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First rabies positive bat of the season detected in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department says a bat found in the county has tested positive for rabies. This marks the first rabies-positive bat in the county this...
Apr 29, 2026
Crews continue to work on power restoration in hardest hit areas of Calhoun, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over 600 electric crews worked through the night to finish restoring the hardest-hit communities, mostly in Calhoun, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties, after strong winds ...
Apr 29, 2026
Clean-up and restoration work continues throughout Kalamazoo after Monday's high wind damage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Kalamazoo Department of Public Services, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, and City of Kalamazoo Emergency Management crews are being bolstered by private con...
Apr 28, 2026
Loy Norrix High School student wins $40,000 BigFuture Scholarship just for taking college and career planning steps
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo Loy Norrix senior has been awarded a $40,000 scholarship to help with her college education. The College Board's BigFuture program surprised Charisma Edwards T...
Apr 28, 2026 (courtesy Kalamazoo Public Schools)
As of Tuesday afternoon, about 5.8% of Consumers Energy customers in Kalamazoo County still without power
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While a large amount of Consumers Energy customers who lost power in Monday's severe thunderstorms in southwestern Michigan are back online, crews continue working around ...
Apr 28, 2026 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
Wendzel's Project Lighthouse advances out of committee, designed to repeal Michigan's 2023 green energy mandates
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A west Michigan lawmaker is pushing a plan to repeal Michigan's 2023 green energy mandates. 39th District State Representative Pauline Wendzel, chairwoman of the Michigan Ho...
Apr 28, 2026 State Representative Pauline Wendzel (courtesy gophouse.org)
Ousted Kalamazoo Township treasurer wants off ballot
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ousted Kalamazoo Township treasurer Sherine Miller is asking the township clerk to remove her name from the primary election ballot in August. Miller last week sa...
Apr 28, 2026
UPDATE: Suspect Arraigned in Gobles-Area Fatal Shooting
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 27, 2026) - Charges have been filed against a 44-year-old Gobles area woman stemming from the death of a 52-year-old man last Wednesday night. On Monday, Jennifer Dana Mo...
Apr 27, 2026 Jennifer Dana Moore (photo courtesy Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Valley Community College launch guaranteed admissions partnership
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An automatic admission to Western Michigan University program for Kalamazoo Valley Community College students was unveiled Saturday at the WMU Football Spring Showcase. Th...
Apr 27, 2026 Western Michigan University and Kalamamazoo Valley Community College officials sign Bronco Bound Guarantee agreement April 25, 2026 (courtesy WMU/KVCC)
City of Kalamazoo has a week of events for Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is planning a week of events downtown as they put a wrap on the Design it! Phase of their Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 project. They are putting together a...
Apr 27, 2026
