Category Archives: Top News Stories
Three stabbed in Cass County
SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three people are recovering after they were all stabbed several times by the same suspect in Cass County. The sheriff's office says they found the 73-year-old ...
Jun 21, 2024 Scott Davidson / CC
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts announces centennial celebration events
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is turning 100 years old in July. The KIA has announced free events for the month thanks to the support of donors Jim and Carol Carter, the...
Jun 21, 2024
AUDIO: Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo working to meet matching gift
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo is seeking donations to match an anonymous donor's gift. Executive director Kristen Chesak notes they are involved in nearly everythi...
Jun 21, 2024
Shots fired at Kik Pool; no injuries reported
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety is continuing its investigation into a shooting incident Wednesday evening at Kik Pool. Officers arrived at around 6:00 p.m. and discovered two fire...
Jun 20, 2024
Senator Nesbitt, Representative Pohutsky react to President Biden's immigration policy
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM.FM) - Michigan's government officials, immigration-reform groups and families affected by immigration policies, are celebrating President Joe Biden's recent executive action. The ...
Jun 20, 2024 State Senator Aric Nesbitt filing for paperwork for the 20th Senate District (submitted photo)
Veterinarians urging people to keep pets safe in heat
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the heat continuing the rest of the week in west Michigan, veterinarians are urging people to keep their pets safe during the hot weather. BlueHeart Pet Hospital in G...
Jun 20, 2024 Archie the Golden Retriever
Man injured in motorcycle crash in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are investigating a crash between a motorcycle and a box truck. The crash injured the 26-year-old man from Battle Creek who was on the bike and wear...
Jun 19, 2024
AUDIO: Today is Juneteenth
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is Juneteenth, the national holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S. That means that Kalamazoo and Portage city halls will be closed for business, and so w...
Jun 19, 2024 Milwaukee VA Medical Center
Consumers Energy offering tips to save money in heat wave
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Heat will continue to bake west Michigan through the rest of the week. Consumers Energy officials have some tips for people to try to keep their power bill as low as possi...
Jun 19, 2024
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County looking for ways to spend opioid settlement money
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Under pressure to spend money from the opioid settlement to start saving lives, the Kalamazoo County board is looking for a quick way to get some money into the fight. The...
Jun 19, 2024 Find Rehab Centers / CC
