Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Possible large mural design for parking ramp selected by Kalamazoo County board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A number of large examples of street art have popped up around Kalamazoo in the past year, and a possible design for the largest mural of all has just been selected. It wi...
Mar 25, 2026
Governor Whitmer says she doesn't know what's next after term ends
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The second and final term for Governor Gretchen Whitmer will expire on January 1st, and she says she does not know what she's going to do next. She says she knows no one bel...
Mar 24, 2026 Mar. 17, 2026, Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs HB 4077 and 4078 into law, addressing reforms on death certificates. (photo courtesy of Office of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer)
U.S. Labor Secretary visits Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer spent part of Monday visiting Pro Services Academy in Portage to highlight the importance of skilled trades training. Chavez-DeRe...
Mar 24, 2026 12 March 2025 - Washington, DC - US Secretary of Labor Lori M. Chavez-DeRemer Official Portrait
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Kalamazoo Township trustee eyed for interim treasurer position
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Township trustee Clara Robinson is being eyed by the township board to take over as interim treasurer until the election in November. Former Kalamazoo T...
Mar 24, 2026 (courtesy Kalamazoo Township)
Stryker Corporation says cyberattack is now contained
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage-based Stryker Corporation says the cyberattack that hit them earlier this month is now contained. Iranian hackers launched the cyberattack against Stryker on March 1...
Mar 24, 2026 Stryker logo. (Photo courtesy of Stryker).
Food industry leaders to speak at WMU Food Marketing Conference
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Industry leaders from Amazon, Keurig Dr Pepper, Kellanova, and other companies are in Kalamazoo this week to discuss the future of food and consumer packaged goods. The We...
Mar 24, 2026
Portage City Council to discuss data center and battery storage facility permits, Comstock Township to consider protest over supervisor's liquor license
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two area meetings tonight could each draw quite a crowd, for very different reasons. The Portage City Council will hold a public hearing on its plans to put a one-year morat...
Mar 24, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Arrest made in fatal Christmas Eve crash in Kalamazoo, driver charged with second degree murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 20-year-old man is being charged with second degree murder after an accident last Christmas Eve that claimed the life of a Kalamazoo woman. The Kalamazoo County Prosecut...
Mar 23, 2026 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
Three top seeds in NCAA hockey tournament are Michigan teams
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three of the four top seeds in the NCAA men's hockey tournament are Michigan teams. Defending national champion Western Michigan University is the top seed in the Loveland...
Mar 23, 2026 WMU hockey team vs Minnesota State March 27, 2025 (photo courtesy of Dan Cash, Midwest Communications, Fargo)
Michigan gas prices up 33¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are at their highest level since August, 2023. AAA Michigan says the average price is up 33 from last week to $3.92 a gallon, which is $1.07 more tha...
Mar 23, 2026
