Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Governor orders flags across Michigan lowered to half-staff Friday in honor of fallen Battle Creek soldier
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB)- Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, to honor Staff Sergeant Troy Smith Knutson-Collins, a Bat...
May 01, 2025
Kalamazoo County man claims $1 million Michigan Lottery win
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Lottery officials say a Kalamazoo County man has claimed his million-dollar prize from winning the 50X instant game. The 59-year-old chose to stay anonymous and say...
May 01, 2025
House Speaker Hall: Whitmer's White House appearance helped Selfridge Air National Guard Base
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall is crediting Governor Gretchen Whitmer making an appearance at the White House with helping Selfridge Air National Guard Base get new fighte...
May 01, 2025
KVET arrests 17-year-old for having stolen gun, meth
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team has arrested a 17-year-old boy after searching a home during a drug sale investigation. Officers were executing a search war...
May 01, 2025
KPS suffers internet outage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools has suffered an internet outage across the district that reportedly impacted all the computers that have been issued to students. They expect the ...
May 01, 2025
Threat closes Gull Lake Community Schools for Thursday
RICHLAND, MI (WZO AM/FM) - Gull Lake Community Schools are closed today as the district and Richland police investigate a threat of violence against Gull Lake High School. The anonymous threat specifi...
May 01, 2025
AUDIO: Coalition outlines effects of Trump's first 100 days
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The first 100 days of the Trump administration has been tough on local at-risk communities according to a coalition of 39 area social service organizations, some already t...
May 01, 2025
Portage to hold one-year anniversary event of May 7, 2024 tornado
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage will host an event to mark the one-year anniversary of the May 7, 2024 tornado. The commemoration will honor the community's resilience, remember the challenges face...
Apr 30, 2025
Portage Farmers Market opening for 10th season Sunday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Farmers Market will open for the 10th season on Sunday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will be at Portage City Hall at 7900 South Westnedge Avenue and there will...
Apr 30, 2025 Gemma Billings / CC
Kalamazoo man guilty of 2024 shooting death of New Buffalo man
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2024 shooting death of 53-year-old Mark Jackson of New Buffalo. Jackson was visiting his daughter in Kalamazoo...
Apr 30, 2025
