Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Michigan overdose deaths down 47% from 2021
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Overdose deaths in Michigan have dropped 47% since 2021, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The state's overdose death rate for 2025 is proje...
Jun 10, 2026
Portage city council considering ordinance changes for public safety
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council got their first look at ordinance amendments that would give their public safety department more authority to break up nuisance parties. They don't ...
Jun 10, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Kalamazoo bicyclists gather to "Finish The Ride"
COOPER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A decade after nine cyclists were hit by Charles Pickett Jr. in Kalamazoo County, friends, family, and other cyclists gathered yesterday to "Finish The Ride" to reme...
Jun 10, 2026 MoBikeFed / CC
Adam Herringa named interim city manager in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council has voted to make Adam Herringa their interim city manager when Pat McGinnis retires just before the 4th of July holiday. Portage Mayor Pro-Tem Jim ...
Jun 10, 2026 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Kalamazoo Public Schools to hold enrollment assistance event Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though the 2025-2026 school year has just ended, Kalamazoo Public Schools is planning an event for families who need assistance with enrollment for the 2026-27 school...
Jun 10, 2026 pressmaster / Depositphotos.com
Coalition launches "Yes for Families" campaign to promote Kalamazoo County child care millage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A coalition of Kalamazoo-area parents, early childhood educators, small business owners, and community leaders Tuesday announced the launch of "Yes for Families," a campai...
Jun 09, 2026 (courtesy Yes for Families campaign)
City of Kalamazoo to provide extreme heat resources this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the National Weather Service predicting the Kalamazoo area will experience extreme heat Wednesday, city officials are gearing up with cooling shelters, colling center...
Jun 09, 2026 NANCYPAUWELSPHOTO / Depositphotos.com
Former federal inmate arrested by KVET for alleged illegal drug sales
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement and Crime Reduction Team have arrested a 45-year-old man for alleged sales of illegal drugs. Officers executed a search warrant at a home ...
Jun 09, 2026
Perrigo CEO resigns suddenly
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Perrigo CEO Patrick Lockwood-Taylor has resigned as the company's president and chief executive effective immediately. Lockwood-Taylor stepped down amid allegations of misco...
Jun 09, 2026 FDA approves 1st over-the-counter contraceptive, produced by Perrigo (Perrigo logo courtesy of the Perrigo Co.)
Kalamazoo's McCann touts lead in 4th Congressional District poll
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Washington D.C.-based Democratic research company says their new poll shows State Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo leading Republican incumbent Bill Huizenga in the race...
Jun 09, 2026 State Senator Sean McCann
