Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Minivan, box truck drivers hospitalized with serious injuries after head-on crash
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The drivers of a minivan and a box truck are hospitalized with serious injuries after a head-on crash Friday morning in Comstock Township. The Kalamazoo County She...
Oct 10, 2025 KCSD investigating fatal one car accident in Comstock
AUDIO: New Portage farmer's market gets its name
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage has broken ground on their new Farmer's Market and has decided who will get naming rights to the new pavilions. Contrary to what you may have read online...
Oct 10, 2025 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Critics of 24% wholesale tax on marijuana say it will boost black market, crush retailers
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Criticism of the state's 24% wholesale tax on marijuana that will take effect January 1st is continuing. Two lawsuits have been filed challenging the new law on the basis th...
Oct 10, 2025 jeremyn / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety to launch show on YouTube
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new show is coming to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety's YouTube page. Called "Rolling Sixes," it follows fire and technical rescues from Station 6 and will giv...
Oct 10, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Portage Northern girls' basketball team gets city council approval for non-profit status for fundraising
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It has never been easier to bet on sports in Michigan. One Portage city councilmember, concerned about appearances, decided to make perfectly clear that a high school basket...
Oct 10, 2025 Photo from Portage Northern High School Facebook page.
Battle Creek police officer fired for pointing gun at another officer
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek has fired police officer Hunter Barnett. Barnett pointed a gun at another Battle Creek officer when they were both off-duty and at a Holiday Inn Express ho...
Oct 10, 2025 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County defends McDonald's purchase for new admin building
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Not everyone is happy about the idea of rebuilding the new Kalamazoo County Administration Building across the street from its current location downtown, or the price it w...
Oct 10, 2025
Pianist Sullivan Fortner wins The Gilmore's 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Gilmore has given its inaugural 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award to pianist Sullivan Fortner. He was awarded the largest single gift ever dedicated solely to a jaz...
Oct 09, 2025
U.S. Senate bill introduced to improve security at houses of worship
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's two U.S. Senators, Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin, have introduced bipartisan legislation seeking to improve security at houses of worship. The bill follows a ...
Oct 09, 2025
Renewable energy in Michigan up 28% from 2023 to 2024
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More of Michigan's energy is coming from renewable sources. The Michigan Public Service Commission has released a report showing renewable energy generation was up 28% from ...
Oct 09, 2025 esbie / CC
