Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Battle Creek man dies in two car crash in Barry County
JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barry County Sheriff's Office says a 54-year-old Battle Creek man has died in a crash south of Dowling on M-37 yesterday. They say the driver was southbound o...
Michael Arney Mar 06, 2026 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)

I-94 near Marshall to be closed this weekend as Michigan Avenue bridge is demolished
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Eastbound and westbound I-94 at Marshall will be closed this weekend as crews demolish the M-96 (Michigan Avenue) bridge over I-94 as part of the Marshall Modernization Pro...
Ken Delaney Mar 05, 2026 sourabh2 / Depositphotos.com

Calhoun County Sheriff's Office gets $50,000 grant for AEDs
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is receiving a $50,000 grant from Walbridge that will be used to purchase 22 Stryker Lifepak CR2 Automated External Defibrillators, ...
Michael Arney Mar 05, 2026

Amy Williams appointed president, CEO of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra's board of directors has appointed Amy Williams as their new president and CEO. She is coming to Kalamazoo from Savannah, Georgia where sh...
Michael Arney Mar 05, 2026

Longtime west Michigan meteorologist Terri DeBoer running for Congress
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Longtime west Michigan TV meteorologist Terri DeBoer is running for Congress. DeBoer filed paperwork as a Republican challenging incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Hill...
Michael Arney Mar 05, 2026

Northbound US-131 back open after semi truck crash
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Northbound US-131 has reopened in Grand Rapids after a semi crash near Ann Street just before noon Wednesday shut it down until 3 p.m. Michigan State Police say the sem...
Michael Arney Mar 05, 2026 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek

Downtown Kalamazoo parking rates changing next month
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Parking in downtown Kalamazoo is changing in April. It will cost $2 an hour for on-street parking in the central core of the city, including along the Kalamazoo Mall, $1.5...
Michael Arney Mar 05, 2026

Kalamazoo men, Battle Creek teen charged with U.P. prison drug drop
LUCE COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men from Kalamazoo and a teenager from Battle Creek are facing charges in the Upper Peninsula for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the Newberry Correctional Fa...
Michael Arney Mar 05, 2026 Scott Davidson / CC

AUDIO: Kalamazoo County officials discuss lower infant mortality rate
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County is a much safer place to have to a baby, and that is that is a big change for the better. Cradle Kalamazoo has just released their latest infant mortality...
John McNeill Mar 04, 2026

LGBTQ student sues Kalamazoo Public Schools after being assaulted
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools are facing a federal lawsuit from a Loy Norrix High School student who says the district did not protect her or investigate her claims of being as...
Michael Arney Mar 04, 2026




