Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

PORTAGE (WKZO-AM/FM) — Portage officials wanted to pick an ambulance service back in the early 1990s but couldn’t decide whether Pride Care or Life EMS should serve the city, so they had b...

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...