Category Archives: Top News Stories
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commission delays setting public hearing for rezoning application near Asylum Lake
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners have approved the first reading on a proposal to rezone land near Asylum Lake for commercial development, but have delayed setting the date fo...
Dec 02, 2025
City of Kalamazoo's 2026 budget proposal available online
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The 2026 Kalamazoo city budget proposal is now available online, and city commissioners plan to hold a work session next Monday to receive a presentation and go through it...
Dec 02, 2025 jittawit.21 / Depositphotos.com
KDPS responds to shooting on Douglas Avenue, early evidence indicates self defense
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police say a shooting Sunday night may have been a case of self defense. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is investigating the non-fatal shooting that occurred in...
Dec 01, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
No injuries in Portage home fire Sunday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There were no injuries in a kitchen fire at a Portage home Sunday morning. At approximately 9:30 a.m. the Portage Department of Public Safety was dispatched to the 6800 bloc...
Dec 01, 2025 Portage fire truck. (Photo courtesy City of Portage).
AUDIO: Emergency housing plan to help Kalamazoo's homeless takes effect today
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is the day a new emergency housing plan to help Kalamazoo's homeless make it through this winter kicks in, and it comes none too soon after winter storms hit the are...
Dec 01, 2025 SLR Jester / CC
Full agenda for Kalamazoo city commission today
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It may be cold & snowy outside but Kalamazoo's city commission meeting could heat up today. The water and wastewater system will present their recommendation for 2026 ...
Dec 01, 2025
Gas prices in Michigan down 15¢ a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are 15 a gallon lower than last week. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is now $2.96, 5 less than last month and 14 less than last year. A 15-...
Dec 01, 2025
Second community open house to be held for upcoming street projects
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With a number of street projects planned for 2026, the City of Kalamazoo is hosting another community open house to explain the work. The Edison Neighborhood Association i...
Nov 30, 2025
Winter Storm Warning Saturday through Sunday morning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Weather Service has upgraded an earlier Winter Weather Watch to a Winter Storm Warning for Kalamazoo and surrounding counties beginning at 7:00 a.m. Saturday ...
Nov 28, 2025 ronniechua / Depositphotos.com
Amtrak train evacuated after losing power near Marshall
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Detroit-bound Amtrak train carrying 107 passengers lost engine power and became immobile Thanksgiving evening during cold and snowy conditions in Calhoun County's...
Nov 28, 2025 Richard Eriksson / CC
