Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

PORTAGE (WKZO-AM/FM) — Portage City Council members will be getting sizable bump in their compensation next year. It amounts to a 20 percent raise for council members, but former Mayor Betty Ong...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — The man charged with being the at-fault driver in the death of Comstock Township Fire Chief Ed Switalski has been formally charged with reckless driving causing death an...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — There has been a dramatic drop in the use of the Arcadia Creek Festival Site this year and downtown Kalamazoo officials are concerned. Some festivals have just packed it...

GALESBURG (WKZO-AM/FM) — Over 40 auto dealerships in Michigan have been systematically targeted by thieves who descend on lots under the cover of night. They are organized, focused and fast. The...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — After a month, a hit-and-run in Kalamazoo has turned fatal. It was exactly a month ago Wednesday that 30-year-old Brian Robinson of Kalamazoo was struck by a car in the ...

POKAGON TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM/FM) — Sheriff’s deputies in Cass County say a 19-year-old woman was taken to a hospital in Dowagiac by ambulance Wednesday after rolling her vehicle and striking ...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — A Kalamazoo Public Safety officer was given a citation after crashing his cruiser into another vehicle at Park Street and Crosstown Parkway early Tuesday. The PSO didn&#...

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM/FM) — A local hotel operator, who has been under federal investigation for years, has now been slapped with a big bill for restitution. Mike Patel was charged with paying h...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — On a 5-2 vote, Kalamazoo city commissioners have approved the framework and the bylaws for the Foundation for Excellence. Commissioner Dave Anderson said the Monday deci...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Researchers at Western Michigan University are working on better ways for humans and robots to interact and to determine ways of improving communications. Their test sub...