Category Archives: Top News Stories
Kalamazoo hit-and-run car found in Galesburg
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says they have recovered the car that was involved in a deadly hit-and-run just before 9 p.m. Wednesday on South Westnedge Avenue...
Mar 27, 2026 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Pedestrian struck and killed on South Westendge Avenue
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 52-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening after being struck by one of two vehicles that were traveling at a high rate of speed on South Westnedge Avenue. At approxim...
Mar 26, 2026 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Four federal lawsuits filed against Stryker over cyberattack
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four federal lawsuits have been filed against Stryker Corporation over the Iranian cyberattack that happened March 11th. The lawsuits were filed by current and former employ...
Mar 26, 2026 Stryker logo. (Photo courtesy of Stryker).
Kalamazoo County absentee ballots heading out to voters
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Absentee ballots for the May 5th election will start arriving in local mailboxes over the next few days as they will be mailed out today. The most bitterly contested issue i...
Mar 26, 2026 Jeff Easter / CC
WMed welcoming over 70 resident physicians this summer in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More than 70 resident physicians are coming to Kalamazoo and Battle Creek this summer at the WMU Homer Stryker School of Medicine. There were 53,373 applicants for the pro...
Mar 25, 2026 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Portage puts moratorium on data centers, battery storage facilities
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As expected, the city of Portage has put a moratorium on any new plans for data centers and electrical battery storage facilities in town, but to listen to residents, they w...
Mar 25, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Possible large mural design for parking ramp selected by Kalamazoo County board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A number of large examples of street art have popped up around Kalamazoo in the past year, and a possible design for the largest mural of all has just been selected. It wi...
Mar 25, 2026
Stryker Corporation says cyberattack is now contained
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage-based Stryker Corporation says the cyberattack that hit them earlier this month is now contained. Iranian hackers launched the cyberattack against Stryker on March 1...
Mar 24, 2026 Stryker logo. (Photo courtesy of Stryker).
Portage City Council to discuss data center and battery storage facility permits, Comstock Township to consider protest over supervisor's liquor license
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two area meetings tonight could each draw quite a crowd, for very different reasons. The Portage City Council will hold a public hearing on its plans to put a one-year morat...
Mar 24, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Arrest made in fatal Christmas Eve crash in Kalamazoo, driver charged with second degree murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 20-year-old man is being charged with second degree murder after an accident last Christmas Eve that claimed the life of a Kalamazoo woman. The Kalamazoo County Prosecut...
Mar 23, 2026 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
