Category Archives: Top News Stories
Kalamazoo College raises over $203 million in its Brighter Light Campaign
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Supporters of Kalamazoo College have raised over $203 million in the school's largest ever fundraising campaign. School officials say the Brighter Light Campaign has raise...
Oct 22, 2024 (courtesy Kalamazoo College)
New firearm storage law billboard is up in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A billboard with a bright orange border will be up in Kalamazoo for the next eight weeks to call attention to the state's new firearm safe storage law. It is at 1717 Stadi...
Oct 21, 2024
AUDIO: Jessica Swartz lays out why she is running for the U.S. House in Michigan's District 4
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Jessica Swartz wants to be your next Congresswoman if you live in the 4th Congressional District in Michigan, currently represented by Republican Bill Huizenga. Swartz tel...
Oct 21, 2024
Kalamazoo city commission to vote on helping generate more affordable housing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners could continue to make more inroads into the shortage of housing for the very poor with several actions planned for this evening. They plan on...
Oct 21, 2024 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
AUDIO: Save MI Tips group fighting to keep lower minimum wages for tipped employees in place
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Up to 20% of restaurants and bars in Michigan say they will close permanently if the state Supreme Court's ruling increasing the minimum wage for servers and bartenders ta...
Oct 21, 2024
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County Clerk says voting is easier than ever this year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Voting isn't what it used to be, especially here in Michigan, and that's a good thing. It has never been easier to cast your ballot, and never so many different ways to do...
Oct 21, 2024 Kalamazoo County Clerk/Register of Deeds Meredith Place
AUDIO: Comstock Township board to hear redevelopment presentation tonight
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Comstock Township board will hear a presentation tonight to redevelop two-acres of property at the intersection of River Street and King Highway. The property ...
Oct 21, 2024 (courtesy Comstock Township)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commission to vote on eliminating January 1, 2025 sunset of social districts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A measure that was temporarily adopted to help taverns during the COVID-19 pandemic could become a permanent fixture in Kalamazoo. A state act allowed local municipalities...
Oct 21, 2024 Kalamazoo City Hall in the fall. (Photo by John McNeill).
One injured in Oshtemo Township shooting Sunday afternoon
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shootout in Kalamazoo County's Oshtemo Township between two groups Sunday afternoon left one juvenile injured. Around 5:15 p.m. the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Off...
Oct 20, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Absentee ballot voting going strong in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - According to a new voting information dashboard from the Michigan Secretary of State's office, absentee voting appears to be very popular in Kalamazoo County. The website ...
Oct 18, 2024 Jeff Easter / CC
