Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo city commission to vote on establishing youth sports facility authority
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners will be asked tonight to finalize action on a new authority to own and operate a $30 million youth sports facility on the west side. It's an i...
Aug 04, 2025
Kalamazoo to celebrate National Night Out August 5
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it will be joining community members in neighborhoods across the city in celebrating National Night Out Tuesday, August 5. K...
Aug 02, 2025 Police officers engage with citizens in Kalamazoo during National Night Out 2019. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Airborne survey to begin next week for City of Kalamazoo well fields
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - You might see a helicopter towing a big hexagon over well fields in Texas, Oshtemo, Comstock, and Ross Townships next week. It's part of a survey to help protect drinking ...
Aug 02, 2025
Some Battle Creek sirens may be silent during today's test
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As part of ongoing efforts to enhance emergency preparedness, the City of Battle Creek is notifying residents that some outdoor warning sirens may not activate during t...
Aug 02, 2025
AUDIO: Portage city staff asked to look into cutting up dead trees for firewood
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - If there is one thing the city of Portage has plenty of right now its dead trees, as last year's tornado left tens of thousands of trees ripped apart. City council member Vi...
Aug 01, 2025 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Kalamazoo expands downtown recycling initiative
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is expanding its downtown recycling network through the Bigbelly Waste and Recycling program, which officials say will reinforce a shared commitment ...
Aug 01, 2025 "Bigbelly" recycling and waste program launched in Downtown Kalamazoo. (Photo courtesy Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership).
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County creates community grant portal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County created a community grant portal to organize how they hand out money to community non-profits who have specific programs in mind. They committed $400,000 ...
Aug 01, 2025 Kalamazoo County Government logo
Four arrested in Kalamazoo on weapons charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four people were arrested Wednesday on a variety of gun charges in Kalamazoo after a joint operation by the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) and Crime Reduction Te...
Jul 31, 2025 (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Ramona Park Beach in Portage reopens after latest water testing results
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After being closed earlier this week due to the detection of high amounts of E. coli through the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department's weekly water qua...
Jul 31, 2025
Former WMU exchange student arraigned on sexual assault charges after extradition from Miami
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former foreign exchange student from the Dominican Republic at Western Michigan University was arraigned this week on charges stemming from alleged assaults on a fellow ...
Jul 31, 2025 Premium_shots / Depositphotos.com
