Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Acrisure to fire nearly 200 in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Acrisure is cutting nearly 200 jobs in Grand Rapids as the firm deploys artificial intelligence technology. Crain's Grand Rapids reports the firm will fire around 400 p...
Oct 09, 2025
Oshtemo Township murder suspect says he is a witness, not a criminal
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County man charged with murder for killing his girlfriend in Oshtemo Township this past weekend told police he was a witness to her death and not her ...
Oct 09, 2025 Jayvon Cortez Bulock
Portage breaks ground for new Farmer's Market
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage is now building its new Farmer's Market. Ground was broken at the site on East Centre Avenue yesterday and will feature three open-air pavilions with 50 ...
Oct 09, 2025 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
WMU receives federal GEAR UP grant from U.S. Department of Education
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University has been awarded the highly competitive GEAR UP, which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, partnership...
Oct 08, 2025 WMU logo (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Wings West gets new owners, will reopen in 2026
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo may still have an ice shortage problem, but not as big as feared a few weeks ago. The closure of Wings Event Center in 2028 and the failure of the refrigera...
Oct 08, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County budget nearly done
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County commission has almost finished up their work on the 2026 budget. Almost. But not quite. They held a public hearing last night, after getting an earful...
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Michigan Cannabis Industry Association sues over 24% wholesale tax
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Cannabis Industry Association is suing the state over the 24% wholesale tax on marijuana that will take effect January 1 and was included in the Fiscal Year 202...
Oct 08, 2025 Elsa Olofsson / CC
Governor Whitmer signs $81-billion budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. The $81-billion spending plan was approved by lawmakers last week after months of negotiations between the ...
Oct 08, 2025
Kalamazoo restaurant reopens after fire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The 600 Kitchen and Bar in Kalamazoo is back open nearly five months after a fire closed the restaurant just outside of downtown. Operating partner Shelly Pastor says they...
Oct 08, 2025 Credit 600 Kitchen and Bar
AUDIO: Homeless numbers way up in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo has gotten its latest count on the homeless population, and as expected, it's way up. The count took place last January. Data administrator Carrie Bosch, of the ...
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