Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Portage councilmember says what you call today might indicate the type of person you are
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - What you say about today could be an indication of what kind of person you are. That's according to Portage city councilmember Vic Ledbetter. He says some places may call to...
Oct 13, 2025 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city manager finalists to be interviewed this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners have special meetings planned this week as the search for a new city manager is nearing its conclusion, and the public is invited to participa...
Oct 13, 2025
Hot N' Now opening in Wayland today
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The wait is over for people who loved the fast food chain Hot n' Now. The owners of the franchise will open up their first restaurant today at 10:30 a.m. in Wayland after th...
Oct 13, 2025
Minivan, box truck drivers hospitalized with serious injuries after head-on crash
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The drivers of a minivan and a box truck are hospitalized with serious injuries after a head-on crash Friday morning in Comstock Township. The Kalamazoo County She...
Oct 10, 2025 KCSD investigating fatal one car accident in Comstock
AUDIO: New Portage farmer's market gets its name
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage has broken ground on their new Farmer's Market and has decided who will get naming rights to the new pavilions. Contrary to what you may have read online...
Oct 10, 2025 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Critics of 24% wholesale tax on marijuana say it will boost black market, crush retailers
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Criticism of the state's 24% wholesale tax on marijuana that will take effect January 1st is continuing. Two lawsuits have been filed challenging the new law on the basis th...
Oct 10, 2025 jeremyn / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety to launch show on YouTube
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new show is coming to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety's YouTube page. Called "Rolling Sixes," it follows fire and technical rescues from Station 6 and will giv...
Oct 10, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Portage Northern girls' basketball team gets city council approval for non-profit status for fundraising
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It has never been easier to bet on sports in Michigan. One Portage city councilmember, concerned about appearances, decided to make perfectly clear that a high school basket...
Oct 10, 2025 Photo from Portage Northern High School Facebook page.
Battle Creek police officer fired for pointing gun at another officer
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek has fired police officer Hunter Barnett. Barnett pointed a gun at another Battle Creek officer when they were both off-duty and at a Holiday Inn Express ho...
Oct 10, 2025 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County defends McDonald's purchase for new admin building
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Not everyone is happy about the idea of rebuilding the new Kalamazoo County Administration Building across the street from its current location downtown, or the price it w...
Oct 10, 2025
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