Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County's unemployment rate edged up in June, like many counties in the state. Not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates rose in 14 of Michigan's 18 labor market...

BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek organization is one of two in state to receive money through the newly announced Housing Access for Justice-Involved Individuals pilot program. State off...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo fire crews were busy this morning battling a blaze at a large commercial building. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Fire Marshal Scott Brooks says crews wer...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Clerk/Register of Deeds Meredith Place has announced the launch of a new Consumer E-Recording service, which she says will give individuals a secure, conv...

NILES TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 33-year-old Rene Alvarado of South Bend, Indiana is charged with open murder in the shooting death Monday of 29-year-old Courtney Hershberger at her home in Niles Tow...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With a Heat Advisory from 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. and Heat Index Values of 99 to 104 expected today, Kalamazoo area organizations are gearing up to provide cooling centers. M...

ZEELAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 4th District Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga has ended months of speculation, announcing Wednesday that he has decided not to run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan Huizen...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kik Pool will stay open in Kalamazoo through Friday, August 15. The city says they are extending the season by a few days to help make up for delaying the opening of the p...

BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Battle Creek and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy will conduct a lake weed treatment Thursday on Goguac Lake. The treatment w...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three candidates will be on the ballot in November for Kalamazoo's mayoral office. Incumbent David Anderson is seeking reelection and will be challenged by Robert Gray and...