2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (126+ words) PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " To mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the city of Portage sponsored a contest for elementary aged children to create their own birthday cards for the U. S. A. The six winners were named at the…...

10+ hour, 19+ min ago  (399+ words) July 1 (Reuters) " A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the U. S. Postal Service's proposed restrictions on mail-in voting, finding that they violated a settlement with a leading civil rights group that required "expedited mail-in ballot handling. The decision by Washington-based U. S. District Judge…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (291+ words) July 2 (Reuters) " Highlights of the fourth day at Wimbledon on Thursday (times GMT): 1007 PLAY UNDER WAY Defending women's champion Iga Swiatek will take on former world number one Karolina Pliskova on Centre Court later in the day, while French Open…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (92+ words) WNWN-FM No injuries in Battle Creek house fire BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " The Battle Creek Fire Department says no one was injured in a house fire that broke out just before 7 a. m. Wednesday. Firefighters responded to the home on…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (95+ words) WNWN-FM Battle Creek's Field of Flight runs through Sunday BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " The Field of Flight is being held now in Battle Creek, with thousands of people expected to attend despite the dangerous heat wave. Hot air…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (360+ words) NEW DELHI, July 2 (Reuters) " Amazon said on Thursday it will take "appropriate action" against a third-party delivery partner in India once a police investigation into a fire that killed two "workers concludes. Amazon, one of India's largest e-commerce companies, has…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (281+ words) WARSAW, July 2 (Reuters) " Ukraine has failed to deliver promised drone technology despite Poland's military support and willingness to transfer Mi G-29 fighter jets, Polish Defence "Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told Polish radio broadcaster Trojka "on Thursday. Poland has been one of Ukraine's…...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago  (762+ words) By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) " French far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces a make-or-break court ruling on July 7 on her bid to overturn an election ban, a verdict that could knock her out of the 2027 presidential…...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago  (387+ words) ZURICH/ROME, July 2 (Reuters) " Four new bishops from a breakaway Catholic group dedicated to the old Latin mass were ordained in southwestern Switzerland on Wednesday, in defiance of an appeal against the unauthorized move "by Pope Leo. Top Vatican Cardinal…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1726+ words) Dansby Swanson hit three home runs and Michael Conforto hit two as the host Chicago Cubs hammered the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday. The Cubs, who had not hit more than three homers in a game all season heading into…...