Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Grand Rapids: No speculation on possible actions after allegations against Cesar Chavez
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with the city of Grand Rapids say they are not going to speculate on actions that could be taken after United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta says Cesa...
Mar 19, 2026
Kalamazoo man appears in court for I-94 shooting
ST. JOSEPH, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 26-year-old Kalamazoo man has made his first appearance in Berrien County court this week on several charges for shooting another man at a rest area on Interstate 94 in...
Mar 19, 2026 WSBT/File Photo
Kalamazoo County Jail using bottled water
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Jail is now using bottled water after high copper levels were discovered in the building's tap water last month. Both inmates and employees are drinki...
Mar 19, 2026 Kalamazoo County Jail (photo by John McNeil)
Vice President Vance takes questions at Auburn Hills speech
AUBURN HILLS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Vice President JD Vance spoke at ESHI Manufacturing in Auburn Hills yesterday, spending the first 25 minutes delivering a stump speech for Republicans and the last 20 m...
Mar 19, 2026
Governor Whitmer not 100% on board for gas tax holiday despite high prices, but not ruling it out
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she is not in favor of a state gas tax holiday as prices have hit $4 a gallon due to the war with Iran by the U.S. and Israel. She says t...
Mar 19, 2026
Three Rivers leaders discuss tornado response
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials in Three Rivers are discussing the area's March 6th tornado response. At the commission meeting last night, the city manager, fire chief, American Red Cross v...
Mar 18, 2026
Kalamazoo County board accused of violating Open Meetings Act; investigation underway
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This is "Sunshine Week" in Michigan, the time we celebrate our rights to have open public meetings and access to governmental documents. That's why a complaint made this w...
Mar 18, 2026 Kalamazoo County Administration building - Google Street View
Kalamazoo approves first step to turn one-way streets to two-way
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Downtown Kalamazoo will be a lot different in a few years as the city is planning to turn Kalamazoo Avenue from one-way to two-way. That work could start later this year a...
Mar 18, 2026 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Kalamazoo taking Imagine 2035 master plan to WMU for student input
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city officials will be at Western Michigan University today to get campus input on their Imagine 2035 master plan. It is the latest listening session to be held ...
Mar 18, 2026
FEMA, state officials survey SWMI tornado damage
UNION LAKE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state surveyed the tornado damage in southwest Michigan yesterday from the four twisters that hit March 6th. Th...
Mar 18, 2026
