Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
US Supreme Court not taking up lawsuit against Michigan for COVID-19 shutdowns
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up a lawsuit against the state of Michigan by the owners of The Gym 24/7 Fitness in Alma over the COVID-19 closure ordered by Governo...
Jun 03, 2025 Glenn Beltz / CC
Two IEDs found in Emmett Township
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Emmett Township public safety officers have a suspect in custody after finding two improvised explosive devices in a home on Friday. They also found several firearms...
Jun 03, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Kalamazoo's youth sports complex likely to be built between Drake Road, US-131
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It looks likely that Kalamazoo's new $40 million youth sports tournament facility will be built in the city of Kalamazoo. Discover Kalamazoo Director Jane Ghosh told the c...
Jun 03, 2025 Possible layout for a new youth sports complex in Kalamazoo (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
AUDIO: Three buildings in downtown Kalamazoo will be repurposed
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three buildings in downtown Kalamazoo are about to be repurposed, including the historic Kalamazoo County Courthouse next to Bronson Park, thanks to a new state incentive ...
Jun 03, 2025
Suspect in custody and arraigned on multiple charges in shooting death in Kalamazoo last week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect has been taken into custody and charged with murder in the shooting death of another man last week in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says 2...
Jun 02, 2025 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commission holding public hearings on housing proposals
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners will hold a couple of public hearings on rezoning to permit new housing in the community. The big project is a proposal to put 80 new units at...
Jun 02, 2025 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Kalamazoo County might use opioid settlement money to replace federal funds
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County is considering a plan to dip into opioid settlement money to replace funding that had been approved by the federal government but was cancelled by the Tru...
Jun 02, 2025 Find Rehab Centers / CC
KDPS arrests suspect in Wednesday murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers have a suspect in custody for a murder from Wednesday. A 42-year-old man was shot in the head and abdomen around 1:30 a.m. W...
Jun 02, 2025 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Kalamazoo city commissioners to look at nine executive search firms for new city manager
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The search for a new Kalamazoo city manager could take a step forward tonight. City commissioners will get a look at the nine executive search firms that qualified to subm...
Jun 02, 2025
Kalamazoo city commission to look at approval of Portland loo purchase
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Long-delayed efforts to install two new public restrooms downtown could move forward tonight, if Kalamazoo city commissioners approve the purchase of a Portland loo. That'...
Jun 02, 2025 Portland Loo public bathroom installed in Downtown Kalamazoo. (Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership).
