Category Archives: Top News Stories
Fisherman saved in icy lake rescue in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fisherman who fell through the ice on a lake in Kalamazoo Wednesday is alive and recovering thanks to the quick action of Kalamazoo Public Safety officers. It happened n...
Jan 15, 2026
Speaker Matt Hall: House will "take risks," "do bold things" in 2026
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland says his chamber will "take risks" and "do bold things" in 2026, despite it being an election year. The southwest Michigan Repub...
Jan 15, 2026
KVCC launches free grocery store for students
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Valley Community College is getting ready to open a free grocery store for students on its campus in Texas Township. Student wellbeing and thriving director...
Jan 15, 2026 Kalamazoo Valley Community College sign (photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Valley Community College)
AUDIO: Portage's single-hauler trash system up for a vote in May
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The most divisive issue in Portage in years isn't going away. The city will implement a new single-hauler trash system in March, despite a citizen referendum on the question...
Jan 14, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Former presidential candidate, author, scholar, and activist to highlight WMU Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University will host its 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Monday, January 19, with a program the university says will focus on the call to stan...
Jan 13, 2026 Dr. Cornel West
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety now hiring
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is now accepting applications for new officers. The department says the applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesd...
Jan 13, 2026 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Family Promise of Southwest Michigan names Executive Director, hopes to open transitional family shelter by April
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The organization that will run Kalamazoo County's soon-to-open transitional shelter for unhoused families has named their Executive Director. Andrea Tramel will head the n...
Jan 13, 2026 Courtesy Kalamazoo County Facebook page
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County's homeless to be counted January 22nd
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - How many homeless people are living in Kalamazoo County? Counting them in a homeless census is a federal requirement to be taken in late January to get the head count and ...
Jan 12, 2026 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
Fear of grain elevator fire in Decatur causes evacuation and Amtrak disruption
DECATUR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A handful of businesses and homes in the village of Decatur were evacuated and Amtrak rail service was disrupted for several hours Saturday after sensors indicated there wer...
Jan 11, 2026 Biker loads his bike onto the Amtrak train. (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Anti-ICE protests held in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were held in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo yesterday in response to the shooting death of Renee Good in Minneapol...
Jan 09, 2026 pressmaster / Depositphotos.com
