Category Archives: Top News Stories
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County defends McDonald's purchase for new admin building
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Not everyone is happy about the idea of rebuilding the new Kalamazoo County Administration Building across the street from its current location downtown, or the price it w...
Oct 10, 2025
Pianist Sullivan Fortner wins The Gilmore's 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Gilmore has given its inaugural 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award to pianist Sullivan Fortner. He was awarded the largest single gift ever dedicated solely to a jaz...
Oct 09, 2025
Oshtemo Township murder suspect says he is a witness, not a criminal
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County man charged with murder for killing his girlfriend in Oshtemo Township this past weekend told police he was a witness to her death and not her ...
Oct 09, 2025 Jayvon Cortez Bulock
Governor Whitmer signs $81-billion budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. The $81-billion spending plan was approved by lawmakers last week after months of negotiations between the ...
Oct 08, 2025
AUDIO: Homeless numbers way up in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo has gotten its latest count on the homeless population, and as expected, it's way up. The count took place last January. Data administrator Carrie Bosch, of the ...
Oct 08, 2025 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
Murder suspect arraigned after woman killed at Oshtemo Township apartment complex
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bond has been denied for a suspect charged in the shooting death of a woman at an apartment complex in Oshtemo Township early Saturday morning. 27-year-old Jayvon Cortez B...
Oct 07, 2025 Jayvon Cortez Bulock
City of Kalamazoo asking people to take latest Downtown Vitality Study survey
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is asking residents and visitors to take the latest Downtown Vitality Study survey online. The survey is done twice a year by the city and Western Mi...
Oct 07, 2025 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Portage house fire does $180,000 in damage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A house fire in the 6600 block of Cypress in Portage Tuesday morning did an estimated $180,000 of damage. Portage Public Safety got the fire under control within 15 minutes,...
Oct 07, 2025 Portage fire truck. (Photo courtesy City of Portage).
Stolen sheriff's office rifle recovered, suspect charged in theft
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says a rifle that was stolen from an off-duty road patrol deputy's vehicle on September 23rd around 7 p.m. has been recovered. The th...
Oct 07, 2025
AUDIO: Four finalists picked for Kalamazoo city manager post
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners have named the final four candidates for city manager. Two of the candidates are from outside and one is from inside Michigan, and the fourth ...
Oct 07, 2025
