Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Voting Equipment Tested Ahead of Early Voting for Aug. 4 Primary Election
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 20, 2026) - With early voting sites set to open this coming Saturday, ahead of the August 4th statewide Primary Election, efforts to ensure that mandatory testing of voti...
Jul 20, 2026 Allegan County Clerk/Register of Deeds Bob Genetski (photo courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
Federal lawsuit against Kalamazoo Public Schools dismissed
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A federal lawsuit filed by a Loy Norrix High School freshman saying Kalamazoo Public Schools officials did not properly investigate her claim of being sexually assaulted b...
Jul 20, 2026 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
Man to be charged with shooting Kalamazoo County deputy, stealing cruiser
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man is in the Kalamazoo County Jail on charges of assault with intent to murder, carjacking, disarming a police officer and more after shooting a deputy and stealing the...
Jul 20, 2026 (Photo by John McNeil).
City Commission to look at revisions to marijuana "social equity policy" in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Cty Commission Monday will hear about possible changes on how it utilizes a portion of state cannabis tax payments for communities that were negatively impac...
Jul 18, 2026 Paige Filler / CC
Battle Creek Police investigating reported attempted kidnapping
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department sats its investigating a reported attempted kidnapping that occurred Friday morning near North Wabash Avenue and Capital Avenue NE. A...
Jul 18, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police Department)
Several Portage events tonight canceled due to Air Quality Alert
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Air Quality Alert and smokey air conditions across Michigan are forcng the cancelation of several events in Portage Friday. The monthly Friday at the Flats July 17 has b...
Jul 17, 2026
Kalamazoo County deputy shot, injured by larceny suspect
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office deputy is recovering at a local hospital after being shot during a struggle with a larceny suspect Friday morning. The sheriff's office...
Jul 17, 2026 (Photo by John McNeil).
Michigan's June unemployment rate down a tenth of a percent
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's unemployment rate for June fell by one-tenth-of-a-percent from May to 5%. The rate has been between 4.9% and 5.1% since June 2025. The Department of Technology, M...
Jul 17, 2026
President Trump calling for investigation into allegations of 2020 Michigan voter fraud
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - President Donald Trump is calling for an investigation into alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election in Michigan that he lost to President Joe Biden. Oakland University p...
Jul 17, 2026 samael1986 / Depositphotos.com
Reward offered for information on missing Allegan County man
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The family of 44-year-old Nathan Dennis is offering a $2,500 reward for information that helps find him. Dennis is homeless and has not been in contact with his family or fri...
Jul 17, 2026 MSP investigating death of 2 year old in Cass County
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