Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
M-311 bridge repairs over I-94 in Calhoun County to start May 12
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation will be closing the M-311 bridge over I-94 as well as two ramps for bridge deck repairs beginning Monday, May 12. The $150,000 inv...
May 08, 2025 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Portage Public Schools schedules interviews with superintendent finalists
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four finalists will be interviewed by the Portage Public Schools board of trustees next week for the job of superintendent. Twelve people applied to become the next leader o...
May 08, 2025 Portage Public Schools logo courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
AUDIO: Mistrial declared in former GRPD officer Christopher Schurr's second-degree murder trial
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The second-degree murder trial of former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr has ended in a mistrial. He was charged with killing Patrick Lyoya in a traffic ...
May 08, 2025 Patrick Lyoya is shown in body cam footage from a City of Grand Rapids police office (courtesy of Grand Rapids Police Department)
Kalamazoo County hotel owners approve adding fee to room charges for youth sports complex
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday was a tough day for three funding requests on the ballot locally. Two school bond issues in the Parchment and Otsego school districts, and a hike in funding for Al...
May 08, 2025 Possible layout for a new youth sports complex in Kalamazoo (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
2025 Mayor's Ride to happen at Eliason Nature Reserve in Portage Saturday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The mayors of Portage and Kalamazoo will lead a three-mile bicycle tour at Eliason Nature Preserve at 1614 West Osterhout Avenue to start Kalamazoo Bike Week on Saturday. Th...
May 08, 2025 Kalamazoo Bike Week event. (Photo by John McNeil).
Kalamazoo County prosecutor handing off paternity investigations to the state
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - If federal cuts hit Kalamazoo County, as it appears they will, the county board may have some tough choices to make, and they got a test run on how that discussion may go....
May 08, 2025 (Photo of what the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center will look like upon completion)
Kalamazoo County board expands safety zone around KL Avenue landfill
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County board has voted to expand the safety zone around the KL Avenue landfill as a plume of toxic chemicals continues to expand in groundwater. Most of the ...
May 08, 2025
AUDIO: Consumers Energy Foundation, Portage Parks Foundation give Portage $100,000 for tornado repairs
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage has another $100,000 for work to recover from last May's EF-2 tornado. The Consumers Energy Foundation gave the city a $50,000 check last evening, the Po...
May 08, 2025 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Comstock Township baby's death under investigation
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police are investigating the death of a two-week-old baby in Comstock Township. The baby was pronounced dead after being taken to Bronson Methodist ...
May 08, 2025 Michigan State Police - File photo
AUDIO: W.E. Upjohn Institute says Kalamazoo County not moving fast enough for housing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Is Kalamazoo County moving fast enough to solve its housing crisis? A new study says no. The W.E. Upjohn Institute has just updated its analysis of the local housing marke...
May 08, 2025
