Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Permanent free school meals bills moving in state Senate
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bills that would make free school meals in Michigan permanent are moving in the state Senate. The Senate Education Committee unanimously approved the bills yesterday to crea...
Jun 03, 2026
Artwork may yet be coming to Judge Charles A. Pratt Justice Center
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - You may know the the Judge Charles A. Pratt Justice Center as the Kalamazoo County courthouse, but some county officials also see it as a blank canvas. Board chair Jen Str...
Jun 03, 2026 (Photo of what the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center will look like upon completion)
Southern Kalamazoo County residents opposed to Road Commission's plan to remove roadside trees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - We reported a year ago this month that the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County had plans to remove thousands of roadside trees as part of a federally funded effort to make...
Jun 03, 2026 Road Commission of Kalamazoo County logo
Veterans 1st to host Women Veterans' Conference
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Veterans 1st, a nonprofit that supports veterans and their families, will host the first annual Women Veterans Conference at the Kalamazoo Radisson Hotel June 8-10. The ev...
Jun 02, 2026
Beach monitoring season resumes in Allegan County
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Health Department says it began its beach sampling season at select beaches the week of Memorial Day and will continue testing through the last week of Au...
Jun 02, 2026 Oval Beach, Saugatuck, MI (courtesy of Saugatuck/Douglas Area CVB)
New partnership agreement designed to assist more students get into WMU aviation program
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University's College of Aviation and the West Michigan Aviation Academy (WMAA) are scheduled announce a new pathway partnership Wednesday, which WMU of...
Jun 02, 2026 (courtesy WMU College of Aviation)
Comstock Township to have big payout after terminating superintendent
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The top official for Kalamazoo County's Comstock Township is out, after the township Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to terminate Superintendent Scott Hess' contract M...
Jun 02, 2026 Pictures of Money / CC
Domestic violence cases in Kalamazoo rising in 2026 compared to 2025, past years
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Domestic violence crimes in Kalamazoo are rising sharply. YWCA Kalamazoo CEO Susan Rosas says strangulation is the greatest predictor of homicide in domestic violence, and...
Jun 02, 2026
Fifth Third, Comerica to close 75 branches in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The merger of Fifth Third Bank and Comerica Bank will result in 75 branches in Michigan closing this summer. 55 are former Comerica Bank branches and 20 are Fifth Third lo...
Jun 02, 2026
Rx Kids expands in Jackson, Kalamazoo, Muskegon counties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Rx Kids is now available to more communities in Jackson, Kalamazoo, and Muskegon counties. The program gives pregnant women $1,500 and then $500 a month for up to the firs...
Jun 02, 2026
