Category Archives: Top News Stories
Morrow Dam owner to pay state $25-million for sediment spillage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, the owner of the Morrow Dam on the Kalamazoo River, have agreed to pay the state $25-million after a huge sediment spill. It happened in 2019...
May 05, 2026 Morrow dam Hydroelectric power plant on the Kalamazoo River in Comstock Township.
Portage trash referendum on Tuesday's ballot
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday is an election day in Michigan, and Kalamazoo area polls will have a number of items on ballots around the county, for those of you who haven't voted absentee. The m...
May 04, 2026 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Career Connect students, partners recognized at 40th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) and KRESA Foundation honored 93 learners in Kalamazoo County at the 40th annual Outstanding Achievement Awards this p...
May 02, 2026
Traffic changes underway for West Centre Avenue construction project
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Beginning Friday, traffic control measures were put in place for the start of road construction on West Centre Avenue between Oakland Drive and Shaver Road. The West Centre ...
May 02, 2026
Shots fired late Thursday night outside Mobil gas station in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Shots were fired just after 11:00 p.m. Thursday in the city of Springfield at a Mobil gas station. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office responded to the call from dispatc...
May 01, 2026 (courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)
Michigan's average gas price up to $4.58, 28¢ above national average
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price of a gallon of gas in Michigan is skyrocketing higher, up 71 in the last week and a $1.35 higher than last year. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide aver...
May 01, 2026 Robert Geiger / CC
U.S. Small Business Administration grants disaster declaration for three SW Michigan counties
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Small Business Administration has granted a disaster declaration for Branch, Cass, and St. Joseph counties in southwest Michigan after four tornadoes hit the are...
May 01, 2026
Allegan County Sheriff's Office says mother shot, killed 10-year-old son and then herself
CLYDE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office has identified the mother and son who were found dead in a murder-suicide Wednesday morning in Clyde Township. Deputies say she wa...
Apr 30, 2026 Allegan County Sheriff's Patch (image courtesy Allegan Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
People's Food Co-Op of Kalamazoo sued by group of members
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group of People's Food Co-Op of Kalamazoo members are suing the group's board of directors. The members officially are called owners and announced the lawsuit last night...
Apr 30, 2026
Murder suspect still at large, KDPS asking for public's help
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is looking for the public's help to capture a murder suspect. Back in January the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office authorized...
Apr 29, 2026 Dakwon Johnson (courtesy KDPS)
