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Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport holding emergency preparedness exercise
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An emergency preparedness exercise is being held today at the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek Internation...
11h ago
Kalamazoo Township appoints Tracie Moored as superintendent
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tracie Moored has been appointed as the Kalamazoo Township superintendent. The board of...
13h ago
FEMA, Michigan State Police, Small Business Administration assessing tornado damage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Teams of investigators from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Small Business Administration...
15h ago
Michigan leaders mark progress in removing lead water lines
It has been a decade since the massive fallout from the Flint water crisis. Now, Michigan leaders are highlighting their prog...
16h ago
Enhanced recycling education and outreach underway in City of Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo is kicking off two comprehensive recycling education and outreach programs...
18h ago
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AUDIO: Portage mayor pro-tempore recognizes Metro Transit's efforts during tornado
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Stories from last week's storms continue to emerge. Portage Mayor Pro-Tempore Jim Pearson related ...
May 15, 2024
AUDIO: Consumers Energy Foundation giving grants to nonprofits after tornadoes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Six non-profits in Kalamazoo, Branch, and St. Joseph counties are sharing $77,500 in grants from...
May 15, 2024
Allegan gets state grant for dam repairs
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Allegan has received a million-dollars from the state's Dam Risk Reduction Grant Progr...
May 15, 2024
AUDIO: FEMA to inspect tornado damage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are scheduled to begin inspecting neighborh...
May 15, 2024
AUDIO: Portage City Council thanks people for tornado recovery efforts
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Last night was a night for the Portage City Council to express their appreciation for all the help...
May 15, 2024
Kalamazoo will get special air quality monitoring from the state next year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo is one of the locations in Michigan that will get special or enhanced air ...
May 15, 2024
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport to hold emergency preparedness exercise Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport will conduct a full-scale emergency preparednes...
May 14, 2024
Consumers Energy funnels $77,500 to non-profits to help with tornado relief efforts
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Consumers Energy Foundation announced Tuesday it's making $77,500 in grants available to help ...
May 14, 2024
Police arrest 16-year-old from Kalamazoo in armed robbery at Parchment gas station
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 16-year-old from Kalamazoo has been arrested and lodged at the Kalamazoo County Juven...
May 14, 2024
Portage closing Oakland Drive Compost Facility for the public
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage is closing its Oakland Drive Compost Facility to the public because it is near...
May 14, 2024
AUDIO: God's Kitchen of Michigan launches fundraiser for new delivery van
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - God's Kitchen of Michigan and the Broncos Kitchen Foundation are raising money through GoFundMe ...
May 14, 2024
AUDIO: Kalamazoo helping Portage recover from EF-2 tornado
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo has been one of the governmental agencies sending help to Portage, followi...
May 14, 2024
AUDIO: Kalamazoo commission approves funding
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners have tentatively agreed to fund a controversial reproductive health...
May 14, 2024
Woman charged in Otsego stabbing death
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Otsego police have arrested 24-year-old Karleigh Strickfaden for the stabbing death of 51-year-old ...
May 14, 2024
AUDIO: More construction on the way in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - If you thought you had finally figured out how to avoid all the construction zones in Kalamazoo,...
May 14, 2024