Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's not clear how big an impact the ongoing trash controversy in Portage will have on city elections in two weeks, but it's clear the issue is not going away. This week, th...

COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A contractor at Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township is back on the job after they fell into a water tank that was above a nuclear reactor on Tuesday. Ho...

MENDON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - International Automotive Components Mendon is laying off 178 employees in early December. The company filed a notice with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opport...

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council has rejected a deal worked out between city and Kalamazoo County officials to share an emergency manager, saying they want that person focused on th...

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Portage is now accepting applications for Fuel Wood Harvest Permits as part of the city's Timber Harvest Program, which launches November 1. City officials say t...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County board has approved their 2026 budget but still have some finishing touches to put on the document. They have time, as it doesn't take effect until the...

NEWTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 68 dogs have been surrendered to the Calhoun County Animal Shelter by a 68-year-old Newton Township woman. The county sheriff's office responded to her home in the 8...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are open beds available for the homeless in Kalamazoo at the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission. Chief operating officer John Simpson says they have 80 beds for men and 60 bed...

LIVONIA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Battle Creek police officer Hunter Barnett will be on probation for a year after he pointed a gun at another officer when they were both off-duty and at a Livonia hot...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It looks like the Kalamazoo County Fair might just make a comeback next summer. Last night, the county board authorized staff to find somebody or someway to organize a fai...