Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Assessment underway in Kalamazoo and other regions in the state to possibly free up FEMA funds
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Teams of federal, state, and local personnel are compiling information in the city of Kalamazoo and 30 other counties in the Michigan, as the state looks to ask for assist...
May 13, 2026 EpicTop10.com / CC
No gloating as Portage officials thank voters, staff for election night
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage city council members didn't gloat Tuesday night at their first meeting since voters rejected a challenge of their new single hauler waste system, but they did thank ...
May 13, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Kalamazoo changes on-street parking rules again
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is changing on-street parking rules again. The first 30-minutes someone is parked anywhere in the city is free through the fall of 2027. The maximum ...
May 13, 2026 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Invasive garlic mustard being removed by residents in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The harvest this year has already begun for one particularly annoying crop in west Michigan. In fact, Portage is holding a contest to see who can collect the most. Garlic mu...
May 13, 2026
New poll gives Jocelyn Benson lead in gubernatorial race
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democrat Jocelyn Benson is leading all candidates in the race to be Michigan's next governor in the latest poll from Glengariff Group. The current Secretary of State has 34....
May 13, 2026
Water, wastewater rates in Portage going up
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council has approved higher water and wastewater rates for the next year to cover the rising cost of providing the municipal services. They also held a fina...
May 13, 2026
Federal, state investigators surveying severe storm damage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Teams of federal and state investigators are surveying damage from recent severe storms in Michigan. That includes Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Montcalm, Muskegon, and Neway...
May 13, 2026
This is National Bike Month and Bike Week in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It' s National Bike Month as well as Bike Week in Kalamazoo. Events began Saturday and continue today with the annual Bike Rodeo. That's a free event for kids, to learn ab...
May 13, 2026 Kalamazoo Bike Week event. (Photo by John McNeil).
Three teenagers arrested for attempted robbery in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three teenagers have been arrested by Kalamazoo Public Safety for an attempted robbery in the 1000 block of Interfaith Boulevard. The victim told officers they were held a...
May 12, 2026
Schuring Road closed Wednesday through Friday in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage will be closing Schuring Road from Oakland Drive to South Westnedge for through traffic starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The closure is to allow crews to in...
May 12, 2026
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