Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo officials say they are making progress on curbing Mobile Nuisance Activity
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four weekends into the City of Kalamazoo's updated Mobile Nuisance Party ordinance, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it is seeing steady progress in reducing...
Jun 19, 2025 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
New residence halls under construction at Kalamazoo College
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An anonymous donation of $30 million is helping Kalamazoo College build new residence halls. The new dorms will increase student housing capacity by around 25% and will be...
Jun 19, 2025
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Saul Gonzalez of Allegan County dies in Iraq
PULLMAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Department of Defense says a 26-year-old soldier from Pullman in Allegan County has died in Iraq. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Saul Gonzalez died Tuesday in what the DO...
Jun 19, 2025
Kalamazoo County parks open on Juneteenth
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Employees of Kalamazoo County parks will be working today. To mark the Juneteenth holiday, the county is waiving entrance fees all day at all their locations. Parks direct...
Jun 19, 2025 Kalamazoo County Government logo
AUDIO: Around 150 kids take part in Turn 2 Foundation's Play Ball clinic
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Around 150 kids took part in a Play Ball clinic at Kalamazoo Central High School yesterday. It was put on by New York Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter's Turn 2 F...
Jun 19, 2025
AUDIO: Today is Juneteenth
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This is a special Juneteenth this year, a day to remember Black history at a time when it appears that some in the federal government are trying to suppress it. So here is...
Jun 19, 2025
Heavy rain, some power outages from Wednesday storms
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Thunderstorms that moved through west and southwest Michigan Wednesday after and evening brought heavy rain, but not the damaging winds as had been originally predicted. A...
Jun 18, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
Myers to retire from Kalamazoo RESA board later this month
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After nearly three decades on the board of the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (Kalamazoo RESA), Dr. Delores Myers has announced her retirement, effective Ju...
Jun 18, 2025 Dr. Delores Myers (courtesy Kalamazoo RESA)
Kik Pool opens for 2025 season
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo has opened Kik Pool for 2025. The opening was delayed as they needed to find a new trainer to help train the city's lifeguards. The pool is at Upjohn...
Jun 18, 2025 Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation logo (courtesy of Kzoo Parks)
"Jack Snyder Way" approved by Battle Creek City Commission
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek City Commission unanimously approves the commemorative designation of the Battle Creek Avenue and Capital Avenue SW intersection as "Jack Snyder Way." ...
Jun 18, 2025 Photo take from the family's GoFundMe page.
