Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. The $81-billion spending plan was approved by lawmakers last week after months of negotiations between the ...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The 600 Kitchen and Bar in Kalamazoo is back open nearly five months after a fire closed the restaurant just outside of downtown. Operating partner Shelly Pastor says they...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo has gotten its latest count on the homeless population, and as expected, it's way up. The count took place last January. Data administrator Carrie Bosch, of the ...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police troopers from the Paw Paw Post are continuing their investigation into an eight-vehicle crash involving a military vehicle, semi-tractor trailer, and...

WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Wayland City Police Department is asking for the public's help locating a missing person. They say 54-year-old Sarah Molina was reported missing by her family Friday, Oc...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bond has been denied for a suspect charged in the shooting death of a woman at an apartment complex in Oshtemo Township early Saturday morning. 27-year-old Jayvon Cortez B...

PENNFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 35-year-old Pennfield man after they investigated the electronic distribution of child sexually abusive material. He was...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is asking residents and visitors to take the latest Downtown Vitality Study survey online. The survey is done twice a year by the city and Western Mi...

BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 34-year-old man with outstanding arrest warrants, including for aggravated assault, is in custody in Battle Creek. Police arrested him after they executed a search wa...

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A house fire in the 6600 block of Cypress in Portage Tuesday morning did an estimated $180,000 of damage. Portage Public Safety got the fire under control within 15 minutes,...