Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County board approves resolution against "SAVE America Act"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County board has given a preliminary OK to a resolution that would oppose efforts to make it more difficult to register to vote. The "SAVE America Act" has c...
Mar 18, 2026 Close-up of man holding ballot and giving his voice during voting
Groundbreaking Friday for new $8 million geology facility at Western Michigan University
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Groundbreaking will be Friday on a new facility for the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education, a division within the Michigan Geological Survey at West...
Mar 18, 2026
Public hearing on Portage residential zoning standards Thursday
PORTAGE, MI (WKOZ AM/FM) - The Portage Planning Commission will hold a public hearing this Thursday to consider proposed updates to the city's residential zoning standards as part of the city's new Un...
Mar 18, 2026 City of Portage logo
U.S. senators want to know why no tornado watch in place March 6th
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's two U.S. senators are asking the National Weather Service why a tornado watch was not in place on March 6th when four tornadoes ripped through the southwest pa...
Mar 17, 2026
Public hearing Thursday on proposed residential zoning updates in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A public hearing will be held Thursday night at 7 p.m. by the Portage Planning Commission for proposed updates to the city's residential zoning standards as part of the new ...
Mar 17, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Kalamazoo city commission recognizes Guys who Give in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo is known for its philanthropic organizations and individuals. Here is a local fundraising group you may not know about. They call themselves simply "Guys who Giv...
Mar 17, 2026 (courtesy Guys Who Give-Kalamazoo County)
Kalamazoo Crime Reduction Team arrests 21-year-old for meth dealing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Crime Reduction Team arrested 21-year-old Jalen Rivera last Thursday at his home in the 1800 block of South 11th Street in Kalamazoo County. They were invest...
Mar 17, 2026
Jack in the Box returning to Michigan in May
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The fast food burger chain Jack in the Box is returning to Michigan. They will open in Battle Creek in May at 2588 Capital Avenue SW and have not had a location in the ...
Mar 17, 2026
Two charged in carjacking near WMU
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men are facing carjacking charges for stealing a car near Western Michigan University in September. Christopher Harris and Abdilrahman Almahdawi have been charged. The...
Mar 17, 2026 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Vine neighborhood residents pleased city of Kalamazoo is listening to concerns about school crossing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Call it democracy in action. That's what homeowners in the Vine neighborhood are saying about the city of Kalamazoo's response to their complaints about a dangerous school...
Mar 17, 2026 Kalamazoo City Hall in the fall. (Photo by John McNeill).
