Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County commissioner to be sentenced August 26 on domestic violence charge
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A member of the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to be sentenced later this month on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge, after admitting to slapp...
Aug 18, 2025 A screenshot of St. Joseph County District Judge Jeffrey Middleton at a hearing August 15, 2025 (courtesy St. Joseph County District Court)
Michigan's average gas price drops 11-cents
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan is down 11-cents from last week. AAA Michigan says the average is now $3.12 a gallon, down eight-cents from last month and...
Aug 18, 2025
Amtrak train stuck near Battle Creek four hours Friday night
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Passengers on an Amtrak train were stuck for four hours Friday night near Battle Creek. Mechanical problems are blamed for the issue, and Amtrak says the passengers ...
Aug 18, 2025 Richard Eriksson / CC
AUDIO: KPS to review security protocols after fall semester begins
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Next Monday will be the first day of school, and Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent Darrin Slade says they will be reviewing their security protocols after the fall s...
Aug 18, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County helping fund a Kalamazoo Public Safety program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County board has approved funding for a Kalamazoo Public Safety program to provide bus rides for the homeless who need a way back home. In fact, it's called ...
Aug 18, 2025 A Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus (courtesy of Metro Transit)
AUDIO: Centreville couple has fourth child born in McDonald's parking lot in Schoolcraft
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Centreville couple's fourth child was born last Monday morning in the parking lot of the McDonald's restaurant in Schoolcraft. Kevin Rotunda was driving 100-miles-an-h...
Aug 18, 2025
City of Kalamazoo expected to withdraw funding from Kilgore Road project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city funding is expected to be withdrawn from a project to convert a motel on Kilgore Road into low-cost rental units. The developer at 1500 E. Kilgore apparentl...
Aug 18, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
Two paddleboarders injured after being hit on Gourdneck Lake
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people on a paddleboard were injured Saturday when they were struck by a tube being pulled by a speedboat on Gourdneck Lake. The Portage Department of Public Safety says...
Aug 17, 2025 (courtesy Gourdneck Lake Association)
17-year-old from Kalamazoo and 19-year-old from Paw Paw killed in fiery crash
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two teens were killed early Sunday morning when their vehicle slammed into a traffic signal pole and burst into flames in Kalamazoo County's Oshtemo Township. At 3:...
Aug 17, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
West Nile virus detected in dead bird in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A dead bird in Calhoun County has been found to have had West Nile virus. It is the first confirmed animal case of West Nile virus in Calhoun County in 2025. Official...
Aug 15, 2025 Courtesy Calhoun County Health Department Facebook page
