Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
SoS says 34,160 drivers have chosen the semi-quincentennial license plate
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Secretary of State's office says over 34,000 drivers have chosen the red, white, and blue semi-quincentennial license plate for their vehicles. The plate is a slight upd...
Jul 03, 2026
As it turns out, FEMA money not approved for tornado victims yet
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Despite a social media post from President Trump earlier week suggesting a reversal on FEMA funding for southwest Michigan victims of March 6 tornadoes, Governor Whitmer's o...
Jul 03, 2026 EpicTop10.com / CC
Air Force trainee who died during influenza outbreak from Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Keon Talik McDaniel, who died in June amid an influenza outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas was from Grand Rapids. The 25-yea...
Jul 03, 2026 AlphaPenguin
Comstock Township park to remain open for weekend with extra security
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Robert Morris Park in Comstock Township will be open this weekend for the Fourth of July holiday, but extra security is being added. Township Parks and Recreation ...
Jul 03, 2026
Man charged with murder of co-worker in Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 20-year-old Valmir Djempsley has been arraigned on an open murder charge in the death of co-worker Brandon Vasquez-Chavez. Djempsley was charged yesterday for the stabbing...
Jul 03, 2026 londondeposit / Depositphotos.com
Lawmakers reach agreement on Fiscal Year 2027 budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An agreement has been reached by state lawmakers on Michigan's Fiscal Year 2027 budget. House Speaker Matt Hall says the budget is smaller than last year and does not includ...
Jul 03, 2026
Signed petitions to put healthcare action plan on November ballot turned in to Kalamazoo, Portage clerks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers with Community Action Michigan have submitted petitions with voter signatures to the Kalamazoo and Portage city clerks offices to get a healthcare action plan o...
Jul 02, 2026
Lawmakers say they are close to passing state budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State lawmakers have missed the July 1st statutory deadline to approve a budget for the next fiscal year, but they say they are getting close. Representative Joseph Aragona,...
Jul 02, 2026
Battle Creek's Field of Flight runs through Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Field of Flight is being held now in Battle Creek, with thousands of people expected to attend despite the dangerous heat wave. Hot air balloons, air shows and fire...
Jul 02, 2026 Courtesy Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival Facebook page
Portage honors winners in USA birthday card contest
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - To mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the city of Portage sponsored a contest for elementary aged children to create their own birthday cards for...
Jul 02, 2026
