Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Western Michigan University to transfer stewardship of Asylum Lake Preserve to Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has agreed in principle to transfer stewardship of the Asylum Lake Preserve to Kalamazoo County, to be maintained by the ...
Feb 13, 2026 Image from Asylum Lake Preserve's Facebook page.
Teen with handgun arrested by Portage police after chase
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pair of teens face charges, including one for possession of a firearm, after fleeing from Portage police Thursday. According to a news release, officers with the Portage D...
Feb 12, 2026 (courtesy Portage Department of Public Safety)
Rogers wants to help small businesses affected by extended construction projects
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo lawmaker is proposing legislation that will provide small businesses relief if they are affected by road construction work. House Bill 5524 will be introduced by...
Feb 12, 2026 wabeno / Depositphotos.com
Arrest made in 2023 Kalamazoo double homicide
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody in the murder of a Kalamazoo couple in 2023. Officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety arrested 44-year-old Rajai Keyontae Brown Wedn...
Feb 12, 2026 Rajai Keyontae Brown (courtesy KDPS)
Kroger, restaurants, apartments and more proposed for Oshtemo Township
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Oshtemo Township Planning Commission will hear a revised plan for a 48-acre development on West Main Street tonight. Ferlito Group wants to build a Kroger groc...
Feb 12, 2026
Antique Kitchen to reopen in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The original owner of Portage breakfast icon Antique Kitchen is returning to reopen the restaurant with employees. Antique Kitchen closed January 25th, with the employees no...
Feb 12, 2026
Governor Whitmer's $88-billion FY 2027 budget proposed
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer's $88-billion budget has been proposed and introduced to lawmakers. She is proposing higher taxes on tobacco and electronic cigarettes, a new inter...
Feb 12, 2026 (Photo courtesy of the Executive Office of the Governor)
State House Speaker sides with Trump in Gordie Howe International Bridge threat
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall is siding with President Donald Trump in Trump's threat to prevent the Gordie Howe International Bridge from opening without getting concess...
Feb 12, 2026 Matt Johnson / CC
AUDIO: State Senate Minority Leader asks for federal review of Dearborn nonprofits
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt of Van Buren County is asking the U.S. Attorney General to investigate two Dearborn-based nonprofits. Nesbitt wants a review of ACC...
Feb 12, 2026 State Senator Aric Nesbitt filing for paperwork for the 20th Senate District (submitted photo)
Governor Whitmer signs bills banning cell phones in K-12 classrooms
DELTA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cell phones will be banned in K-12 classrooms throughout Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed two bipartisan bills Tuesday at Waverly High School near Lansing, ...
Feb 11, 2026 Governor Gretchen Whitmer announcing her Lowering MI Costs Plan in Lansing, MI Feb 6, 2022 (courtesy Office of Governor)
