Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Michigan PFAS Action Response Team to provide update on Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport investigation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team, or MPART, and the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport will update residents on its investigation of PFAS contamination on...
Feb 23, 2021 Lynn Willis / CC
Kalamazoo announces return of Downtown Chili Cook-Off
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Officials with the Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership (KDP) have announced the return of both the Downtown Kalamazoo Chili Cook-Off. Downtown Kalamazoo's Annual Chili Cook-Of...
Feb 23, 2021 A sign displaying vegetarian chili by Organic Gypsy during the 2018 installment of the Kalamazoo Chili Cook-Off. (Photo courtesy of Will Kriss).
Arrests made Tuesday after Kalamazoo police responded to reports of gunshots
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo police made three arrests Tuesday morning after they were called to respond to reports of several gunshots. Officers arrived in the 1200 block of Washington Str...
Feb 23, 2021 wmfawmfa
Kalamazoo County officials holding workshop aimed at enduring housing crisis
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The COVID-19 pandemic has hurt the economy and has also made Kalamazoo's long standing housing crisis even worse. Last fall voters approved the "Homes For All" millage wh...
Feb 23, 2021 Kalamazoo County Government logo
Battle Creek man arraigned in alleged gas station rape of 16-year-old girl
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 34-year-old Battle Creek man was arraigned in court Monday, accused in the rape of a 16-year-old teenage girl. Surjit Singh was arrested after the girl accused him o...
Feb 23, 2021 Surjit Singh mugshot - Battle Creek Police
Two children treated for minor injuries after Niles crash
NILES, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two children were treated for non-life threatening injuries after a traffic crash in Niles Monday. The crash occurred at the intersection of Carberry and Yankee, where one fe...
Feb 23, 2021 This crash occurred in Niles on 02-22-21. (Photo courtesy Cass County Sheriff's Office).
Passengers can now get COVID-19 tests at Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Passengers either arriving or departing from the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport can now get tested for COVID-19 thanks to a new partnership announced Monday...
Feb 22, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Saugatuck Public Schools select "Trailblazers" for new mascot
SAUGATUCK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After launching the search for a replacement school mascot last summer, the Saugatuck Public Schools board voted on a final choice Monday. Going forward, the Saugatuck Pu...
Feb 22, 2021 njenney / CC
City Officials, KDPS hold first public input session on mobile nuisance parties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo city leaders, along with representatives of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS), held their first public input session regarding mobile nuisance pa...
Feb 22, 2021 Kalamazoo city leaders discuss mobile nuisance parties during a virtual meeting on 2/22/21. (Photo via City of Kalamazoo YouTube channel through Zoom meeting).
Allegan County man admits to murder of adopted daughter in 1989
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man charged in the death of his teenage adopted daughter in the late 1980's has admitted to killing her and hiding the body, according to a report by MLive Monday....
Feb 22, 2021 Patrick Feller / CC
