Category Archives: Top News Stories
One dead, others injured in Comstock Township crash
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is dead and multiple people were injured in a crash in Kalamazoo County's Comstock Township early Sunday morning. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office resp...
Nov 19, 2023 (courtesy Comstock Township Fire and Rescue)
Abandoned home burns in Van Buren County
DECATUR TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An abandoned home has burned in Van Buren County. Firefighters from several departments responded to the flames Thursday afternoon around 3:30 on 42nd Street north ...
Nov 17, 2023 jonel hanopol / CC
AUDIO: Rule changes coming for Kalamazoo Public Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There will be new rules in Kalamazoo Public Schools when the second trimester begins. The district will institute a new policy on absenteeism after the Thanksgiving holida...
Nov 17, 2023
GVSU professor predicts $10 million economic impact from layoffs at Pfizer and LG Energy Solution
ALLENDALE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The west Michigan economy could lose up to $10 million due to layoffs in Kalamazoo at Pfizer and LG Energy Solution in Holland. Grand Valley State University associate dea...
Nov 16, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
AUDIO: Portage council approves adding more license plate readers
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage will be expanding their network of automatic license plate readers from 20 cameras to 30 to help them fight crime. The system automatically reads the plate on every ...
Nov 16, 2023
AUDIO: Portage swears in new council members
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The 30th Portage City Council got down to business for the first time last night, as they swore in new members, said goodbye to departing members and picked leadership. Vote...
Nov 15, 2023
Murder suspect arraigned in Kalamazoo County District Court
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 40-year-old Kalamazoo man has been arraigned on an Open Murder charge in the shooting death of a homeless man Sunday morning. Jason Lawrence Blough appeared in Kalamazoo...
Nov 14, 2023 Karen Neoh / CC
AUDIO: Derek Jeter, Cal Ripken Jr. attend ribbon cutting for Derek Jeter Field at Kalamazoo Central High School
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Derek Jeter Field at Kalamazoo Central High School is nearly complete after a total rebuild and realignment of the Maroon Giants' baseball and softball fields. Hall of...
Nov 14, 2023
Mortgages of late deputy, firefighter paid off by charity
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The mortgages for two fallen first responders in Van Buren County have been paid off by a national nonprofit. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has made the gift to the famili...
Nov 14, 2023 Pictures of Money / CC
128 skating teams from eight states coming to Wings Event Center this weekend
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More than 1,700 ice skaters from eight states will be in Kalamazoo this week, competing in the 23rd Annual Kick-Off Classic synchronized skating competition hosted by Grea...
Nov 14, 2023 (courtesy Greater Kalamazoo Skating Association)
