Category Archives: Top News Stories
AUDIO: Kalamazoo getting $1 million grant from USDA for tree removal, replanting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo already has an aggressive program for planting trees along city streets and a $1-million grant is about to expand that. The money, from the U.S. Depa...
Jul 22, 2024
Vacant building catches fire in Comstock Township
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A vacant building in Comstock Township caught fire early Sunday morning. Township firefighters say no one was hurt and the fire was at a building that used to be a...
Jul 22, 2024 Comstock fire department (photo by John McNeil)
AUDIO: Housing choice voucher program not releasing new vouchers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The situation for the hundreds who are living on the streets in Kalamazoo, and those trying to avoid it, is about to get a little worse, especially those who choose not to...
Jul 22, 2024 Mess from homeless encampment on the Kalamazoo River - Courtesy Kalamazoo River Alliance
AUDIO: Yvonne Payton sworn in to Kalamazoo Public School board of education
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public School board has sworn in their newest member, and there could be more turnover with board elections this fall. Yvonne Payton took the oath and took h...
Jul 19, 2024
AUDIO: Kalamazoo schools announce new disciplinary measure
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While most school students continue to enjoy their summer vacation, school personnel are busy planning for the day they are back in class. Last night, Kalamazoo Public Sch...
Jul 19, 2024 (Photo provided by John McNeill)
AUDIO: Vice President Harris makes first public comments on Trump assassination attempt
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Vice President Kamala Harris has issued her first public comments on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Harris opened her rally in Portage yesterday...
Jul 18, 2024
Boyfriend of missing Kalamazoo mother charged with her murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The boyfriend of a missing Kalamazoo mother of eight has been charged with her murder. Charges against 39-year-old Carlos Watts Jr. were approved in January but were not f...
Jul 18, 2024
Kalamazoo Growlers launch GoFundMe for flood cleanup
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Frontier League's Kalamazoo Growlers have launched a GoFundMe effort to help them take care of their flooded stadium. Homer Stryker Field flooded with knee-deep water ...
Jul 18, 2024
AUDIO: Vice President Kamala Harris holds Kalamazoo rally on reproductive rights
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo Wednesday to discuss reproductive freedom and its importance in the November election. Harris was on ...
Jul 17, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris on stage at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County receives audit for 2023
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board has just gotten their audit back for 2023, and it shows there are still problems in the County Treasurer's Office. Paul Matz with Rehmann Accoun...
Jul 17, 2024
