Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Friends of Kalamazoo Historic Cemeteries plans another preservation project this Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another clean-up project is planned for this Saturday at a Kalamazoo cemetery. The Friends of Kalamazoo Historic Cemeteries will be hosting a preservation project at the M...
Jun 12, 2025 (courtesy Friends of Kalamazoo Historic Cemeteries)
Road Rage Incident on I-94 leads to arrest for felonious assault
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB)- A Pennfield man was arrested following an alleged road rage incident Wednesday afternoon. According to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department, at approximately 2:20 p.m. Deputies...
Jun 11, 2025 outchill / Depositphotos.com
One arrested for assault with a firearm in Cass County
WAYNE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody after police say he threatened a family member with a firearm Thursday morning in Cass County's Wayne Township. At approximately 10:30 a.m. de...
Jun 11, 2025
KDPS investigating non-deadly shooting late Tuesday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety is investigating a shooting that happened late Tuesday night. Officers were called to Drexel Place near North Park Street around 11 p.m. for the sh...
Jun 11, 2025 KDPS seeks suspect in weapon seizure (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
AUDIO: Portage residents concerned about trash costs changing
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are renewed concerns in Portage about trash pickups following notification by haulers to customers that their service may soon be changing. Two residents took those co...
Jun 11, 2025 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
AUDIO: Calhoun County first responders get new, upgraded radio system
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County first responders have a new radio system that officials say will be a big improvement from what they had been using. Police, fire, and EMS can now more e...
Jun 11, 2025
Liborio Valdez sentenced for killing Kavonta Martin in 2023
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison for the killing of another man in Kalamazoo in 2023. Liborio Valdez was convicted on May 2 of the death of Kavonta ...
Jun 11, 2025
AUDIO: Portage approves rezoning for housing development south of City Hall (Revised)
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council has approved rezoning for another housing project, one they might not have considered a few years ago. It was a request to rezone land near Westnedg...
Jun 11, 2025
Eight-month-old safe after vehicle stolen in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An eight-month-old was unharmed after the vehicle they were in was stolen in Portage Tuesday morning. At approximately 10:45 a.m., Portage Department of Public Safety police...
Jun 10, 2025 (photo by John McNeil)
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office seeks public assistance in larceny and property damage case
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance in identifying individuals involved in a larceny and malicious destruction of property incident t...
Jun 10, 2025
