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Senator Albert announces reelection bid
LOWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senator Thomas Albert, whose 18th District includes all of Barry County and portions of Alleg...
38m ago

AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commission asking staff for more options for safe access to two schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A project that has taken years to put together to improve safe access to two schools in Kalamazo...
12h ago
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Comstock Township factory to close ln March
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A factory in Comstock Township will be shutting down on March 31st, resulting in 160 peo...
12h ago

Plans to restore Kalamazoo's Peninsula Building get city commission support
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are plans for a $3.3 million project to restore Kalamazoo's historic Peninsula Building. I...
12h ago

AUDIO: State House Speaker does not want more state money spent on Rx Kids
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland is opposed to spending more state money on the Rx Kid...
12h ago

Michigan's average gas price up 15-cents in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - We are just a month and a half into 2026, and Triple-A Michigan says gas prices have hit a high o...
Feb 16, 2026

Calhoun County Sheriff's Office investigating shots fires incident from Saturday evening
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shots fired incident that occurred in the...
Feb 16, 2026

Portage holding planning commission hearing on data center, energy storage facility moratorium
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - They may be the future, but some residents want no part of data centers and energy storage facilit...
Feb 16, 2026

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts exhibit will feature over 1,500 young artists
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The work of over 1,500 young artists will be on display this coming weekend at the Kalamazoo Ins...
Feb 16, 2026

AUDIO: Two new businesses opening in Portage this week
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two new businesses open in Portage this week and it could impact your plans. As we told you last w...
Feb 16, 2026

No injuries in Sunday afternoon house fire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It took firefighters to put out a blaze Sunday afternoon in Kalamazoo. At 12:06 pm, officers re...
Feb 15, 2026

KDPS warns about falling ice damaging gas meters
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With recent warmer temperatures, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it has seen a ri...
Feb 15, 2026
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One dead after crash on West Main late Saturday
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says speed appears to be a factor in fatal crash la...
Feb 15, 2026

No injuries in early Saturday blaze in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM] - There were no injuries in an early Saturday blaze in a Portage trailer park. At approximately 3:45...
Feb 14, 2026

KVET investigation leads to arrest, seizure of drugs and automatic handgun
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Oshtemo Township man faces drug and weapons charges after a raid by the Kalamazoo Vall...
Feb 13, 2026

Sextortion investigation by Calhoun County Sheriff's Office leads to North Carolina man's arrest
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A North Carolina man is in police custody and facing over 25 felony sex crime charges after a...
Feb 13, 2026

Union nurses approve new contract at Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Nurses Association says the union nurses at Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital, which used t...
Feb 13, 2026

Bronson man accused of threatening phone call to state Capitol
BRONSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 50-year-old Bronson man accused of making a call to the state Capitol threatening Republicans wa...
Feb 13, 2026

Western Michigan University renames under-construction dormitory Valley Oaks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The new residence hall under construction at Western Michigan University now has a name: Valley ...
Feb 13, 2026

AUDIO: Western Michigan University to transfer stewardship of Asylum Lake Preserve to Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has agreed in principle to transfer stewardshi...
Feb 13, 2026





