Category Archives: Top News Stories
One dead in Christmas Eve two car crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is dead and two others injured after a crash in Kalamazoo Wednesday afternoon. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to a report of a t-bone ...
Dec 25, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Bronson Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare reach new contract agreement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bronson Healthcare patients covered by UnitedHealthcare are breathing a sigh of relief after healthcare officials announced Tuesday all Bronson hospitals, outpatient locat...
Dec 23, 2025
Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by car on M-40 in Hamilton
HEATH TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pedestrian suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car in Allegan County's Heath Township on Tuesday evening. Around 6:00 p.m. multiple deputies from the ...
Dec 23, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
MDOT orders Amtrak to fix the height of the Howard Street railroad crossing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is ordering Amtrak to fix the rail crossing at Howard Street in Kalamazoo near Western Michigan University. The crossing was rais...
Dec 23, 2025 (courtesy of Amtrak)
Secretary of State releases top license plates for 2025
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Most Michigan drivers have the white Pure Michigan license plate on their vehicles in 2025. The Secretary of State's office says over 70% of vehicles have the white plate wi...
Dec 23, 2025
Housing projects in downtown Kalamazoo get major boost with state Brownfield Plan program grant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Brownfield Plan program grant from the State of Michigan will be leveraged for the redevelopment of property in downtown Kalamazoo to add 115 new housing units. The Mich...
Dec 22, 2025 The Speareflex Building on Kalamazoo Avenue (courtesy PlazaCorp Properties)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County providing funding for housing vouchers after federal cut
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County will be stepping in with stop gap funding to temporarily restore housing vouchers, cut by the Trump administration that could leave some of the most vulne...
Dec 22, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo armed robbery suspect arrested, arraigned on multiple charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it has removed a "violent offender from the community" with the arrest of an armed robbery suspect earlier this week. Sunday...
Dec 20, 2025 Tazman Montel Jefferson (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
State lawmakers adjourn for 2025 with fewest bills passed since 1842
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan lawmakers have adjourned for the rest of 2025 and passed the fewest bills in a regular session since 1842. The prior record was 90 public acts signed that year by G...
Dec 19, 2025
Arcadia Creek Festival Place begins renovations
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Arcadia Creek Festival Place in downtown Kalamazoo is now undergoing renovations. City officials say they closed the park at the start of this month and soil borings a...
Dec 19, 2025
