Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Canadian wildfire smoke triggers air quality alert
COLDWATER, MI ( WKZO AM/FM) The entire state of Michigan is under an air quality alert for unhealthy conditions as Canadian wildfire smoke has again spread into through the region. According to The Na...
Jul 31, 2025
Battle Creek Police investigate shots into apartment
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) is investigating a shots fired incident that happened in Battle Creek Tuesday. They say around 9:30 Tuesday night officers res...
Jul 31, 2025 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Free school supplies being given away in Otsego Wednesday afternoon
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Backpacks and school supplies for students are available this afternoon for free at Northside Park on Watson Street in Otsego. It is the final event for the Otsego Summer Fun...
Jul 30, 2025
Next Level Sports Center says dome now named Kalsee Dome
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Next Level Sports Center in Schoolcraft says its dome will be named the Kalsee Dome at Next Level Sports Center. The partnership with Kalsee Credit Union was announced t...
Jul 30, 2025
Kalamazoo Public Safety says 53-year-old man hospitalized after being stabbed
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety says a 53-year-old man is hospitalized after he was stabbed yesterday. The incident happened on St. Albans Way near Gull Road. The man's injuries a...
Jul 30, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County board holds annual budget retreat
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are a lot of programs the Kalamazoo County board would like to fund next year, but they learned at their annual budget retreat that may depend on what happens in Lan...
Jul 30, 2025
Ramona Park Beach temporarily closed due to high E. coli levels
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ramona Park Beach in Portage is temporarily closed due to the detection of high amounts of E. coli as determined through the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services D...
Jul 29, 2025 City of Portage - Ramona Park Beach. (Photo courtesy City of Portage).
Walmart stabbing suspect spent a year at Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital
TRAVERSE CITY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in the stabbing of eleven people at a Walmart near Traverse City on Saturday has a lengthy criminal and mental health history. Bradford Gille was charged n...
Jul 29, 2025 Mike Mozart / CC
Woman arrested after Van Buren County crash for drunk driving, child endangerment
BLOOMINGDALE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Van Buren County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a woman on drunk driving and child endangerment charges. The 25-year-old woman from the Bloomingdale area rol...
Jul 29, 2025 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Former state Representative Haadsma running again in 2026
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former state Representative Jim Haadsma of Battle Creek will try to win his seat back in the Michigan House in 2026. Haadsma, a Democrat, lost to Republican challenger ...
Jul 29, 2025 Rep. Jim Haadsma, Battle Creek.
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