Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Dirt bike rider killed after being struck by pick-up truck in Cass County
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A teen was killed Friday afternoon after his dirt bikes was struck was a pick-up truck in Cass County's Jefferson Township. Just after 12:30 p.m. deputies from th...
Jul 19, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Two injured in early morning gunfire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men were injured in a round of gunfire Saturday morning in Kalamazoo. At approximately 6:20 a.m. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers responded to multiple r...
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Annual survey finds Kalamazoo County homelessness rises from 2024
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The number of homeless people in Kalamazoo County is up. An annual one-night survey found 127 more people without somewhere to call home compared to 2024, and it is the hi...
Jul 18, 2025 Kalamazoo County sign (Photo by John McNeil)
Disability Network Southwest Michigan holding annual ADA Celebration July 25
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Disability Network Southwest Michigan will hold their annual ADA Celebration on Thursday, July 25 as part of Disability Pride Month. A new website has been launched at Dis...
Jul 18, 2025
KPS superintendent says they are waiting for impact of SCOTUS decision on Department of Education
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's too early to tell what impact the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing the Trump administration to continue dismantling the federal Department of Education will hav...
Jul 18, 2025
49-year-old man in critical condition after being hit by vehicle on West Main Street
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 49-year-old man is hospitalized in critical condition in Kalamazoo after he was hit by a vehicle when walking along West Main Street near 8th Street in Oshtemo To...
Jul 18, 2025 (Photo by John McNeil).
Kalamazoo Public Schools, Kalamazoo Education Association at an impasse in contract talks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public School board has declared an impasse with its teachers' union over contract negotiations, but apparently, it's no big deal. For now, they are stuck on...
Jul 18, 2025
AUDIO: Governor Whitmer announces $144 million in medical debt forgiven for Michiganders
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - We now have more specific numbers on how many Kalamazoo County residents have benefited from the state's medical debt relief program. Governor Whitmer announced the statew...
Jul 18, 2025 CafeCredit.com / CC
KDPS targets illegal guns, seizes 10 firearms and arrests several teens
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over the past week, officials with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety say they conducted targeted enforcement efforts to address illegal firearm possession, resulti...
Jul 17, 2025
Michigan unemployment rate edges down in June
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's unemployment rate for June is down one-tenth of a percent to 5.3%. The state Department of Technology, Management & Budget released the jobless data Thursday....
Jul 17, 2025 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com
