Category Archives: Top News Stories
Allegan Public Schools fires Aquatics Director
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Allegan Public Schools superintendent James Antoine says Aquatics Director Scott Simmons has been fired after being charged with having a sexual relationship with a student....
Oct 11, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Children who died in Kalamazoo fire identified
Kalamazoo Public Safety says four-year-old Evelyn Blackport and seven-year-old Elliot Blackport were killed in a house fire in the city's Edison neighborhood early Monday morning. The fire started aro...
Oct 09, 2023 liz west / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo College gets largest private donation in history
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo College has received its largest private donation in its history. President Jorge Gonzalez made the announcement Monday on campus. The donation puts K-College's ...
Oct 09, 2023 Kalamazoo College President Jorge Gonzalez
Kalamazoo fire kills two children early Monday morning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two children have been found dead in a home in Kalamazoo's Edison neighborhood this morning. The fire at the home started around 2:00 a.m. Monday on East Stockbridge Avenu...
Oct 09, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety graphic (courtesy of KDPS)
AUDIO: Salvation Army of Kalamazoo holding toy drive this weekend
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo is holding their annual "Stuffing the Van" toy drive this Saturday at Blain's Farm and Fleet in Portage. Development director Steve Dykstra...
Oct 09, 2023
AUDIO: EGLE holds Graphic Packaging town hall
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A public hearing on a consent agreement for modifications at Graphic Packaging turned into a protest against the paperboard recycler and state environment officials last n...
Oct 06, 2023
New Michigan State Police initiative to bolster Western Michigan University's Cold Case Program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Based on two cold case homicide assists from students in Western Michigan University's Cold Case Program, Michigan State Police say they will be launching a new initiative...
Oct 05, 2023 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Heavy rainfall causes flooding and closed streets in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With much of the Kalamazoo receiving at least two and a half inches of rainfall Thursday, with some areas measuring more than three inches, city officials say a number of ...
Oct 05, 2023 Praveen / CC
AUDIO: Virtual town hall Thursday evening about Graphic Packaging
The state's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy will be holding a virtual town hall meeting this evening on Graphic Packaging. They are seeking public comment on proposed permit modific...
Oct 05, 2023 Graphic Packaging International logo
Graphic Packaging, state want lawsuit against them thrown out
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Graphic Packaging International and state officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from neighbors of the paper packaging plant in Kalamazoo. They have sue...
Oct 04, 2023 The remodeled and expanded Graphic Packaging facility at Patterson and Pitcher is now one of the largest paperboard recycling plants in North America. (Photo provided by John McNeill)
