Category Archives: Top News Stories
Kalamazoo Metro implementing service adjustments starting Monday, August 28
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As the push is on to hire more metro bus drivers in Kalamazoo, the public transportation firm is having to make some adjustments due to the decrease in bus driver staffing...
Aug 21, 2023 A Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus (courtesy of Metro Transit)
Blueprint for Peace organizers continue work on priorities to end gun violence in the Kalamazoo area
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After some of the $1 million allocated to end gun violence in the Kalamazoo area has been appropriated, plans are in the works for another $1 million to be spent when thos...
Aug 21, 2023 Kalamazoo Community Foundation V.P. Jen Heymoss laid out her strategy for reducing gun violence to Commissioners on Monday, June 5. (Photo from John McNeill)
The number of Portage City Council candidates apparently spurred by zoning issues
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's an election year in the City of Portage and things have heated up early, generating a full ballot of candidates. The community's opposition to new housing projects near...
Aug 21, 2023 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Crash at Ross Township intersection kills two persons, seriously injures another
ROSS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two persons were killed and another was injured early Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of M-89 and North 40th Street in Kalamazoo County's R...
Aug 19, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo Technical Rescue team hones skills during training exercise
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Members of the Kalamazoo Technical Rescue team members from KDPS, Portage, Comstock, and Oshtemo were surprised with an unannounced training exercise on Thursday, August 1...
Aug 17, 2023 (Photo from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety's Facebook page)
Paw Paw woman charged in crash that killed 1-year-old and seriously injured 5-year-old
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Paw Paw woman has been charged with causing a crash that killed a 1-year-old and injured a 5-year-old in June. The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office reported on T...
Aug 17, 2023 (Photo of 60-year-old Roxanne Bastian provided by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office)
Investigation in Kalamazoo leads to seizure of two unregistered pistols
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Thursday morning, August 17 search warrant in Kalamazoo leads to the seizure of two unregistered pistols. This comes after members of the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Te...
Aug 17, 2023 (Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team)
Two pedestrians injured after being struck by a vehicle in Galesburg Wednesday afternoon
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two juveniles were injured Wednesday afternoon after they were struck by a car while attempting to cross the street in Galesburg. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office was...
Aug 17, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo County moving ahead with Opioid Task Force despite U.S. Supreme Court decision to pause Purdue Pharma settlement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Supreme Court decision to pause the Purdue Pharma Settlement may be more of a problem for some communities waiting for settlement money than others. The Justices ...
Aug 17, 2023 Find Rehab Centers / CC
AUDIO: County road commission & Metro Transit both seeking qualified drivers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Shortage of workers has reached into almost every aspect of the economy affecting many businesses that provide fairly essential services to include those in Southwest ...
Aug 17, 2023 Speed Limit 45 mph sign - Kalamazoo Township board
