Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Portage city council objects to FOIA act change
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Plans to streamline the Freedom of Information Act at Portage City Hall took a slight detour this week, when the council objected to one proposed change. The FOIA act requir...
Jun 25, 2025 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
House fire put out in 5800 block of Lovers Lane
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage firefighters put out a fire at a home in the 5800 block of Lovers Lane last night. The got the call just before 10 p.m. from neighbors who saw smoke coming from the ...
Jun 25, 2025 Portage fire truck. (Photo courtesy City of Portage).
Michigan Senate passes bills co-sponsored by Kalamazoo's McCann to better protect bicyclists, others on the roads
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday proposed by Senators Sean McCann of Kalamazoo and Thomas Albert of Lowell that they say will help keep bicyclists, ...
Jun 25, 2025 MoBikeFed / CC
Portage firm receives $1.25 million performance-based state grant for expansion and job creation
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state is supporting the expansion of a Portage firm with a $1.25 million performance-based grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund. Pro Services, Inc., a multi-skilled tr...
Jun 24, 2025
Portage Public Safety says armed robbery suspect in custody, facing multiple felony charges
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect believed to be responsible for a series of armed robberies at Aldi stores across Michigan is now in custody and facing multiple felony charges. 34-year-old Kaleb M...
Jun 24, 2025 Kaleb Michael Shaffer (courtesy Portage Public Safety)
Investigators continue to piece together details from St. Joseph County crash that killed teen passenger
NOTTAWA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - We are learning more about an accident in St. Joseph County Sunday night that claimed the life of a 13-year-old girl. Michigan State Police say in addition to the the 13-...
Jun 24, 2025
AUDIO: Congressman Huizenga says ceasefire between Iran, Israel "first step" to peace
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - Congressman Bill Huizenga of Zeeland is praising President Trump for ordering the bombing of three nuclear sites in Iran that have led to a ceasefire between Iran and Isr...
Jun 24, 2025 Representative Bill Huizenga
Kalamazoo Public Schools board approves next school year's budget
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Schools board has unanimously approved their budget for the next school year. All they can do now is wait and see if the state provides enough money t...
Jun 24, 2025
21-year-old arrested by KVET
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 21-year-old man is in the Kalamazoo County Jail facing several felony charges after he was arrested on June 17 by the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team. Officers have re...
Jun 24, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commission picks Raftelis to do city manager search
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sometimes brevity is a virtue, and it's the personal touch that makes all the difference. Kalamazoo city commissioners have picked a firm to do the search for their new ci...
Jun 24, 2025 Kalamazoo City Hall in the fall. (Photo by John McNeill).
