Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Two shot, injured outside The Base Bar and Grill in Springfield early Sunday morning
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people are recovering after they were shot just before 2 a.m. Sunday in the parking lot of The Base Bar and Grill in the 3900 block of West Dickman Road in Springfie...
Apr 27, 2026 (courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)
Report on Kalamazoo's efforts to provide shelter to homeless this winter released
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The weather is nice now, but it wasn't that long ago that it was miserably cold outside. A report has now been issued on this year's unprecedented efforts to provide emerg...
Apr 27, 2026 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
Michigan gas prices jump 19¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices are back on the rise in Michigan, jumping 19 a gallon in the past week. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average price is up to $4.02 a gallon, 3 more than l...
Apr 27, 2026
Over 5,000 take part in Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over 5,000 runners took part in the Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon on Sunday, the largest turnout in the event's history. 48-year-old Samuel Darling of Whitehall won the marat...
Apr 27, 2026
City of Kalamazoo has a week of events for Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is planning a week of events downtown as they put a wrap on the Design it! Phase of their Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 project. They are putting together a...
Apr 27, 2026
Four From Kalamazoo Arrested in Allegan Co. Drug Bust
MARTIN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 24, 2026) - Four persons from Kalamazoo were arrested following a multi-agency drug bust on Wednesday near Martin. According to the Michigan State Police, detectives ...
Apr 24, 2026 Apr. 22, 2026; Martin Twp., MI, USA; Evidence seized during a traffic stop on US-131 near 116th Avenue (M-222). (photo courtesy Michigan State Police/Southwest Enforcement Team)
Arbor Day is today with events in Kalamazoo and Portage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is Arbor Day, the day each year when the nation celebrates trees. While no one will be getting a day off work to celebrate, it is one of those holidays that has been...
Apr 24, 2026
State House approves Fiscal Year 2027 budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A $75.8-billion Fiscal Year 2027 budget has been passed by the Michigan House. Appropriations Committee chair Ann Bollin says majority Republicans feel the budget is solid, ...
Apr 24, 2026
One killed in Battle Creek apartment fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person has died in a Battle Creek apartment fire. The Battle Creek Fire Department responded to the fire around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday on Greenville Street after neig...
Apr 24, 2026 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
City of Kalamazoo ending flood response services today
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today will be the last day the city of Kalamazoo will be providing response services to victims of flooding, as the declaration of emergency is set to expire today, and wo...
Apr 24, 2026
