Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Gasoline tanker crashes and explodes in downtown Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WXZO AM/FM) - A gasoline tanker truck overturned and exploded in downtown Grand Rapids early Saturday morning, sending a massive fireball and plumes of black smoke into the sky. The ...
11h ago
Woman arrested in Oshtemo Township shooting early Saturday
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 41-year-old woman is in custody after allegedly shooting a man early Saturday morning at an Oshtemo Township apartment. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office deputies...
12h ago zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
Medical emergency believed to be the cause of fatal accident in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A driver who suffered an apparent medical issue has died in single-vehicle crash Thursday in Battle Creek. A 42-year-old man from Bedford Township was driving north on ...
Apr 03, 2026
Helmer Creek declared safe after being discolored
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Helmer Creek in Springfield has been declared safe after it was discolored this week. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and city of Springfield investigated the water ...
Apr 03, 2026
Western Michigan University, University of Michigan to play hockey at Waldo Stadium
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Broncos will host the University of Michigan Wolverines for their first outdoor hockey game in January. The teams will play at Waldo Stadiu...
Apr 03, 2026 (Photo courtesy of WMU)
Governor Whitmer signs executive order to lower gas prices
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive order to declare a state of energy emergency in Michigan. The order suspends the requirement that lower vapor pressure gas ...
Apr 03, 2026 Robert Geiger / CC
South Haven man charged with criminal sexual conduct, assault
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 26-year-old South Haven man is facing charges of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, assault with intent to commit a felony, assault, and more. He was arrested earl...
Apr 03, 2026
Tornado warnings sound in southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Weather Service issued a half-dozen tornado warnings in southwest Michigan last night as a severe storm ripped through the area. The first tornado warning was...
Apr 03, 2026
WMU's Haworth College of Business to announce the largest gift in its history
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business next week will announce the largest gift in its history, with university officials saying it will represent a sig...
Apr 03, 2026 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Native American ceremonial mound in Bronson Park receiving landscaping upgrade
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A mound in Kalamazoo's Bronson Park believed used by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes over 1,000 years ago is receiving an update. The city is teaming with the Gun...
Apr 02, 2026 A artist's rendering of new landscaping at a Native American mound in Bronson Park (courtesy of Gun Lake Tribe of Band of Pottawatomi)
