Category Archives: Top News Stories
Winter Weather Advisory in effect through 11:00 a.m. Tuesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Weather Service says lake effect snow showers are expected tonight and overnight, prompting a Winter Weather Advisory through 11:00 a.m. Tuesday. Localized re...
Nov 27, 2023
Three Rivers man arrested on several drug charges
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Southwest Enforcement Team detectives and Michigan State Police troopers have arrested a Three Rivers man on several charges after executing warrants as his home last T...
Nov 27, 2023 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Michigan's average gas price hits 2023 low
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are at their lowest level of the year, down 11 cents a gallon to an average of $3.16. AAA Michigan says the price is down 20 since last month and 49 ...
Nov 27, 2023
AUDIO: New truancy policy in place at Kalamazoo Public Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Students in Kalamazoo Public Schools will begin their second trimesters under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade today. He says they will be stepping up the...
Nov 27, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education meeting Aug. 31, 2023
Sunday morning accident kills one, injures one in Portage
PORTAGE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Safety is continuing to investigate an accident Sunday morning that killed a Scotts teenager and injured a Kalamazoo man. Officers responded just before 7:00 a...
Nov 26, 2023 (photo by John McNeil)
One dead in crash on Stadium Drive Friday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Portage woman was killed and several other people injured in a multi-vehicle accident on Stadium Drive Friday afternoon. At 12:17 p.m., Kalamazoo Department of Public Sa...
Nov 24, 2023
Oshtemo church makes sizeable donation to Broncos Kitchen Foundation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Broncos Kitchen Foundation has been given a $20,000 donation from LifeSpring Church of Oshtemo. The nonprofit hunger relief operation says the money will make a "signi...
Nov 24, 2023
Multiple nonfatal drug overdoses reported in Battle Creek early Thursday
BBATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Health officials are on alert after multiple nonfatal drug overdoses at a single scene in the City of Battle Creek occurred early Thursday. The Calhoun County Public He...
Nov 23, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Health Department Facebook page
AUDIO: Thanksgiving dinner costs less this year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cooking your Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year. According to the Michigan Farm Bureau, cooking a holiday feast for 10 people will cost about $61 this Thanksgivi...
Nov 22, 2023 Paulo O / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County Commission cancels grant for Pavilion Township development
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - We reported earlier this week just how difficult it is to fund and build affordable housing right now. The Kalamazoo County Commission voted last night to cancel a huge gr...
Nov 22, 2023 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners
