Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Senator Nesbitt gives Republican response to Whitmer's address
LAWTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Southwest Michigan Senator Aric Nesbitt delivered the Republican response to Governor Whitmer's State of the State speech. He says the GOP will be looking at rooting out frau...
Feb 26, 2026
AUDIO: Governor Whitmer delivers her final State of the State address
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has delivered her eighth and final State of the State address to a joint session of the Michigan Legislature. Whitmer spoke about the gains the sta...
Feb 26, 2026
Cereal Sale returns to Battle Creek; 10,000 boxes for sale to tackle food insecurity
BATTLE CREEK, MI WKZO AM/FM) - WK Kellogg Co and Post Consumer Brands will be celebrating National Cereal Day a day early with a cereal sale offering 10,000 boxes of cereal to benefit United Way of So...
Feb 26, 2026
MDARD and Kalamazoo Valley Community College showcase success of local food hub
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo Valley Community College program that connects locally grown food to nearby schools and organizations was in the spotlight Wednesday morning, with an event fea...
Feb 25, 2026 Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development director Dr. Tim Boring gathered with representatives from ValleyHUB Food Hub at YWCA Kalamazoo Feb 25, 2026
Teen shot during attempted robbery on Kalamazoo's northeast side, two suspects remain at large
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An attempted robbery apparently led to the shooting of a teen Tuesday evening in Kalamazoo. Around 7:45 p.m. officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety were n...
Feb 25, 2026
AUDIO: Representative Longjohn tells Portage City Council bills introduced to better regulate Flock cameras
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County state Representative Matt Longjohn says two bills have been introduced in the legislature to make sure Flock camera security systems are being used properly...
Feb 25, 2026
State of the State address tonight
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her final State of the State address tonight before a joint session of the Michigan Legislature. Whitmer's speech is scheduled to begi...
Feb 25, 2026
Portage public safety officials grilled by city council on Flock license plate readers
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage public safety officials got a grilling last night from the city council to make sure that their Flock license plate readers are not being accessed by federal immigra...
Feb 25, 2026 Accident in Portage Tuesday seriously injures Kalamazoo man (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Driver hospitalized after stolen vehicle crashes in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A juvenile who was driving a stolen Kia in Kalamazoo Tuesday is hospitalized with serious injuries after crashing the car. The crash happened at the intersection of Dougla...
Feb 25, 2026 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
AUDIO: Portage enacts moratorium on data centers, high-tech battery storage systems
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage has now enacted a temporary moratorium on high tech battery storage systems and data centers, to give them time to come up with new ordinances to regulat...
Feb 25, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
