Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Kalamazoo's deputy city manager discusses possible Arcadia Creek Festival Site revamp
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's Arcadia Creek Festival Site needs a do-over, and city commissioners have gotten an update on plans to do just that. Deputy City Manager Rebekah Kik says they f...
Jul 14, 2025
State Senator McCann running for 4th Congressional seat
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic state Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo will be seeking higher office next year, jumping into the 4th District Congressional race. McCann says he has a proven re...
Jul 14, 2025 State Senator Sean McCann
Drowning reported near Allegan Dam
VALLEY TWP., MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A 29-year-old man lost his life in an apparent drowning near the Allegan Dam on Friday night, Jul. 11. First responders were dispatched to the Kalamazoo River shortly af...
Jul 12, 2025 Allegan County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit (File Photo by John McNeil)
Former Tiger Brandon Inge coaches Kalamazoo Growlers to victory
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Growlers welcomed former Detroit Tigers catcher, third baseman, and outfielder Brandon Inge as their manager for the day yesterday. He coached first base for...
Jul 11, 2025 Brandon Inge in the Kalamazoo Growlers dugout on July 10, 2025
President Trump says Canadian imports to have 35% tariff in August
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The price of numerous new vehicles will likely be going up later this year as President Trump says he will impose a 35% tariff on all Canadian imports. Trump told Prime M...
Jul 11, 2025
Woodbine Avenue closed east of Portage Road in Portage next week
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage says Woodbine Avenue will be closed starting Monday east of Portage Road to allow crews to install water and sanitary sewer services as part of the Stanw...
Jul 11, 2025
Battle Creek man killed in Marshall Township crash
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man was killed in a crash Thursday morning in Marshall Township. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says the 56-year-old man was pronounced dead at...
Jul 11, 2025 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Greenleaf Hospitality says Kalamazoo Event Center open in 2027
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In two years, Western Michigan University basketball and hockey, along with the Kalamazoo Wings, will have a brand-new home. Greenleaf Hospitality Group says the downtown ...
Jul 11, 2025
Two Battle Creek men arrested after police seize a pound of meth
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state's Southwest Enforcement Team has arrested two Battle Creek men after officers seized about a pound of methamphetamine during a traffic stop Tuesday. Both me...
Jul 11, 2025
Senator Nesbitt requests U.S. Department of Justice probe of MEDC
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt is formally asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The Van Buren Count...
Jul 11, 2025 State Senator Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton. (Photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans).
