Category Archives: Top News Stories
Kalamazoo Public Safety says report of armed man at library a hoax
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety officials say they will pursue charges against someone who called them Thursday afternoon to report someone at the downtown library pointed two gun...
Mar 05, 2024 Fatal accident in Kalamazoo remains under investigation
AUDIO: Kalamazoo officials discuss Black student struggles
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's not just a Kalamazoo problem, it's a national problem. Too many young Black males are not doing well in school. We have been reporting on it for some time. Last fall,...
Mar 05, 2024
Annual Home and Garden Expo at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center this weekend
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over 100 exhibitors are expected for this weekend's Home Builders Association of Western Michigan annual Home and Garden Expo at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center. Organize...
Mar 04, 2024
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commission to look at affordable housing solutions
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After criticism that not enough is being done to help the homeless, Kalamazoo city commissioners will take a closer look at finding solutions to the affordable housing cri...
Mar 04, 2024 The Kalamazoo City Commission receives a presentation on the current affordable housing shortage during their meeting Feb. 7, 2022 (courtesy of John McNeill)
AUDIO: Road construction season begins in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Spring has not yet officially sprung, but construction season gets underway today in Kalamazoo. That includes work on Westnedge, Whites Road, and the replacement of the In...
Mar 04, 2024
McCann proposes cybersecurity operations center for Michigan's colleges and universities
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's state senator is looking to provide increased cybersecurity for colleges and universities in the state. Senator Sean McCann has introduced Senate Bill 737, which...
Mar 02, 2024 Marcie Casas / CC
Local community centers receive grants for programming and capital projects
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has awarded $64 million in Community Center Grant funds for 100 Michigan municipalities and organizations to expand...
Mar 01, 2024 (courtesy State of Michigan)
AUDIO: USPS not consolidating 17 post offices locally
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Postal Service has been trying to consolidate its offices for a couple of years now and meeting stiff resistance from local unions and communities fearful of losi...
Mar 01, 2024 Photo from USPS.
Kalamazoo Township trustees begin process to hire new manager
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After dismissing their previous manager last month, Kalamazoo Township this week began the process to find a replacement. Township Manager Dexter Mitchell, who ha...
Mar 01, 2024 (courtesy Kalamazoo Township)
Suspect still at large after high speed chase in Portage and Kalamazoo
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police are still looking for a stolen car and the suspect who stole it after a high speed chase Thursday afternoon in Portage and Kalamazoo. Shortly after 3:10 p.m. Portage ...
Feb 29, 2024 Portage Police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
