Category Archives: Top News Stories
AUDIO: Kalamazoo water, sewer rates going up in 2025
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Water and sewer rates will be going up January first for the residents in 11 communities using city of Kalamazoo water, and 22 municipalities connected to the sewage plant...
Dec 03, 2024
Kalamazoo Public Schools to hold groundbreaking for new district kitchen
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After several years of delays, construction for a new district kitchen complex for the Kalamazoo Public Schools will soon be underway. The project was included in a voter ...
Dec 02, 2024 An architect's rendering of the new Central Kitchen for Kalamazoo Public Schools (courtesy KPS)
Two portions of I-94 in Van Buren County closed due to snow-caused accidents
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Near whiteout conditions that led to several crashes that closed down portions of I-94 in both directions in Van Buren County early Monday afternoon. The Michigan Departmen...
Dec 02, 2024 The view from a Michigan Department of Transportation traffic camera near Hartford on I-94 December 2, 2024 (courtesy MDOT)
City of Kalamazoo reschedules Streets for All Open House from this Thursday to January 16
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo's Streets for All Open House that was scheduled for this Thursday has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 16. Officials say the change is to give t...
Dec 02, 2024 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
AUDIO: Senator McCann glad to see incoming House Speaker Hall proposing road funding plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic state Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo is encouraged that incoming state House Speaker Matt Hall has a road funding proposal that will be introduced after the n...
Dec 02, 2024 Senator Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo)
AUDIO: The Toy Guy Chris Byrne gives Cyber Monday tips
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - For anyone doing holiday shopping on this Cyber Monday, there are tips to keep your bank account safe and make sure you get what you're paying for. Chris Byrne is known as...
Dec 02, 2024
AUDIO: Winter Storm Warning for parts of southwest Michigan
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning until 1 a.m. tomorrow for Ottawa, Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, and Cass counties on the Lake Michigan...
Dec 02, 2024 Weather changes in the future of West Michigan over the next few days (Courtesy AAA Michigan)
AUDIO: Bittersweet Ski Resort opening today
OTSEGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bittersweet Ski Resort in Otsego Township will be open for the first day of the season today. General manager Nick Ross says the early snow has been a blessing as th...
Dec 02, 2024
Michigan's average gas price up 7-cents to $3.08 a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average gas price is seven-cents higher to start the first week of December at $3.08 a gallon. Triple-A Michigan says that is eleven-cents lower than last month ...
Dec 02, 2024 A Shell gas pump in Coldwater M (Midwest Communications Inc 2020)
New homes for low income families opening in Kalamazoo County's Schoolcraft Township
SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AMFM) - As Kalamazoo County officials continue working to add affordable housing four new modular homes for low-income residents are becoming available early this month....
Dec 01, 2024 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
