Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Murder suspect arraigned after woman killed at Oshtemo Township apartment complex
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bond has been denied for a suspect charged in the shooting death of a woman at an apartment complex in Oshtemo Township early Saturday morning. 27-year-old Jayvon Cortez B...
Oct 07, 2025 Jayvon Cortez Bulock
Pennfield man arrested after detectives investigate distribution of child sexually abusive material
PENNFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 35-year-old Pennfield man after they investigated the electronic distribution of child sexually abusive material. He was...
Oct 07, 2025 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
City of Kalamazoo asking people to take latest Downtown Vitality Study survey
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is asking residents and visitors to take the latest Downtown Vitality Study survey online. The survey is done twice a year by the city and Western Mi...
Oct 07, 2025 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Battle Creek police arrest man with outstanding warrants
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 34-year-old man with outstanding arrest warrants, including for aggravated assault, is in custody in Battle Creek. Police arrested him after they executed a search wa...
Oct 07, 2025 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Portage house fire does $180,000 in damage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A house fire in the 6600 block of Cypress in Portage Tuesday morning did an estimated $180,000 of damage. Portage Public Safety got the fire under control within 15 minutes,...
Oct 07, 2025 Portage fire truck. (Photo courtesy City of Portage).
Governor Whitmer to sign new budget soon
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Fiscal Year 2026 state budget is still waiting for Governor Gretchen Whitmer's signature. Lawmakers approved the roughly $80-billion spending package last week along wit...
Oct 07, 2025 Governor Whitmer announces record number of health insurance enrollees (Photo by John McNeil).
Ten-year-old girl still critical after I-94 crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A ten-year-old girl remains hospitalized in critical condition today after she was injured in an eight-car crash on eastbound I-94 near the Sprinkle Road exit yesterday mo...
Oct 07, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo College research hampered by federal government shutdown
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Research at Kalamazoo College on a molecule that protects against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Glaucoma is being impacted by the federal government shut...
Oct 07, 2025 Kalamazoo College. (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek).
No injuries in Battle Creek apartment fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek firefighters were able to get an apartment fire under control within about 10 minutes Monday. They were dispatched to the Arbors of Battle Creek at 400 Oak...
Oct 07, 2025
Stolen sheriff's office rifle recovered, suspect charged in theft
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says a rifle that was stolen from an off-duty road patrol deputy's vehicle on September 23rd around 7 p.m. has been recovered. The th...
Oct 07, 2025
