Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Anonymous $1.52 million gift to WMed will expand access to child and adolescent psychiatry care in Southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine say a recent $1.52 million gift from anonymous donors in the Kalamazoo community will ...
Oct 21, 2025 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Battle Creek Police investigating fatal motorcycle crash on SW Capital Avenue
BATTLE CREEK, Mi (WKZO AM/FM) - A 24-year-old man who had been riding a motorcycle collided with another vehicle and was killed Monday afternoon in Battle Creek. The Battle Creek Police Department say...
Oct 21, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Palisades nuclear plant receives new fuel ahead of restart
COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township has received its first shipment of nuclear fuel as Holtec International moves toward restarting the plant. They ...
Oct 21, 2025
AUDIO: Malcolm Hankins selected as Kalamazoo's next city manager
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo will open contract negotiations with Des Moines Assistant City Manager Malcolm Hankins to be their next city manager. It was a close vote by the city...
Oct 21, 2025
YWCA Kalamazoo warns of service reductions with new state budget, appealing to community for funding
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with YWCA Kalamazoo say they are facing major cuts from the Michigan state budget passed earlier this month, and they say that puts lives are on the line. "For a...
Oct 20, 2025 Maryland GovPics / CC
Two separate firearms arrests over the weekend in Calhoun County
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office made two separate firearms-related arrests in the City of Springfield over the weekend as part of what they say are ongoing patrol ef...
Oct 20, 2025
No injuries as Battle Creek police find two explosive devices
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There were no injuries as Battle Creek Police responded to a report of an explosion on Ridge Street that resulted in officers finding two explosive devices late Friday ...
Oct 20, 2025
KDPS announces charges in 2023 fatal shooting on Stockbridge Avenue
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in a 2023 fatal drive-by shooting in Kalamazoo has been arraigned on murder charges. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says 23-year-old Raymond C. Moor...
Oct 20, 2025 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo County, Portage could share emergency manager specialist
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County and the city of Portage could be going halfsies on a new emergency manager specialist and some new facilities will be going into Portage to make sure the ...
Oct 20, 2025 Lori Higgins took this picture of a tornado touching down on Prairie Corners Road, just south of Mendon. Courtesy Clayton Lyczynski II - Community Connector Facebook page
Future of Kalamazoo County Fair up for vote by county board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Among the unresolved items in this year's Kalamazoo County budget is the future of the Kalamazoo County Fair. After reviewing a consultant's report on whether to bring bac...
Oct 20, 2025 Kalamazoo County Youth Fair and Family Festival logo
