Category Archives: Top News Stories
PreK for All expands to include home-based providers through new pilot initiative, including in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan is expanding its PreK for All program to include home-based child care providers for the first time through a new pilot initiative, with Kalamazoo and surrounding...
Apr 14, 2026
Suspect in shooting at private party at Girls Scouts building in Kalamazoo arraigned on two counts of Assault with Intent to Murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been arraigned in connection with a shooting that occurred during a private event at the Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Kalamazoo Regional Program and T...
Apr 13, 2026 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
Man shot multiple times outside a North Westnedge Avenue business Sunday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 23-year-old man was shot several times in an incident outside a business in Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says the shooting occur...
Apr 13, 2026 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (photo by John Mcneil)
Man dead, woman in custody following Sunday afternoon shooting in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 31-year-old woman is in taken into custody and charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in Battle Creek Sunday afternoon. Battle Creek Police officers arriv...
Apr 13, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Flooding possible in Kalamazoo this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - They say April showers bring May flowers, but in Kalamazoo it also can mean flooding, and it's expected to rain every day this week, with some heavy weather possible. Kala...
Apr 13, 2026
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Sunday PM Crash Near Allegan
ALLEGAN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 12, 2026) - A motorcyclist was hospitalized following a crash southeast of Allegan on Sunday afternoon. No name, age, or hometown was initially disclosed by County S...
Apr 12, 2026 photographee.eu / Depositphotos.com
KDPS identifies suspect in deadly March 25th hit-and-run
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in a deadly hit-and-run crash on South Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo has been identified by authorities. The crash happened on March 25th and killed 51-year-ol...
Apr 10, 2026 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
City of Portage earns 35th Tree City USA Designation
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Portage has earned its 35th Tree City USA designation and 6th Growth Award from the Arbor Day Foundation. The Tree City USA program honors communities that demon...
Apr 09, 2026 (courtesy City of Portage)
CROP Hunger Walk returning to downtown Kalamazoo to supports food programs locally and beyond
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With a goal of $25,000 this year, walkers take to the streets of downtown Kalamazoo for the CROP Hunger Walk next month. Launched in 1969 by Church World Service, CROP Hun...
Apr 09, 2026 2025 Kalamazoo Valley CROP Hunger Walk (courtesy Kalamazoo Valley CROP Hunger Walk Committee)
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety accepting applications for public safety officers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is now accepting applications for public safety officers through 11:59 p.m. on April 22, 2026. Applicants will have to take MCOLE...
Apr 09, 2026
