Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Final trimester underway at Kalamazoo Public Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The final trimester in Kalamazoo Public Schools begins today, as the district will be changing back to semesters this fall. Superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade says this is a ...
Mar 24, 2025 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix High School (photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Public Schools)
Oberon Day is today
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is Oberon Day, an unofficial start to summer. Bell's Brewery is releasing the citrusy ale for 2025 today and celebrating at Bell's Eccentric Caf in Kalamazoo with a ...
Mar 24, 2025 Nicholas Upton / CC
Kalamazoo Public Schools students getting a look at college campus life this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools 7th and 9th graders will heading for college this week, to get a flavor for life on campus, and an education on what it takes to go on to higher e...
Mar 24, 2025
KPS strategic plan meetings begin today
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools administrators will be holding sessions in all 25 of their schools buildings over the next month and a half to present their proposed strategic pl...
Mar 24, 2025
AUDIO: Hundreds protest Social Security changes, possible cuts in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hundreds of people protested outside the Social Security Office in Kalamazoo on Saturday, demanding the federal government not make changes to the program. Jayne Trombley ...
Mar 24, 2025 pressmaster / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo County jobless rate goes up to 4.9% in January
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Not seasonally adjusted jobless rates rose in all 18 Michigan labor market areas for January, including in Kalamazoo County. According to data released last week by the Mi...
Mar 24, 2025 Kevin Smith / CC
1,000 food professionals from across the world expected to attend WMU conference this week in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Food service industry representatives will be descending on downtown Kalamazoo later this week, as Western Michigan University hosts its annual Food Marketing Conference. ...
Mar 23, 2025
Kalamazoo Public Schools students to get a taste of college life next week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools seventh graders will be heading to Kalamazoo Valley Community College, while ninth graders will be going to Western Michigan University next week ...
Mar 22, 2025
Second suspect in fatal shooting last year on Kalamazoo's Northside arrested in Georgia
FULTON COUNTY, GA (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man wanted for a deadly drive-by shooting Mother's Day 2023 has been arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, thanks to a coordinated effort between the U.S. Marshals...
Mar 21, 2025 Dontaviour Lawrel Smith (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Cass County man claims $1 million Powerball win
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Robert Cusumano of Cass County has claimed his million-dollar Powerball win at the Michigan Lottery headquarters. He bought the ticket for the March 1 drawing at Big T i...
Mar 21, 2025
