Category Archives: Top News Stories
Vicksburg man dead after crash in St. Joseph County
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office reports that a Vicksburg man died after crashing his car near Corey Lake in Fabius Township. According to deputies, the cras...
Jul 17, 2023
AUDIO: Concerns continue over City of Kalamazoo zoning ordinances
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After protesters demanded it, City of Kalamazoo planners removed zoning changes that might have made it easier for the development of a car wash near Asylum Lake, but envi...
Jul 17, 2023 Image from Asylum Lake Preserve's Facebook page.
Supply chain issues slowing down City of Kalamazoo's replacement of lead water lines
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo has been aggressive about replacing lead water lines in the community's older homes, but may fall short this year. Lead lines have caused major probl...
Jul 17, 2023 Joe Shlabotnik / CC
Bloomingdale woman, sheriff's sergeant hospitalized following house fire
BLOOMINGDALE, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A tense situation at a Bloomingdale home late on Saturday night, July 15, 2023, ended up with one woman and a responding Van Buren County Sheriff's Sergeant hospitalize...
Jul 16, 2023 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office logo
Preparations underway for next month's Kalamazoo County Youth Fair and Family Festival
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With less than a month until the event, officials with the Kalamazoo County Youth Fair and Family Festival say they are still accepting open class still exhibit entries. T...
Jul 15, 2023
UPDATE: No-contact advisory lifted for wastewater discharge into Kalamazoo River
UPDATE: After further testing, the no-contact advisory was lifted by the City of Kalamazoo Saturday afternoon. KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The discharge of 1.5 million gallons of partially untreated ...
Jul 14, 2023 A map of the no-contact advisory area on the Kalamazoo River (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo activists call on local governments to react to the impact of global warming
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It may seem like West Michigan has escaped the impact of global warming, but local activists claim that isn't the case. Right now they are broiling in triple digits in the...
Jul 14, 2023 Local activists concerned about global warming gathered on the steps of City Hall Thursday (courtesy of John McNeill)
Vintage baseball festival coming to Portage's Ramona Park Saturday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's called America's Pastime, but baseball hasn't always been the same game we see today. This weekend, on Portage's softball diamonds at Ramona Park, you will be able to j...
Jul 14, 2023 14 teams will participate in Saturday's Vintage Baseball Festival at Ramona Park.. Graphic (Courtesy of the Continental Base Ball Club of Kalamazoo)
Early morning hit and run by juveniles in Osthemo Township causes damage to vehicles and property
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It was an early morning wake up call on Thursday, July 13 for Kalamazoo County deputies as they responded to a hit and run accident in Osthemo Township. The Kalamazoo Coun...
Jul 13, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil)
West Michigan manufacturer's over the counter contraception drug approved by FDA
GRAND RAPIDS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an over-the-counter contraception drug for the first time, and it has a West Michigan connection. The once-a-day pill Op...
Jul 13, 2023 FDA approves 1st over-the-counter contraceptive, produced by Perrigo (Perrigo logo courtesy of the Perrigo Co.)
