Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Perrigo to lay off 7% of workforce
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Pharmaceutical manufacturer Perrigo is going to lay off around 7% of its workforce in a two-year effort to streamline operations. The company has its North American headquar...
Mar 04, 2026 FDA approves 1st over-the-counter contraceptive, produced by Perrigo (Perrigo logo courtesy of the Perrigo Co.)
Man sentenced for deadly drunk driving crash
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 57-year-old Martin man will spend the next 13-and-a-half-years in prison after he pled no contest to second-degree murder in the drunk driving crash last April that killed...
Mar 04, 2026
AUDIO: The Landing Place transitional shelter to open April 30th
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Landing Place finally has an estimated time of arrival in Kalamazoo. The long-awaited transitional shelter for homeless families on Kilgore Road is one of the first of...
Mar 04, 2026
Kalamazoo City Commission to hold planning retreat March 14
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission will discuss major initiatives, set goals for the upcoming year, and review community needs at their annual planning retreat later this month...
Mar 04, 2026 Rawpixel / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo Historic Preservation Commission accepting nominations for 2026 Historic Preservation Awards of Merit
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Nominations for the 2026 Historic Preservation Awards of Merit from the Kalamazoo Historic Preservation Commission are now being accepted. The awards recognize individuals...
Mar 03, 2026
Kalamazoo County achieves lowest infant mortality rate in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Data released last week by Cradle Kalamazoo for 2022 through 2024 shows Kalamazoo County has the lowest overall infant mortality rate and lowest Black infant mortality rat...
Mar 03, 2026 Kalamazoo County sign (Photo by John McNeil)
Kazoo 48 Hour Film Festival returns this month for the seventh year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kazoo 48 Hour Film Festival is returning this month for its 7th year. Organizers say there will be bigger prizes available for the best films submitted. Kazoo 48 gives...
Mar 03, 2026
Opponents of Ford's BlueOval Battery Plant appeal to Michigan Supreme Court
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Opponents of Ford Motor Company's planned BlueOval Battery Plant in Marshall are planning to appeal a Michigan Court of Appeals decision to the Michigan Supreme Court. The ...
Mar 03, 2026 Courtesy Ford Blue Oval Park
New wholesale tax drops cannabis revenue in Michigan 16% in January
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM.FM) - The cannabis industry in Michigan is reeling from the results of a 24% wholesale tax that took effect January 1st. Revenue is down 16% statewide and a group of state senator...
Mar 03, 2026 jeremyn / Depositphotos.com
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commission hears all sorts of feedback
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - When it comes to public interaction, few local governmental bodies get more of it than the city of Kalamazoo. Commissioners give the public a chance to speak on any issue ...
Mar 03, 2026 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
