Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Portage Central High School boy's varsity swim team honored by Portage city council
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Central High School boy's varsity swim team reached a new high water mark this year and this week they were honored by the Portage city council. They not only wo...
Mar 25, 2026
Kalamazoo Township planning $45-million community complex
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Township is planning to build a new $45-million community complex on Douglas Avenue near West Mosel Avenue and have it open before the 2028 election. Tr...
Mar 25, 2026 Kalamazoo Township's proposed community complex (Courtesy of Kalamazoo Township)
Portage puts moratorium on data centers, battery storage facilities
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As expected, the city of Portage has put a moratorium on any new plans for data centers and electrical battery storage facilities in town, but to listen to residents, they w...
Mar 25, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Beacon Kalamazoo upgrades emergency room
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Beacon Kalamazoo has unveiled a $3.5-million upgrade to its emergency room. They added four new exam rooms and added a dual-pathway care model that has been in effect for ...
Mar 25, 2026 Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital, formerly Ascension Borgess
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
