Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Five arrested in drug, weapons busts in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Five people have been arrested between March 5th and 7th in drug and weapons busts in Kalamazoo County. The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team and Crime Reduction Team were...
Mar 12, 2025
AUDIO: Scientology debate breaks out at Portage City Council meeting
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - They were holding a Portage City Council meeting last night when a debate over Scientology broke out. A resident asked for a proclamation honoring the 75th anniversary of th...
Mar 12, 2025 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Man arrested in Comstock Township for felonious assault
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 46-year-old man in Comstock Township for allegedly firing a shot from a rifle at the vehicle of two people who...
Mar 12, 2025 (Photo by John McNeil).
AUDIO: Portage City Council approves woman's permit request for door-to-door sales
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council has given a woman with a criminal history permission to do door-to-door sales, despite the fact that the chief of police rejected her permit. Rishel...
Mar 12, 2025 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Group that's working to clean-up Kalamazoo looking for help to do more trash pick-up
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers of a volunteer group that has been cleaning up trash across the Kalamazoo area have launched a GoFundMe campaign to purchase a truck to help them pick up more t...
Mar 12, 2025 (courtesy TrashLoveKzoo)
Groundbreaking set for March 26 for The Legacy Senior Living in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ground will be broken on Wednesday, March 26 on The Legacy Senior Living in Kalamazoo's Northside neighborhood. Southwest Michigan First and Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Ediso...
Mar 11, 2025 Bret Bostock
Portage council to have proclamation recognizing 75th anniversary of "Dianetics" on agenda tonight
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council will have a proclamation on the agenda tonight to possibly recognize the 75th anniversary of the publication of the book "Dianetics" by L. Ron Hubba...
Mar 11, 2025 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
AUDIO: Healthcare workers still feeling impact of COVID-19 after five years
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's first cases of COVID-19 were announced five years ago and the impact is still being felt by healthcare workers. At Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, respirato...
Mar 11, 2025
AUDIO: Union members on strike at Knappen Milling Company in Augusta
AUGUSTA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - BCTGM Local 3G union members have gone on strike at Knappen Milling Company in Augusta. Lisa Gregory is an international representative for BCTGM and came out to the picket ...
Mar 11, 2025
Kalamazoo Metro cutting bus hours due to driver shortage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM.FM) - Three bus routes operated by Kalamazoo Metro will have reduced hours starting next week. Officials say routes 2 for Portage, 7 for Alamo, and 14 for West Main will suspend...
Mar 11, 2025
