Category Archives: Top News Stories
22 Republican lawmakers want U.S. Justice Department monitoring Michigan's elections
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 22 Republican lawmakers, led by state Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt of Van Buren County, are asking U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to have the U.S. Department of Just...
Nov 14, 2025 State Senator Aric Nesbitt filing for paperwork for the 20th Senate District (submitted photo)
Police believe body found near Milham Park is a 62-year-old man who had previously been reported missing by family members
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Detectives from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety believe the body they found Wednesday was that of a man who had been reported missing by family members. The skel...
Nov 13, 2025 tashatuvango / Depositphotos.com
Hundreds attend Oshtemo Township firefighter's funeral
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Several hundred people attended yesterday's funeral for Oshtemo Township firefighter Charlie Sullivan. Fire departments from across southwest Michigan also showed u...
Nov 13, 2025
Kalamazoo Public Safety investigating remains found at Milham Park
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety is investigating the discovery of possible human remains at Milham Park last night. The remains have not been identified yet, and it's not clear ho...
Nov 13, 2025 MIlham Park, Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy Kzoo Parks)
Portage holding informational sessions for interested buyers of homes in Stanwood Crossings
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage is planning two informational sessions for people who are interested in buying a home in the Stanwood Crossings development. Those will be held Thursday,...
Nov 12, 2025 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Oshtemo Township board puts one-year moratorium on energy storage system
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Oshtemo Township board has voted to enact a one-year moratorium on the development of a commercial battery energy storage system. NewEdge Renewable Power wants ...
Nov 12, 2025
Western Michigan University honors Marshawn Kneeland
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University honored Marshawn Kneeland, who played college football in Kalamazoo before being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. Last night, the Broncos had his...
Nov 12, 2025 (courtesy Dallas Cowboys)
The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo announces annual Red Kettle Kickoff
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo will be launching its 2025 bell-ringing season with the Annual Red Kettle Kickoff this Thursday. Salvation Army officials say funds raised ...
Nov 11, 2025 zhukovsky / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo County relaunches Veterans Treatment Court
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County is relaunching its Veterans Treatment Court to help people with a variety of issues from homelessness, family troubles, mental health support, and drug an...
Nov 11, 2025 Judge Charles A. Pratt Justice Center (courtesy Kalamazoo County Government)
Funeral set for Wednesday for Oshtemo Township firefighter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The funeral will be held tomorrow for Oshtemo Township firefighter Charlie Sullivan, who was killed in a fiery motorcycle crash last Wednesday on the west side of Kalamazo...
Nov 11, 2025
