Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety to launch show on YouTube
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new show is coming to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety's YouTube page. Called "Rolling Sixes," it follows fire and technical rescues from Station 6 and will giv...
Oct 10, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Portage Northern girls' basketball team gets city council approval for non-profit status for fundraising
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It has never been easier to bet on sports in Michigan. One Portage city councilmember, concerned about appearances, decided to make perfectly clear that a high school basket...
Oct 10, 2025 Photo from Portage Northern High School Facebook page.
Battle Creek police officer fired for pointing gun at another officer
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek has fired police officer Hunter Barnett. Barnett pointed a gun at another Battle Creek officer when they were both off-duty and at a Holiday Inn Express ho...
Oct 10, 2025 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County defends McDonald's purchase for new admin building
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Not everyone is happy about the idea of rebuilding the new Kalamazoo County Administration Building across the street from its current location downtown, or the price it w...
Oct 10, 2025
Pianist Sullivan Fortner wins The Gilmore's 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Gilmore has given its inaugural 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award to pianist Sullivan Fortner. He was awarded the largest single gift ever dedicated solely to a jaz...
Oct 09, 2025
U.S. Senate bill introduced to improve security at houses of worship
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's two U.S. Senators, Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin, have introduced bipartisan legislation seeking to improve security at houses of worship. The bill follows a ...
Oct 09, 2025
Renewable energy in Michigan up 28% from 2023 to 2024
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More of Michigan's energy is coming from renewable sources. The Michigan Public Service Commission has released a report showing renewable energy generation was up 28% from ...
Oct 09, 2025 esbie / CC
Acrisure to fire nearly 200 in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Acrisure is cutting nearly 200 jobs in Grand Rapids as the firm deploys artificial intelligence technology. Crain's Grand Rapids reports the firm will fire around 400 p...
Oct 09, 2025
Oshtemo Township murder suspect says he is a witness, not a criminal
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County man charged with murder for killing his girlfriend in Oshtemo Township this past weekend told police he was a witness to her death and not her ...
Oct 09, 2025 Jayvon Cortez Bulock
Portage breaks ground for new Farmer's Market
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage is now building its new Farmer's Market. Ground was broken at the site on East Centre Avenue yesterday and will feature three open-air pavilions with 50 ...
Oct 09, 2025 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
