Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
South Haven needs new police chief, again
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - South Haven needs to hire a new police chief for the third time this year. The city announced Dennis Honholt as their new police chief less than a month ago, but he had ...
Apr 25, 2025
Man sentenced to life in prison for 2023 Kalamazoo murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 47-year-old Kalamazoo man will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Tieshawn Matthews was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2023 murder of 1...
Apr 25, 2025 (Photo of what the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center will look like upon completion)
AUDIO: Western Michigan University commencement ceremonies Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - We are on the eve of graduation season in Kalamazoo, where education is big business and diplomas are one of our most important products. This weekend will be the end of t...
Apr 25, 2025
Kalamazoo County jobless rate drops slightly in March
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Similar to most labor markets in the state, Kalamazoo County's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate dropped in March. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management,...
Apr 25, 2025 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com
Suspect arrested after series of armed robberies in the Galesburg area
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection with a series of armed robberies that occurred earlier this year in the Galesburg area. Thursday aft...
Apr 24, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Several arrested after a stabbing and shots being fired in Kalamazoo County's Charlestown Township
CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) - One person was shot at and another was stabbed during a dispute Thursday afternoon in Kalamazoo County's Charlestown Township. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office depu...
Apr 24, 2025 (Photo by John McNeil).
Kalamazoo College to build two on-campus residence halls
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo College will be building two new residence halls on campus. Construction will start in May along West Main Street in Kalamazoo and the buildings are scheduled to...
Apr 24, 2025
Winning Lotto 47 ticket for Wednesday's $5.46 million jackpot sold at Speedway station in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Someone who purchased a Michigan Lottery Lotto 47 ticket at the Speedway gas station at 3908 South Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo has won a $5.46 million jackpot. Lottery C...
Apr 24, 2025 Courtesy Michigan Lottery Facebook page
Kalamazoo Democratic Party to hold rally for veterans Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Democratic Party will hold a rally in front of the Federal Building in downtown Kalamazoo Saturday to support veterans. Their "Do Something Group" wil...
Apr 24, 2025
City of Allegan will keep its police force
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Allegan will keep its police force. Officials had been presented with the idea of dissolving the department at its April 14 meeting in an attempt to find money t...
Apr 24, 2025
