Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Portage council approves conditions of buying homes in Stanwood Crossings neighborhood
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - People who buy homes in Portage's new Stanwood Crossings neighborhood will have to comply with tougher standards than other homeowners, because it will be the city's first l...
Jul 09, 2025
MSP sergeant acquitted of misdemeanor firearm charge in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police Sergeant Kellie Gillam-Shaffer has been acquitted of a misdemeanor charge of reckless use of a firearm. A Kalamazoo County judge acquitted her of the...
Jul 09, 2025 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
AUDIO: Kalamazoo looking to develop former state Health and Human Services Department into homes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo may be getting into the affordable housing business along with Portage. Kalamazoo has the land and the plans. What they will seek next is public appr...
Jul 09, 2025
18-year-old from Ann Arbor drowns in Lake Michigan north of Saugatuck Tuesday afternoon
UPDATE: The Allegan County Sheriff's Office has now identified the victim as Xavier Randolph of Ann Arbor, Michigan. SAUGATUCK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Aftet 10 drownings were reported across the sta...
Jul 08, 2025
Hot 'n Now to open this summer in Wayland
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The new owners of Hot 'n Now say they will be open in Wayland this summer across the street from Gun Lake Casino. An exact opening date has not been announced. Gun Lake Inve...
Jul 08, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo commissioners consider big expenditure
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners had to pause Monday night as they considered one of the biggest expenditures in city history. Before them was a $101-million bond sale to fina...
Jul 08, 2025
City of Kalamazoo soon will join Kalamazoo County in youth sports complex talks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo will soon join Kalamazoo County in negotiations on how the new proposed youth sports complex should be managed and who should sit on its authority bo...
Jul 08, 2025 Possible layout for a new youth sports complex in Kalamazoo (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commission presented with Arcadia Creek Festival Site revamp plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The plans to revamp Kalamazoo's Arcadia Creek Festival Site downtown have been presented to the city commission. Assistant City Manager Rebekah Kik says the plans allow fo...
Jul 08, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Public Safety looking for July 4th weekend shooting suspects
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - That popping sound you heard on the 4th of July in Kalamazoo may have been more than firecrackers. Public Safety Chief Dave Boysen says they are still investigating four s...
Jul 08, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts offers free admission during July
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As part of its 101st anniversary celebration, the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is offering free admission throughout July. KIA officials say offering free admission ensures...
Jul 08, 2025 Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (courtesy KIA)
