Category Archives: Top News Stories
SUV strikes hay ride south of Allegan, several hurt
TROWBRIDGE TWP., MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A fall fun tradition turned sour south of Allegan on Saturday evening, Oct. 12. According to Allegan County Sheriff's Sergeant Blair Kacos, deputies and other first ...
Oct 12, 2024
Consumers Energy giving test drives in electric vehicles October 19 at KVCC
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - People will have an opportunity next Saturday, October 19, to test drive an electric vehicle at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Consumers Energy is giving customers th...
Oct 11, 2024
AUDIO: Sports talk dominates Portage council, Kalamazoo Public Schools meetings
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The presidential election is less than a month away and some people are already voting, but everyone around here is talking about sports. The Detroit Tigers are in the pos...
Oct 11, 2024
AUDIO: Former President Trump criticizes Detroit while speaking in Detroit
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former President Donald Trump criticized Detroit while speaking to the Detroit Economic Club Thursday. Trump had this prediction for the U.S. if Vice President Kamala Harris...
Oct 11, 2024 Former President Donald Trump in Grand Rapids, MI April 2, 2024
Smoking in bed blamed for Portage apartment fire
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 63-year-old woman in Portage was smoking in bed and it started a fire Wednesday evening in an apartment in the 700 block of Barrington Drive. Portage Public Safety firefig...
Oct 10, 2024 Portage fire truck. (Photo courtesy City of Portage).
Battle Creek police investigating after a man injured in Wednesday night shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are investigating a shooting in the 70 block of Fountain Street around 10:30 Wednesday night. A 27-year-old Battle Creek man was found wounded insid...
Oct 10, 2024
Waldo Stadium field to be known as Stafford-Smith Field after $5 million gift
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The football field at Western Michigan University's Waldo Stadium will now be known as Stafford-Smith Field. The new name follows the $5 million gift given to WMU by David...
Oct 10, 2024 (Photo courtesy of WMU)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Wings defenseman returns to hockey after beating cancer
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Wings defenseman Joey Raats is returning to the sport he loves after surviving having testicular cancer. Raats was diagnosed in May 2022 after he finished his la...
Oct 10, 2024 K Wings shut out Cyclones 3-0 in Cincinnati
Portage to plant 400 trees over next two years
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage will plant 400 trees in the next two years to replace what was lost in the EF-2 tornado that blasted the city in May. Most of the trees will be planted a...
Oct 10, 2024 Kids Fix-It! Bike Workshop & Ride to take place Saturday, April 23, at Celery Flats
Another Talons Out Honor Flight to leave Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport is partnering with Talons Out Honor Flight to fly more local veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials dedicated...
Oct 10, 2024 Talons Out Honor Flight logo
