Category Archives: Top News Stories
Two receive minor injuries after shots are fired during an argument in Kalamazoo's Knollwood neighborhood
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 24-year-old man and his 16-year-old sister are hospitalized with injuries after they were both injured in a shooting just before 11 p.m. Wednesday in Kalamazoo's Knollwo...
Mar 06, 2026 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
Amy Williams appointed president, CEO of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra's board of directors has appointed Amy Williams as their new president and CEO. She is coming to Kalamazoo from Savannah, Georgia where sh...
Mar 05, 2026
Longtime west Michigan meteorologist Terri DeBoer running for Congress
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Longtime west Michigan TV meteorologist Terri DeBoer is running for Congress. DeBoer filed paperwork as a Republican challenging incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Hill...
Mar 05, 2026
Kalamazoo men, Battle Creek teen charged with U.P. prison drug drop
LUCE COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men from Kalamazoo and a teenager from Battle Creek are facing charges in the Upper Peninsula for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the Newberry Correctional Fa...
Mar 05, 2026 Scott Davidson / CC
LGBTQ student sues Kalamazoo Public Schools after being assaulted
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools are facing a federal lawsuit from a Loy Norrix High School student who says the district did not protect her or investigate her claims of being as...
Mar 04, 2026
AUDIO: The Landing Place transitional shelter to open April 30th
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Landing Place finally has an estimated time of arrival in Kalamazoo. The long-awaited transitional shelter for homeless families on Kilgore Road is one of the first of...
Mar 04, 2026
Kalamazoo County achieves lowest infant mortality rate in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Data released last week by Cradle Kalamazoo for 2022 through 2024 shows Kalamazoo County has the lowest overall infant mortality rate and lowest Black infant mortality rat...
Mar 03, 2026 Kalamazoo County sign (Photo by John McNeil)
AUDIO: More road work planned in Kalamazoo over the next several years
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A reminder that major construction could be coming to Kalamazoo soon, and for years to come. Last night, City Engineer Dennis Randolph asked city commissioners to approve ...
Mar 03, 2026
Southwest Michigan First CEO stepping down
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Southwest Michigan First says CEO Jonas Peterson is stepping down on March 26th for a different job. President Carla Sones will be their interim CEO while they do a search...
Mar 03, 2026
More work at I-94/U.S. 131 interchange begins this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A $13 million project to add a lane to the westbound I-94 to northbound U.S. 131 interchange near Kalamazoo began Monday. Work is expected to be completed by September 202...
Mar 03, 2026 (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
