Category Archives: Top News Stories
Five-year-old critically injured after driver runs red light in Comstock Township
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A child was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash in Kalamazoo County's Comstock Township Saturday afternoon. Just after 2:00 p.m. members of the Kalamazoo Cou...
Jul 27, 2024
Pedestrian hit while crossing Portage Street Friday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Kalamazoo Friday night. Around 10:20 p.m., officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety were s...
Jul 27, 2024 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
McGinnis receives high grades and pay hike from Portage City Council
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's been a bumpy few years in Portage, but their City Manager has received good grades for the way he handled things. Last year there was a citizen uprising over proposed n...
Jul 26, 2024 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Blues Festival returning to Arcadia Creek Festival Site
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The 2024 Kalamazoo Blues Festival is Saturday. The event is returning to where it began for its 30th anniversary at the Arcadia Creek Festival Site. Randy James from the K...
Jul 26, 2024
Family Health Center gears up for its annual Back To School Bash next month
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over 1,000 kids are expected to attend the Family Health Center's annual Back To School Bash, which is now scheduled for Friday, August 9 in Kalamazoo. Organizers say this...
Jul 26, 2024 (logo courtesy of the Family Health Center)
Early voting begins at four Kalamazoo County sites Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In the run up to the August 6 primary election in Michigan, eight days of Early Voting begins Saturday. Four early voting centers have been established in Kalamazoo County...
Jul 26, 2024 City of Portage Clerk's staff outside Portage City Hall (courtesy of City of Portage)
Shooting at Fox Ridge Apartments now called a homicide
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man who the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety was gunned down in broad daylight has now died. KDPS says the shooting Wednesday at the Fox Ridge Apartments in the 130...
Jul 25, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
New ad campaign looks to draw more visitors to Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new ad campaign targeting people in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin has been launched, trying to attract them to visit Kalamazoo. Discover Kalamazoo unv...
Jul 25, 2024 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Metro Connect to help access businesses impacted by road construction in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In an effort to address complaints from Kalamazoo businesses that road construction is driving customers away, the city this week announced a plan to provide free Metro Co...
Jul 25, 2024 Metro Connect bus (courtesy Metro Connect)
Cross-country cyclists looking to support people with disabilities to stop in Kalamazoo Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group of cyclists who are making a cross-country journey to raise awareness and funds for people with disabilities will make an overnight stop in Kalamazoo Saturday. 44 ...
Jul 24, 2024 (courtesy of The Ability Experience)
