Category Archives: Top News Stories
Kalamazoo city commission calls special meeting to ratify new city manager's contract
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission has called a special meeting for this afternoon to ratify a contract with their choice for the city's next manager. They report they have bee...
Oct 30, 2025 Newly selected Kalamazoo City Manager Malcolm Hankins (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Target denies wrong doing after 2022 incident at Portage store
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Retail giant Target is denying any wrong doing in relation to a lawsuit which was filed by a woman following an incident at the Target in Portage. In August 2022, Dannica Al...
Oct 29, 2025 designer491 / Depositphotos.com
Grand opening Thursday for new Animal Rescue Project facility
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Animal Rescue Project - The Charles and Lynn Zhang Animal Rescue Center is holding a grand opening celebration Thursday at its new facility in Kalamazoo. Located at 1616 C...
Oct 29, 2025
AUDIO: Free shuttle bus available for WMU students in and out of downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new pilot program to get Western Michigan University students to downtown Kalamazoo and back will begin soon, to make the trip easier. The free shuttle service will begi...
Oct 29, 2025
City of Kalamazoo buys four properties on South Burdick Street, West Crosstown Parkway
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four properties on South Burdick Street and West Crosstown Parkway are being purchased by the city of Kalamazoo for $310,000. The properties will pave the way for future w...
Oct 28, 2025 Kalamazoo City Hall in the fall. (Photo by John McNeill).
Otsego man sentenced for arson, previous charges
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michael Kilbourn of Otsego will spend between the next 57 months to 10 years in prison for his role starting a fire that destroyed a play structure at Otsego's Norths...
Oct 28, 2025
Lansing moving forward on mobile housing pods purchased from Kalamazoo nonprofit
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Lansing is moving forward on their plans to use the mobile housing pods purchased from Kalamazoo's nonprofit Housing Resources Incorporated. The 50 pods were pur...
Oct 28, 2025 Pods are very small shelters that have been used to provide emergency and transitional shelter in other communities. (Photos courtesy HRI)
21-year-old man killed in Burr Oak Township hit-and-run
BURR OAK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 21-year-old man has been killed when they were hit by a vehicle Sunday morning in Burr Oak Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office has identified him as...
Oct 27, 2025 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
AUDIO: Portage to use artificial intelligence for public safety officers to write police reports
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Artificial intelligence will be installed to help Portage Public Safety officers write police reports, despite concerns from city leaders. Portage city council members had q...
Oct 27, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo has plans for the "Spaghetti Bowl" in downtown
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo has big plans for the "Spaghetti Bowl," but at this point, they are just plans. City Planner Rebeka Kik says they call it the West Gate Plan, a maste...
Oct 27, 2025
