Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
A portion of East Crosstown Parkway to be closed next week for lead service removal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Look for a detour next week on another major Kalamazoo thoroughfare. East Crosstown Parkway will be closed between East Vine Street and Portage Street from Monday, July 13...
Jul 08, 2026
Consumers Energy restores power to Kalamazoo residents after Tuesday crash, more repairs being done today
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While Consumers Energy were busy restoring power knocked out in the Kalamazoo area by weekend storms, they faced another outage, this time caused by a car-pole crash on Oa...
Jul 08, 2026
Deputy Administrator Terrell Cole to serve as interim Kalamazoo County administrator
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County commission has picked Deputy Administrator Terrell Cole to serve as the interim administrator when their current chief executive leaves the post in Au...
Jul 08, 2026
Adam Herringa takes over as interim city manager in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council welcomed interim City Manager Adam Herringa back to the dais last night. Herringa served as the interim city manager the last time Portage was betwe...
Jul 08, 2026 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Early voting underway for August 4th primary
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Early voting has begun in next month's primary election, and if you voted for a candidate who has subsequently dropped out of the race, a do-over is possible. Kalamazoo Ci...
Jul 08, 2026 Mitchell Laurren-Ring / CC
West Michigan native, former WMU and Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland had early stage CTE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - West Michigan native Marshawn Kneeland has been diagnosed posthumously with Stage 1 CTE. The former Dallas Cowboys and Western Michigan University defensive end killed ...
Jul 08, 2026 WMU logo (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Kalamazoo County resident speak out against RCKC plan to cut down roadside trees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Besieged by angry constituents, the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County offered to reduce the number of roadside trees they plan to remove by half, but that's still not go...
Jul 08, 2026 Road Commission of Kalamazoo County logo
Ground broken for new El Sol Magnet School
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Dozens turned out to break ground at the new El Sol Magnet School in Kalamazoo Township Tuesday afternoon. Here's Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent Darrin S...
Jul 08, 2026
Construction to begin Monday on Kalamazoo Avenue reconstruction project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another major road project is expected to begin in downtown Kalamazoo next week. The Kalamazoo Avenue reconstruction project is scheduled to begin Monday, July 13, which c...
Jul 07, 2026
Genetski Issues Annual Allegan Co. Taxpayers Report
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 7, 2026) - Even though it does not have a medical center with a birthing unit, it doesn't mean that there weren't any babies born in Allegan County during 2025. In his An...
Jul 07, 2026 The cover of the 2025 Annual Report to the Taxpayers of Allegan County, with photo of Veterans Memorial Park in the City of Otsego by Kenny Sheffer. (Image courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
