Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
State House approves bill to reduce CPL renewal fee
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Renewing a concealed pistol license in Michigan right now costs $115, but the state House wants that fee drastically reduced. The House passed a bill yesterday to cut the fe...
Jan 15, 2026 Exterior of Michigan Capitol building (courtesy State of Michigan)
Speaker Matt Hall: House will "take risks," "do bold things" in 2026
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland says his chamber will "take risks" and "do bold things" in 2026, despite it being an election year. The southwest Michigan Repub...
Jan 15, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court won't hear appeal of Whitmer kidnap plot leader
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the appeal from Barry Croft Jr. of his conviction for his role in the Governor Whitmer kidnapping plot. Croft was one of the ringlead...
Jan 15, 2026 Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. (courtesy of Kent County Sheriff's Department)
KVCC launches free grocery store for students
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Valley Community College is getting ready to open a free grocery store for students on its campus in Texas Township. Student wellbeing and thriving director...
Jan 15, 2026 Kalamazoo Valley Community College sign (photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Valley Community College)
Court of Claims judge denies AG's request to halt marijuana tax lawsuit
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Michigan Court of Claims judge has denied the request by the Attorney General to halt the lawsuits challenging the new 24% wholesale tax on cannabis products. The two-page...
Jan 14, 2026 jeremyn / Depositphotos.com
Black State Department employees sue Benson, others for discrimination
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Black employees of the Department of State are suing Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the department, and several other staff members for racial discrimination. Three of t...
Jan 14, 2026 Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson during a July 29, 2024 press conference. (YouTube image courtesy State of Michigan)
President Trump speaks to Detroit Economic Club, gets heckled at Ford plant
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - President Donald Trump said in Detroit before the Detroit Economic Club that he is "making America affordable again." Trump's comments came after he toured a Ford plant in D...
Jan 14, 2026
Bell's Brewery releasing Oberon March 23rd
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bell's Brewery will release its Oberon brew for 2026 on Monday, March 23rd this year. They will celebrate Oberon Day starting at 10 a.m. at Bell's Eccentric Cafe in downto...
Jan 14, 2026 Bell's Brewery logo. (Image courtesy of Bell's Brewery).
AUDIO: Portage's single-hauler trash system up for a vote in May
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The most divisive issue in Portage in years isn't going away. The city will implement a new single-hauler trash system in March, despite a citizen referendum on the question...
Jan 14, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Former presidential candidate, author, scholar, and activist to highlight WMU Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University will host its 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Monday, January 19, with a program the university says will focus on the call to stan...
Jan 13, 2026 Dr. Cornel West
