Category Archives: Top News Stories
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County purchasing McDonald's downtown for new admin building
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County will buy the McDonald's across the street from the County Administration Building on Kalamazoo Avenue downtown and build a new administration building in ...
Sep 17, 2025
Portage Public Schools holding multiple community outreach events to explain November bond issue
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM)- Ahead of a $132.4 million November bond issue on the ballot, Portage Public Schools is holding multiple community outreach events in the coming weeks. School officials say th...
Sep 17, 2025 (courtesy Portage Public Schools)
A celebration of all things Canada will return to downtown Kalamazoo Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With organizers calling it a little "kitchen party" in downtown Kalamazoo, Canadiana Fest returns for its third year this Saturday. The event has become the largest Canadi...
Sep 17, 2025
Kalamazoo man sentenced to 10-30 years in prison for stabbing another homeless man in 2023
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been sentenced to 10 to 30 years in prison in connection with a 2023 homicide that occurred on the city's east side. 42-year-old Jason Lawrence Blough ...
Sep 16, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Air Zoo receives $819,000 grant for Making Space in Michigan project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Air Zoo project called Making Space in Michigan now has the green light, thanks to an $819,200 grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity's 20...
Sep 15, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County commission may reallocate money for weather emergencies
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County commissioners may reallocate two leftover pots of money to prepare for future weather emergencies Tuesday evening. As we reported last week, they plan to ...
Sep 15, 2025 Kalamazoo County Government logo
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County commission to set date for public hearing on budget
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County was scheduled to release their proposed 2026 budget this week. When the board meets tomorrow, members will set the date for the annual public hearing on t...
Sep 15, 2025
Kalamazoo city commission to vote on demolition of former state building
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tonight, Kalamazoo city commissioners will be asked to tap into a special source of COVID-19 funding, as they take their first steps to create a new neighborhood in Milwoo...
Sep 15, 2025 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Arson fire damages playground structure in Otsego
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Otsego Police Department is looking for the public's help to solve an arson fire that destroyed a playground structure in the city earlier this month. September 2 at 12:1...
Sep 14, 2025
Former scout camp now opening as nature preserve in Texas Township
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A grand opening celebration will be Saturday for Kalamazoo County's newest park The Arthur & Mildred Woollam Nature Preserve is on land of the former Rota-Kiwan B...
Sep 12, 2025 Arthur and Mildred Woollam Nature Preserve in Texap Township (courtesy Kalamazoo County Parks)
