Category Archives: Top News Stories
Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department building water not safe to drink
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's ironic, but the water at the Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department isn't safe to drink. It seems they have been using bottled water since last y...
Aug 11, 2025 Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services photo from department's Facebook page.
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commission meeting with city manager search firm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners will be holding a special meeting this afternoon to consult with the search firm that is looking for candidates to become the city's new manag...
Aug 11, 2025 Kalamazoo City Hall in the fall from Bronson Park. (Photo by John McNeill).
Kalamazoo man dies in two vehicle crash, alcohol is believed to be a factor
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -A 24-year-old Kalamazoo man is dead after a two vehicle crash in early Saturday. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says around 2:00 a.m. officers were dispatched to...
Aug 09, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Motorcyclist in serious condition after being struck by car in Allegan County
SALEM TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A motorcyclist was seriously injured Saturday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle that apparently ran a stop sign at the Allegan/Ottawa county line. Just after ...
Aug 09, 2025 Allegan County Sheriff's Patch (image courtesy Allegan Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
One killed in US-131 crash in Constantine Township
CONSTANTINE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police are investigating a deadly crash that happened Thursday evening around 8 p.m. in Constantine Township. Troopers say an SUV driven by an 86...
Aug 08, 2025 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Events being held this weekend for Back-to-School in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It may be hard for some to hear, and good news for others, but the first day of school is just a couple of weeks away. Kalamazoo Public Schools officials say that means ba...
Aug 08, 2025 Deleece Cook / Unsplash
AUDIO: KPS board approves district's strategic plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Schools board has approved superintendent Darrin Slade's strategic plan for the district, a long-range set of goals and objectives, that have been in ...
Aug 08, 2025
Officials say Kalamazoo County, city of Kalamazoo not sanctuary
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County officials want to make it clear that Kalamazoo is not a sanctuary county or city. Sheriff Rick Fuller says they took extra pains this week to transmit tha...
Aug 07, 2025 Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller at a press conference March 31, 2025
AUDIO: Mask use suspended by Kalamazoo Public Safety
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety is suspending the use of masks by officers. The specter of immigration officials hiding their faces with masks as they make raids has struck fear i...
Aug 07, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
USTA Boys National Tennis Tournament underway this week in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - If you are looking for something special to do this week, the USTA Boys National Tennis Tournament is underway. Kalamazoo has been hosting the major national sports event ...
Aug 06, 2025 Tennis net (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
