Category Archives: Top News Stories
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County board working to save housing project for recovering substance abusers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County board is mounting a rescue effort to save a housing project for recovering substance abusers that is now in jeopardy due to White House cuts. The 48-u...
Jun 04, 2025
Portage home burns on South 12th Street
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Firefighters from six area fire departments had to be called to Portage to help put out a house fire in the 10000 block of South 12th Street Tuesday afternoon. One firefight...
Jun 04, 2025 Portage fire truck. (Photo courtesy City of Portage).
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County accepting bids for affordable housing projects
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County is accepting bids on the latest round of contracts to build affordable housing projects and to provide residential services. Housing director Mary Balkema...
Jun 04, 2025 Pictures of Money / CC
Cheff Center announces $2.6 million "Raise the Roof" campaign to build new therapy arena
AUGUSTA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with the Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center in Augusta say they have kicked off the public portion of a $2.6 million capital campaign to construct a dedicated therapy...
Jun 03, 2025 (courtesy Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center)
Kalamazoo's youth sports complex likely to be built between Drake Road, US-131
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It looks likely that Kalamazoo's new $40 million youth sports tournament facility will be built in the city of Kalamazoo. Discover Kalamazoo Director Jane Ghosh told the c...
Jun 03, 2025 Possible layout for a new youth sports complex in Kalamazoo (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
AUDIO: Three buildings in downtown Kalamazoo will be repurposed
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three buildings in downtown Kalamazoo are about to be repurposed, including the historic Kalamazoo County Courthouse next to Bronson Park, thanks to a new state incentive ...
Jun 03, 2025
Suspect in custody and arraigned on multiple charges in shooting death in Kalamazoo last week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect has been taken into custody and charged with murder in the shooting death of another man last week in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says 2...
Jun 02, 2025 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commission holding public hearings on housing proposals
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners will hold a couple of public hearings on rezoning to permit new housing in the community. The big project is a proposal to put 80 new units at...
Jun 02, 2025 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Kalamazoo County might use opioid settlement money to replace federal funds
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County is considering a plan to dip into opioid settlement money to replace funding that had been approved by the federal government but was cancelled by the Tru...
Jun 02, 2025 Find Rehab Centers / CC
Kalamazoo city commission to look at approval of Portland loo purchase
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Long-delayed efforts to install two new public restrooms downtown could move forward tonight, if Kalamazoo city commissioners approve the purchase of a Portland loo. That'...
Jun 02, 2025 Portland Loo public bathroom installed in Downtown Kalamazoo. (Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership).
