Category Archives: Top News Stories
BC man taken into custody after behaving strangely at Calhoun County Jail
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 26 year-old Battle Creek man was taken into custody Wednesday morning after he caused a disturbance at the Calhoun County Jail. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department...
Feb 14, 2024 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
AUDIO: Winter property taxes due February 14
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - April 15th may be called Tax Day, but it's just the first of three major tax due dates for Michigan property owners and businesses. Winter property taxes are due today, Fe...
Feb 14, 2024 GotCredit / CC
Portage Public Schools board moves millage renewal request to August ballot
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Schools will not ask voters to renew a building site and sinking fund millage in the May 2024 election. The school board voted to delay the vote until the Aug...
Feb 13, 2024 Portage Public Schools logo courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
Portage mother sentenced to prison in death of her one-year-old daughter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Portage mother who plead guilty to manslaughter in the death of her one-year-old daughter has been sentenced to 22 months to 15 years in prison. 32-year-old Coty Lyon en...
Feb 13, 2024 Best Law
Michigan's Right-To-Work law repealed today
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan has become the first state to repeal the right-to-work law as the repeal takes effect today. It was passed in 2013 under former Governor Rick Snyder when the state ...
Feb 13, 2024 sugarfrizz / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Public Safety to upgrade technology
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety will be state-of-the-art after approval of a $9-million contract to upgrade its electronic equipment. It's patrol car mounted cam...
Feb 12, 2024 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief Dave Boysen at the City Commission meeting May 1, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
AUDIO: Discover Kalamazoo CEO has big plans for tourism boost for city
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The director of Kalamazoo's tourism bureau has big plans that go beyond the promotion of the new downtown Event Center. Discover Kalamazoo CEO Jane Ghosh says another majo...
Feb 12, 2024 A facility like this could provide 8-basketball courts or 16 volleyball courts, according to Ghosh. They are just in the beginning stages of discussions on its development.
Gas prices in Michigan up 26 cents in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's more expensive to fill up the gas tank this week compared to last week. AAA Michigan says the price per gallon is up by 26 to $3.26. That is 32 cents higher than this ...
Feb 12, 2024
KPS board selects former member McGlinn for latest vacancy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After several hours of interviews it only took a few minutes Friday night for the Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education to name Carol McGlinn to a vacancy on the boa...
Feb 10, 2024
Kalamazoo Go Red for Women Gala raises over $100,000
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In the 100th anniversary year of the American Heart Association, the 2024 Kalamazoo Go Red for Women Gala Thursday night set a record by exceeding their $100,000 fundraisi...
Feb 09, 2024 (courtesy American Heart Association-West Michigan)
