Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Brother shoots sister in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK,MI (WKZO AM/FM) Thursday night around 9:19 p.m., officers from the Battle Creek Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 100 block of Inn Road. Upon arrival, officers ...
Jul 25, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo woman to compete for Miss Wheelchair USA
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - July is Disability Pride Month and Saturday is the anniversary date for the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Kalamazoo has a special reason to mark the occa...
Jul 25, 2025
Kalamazoo County commissioner charged for May 23 incident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County commissioner Tami Rey is facing two felony charges of resisting or obstructing police and two misdemeanor charges of domestic violence. She was arraigned ...
Jul 25, 2025 Kalamazoo County sign (Photo by John McNeil)
Palisades moves a step closer to restart
COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Holtec International is a step closer to restarting the Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission yesterday approved t...
Jul 25, 2025
Kalamazoo officials urge parents to better manage children at night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo has seen a decrease in youth gun violence so far this year, but that doesn't mean it's been eliminated entirely, as four shootings on the 4th of July were proof ...
Jul 25, 2025 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
AUDIO: Portage says trash rates will drop about 44%
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Now that Portage city officials have approved a controversial plan to consolidate all residential trash pickups with one hauler, what will homeowners be getting? The contrac...
Jul 25, 2025
Partial 2025-2026 calendar for Portage Public Schools released
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While a complete 2025-26 school year calendar is not yet available due to ongoing contract negotiations with the Portage Education Association, the Portage Public School's B...
Jul 25, 2025
Construction underway for new multi-purpose building at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo says construction is progressing on the new multi-purpose building at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market. The structure and roof are now complete, and crew...
Jul 25, 2025 (courtesy of the City of Kalamazoo)
Newell Brands to relocated Kalamazoo design center to corporate headquarters in Atlanta
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of consumer and commercial products that opened a division in Western Michigan University's Parkview Campus in 2014 will be reloc...
Jul 24, 2025 (courtesy Newell Brands)
Six arrested in connection to $100,000 burglary in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Six Battle Creek-area residents were arrested following a large-scale burglary investigation that began Wednesday after road patrol officers with the Battle Creek Polic...
Jul 24, 2025
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