Category Archives: Top News Stories
Kalamazoo students hold their own in world championship robotics competition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo recently sent a team to the IFT World Championship robotics competition. The 13-member Zoobotics squad from Linden Grove Middle School traveled to Houston to co...
May 13, 2022
Annual "Women Build Event" back at Habitat for Humanity
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Women Build 2022 is set for the week of Tuesday, May 17, to Sunday, May 22. The project will band together people from all walks of life, gender, race, and backgrounds to...
May 12, 2022
Ascension Borgess Hospital receives top grade for the Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Ascension Borgess Hospital received an "A" grade in the Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Ascension Borgess Hospital's achiev...
May 12, 2022 Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital, formerly Ascension Borgess
After being rejected for appointment by the Michigan Senate, Hoadley says he would welcome a second chance to get on the WMU board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The decision by the Republican-controlled Michigan State to reject the appointment of Democrat Jon Hoadley to the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is just one...
May 12, 2022 Former Michigan State Representative Jon Hoadley (courtesy of jonhoadley.com/Fran Dwight)
Three firearms recovered from juveniles by KDPS
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- On Wednesday, May 11, Kalamazoo Public Safety officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Riverview Drive around 2:05 p.m. regarding 3 subjects with guns. Officers arriv...
May 11, 2022
Western Michigan University unveils new public electric vehicle chargers on campus
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University, in partnership with Consumers Energy, unveiled 10 new dual-port electric vehicle charges on campus Wednesday, May 11. The chargers are capabl...
May 11, 2022 Western Michigan University officially unveils new ChargePoint charging stations on campus. Left to right, Pete Strazdas, associate vice president for facilities management; Sarah Nielsen, director of EV programs for Consumers Energy; WMU President Edward Montgomery; and Jeff Spoelstra, director of the Office for Sustainability. (Photo courtesy of Western Michigan University's Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications)
Kalamazoo Metro seeking input from public on making changes to city bus system
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Metro is seeking the public's help in improving it's city bus system and the service it provides for it's riders. Metro officials plan on holding two public mee...
May 11, 2022 A Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus (courtesy of Metro Transit)
Protester's arrest mishandled by KDPS officers says Kalamazoo Public Safety review board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo City Manager's office is disagreeing with the city's citizen's public safety review board who says police mishandled the arrest of Monica Washington-Padula ...
May 11, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Accomplice in Amber Griffin's murder confesses to evidence tampering
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO, AM/FM) -- A man has owned up to his role in the killing of 27-year-old Amber Griffin of Bedford Township. Julice Haggerty pleaded guilty on Wednesday, May 11, to tampering with...
May 11, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Current Grand Haven City Manager selected for the same post in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council has picked the current City Manager in Grand Haven to take over the same role in their community, if he can pass a final screening. In Portage, the ...
May 11, 2022 City of Portage logo
