Vigil held at Celery Flats for US-131 crash victim
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A vigil brought over 100 people to Celery Flats in Portage last night to honor 17-year-old Alayiah Lazzara, the most recent person to die from their injuries in the wrong-way crash on US-131 Sunday morning. Lazzara was a Portage Community High School student and...
Plainwell nonprofit hosts drive-thru style food drive amid SNAP pause
PLAINWELL, Mich. — Local organizations are stepping up while many families face food insecurity as a result of SNAP benefits being cut. Christian Neighbors held a drive-thru food drive Wednesday afternoon called "Operation Stock our Shelves" at the nonprofit's Plainwell location. The community brought protein and...
Kalamazoo planners are poised to consider the future of land near Asylum Lake
The Kalamazoo Planning Commission will hear a new proposal to rezone a plot of land near the Asylum Lake Preserve in Kalamazoo at a public hearing Thursday. The proposal provided in the meeting agenda does not say what will be built on the wooded land if it is rezoned, but changing the zoning would be the first step...
Portage’s Air Zoo Welcomes SNAP and WIC Families for Free
Air Zoo in Portage expands access to hands-on science fun for all.
KDPS: 2 arrested, loaded guns seized in directed patrol
Investigators in Kalamazoo say they arrested two men for weapons violations during an operation earlier this week.
Curtain rises again: New owners aim to revive Kalamazoo’s State Theatre for second act
KALAMAZOO, MI — The State Theatre is so 20th Century. It had brought entertainment to Kalamazoo since 1927. It was designed to be a movie and vaudeville palace when movies were still silent and live shows featured a variety of performers. A few nickels got a family a night...
Video: Car crashes into fountain pool in Marshall
Video from a city livestream shows the car crash at the Brooks Memorial Fountain in Marshall. It drove into the fountain's pool basin, which did not have water in it.
Anonymous donor rescues God’s Kitchen of Michigan Thanksgiving Dinner in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – After earlier in the week announcing that the even would be canceled due to a lack of donations, God’s Kitchen of Michigan has announce that its Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner will go on as planned this year in Kalamazoo, thanks to an anonymous donor.
Open Your Homes and Hearts: The Puppies Of Kalamazoo, MI Need You!
Whether you're thinking about adopting a pet or simply delight in watching cute animals, you'd find a plethora of endearing pets awaiting adoption at animal shelters across and close to kalamazoo..
MDHHS seeks Kalamazoo, Portage, and Texas Township residents to participate in MiChEM program
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is asking residents of the cities of Kalamazoo and Portage along with Texas Township to join the Michigan Chemical Exposure Monitoring program. The MiChEM program started in 2022 and is an ongoing statewide effort to gather...

















