigan’s public school systems in a speech tomorrow outlining his plans and ...

Mon, April 25, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Continues to Search for Murder Suspect

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo Public Safety officers are on the hunt for a murder suspect.  They're looking for a man who is suspected of gunning ...

Sun, April 24, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Investigating Homicide on Mabel Street

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) A 35-year-old Kalamazoo man was killed Sunday evening following a shooting in the 600 block of Mabel St. in Kalamazoo.  Kalamazoo Department ...

Sat, April 23, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Arrests Suspect at Scene of Burglary

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) Kalamazoo Public Safety Sergeant Tim Butler withnessed suspicious activity in the 1700 block of S. Burdick Saturday evening.  The activity included an ...

Fri, April 22, 2011

Pope talks to public in rare TV broadcast

By Catherine Hornby

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict took questions from a child in Japan, a Muslim woman in Ivory Coast and a mother caring ...

Fri, April 22, 2011

Public Can Pay Respects to Zapata

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- There will be several opportunities for Kalamazoo residents to get involved at the street level in supporting the family of Kalamazoo Public ...

Thu, April 21, 2011

Funeral Set For Slain Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer

KALAMAZOO, Mich (WLMI)  Funeral arrangements have been made for Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Eric Zapata.  The 35-year old officer was killed in the line ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Funeral Arrangements for Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Eric Zapata

KALAMAZOO -- Funeral arrangements have been made following the death of Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Eric Zapata.  Visitation is scheduled at the Langeland Funeral Home ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Slain Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Identified

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - The first Kalamazoo City Police officer killed in the line of duty has been identified as a ten year veteran of the ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

VIDEO: Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Identified as Eric Zapata

Tue, April 19, 2011

Public Safety to Speak on Death of Officer

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A noon press conference Tuesday is expected to shed more light on the events that led up to the death of a ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Shot And Killed By Suspect

KALAMAZOO, Mich (WLMI) The city of Kalamazoo is mourning the loss of a Public Safety officer—killed by a suspect who then took his ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

Maine man admits threats to National Public Radio hosts

DEERFIELD, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A Maine man pleaded guilty on Friday to federal charges stemming from threats to rape, torture and kill hosts of a ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

Detroit sends layoff notices to all public teachers

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The emergency manager appointed to put Detroit's troubled public school system on a firmer financial footing said on Thursday he was ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

Two endangered zebras make public debut at St. Louis Zoo

By Bruce Olson

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Two zebra newborns made their first public appearance on Thursday at the St. Louis Zoo, new additions to ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

Neenah Hosts Final Public Hearing on Budget Proposal

NEENAH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Over 200 people testified in Neenah Wednesday at the fourth and final official hearing on the governor’s proposed state budget ...

Tue, April 12, 2011

Public Safety Closing in on Graffiti Artists

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- It may be only a matter of time before Kalamazoo Public Safety tracks down three graffiti artists who struck downtown and apparently ...

Thu, April 07, 2011

Gov's Budget Gets 1st Public Hearing Thursday

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee is starting to hear what people think about Governor Scott Walker’s proposed state ...

Wed, April 06, 2011

Pilot may lose license over landing plane on public beach

By Aman Ali

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A pilot who landed a small plane on a public beach in New York City and later bragged ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

Budget cuts pummel public colleges and U.S. standing

By Michael Connor

MIAMI (Reuters) - At the University of Central Florida, the provost's bi-monthly e-mails are now virtually required reading for 56,235 ...

Wed, March 30, 2011

Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn Go Public

Reese Witherspoon got married on Saturday, but the poor dear's Will the Circle Be Broken was outshined by the first public appearance of ...

Wed, March 30, 2011

Public Safety Shoots, Kills Man With Knife

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Public Safety officers shot and killed a knife-wielding man to Tuesday afternoon after he threatened to harm them, and then allegedly tried ...

Tue, March 29, 2011

Ohio House committee passes public union curbs

By Jo Ingles

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - An Ohio House committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would restrict collective bargaining rights for about 350 ...

Tue, March 29, 2011

Ohio House committee passes public union bill

By Jo Ingles

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - An Ohio House committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would restrict collective bargaining rights for public employees ...

Mon, March 28, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Issues Warning About Suspicious Cases of Men Approaching Young Females

Mon, March 28, 2011

MDOT Public Hearing Set for Proposed Speed Limit Hikes on Stadium, King Highway

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Speed limits will likely be rising on Stadium Drive and King Highway later this year, but not by all that much.

The ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

China to ban smoking at indoor public places

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will ban smoking at all indoor public venues from May in an effort to shield the world's most populous nation ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

NYC public retirees should pay health premiums: watchdog

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City should require its retired public employees to pay for Medicare Part B premiums -- the way ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

Possible Republican 2012 hopefuls criticize public schools

By Kay Henderson

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Three potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates expressed hostility toward the public school system at a home schooling ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

Hispanic students now majority in Texas public schools

AUSTIN, Tex (Reuters) - Hispanic students are now the majority in Texas public schools, according to the state education agency.

"This has definitely been a ...

Tue, March 22, 2011

Half or more of U.S. public supports Obama on Libya

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least half the U.S. public approves of President Barack Obama's military action in Libya, despite growing criticism from Republicans ...

Tue, March 22, 2011

Lawmakers turn to public on Obama clean energy plan

By Tom Doggett

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leadership of the Senate Energy Committee is seeking public input on how to fashion a bill creating the ...

Sat, March 19, 2011

U.S. ambassador to Mexico resigns after public spat

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Mexico has resigned after a public dispute with President Felipe Calderon over the handling of the ...

Fri, March 18, 2011

House votes to cut funding to public radio

By Wendell Marsh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to end federal funding for National Public Radio, following recent controversies that ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Seek Suspect in Carjacking

KALAMAZOO -- A 63-year-old Kalamazoo resident was the victim of a carjacking Wednesday night.  Kalamazoo Public Safety says it happened around 8:30 p.m ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

House votes to cut funding to public radio

By Wendell Marsh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives voted Thursday to end federal funding for National Public Radio, following recent controversies that entangled ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

California voters souring on public pensions: survey

By Jim Christie

SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - More California voters believe public employees' pension benefits are too generous than they did two years ago and ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Rajaratnam lawyer: information public, not secret

By Grant McCool

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam did not get secrets about Advanced Micro Devices Inc and eBay Inc ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Rajaratnam lawyer: information public, not secret

By Grant McCool

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam did not get secrets about Advanced Micro Devices Inc <AMD.N> and ...

Sun, March 13, 2011

U.S. public support for more nuclear power slips

By Christopher Doering

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. public support for expanding nuclear power appears to be slipping after Japan's nuclear crisis while New ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

Factbox: Union membership highest in public sector

(Reuters) - Wisconsin and several other states are considering measures to reduce the power of public sector unions.

The U.S. has low union membership ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

Chuck Norris Attacks Public Schools: Celeb Speak

When he's not convincing us that The Total Gym REALLY CAN slide under our beds, Chuck Norris takes it upon himself to alert ...

Wed, March 09, 2011

Iowa House debates bill limiting public union bargaining

By Kay Henderson

DES MOINES (Reuters) - The Iowa House began debate of a controversial labor bill on Wednesday that Republicans say makes common sense ...

Wed, March 09, 2011

Public prefers cutting defense spending: Reuters/Ipsos poll

By Donna Smith

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans prefer cutting defense spending to reduce the federal deficit rather than taking money from public ...

Wed, March 09, 2011

Microblogs in China government's fight to win public approval

By Sui-Lee Wee

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's wary government is a world champion in internet censorship, but Communist Party leaders now want to master ...

Wed, March 09, 2011

Kidman goes public with baby Faith

Mum and daughter were photographed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday (05Mar11).

The tot was born via surrogate in December (10). Kidman and ...

Mon, March 07, 2011

Behind public standoff, Wisconsin lawmakers talked

MADISON (Reuters) - While sparring in public, Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker and Democrats have quietly talked about making some changes to the governor's ...

Fri, March 04, 2011

Jobs outlook in public sector grows dimmer

By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The jobs outlook is growing dimmer and dimmer for the public sector.

Federal employment data released on Friday shows ...

Fri, March 04, 2011

Lawsuit tests use of private e-mail for public business

NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters Legal) - A lawsuit filed against the mayor and city council of Austin will test whether public officials in Texas ...

Wed, March 02, 2011

EPA says big budget cut would hurt public health

By Timothy Gardner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ability to protect citizens from premature death and other health problems would ...

Wed, March 02, 2011

Gomez and Bieber go public at Oscars party

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber proved they're the hottest new couple in showbiz by officially stepping out together for the first time at ...

Tue, March 01, 2011

Wisconsin judge orders Capitol open to public

MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin officials said Tuesday they would not ease entry restrictions at the Capitol Building in Madison after a judge ordered there ...

Tue, March 01, 2011

Report: WI Public Employees Earn Better Than Private Sector Workers

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin is one of 41 states where public employees get better pay and benefits than their private sector counterparts.

But according ...

Mon, February 28, 2011

Obama says public employees should not be "vilified"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday everyone should be ready for sacrifice to help tackle U.S. budget problems, but it does ...

Mon, February 28, 2011

Largest Public Workers Union Files Complaint over Bargaining

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state government’s largest public employee union filed an unfair labor practice charge Monday against Governor Scott Walker.

The Wisconsin ...

Sun, February 27, 2011

Sen. Schumer calls for increased public WiFi security

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday called on major U.S. web site operators such as Amazon and Twitter to switch to ...

Fri, February 25, 2011

Miguel Cabrera Issued A Public Apology Thursday

Tiger’s All-Star first baseman Miguel Cabrera reported yesterday to Detroit’s spring training facility in Lakeland, Florida following his arrest last week on ...

Wed, February 23, 2011

Regulator to ask if TMX-LSE deal in public interest

By Solarina Ho and Pav Jordan

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Ontario Securities Commission will assess whether the London Stock Exchange's proposed takeover of TMX ...

Tue, February 22, 2011

California Republicans zero in on public pensions

By Jim Christie

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Republicans, who could hold hostage a state budget proposed by its new Democratic governor, are drafting demands ...

Tue, February 22, 2011

Ohio public employees protest proposed union curbs

By Jim Leckrone

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Thousands of people picketed the state Capitol on Tuesday to protest a bill to cut collective bargaining rights ...

Mon, February 21, 2011

GOP Majority Holding Firm on Cutting Public Employee Collective Bargaining

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Majority Republicans say they’re holding firm on their plans to reduce bargaining rights for Wisconsin’s public union workers – even ...

Thu, February 17, 2011

Damon & Blunt face the public at Statue of Liberty

The landmark couldn't be shut down for filming and so the onscreen couple had to shoot a romantic scene before a big crowd ...

Wed, February 16, 2011

Public Hearing on Gov. Walker's Union Cutting Plan Halted After 17 Hrs.

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A public hearing on the governor’s plan to reduce public union benefits and bargaining power ended about 3 a.m ...

Wed, February 16, 2011

A 'Gnomeo & Juliet' Public Service Announcement (PSA)

Gnomeo & Juliet hits theaters today and is already generating plenty of negative buzz with parent groups over its conclusion. It appears that the film ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

UPDATE: Overflow Crowd Gathers at Public Hearing for Gov's Budget

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - An overflow crowd jammed a State Capitol hearing room Tuesday to have their say on Governor Scott Walker’s plans to ...

Mon, February 14, 2011

Public Hearing Tuesday on Union Worker Cutbacks as Protests Continue

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday on the governor’s cutbacks for public employee ...

Wed, February 09, 2011

Lawmakers pound public pensions, fear bailouts

By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers swore off any bailout of state and city governments on Wednesday, turning the screws on states and ...

Wed, February 09, 2011

U.S. public cautious on Middle East democracy: poll

By John Whitesides

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans believe the United States should be cautious about backing democracy in the Middle East because ...

Tue, February 08, 2011

Costs of public pensions targeted in three states

By Jim Christie

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 8 (Reuters ) - Efforts to tackle the costs of public pensions advanced on Tuesday in three Western U.S ...

Fri, February 04, 2011

Cisco investors wary over rivalries and public debt

By Ritsuko Ando

NEW YORK (Reuters) - No longer Wall Street's top over-achiever, network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc <CSCO.O> must persuade wary ...

Thu, February 03, 2011

Managing AIG's return to public hands

By Clare Baldwin and Ben Berkowitz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As bailed-out insurer American International Group <AIG.N> prepares to return to the public markets ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

White House eyes spectrum for public safety

By Jasmin Melvin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will support legislation ensuring a block of airwaves are used for public safety rather than going ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

Defibrillators useful in public, less so at home

By Frederik Joelving

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Devices to restore a normal heartbeat after cardiac arrest appear to be less useful at home than ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

House takes aim at public funding of elections

By John Whitesides

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to eliminate public financing of presidential campaigns, calling the ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

Gov. Walker's Public Schools Plan Details Expected Friday

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - We could learn more about Governor Scott Walker’s plans for public schools on Friday, when he speaks in Milwaukee to ...

Mon, January 17, 2011

Report: Off-Duty Public Safety Officer Breaches Obama Security

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- In a weekend report, it was revealed that the biggest security breach during President Obama's visit to Kalamazoo wasn't by ...

Mon, January 17, 2011

Auto Show Open To Public

(Detroit, MI)  --  The North American International Auto Show has opened to the public.  Saturday's opening day attendance was nearly 87 thousand people, up ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Public Hearing on Gov. Walker's Plan to Change Commerce Dept.

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A public hearing will be held Thursday afternoon on Governor Scott Walker’s plan to partially privatize the state Commerce Department ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

Holland to Hold Public Hearing on Medical Marijuana Clinics

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC News) - Holland city planners yesterday scheduled a January 25^th public hearing into how the Tulip City should handle the matter ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

Public strongly opposes debt ceiling increase: Reuters/Ipsos

By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. public overwhelmingly opposes raising the country's debt limit even though failure to do so could ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Launches New Website

KALAMAZOO -- Citing the need for community involvement in keeping Kalamazoo safe, Kalamazoo Public Safety's launched a website this week to aid in doing ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

Seyfried and Phillippe go public with romance

Seyfried, who previously dated her Mamma Mia! co-star Dominic Cooper, was first linked to Reese Witherspoon's ex-husband in October (10) after they met ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

Morrison wears disguise in public

The actor has gained legions of loyal followers since he shot to fame playing hunky teacher Will Schuester in the hit U.S. TV ...

Sun, January 09, 2011

Major funders to share study data for public health

LONDON (Reuters) - Health research data must be made more widely available in the scientific community if researchers are to unlock its full potential and ...

Sun, January 09, 2011

Public pension funds seek foreclosure reviews

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of seven major public pension systems, led by New York City Comptroller John Liu, has asked the boards of ...

Wed, January 05, 2011

LinkedIn plans to go public in 2011: sources

By Nadia Damouni

NEW YORK (Reuters) - LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, plans to go public in 2011 and has selected its financial ...

Mon, January 03, 2011

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo seeks to freeze public workers pay

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state employees should be asked to accept a wage freeze, and when their contracts expire, pay cuts could be ...

Mon, January 03, 2011

Two Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers Hurt In Accident

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - A bang-bang start to the day for a couple of Kalamazoo Public Safety officers. There weren’t guns involved, but the piercing ...

Mon, January 03, 2011

Public Safety Find Drugs, Weapons in Raid

KALAMAZOO -- A drug house raid turned up a big stash of drugs and weapons over the weekend.  Public Safety got a tip about the ...

Wed, December 15, 2010

Crisis commission partisan divide goes public

By Dave Clarke

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The panel empowered by Congress to investigate the causes of the 2007-2009 financial crisis is falling prey to the ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

Carlyle may file to go public next year: source

By Megan Davies and Michael Erman

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Carlyle Group <CYL.UL>, which has been considering an initial public offering ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

McAdams & Sheen seal romance with public kiss

The Frost/Nixon star, who was previously married to Kate Beckinsale, reportedly met the Sherlock Holmes actress at a party earlier this year (10 ...

Wed, December 01, 2010

Daily Shuffle: Taylor Swift And Jake Gyllenhaal Go Public

Spotted: Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal not looking like ""just friends"" in Nashville on Saturday. But here's a photo of them looking like ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

Barton struggles with public perception she's crazy

The former The O.C. star shocked fans in July 2009 when she was placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold.

She subsequently revealed a ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

Watson loves public transport

The actress moved from Britain to the U.S. last year (09) to enrol in an English Literature course at Rhode Island's prestigious ...

Tue, November 16, 2010

Paris Louvre asks public for help to buy painting

By Vicky Buffery

PARIS (Reuters Life!) - France's Louvre museum is making an unprecedented appeal to the general public to help it raise the ...

Tue, November 09, 2010

Video, 9-1-1 Call Made Public in Mistaken Identity Incident

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- There are reports that Kalamazoo County resident Michelle Selbee will proceed with a lawsuit against the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputy who ...

Tue, November 09, 2010

Survival hero Ralston - 'I won't share real canyon videos with public'

The hiking enthusiast had to amputate his own arm to break free from his rock-face prison and his gripping story has been made into ...

Mon, November 08, 2010

EPA Expected to Display Cleanup Equipment, Update Public

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) -- The latest community update on progress on the clean-up along the Kalamazoo River was scheduled for Monday evening in Battle Creek ...

Fri, November 05, 2010

Zenyatta wins over American public despite defeat

By Julian Linden

LOUISVILLE (Reuters) - Blame claimed the Breeders' Cup Classic and the lion's share of the $5 million prize money but it ...

Tue, November 02, 2010

GM Said to be Preparing Initial Public Offering

DETROIT -- Shares of General Motors stock are expected to sell between 26-and-29 dollars each in an initial public offering that could happen in mid-November ...

Thu, October 28, 2010

Britain's spy boss makes first public speech

By William Maclean, Security Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top spy makes the first public speech by a serving UK espionage chief on Thursday ...

Wed, October 27, 2010

Public pension reform key issue in California race

By Nichola Groom

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With decades of public service under his belt, 72-year-old California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown joked last month that ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

Jones Public Memorial Scheduled

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A public memorial service for the late Representative Robert Jones has been scheduled for October 28.

It will be held at noon ...

Fri, October 08, 2010

Voicemail, lewd picture, become public in Favre "sexting" case

NEW YORK, NY (WSAU) - Brett Favre is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Number 4 may be preparing for the New ...

Thu, October 07, 2010

K-Township To Hear From Public On Medical Pot

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The city of Kalamazoo has just adopted a new ordinance restricting where and how medical marijuana can be grown and dispensed.

Now ...

Mon, October 04, 2010

Russia eyes cigarette ad ban, public smoking curbs

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tobacco advertising in Russia, where more than half of adults smoke, should be outlawed by 2012 and smoking in public places banned ...

Thu, September 30, 2010

Plainwell Public Safety Arrests Suspect

PLAINWELL -- Plainwell Public Safety has made an arrest in connection with the case of suspected arson at Dean's Ice Cream this week.  The ...

Wed, September 29, 2010

J&J "let the public down' over recalls, CEO says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N> disappointed consumers in recalling millions of bottles of popular children's medicines, but products should be back on ...

Wed, September 29, 2010

Kerr goes public with baby bump

The Victoria's Secret stunner confirmed she was expecting husband Orlando Bloom's child in August (10) - just weeks after the couple wed.

And ...

Wed, September 15, 2010

Kalamazoo Public Safety Identifies 17-Year-Old Lance Thomas Harris as Body Found in Kalamazoo River

KALAMAZOO -- Public Safety has now identified that body found floating in the river this week as a missing teenager who had not been seen ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

Flint Wants Drug Tests for Public Housing

FLINT -- In an effort to cut down on crime, the public housing authority in Flint wants to drug test those with assistance.  But the ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

Reubens pleaded no contest to public indecency because he couldn't face trial'

The funnyman pleaded no contest to accusations he had been caught masturbating in a Florida porn theatre, because he couldn't bear the thought ...

Mon, August 30, 2010

Bay wants a 'public apology' over bodyguard claims

The moviemaker has been left fuming after Joshua Stewart and Paul Klimczak claimed a security guard employed by Bay pistol-whipped them outside a Hollywood ...

Sun, August 29, 2010

Sanofi makes $18.5 billion Genzyme offer public

By Jessica Hall and James Regan

PHILADELPHIA/PARIS (Reuters) - France's Sanofi-Aventis on Sunday publicly disclosed its $18.5 billion, $69-per-share cash offer for ...

Fri, August 27, 2010

Ground Zero Muslim center may get public financing

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for ...

Thu, August 26, 2010

Rich Rodriguez Says His Choice For Starting Quarterback Won’t Be Made Public Until Right Before The Kickoff

Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez says you won’t know until game time for the Wolverine’s home opener against Connecticut who his choice is ...

Tue, August 24, 2010

Paquin and Moyer went public with big love before wedding

The actors, who play lovers in TV vampire drama True Blood, wed at a private residence in Malibu, California on Saturday (21Aug10) - and both ...

Thu, August 19, 2010

Portland's Fernandez fined for public trade request

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NBA fined Portland Trail Blazers swingman Rudy Fernandez $25,000 on Thursday for public statements considered detrimental to the league ...

Mon, August 16, 2010

Kalamazoo Public Safety Investigating Suspicious Death of 30-Year-Old

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is investigating a suspicious death on the West Side. They say the body of a 30-year-old man was found in ...

Sat, August 14, 2010

Public Health Advisory Removed on Holland State Park Beach

(Holland Twp., MI - WHTC News) - Ottawa County Health Department officials on Saturday lifted a public health advisory on the waters of Lake Michigan off ...

Wed, August 04, 2010

Congresswoman wants ethics charges made public

By Corbett B. Daly

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second Democrat in the House of Representatives to face an ethics trial in the fall wants the ...

Wed, August 04, 2010

Public worker pay has many clamoring for reform

By Jim Christie

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has state employees on the ropes.

Growing public outrage over their pay, benefits and ...

Fri, July 30, 2010

UAW: General Motors Will Begin Selling Stock to Public with Process Beginning in August

The head of the United Auto Workers says General Motors will file paperwork in mid-August to start the process of selling stock to the ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Public sector losing jobs in this recession: report

By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State and local governments have cut fewer jobs than the private sector during the recession, but public education is ...

Wed, July 21, 2010

U.S. sees public transit repair costs at $77.7 bln

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Repairing and modernizing U.S. public transportation systems will cost $77.7 billion, and maintaining those networks will require an average of ...

Tue, July 20, 2010

Lion’s Practice Sessions Open To The Public

If you’re a Lion’s football fanatic, you can check your calendar now to decide which of the team’s practice sessions you ...

Thu, July 15, 2010

Public unfamiliar with Wall Street bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A big majority of Americans are unfamiliar with the sweeping overhaul of financial rules that was headed to final approval in Congress ...

Mon, July 12, 2010

Woods no closer to winning over adoring public

By Tom Pilcher

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - If only Tiger Woods could bond with fans as well as he did with his caddie on ...

Wed, July 07, 2010

Public workers spike pensions with excess overtime

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some New York public employees are spiking their pension benefits by working hundreds of hours of overtime as they near retirement ...

Sat, July 03, 2010

Spill panel to hold public meeting July 12-13

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A presidential panel to probe the cause of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and recommend new rules to ...

Tue, June 22, 2010

U.S. public still backs offshore drilling

By John Whitesides

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans still support offshore drilling on the U.S. coastline despite the devastating oil spill in ...

Mon, June 21, 2010

Survey Finds Public Support for Smoking Ban

LANSING -- Asking around it would seem public opinion is still split on the workplace smoking ban in Michigan, but the Department of Community Health ...

Sat, June 12, 2010

Foxconn suicide probe to be made public

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will publish the results of an official probe into recent suicides at electronics maker Foxconn's giant manufacturing plant in south ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

For California public workers, it's more give than take

By Jim Christie

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Smaller paychecks beat reams of pink slips, California public employee unions are concluding in contract talks with local ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

Kalamazoo Public Schools Prepare for President Obama and Normal Graduation Excitement

KALAMAZOO -- Graduation Day is a very special day, even when the President isn’t going to be your guest speaker.

There is lot of ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

NY Fed staffer: Public stress tests can be "calming"

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stress tests that the United States conducted on its banks last year show releasing the results of such tests can be ...

Mon, May 31, 2010

Greece to ban smoking Sept 1 in indoor public places

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece, a nation of heavy smokers, will ban tobacco in all indoor public places from September 1 because a partial ban enacted ...

Wed, May 26, 2010

Springers Ask For Public Defenders

CENTREVILLE (WKZO) -- Anthony and Marsha Springer are petitioning the St. Joseph County courts to appoint public defenders to help them with their appeals. The ...

Wed, May 19, 2010

Clinton to play down Japan base dispute in public

By Arshad Mohammed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is likely to play down a military base dispute when she visits Japan on ...

Wed, May 19, 2010

FDA urged to make public more company data

By Susan Heavey and Lisa Richwine

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should make more information public, including its reasons for ...

Fri, May 14, 2010

High public debt may strain growth for years: IMF

By Emily Kaiser

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advanced economies face a herculean task to restore public debt to pre-crisis levels, and failure to do so will ...

Tue, May 04, 2010

Public Safety Seeking Suspects That Fled

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo Public Safety made some arrests after several young man tried to flee a routine traffic stop Monday night.  An officer pulled a ...

Tue, May 04, 2010

Public Safety Seeks Suspects After Reports of Shots Fired

KALAMAZOO -- Shots fired Monday evening in Kalamazoo has Public Safety searching for three suspects even after arrests.  Public Safety received numerous calls about shots ...

Wed, April 21, 2010

Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Attacked

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Public Safety Officer was roughed up when he tried to make an arrest of a suspect wanted on several warrants during ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Kalamazoo Public Safety to Address Blight

KALAMAZOO -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is working with the city and KPEP to address some "quality of life" issues in the community ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Public Image Ltd, returns to U.S. after 18 years

By Derek Caney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - "You're sounding like one of those cynical halfwits."

John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) sends his ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Public Image Ltd, returns to U.S. after 18 years

By Derek Caney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - "You're sounding like one of those cynical halfwits."

John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) sends his ...

Mon, April 12, 2010

Public Hearing On Speed Limit Change In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- MDOT officials will be at Kalamazoo City Hall twice this week to talk about their plans to raise the speed limit on ...

Sat, April 10, 2010

IMF warns high public debt "tremendous" challenge

By Natsuko Waki

CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) - IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Saturday that public debt in the advanced economies is set to increase ...

Mon, March 22, 2010

Public support for nuclear power at new peak

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The majority of Americans who favor nuclear-generated electricity hit a new high this year, according to a poll on Monday that suggests ...

Thu, March 18, 2010

Cuomo seeks probe of public retiree payments

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York authorities, agencies, and local governments that pay public workers some of the highest salaries and benefits ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Public defibrillators boost cardiac arrest survival

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wider dissemination of portable defibrillators in Japan's schools, workplaces and other public venues has increased the ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Shin shuns limelight as Korea Life goes public

By Rhee So-eui

SEOUL (Reuters) - Shin Eun-chul is a four-decade insurance veteran who, into his eighth year in charge of South Korea's No ...

Mon, March 15, 2010

NYC partners with Citi to modernize public housing

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City will renovate 21 public housing projects, home to thousands of people, through two deals that allow it to ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

Public Enemy's Chuck D still fighting the power

By Gail Mitchell

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - At the end of "Pirate Radio" -- the 2009 feature film about a '60s illegal rock 'n' roll radio ...

Wed, March 10, 2010

Prostate test 'public health disaster': discoverer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health disaster," its discoverer ...

Thu, March 04, 2010

Three Who Tried To Rob Public Safety Officer In Custody

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The west Side apartments have been a hot spot for muggings. Early yesterday morning a thief picked the wrong victim, and was ...

Tue, March 02, 2010

Health insurer rises should be public: health sec

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health insurers should post information about rising premiums for certain customers on their company websites to justify rising costs, the ...

Tue, March 02, 2010

Survey: WI Next To Last In Spending On Public Health

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A new survey says Wisconsin is second to last among the states in what it spends on public health. The Robert ...

Wed, February 24, 2010

Toyota Has A Public Relations Nightmare According To WMU Prof

WASHINGTON D.C. -- More apologies are expected today when the CEO of Toyota testifies to a congressional Subcommittee on their safety issues. WMU Communications ...

Fri, February 19, 2010

Golf's fallen idol, Tiger Woods, faces the public

By Tim Gaynor

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - A total hush fell over the darkened room at the PGA club house and all eyes ...

Thu, February 18, 2010

Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Leads Seminar On Home Safety

KALAMAZOO -- Most crime statistics are down nationally, statewide and locally but one crime is way up. The number of Burglaries has spiked in recent ...

Wed, February 17, 2010

Tiger Woods To Make Public Statement Friday

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (WTAQ) - Golfer Tiger Woods will make his first public comments in months on Friday. The world's number-one golfer will ...

Tue, February 16, 2010

Dane Co. Health Officials Reassure Public After Bacterial Meningitis Deaths

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Dane County health officials say there is no cause for alarm, after 2 young people died from bacterial meningitis this month ...

Tue, February 09, 2010

Kalamazoo Public Safety's Canine Troubles

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo Public Safety has run into a problem frequently enough lately that they're asking for the community's cooperation to ensure everyone ...

Fri, February 05, 2010

Goldman CEO bonus only $9 million in nod to public ire

By Steve Eder

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a sign it is concerned about Main Street anger over bankers' compensation, Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS ...

Wed, February 03, 2010

Appear in public to admit you messed up, Watson urges Woods

By Bernie McGuire

DUBAI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods needs to show some humility and appear in public to admit he "messed up" by cheating on ...

Thu, January 28, 2010

Public swimming ups risk of gastrointestinal ills

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A dip in the public pool or local lake may boost people's odds of catching a case of "stomach ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Economy tops U.S. poll of public policy priorities

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Strengthening the U.S. economy and improving the job situation are the top domestic political priorities of Americans, according to a poll ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Public Hearing Scheduled On Water Supply Problems In Three Rivers

(Lansing, MI)  --  A public hearing has been set for Tuesday in Three Rivers to discuss the public water supply owned and operated by the ...

Tue, January 19, 2010

Supreme court says jury selection should be in public

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the constitutional right to a public trial in criminal cases means that ...

Mon, January 18, 2010

Public Hearing Set On Kellogg Company Request

BATTLE CREEK -- As Kellogg expands its presence in downtown Battle Creek, they will be asking the city to vacate a portion of Jackson Street ...

Fri, January 15, 2010

Kalamazoo Public Safety Looking For Would Be Robber

Kalamazoo Public Safety is seeking whoever tried to rob a pizzeria on Portage Road Wednesday night. Police responded to a call around 11:30 ...

Thu, December 31, 2009

RUSAL goes public in pursuit of $2.6 billion

By Michael Flaherty and Robin Paxton

HONG KONG/MOSCOW (Reuters) - UC RUSAL plans to raise up to $2.6 billion in a landmark Hong ...

Mon, December 21, 2009

Qaeda makes rare public appearance at Yemen rally

SANAA (Reuters) - Al Qaeda militants made a rare public appearance in restive south Yemen on Monday, telling an anti-government rally that the group's ...

Mon, December 21, 2009

Feingold denies flig-flop on healthcare bill without public option

WASHINGTON D.C. (WRN) - Russ Feingold says he has not done a flip-flop on health care reform. The Wisconsin Senate Democrat previously said he ...

Tue, December 15, 2009

Public Hearing On Medical Marijuana Tuesday

MADISON (WRN) - State lawmakers will hear what people think Tuesday about letting cancer patients and others use marijuana for their treatment.

The Assembly and ...

Tue, December 15, 2009

General Public Urged To Get H1N1 Vaccine

MADISON (WRN) - State health officials are starting to urge the general public to get vaccinated for the H1N1 swine flu. Until now, there was ...

Mon, December 14, 2009

H1N1 Vaccine Now Available For Public

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - People in Ashwaubenon and Pulaski will get a chance to get the H1N1 vaccine this week. Flu clinics planned for ...

Wed, December 09, 2009

H1N1 Flu Vaccine Clinics Accepting General Public

KALAMAZOO -- The H1N1 flu vaccine is now available to the general public in Michigan.  The Kalamazoo County Department of Health and Community Services opened ...

Tue, December 08, 2009

Some Area Counties Offer H1N1 Vaccines to General Public

KALAMAZOO-They didn’t know what to think about the H1N1 virus when it first showed up earlier this year, and after the initial fears ...

Mon, December 07, 2009

Michigan Secreatary of State Asks Public to Get Cars Ready for Winter

UNDATED --  With a real winter storm predicted for mid-week, the Michigan Secretary of State's office is reminding motorists to get their cars ready ...

Sun, December 06, 2009

OECD warns public debt jeopardizes recovery: report

MILAN (Reuters) - Countries with mounting public debt jeopardize the sustainability of their economic recovery from the global financial crisis over the next several years ...

Thu, December 03, 2009

Most in U.S. want public health option: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans would like to see a "public option" in health insurance reform but doubt anything Congress does will lower costs or ...

Wed, December 02, 2009

Senate Democrats seek public option compromise

By John Whitesides

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats hunted for a compromise on a government-run insurance plan and battled Republicans on home care for the ...

Mon, November 30, 2009

Portage County free to distribute vaccine to students; public

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) Students in Portage County will start getting the first rounds of H1N1 vaccinations this week after the health department was ...

Wed, November 25, 2009

Bill Cutting Back New Insurance Rules Gets Public Hearing

MADISON (WRN) - A bill to roll back some costly car insurance requirements gets a hearing at the Capitol.

State Representative John Nygren says there ...

Wed, November 25, 2009

Health public option fight - symbol over substance

By John Whitesides

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fight over a U.S. government-run public insurance plan may be getting louder and noisier, but for now ...

Thu, November 19, 2009

NY Times to Goldman Sachs: Pay up to cut public debt

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York Times editorial slammed Goldman Sachs <GS.N> for its role in the financial crisis and said that instead ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Public divided on troop increase in Afghanistan: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans expressed confidence U.S. President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan strategy will succeed, but they are divided over ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Cruise ships' public restrooms poorly disinfected

By Joene Hendry

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Going on a cruise? To cut your risk of getting sick while sailing the high seas, avoid ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Public Hearing On Medical Marijuana Legalization

MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin lawmakers will hold a public hearing December 15th on a bill to let cancer patients and others take marijuana to relieve ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

Final Preparations In Place For Public Brown Co. H1N1 Clinic

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Brown County health officials are getting ready for a crush of people looking to get the H1N1 vaccine. They're ...

Tue, November 10, 2009

Legal Defense For Prayer Bill Gets Public Hearing

MADISON (WRN) - Legislation providing a legal defense for use of prayer instead of medical treatment gets a hearing at the Capitol Tuesday. The bill ...

Fri, November 06, 2009

State Nets $1.7M To Create Expanded Public Internet Access

MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin is getting $1.7 million in federal stimulus to create a map of where folks are getting broadband Internet access, so ...

Tue, November 03, 2009

Philadelphia public transit workers strike over pay