Category Archives: Top News Stories
Portage City Council gets preliminary approval to $88 million budget for the next fiscal year
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council has a budget for their next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2022. The $88 million plan won initial approval unanimously and will get a formal vote...
May 11, 2022 The Portage City Council meets May 10, 2022 (photo credit: John McNeill)
Battle Creek woman killed in early morning crash, Michigan Avenue shut down for three hours
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 34-year-old Battle Creek woman was killed Tuesday morning in a two vehicle crash in the area of Michigan Avenue near 15 Mile Road. The crash forced Michigan Avenu...
May 10, 2022
Kalamazoo College teacher wins Pulitzer Prize for poetry
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo woman has won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry for her 2021 work titled, "frank: sonnets." Diane Seuss is a long-time teacher and writer in residence at Kalamazoo ...
May 10, 2022 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Poetry Diane Suess of Kalamazoo, MI (photo courtesy of Gabrielle Montesanti)
Big night planned for Portage City Council; Spending plan vote and possible final pick for new City Manager
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Portage City Council has been putting in a lot of overtime lately, crafting next year's city budget and searching for a City Manager. Both those efforts could come to a...
May 10, 2022 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Numerous charges set for Kalamazoo man involved in weekend felonious assault and standoff incident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department has released the name of the Kalamazoo man involved in a felonious assault and standoff that eventually ended peacefully with ...
May 09, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Police searching for hit-and-run-driver responsible for the death of 21-year-old woman in Barry County
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police are searching for the hit-and-run driver who killed a woman near Delton early Sunday morning, May 8. The Barry Township Police Department said the crash happene...
May 09, 2022
Kalamazoo County Clerk defends efforts to train potential candidates on how to get on the ballot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Should Kalamazoo area elections officials try harder to train candidates on how to run for office? The question follows the disqualification of two Kalamazoo City Commissi...
May 09, 2022 Kalamazoo County Clerk/Register of Deeds Meredith Place
Abortion rights advocates rally in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With signs reading "My body, my choice," and "Keep abortion rights safe and legal," about 60 abortion rights advocates marched through downtown Kalamazoo on Saturday. Demo...
May 09, 2022 Glenn Beltz / CC
CRT/KVET seize several pounds of crystal meth and 3 guns
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- On Thursday, May 5, Kalamazoo Public Safety's Crime Reduction Team (CRT) and the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) conducted a joint operation with the Kalamazoo M...
May 08, 2022 Photo from CRT/KVET
Several hour standoff in Kalamazoo ends with surrender without incident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A standoff on Saturday, May 7, had a positive ending when a 38-year-old Kalamazoo man surrendered himself to police. Authorities say it all started around 3:30 p.m. when ...
May 08, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
