Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — So far, over 23,200 people have signed an online petition seeking to stop the beheading in Saudi Arabia of a prospective Western Michigan University student from that co...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — It looks like voters in Kalamazoo County may be asked to approve a fraction of a mill to fund programs to help the elderly in November, but Kalamazoo County staff will b...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — After months of tension, personality problems, and poor service to Kalamazoo’s Veterans due to injuries and sickness on the staff, The Kalamazo County Board is con...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Medical marijuana is a hot topic everywhere it comes up. The city of Kalamazoo plans two public forums on the issue next week. It gets even hotter when the potential for...

BATTLE CREEK (WTVB-AM) — The new lion exhibit is opening to the public this week at the Binder Park Zoo after a ceremonial ribbon snipping late Monday afternoon. It's the animal that has most of...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Kalamazoo city commissioners have voted unanimously to adopt the “Imagine Kalamazoo 2025” strategic vision plan after two years of work and dozens of public ...

PORTAGE (WKZO-AM/FM) — A smoky fire forced the evacuation of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel on Trade Centre Way in Portage. It happened around 10:45 p.m. Monday. The first crews on the scene we...

ANTWERP TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM/FM) — Sheriff’s deputies in Van Buren County are investigating after a stolen horse trailer was found being pulled by a pickup on Sunday. The trailer was reported...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — The husband of a missing Portage woman is back in jail after being arrested for a traffic violation. It comes after Christopher Lockhart was arrested for cutting the int...

LANSING (WKZO-AM/FM) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill lifting Michigan’s ban on switchblades. Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, sponsored the legislation. The former sheriff of Eaton Cou...