Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AG Nessel seeking 61% cut in Consumers Energy rate hike request
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants regulators to cut the rate hike request of Consumers Energy by 61%. She filed testimony to the Michigan Public Service Commission...
Apr 17, 2026
Poll shows dead heats in Democratic U.S. Senate, Republican gubernatorial primaries
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll finds former Detroit public health official Abdul El-Sayed and state Senator Mallory McMorrow in a statistical dead heat in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Se...
Apr 17, 2026 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com
WMU updates non-discrimination, sexual misconduct policies
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has updated their non-discrimination and sexual misconduct policies. WMU general council Keith Hahn proposed the changes ...
Apr 17, 2026 WMU logo (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Allegan Co. Officials Addresses Storm Damage Plans
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 17, 2026) - It has been three days since storms slammed into the southeast corner of Allegan County, but its aftermath will be felt for some time. On Thursday, county off...
Apr 17, 2026 Allegan County Emergency Management
Battle Creek woman charged with killing husband denied bond
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek woman is in the Calhoun County Jail, accused of killing her husband. Police responded to a home around 4:30 a.m. Monday and found 31-year-old Alan Graham...
Apr 16, 2026
Man killed in hit-and-run crash Tuesday in Kalamazoo Township
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man is dead after a crash between his motorcycle and a Jeep Grand Cherokee on Tuesday in Kalamazoo Township. The crash happened on Gull Road near Nazareth Road ...
Apr 16, 2026 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Portage to hold ceremonial tree planting on Arbor Day
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage will celebrate Arbor Day with a ceremonial tree planting at Portage City Hall on Monday at 5 p.m. The ceremony holds a special significance, as a large, ...
Apr 16, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Seven tornadoes confirmed in Michigan, two in Allegan County
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Seven tornadoes have been confirmed by the National Weather Service to have hit in Michigan during the storms that hit Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Two ...
Apr 16, 2026 TTstudio / Depositphotos.com
City of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence seeking committee members
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo and the Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence are looking for qualified community members to serve on their mutual Investment Committees. The committee...
Apr 16, 2026
At least two tornadoes hit west Michigan during storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - At least two tornadoes hit west Michigan overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. One was in Allegan County according to the county's emergency manager, and the National Weather ...
Apr 15, 2026 Thomas Bresson / CC
