Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Groundbreaking Tuesday for new El Sol Elementary School
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools will be breaking ground this week on their latest school construction project. They will be building a new home for their popular El Sol ...
Jul 06, 2026
Oshtemo Township murder under investigation
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is investigating a woman's death in Oshtemo Township. She was shot several times Sunday afternoon at the Colonial Manor Manufa...
Jul 06, 2026 (Photo by John McNeil).
Suspect in custody after one dead and one wounded in Battle Creek shooting incident
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 28-year-old Battle Creek man is dead, and a 28-year-old Battle Creek woman is hospitalized, following an early Sunday morning shooting. Battle Creek Police arrived on...
Jul 05, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
KDPS kept busy by numerous fires over holiday weekend
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - During a 12-hour period spanning the evening of July 4 into the morning of July 5 the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to eight separate fires throughout th...
Jul 05, 2026 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety graphic (courtesy of KDPS)
One injured in East Vine Street shooting Saturday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 27-year-old man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting Saturday evening in Kalamazoo. At approximately 7:00 p.m. officers with the Kalamazoo Department of ...
Jul 05, 2026 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Out of state crews called in to help with power restoration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy says it will be focusing today on communities hit hardest by this weekend's pre-holiday storm, moving more crews into Hillsdale, Adrian and the Lansing an...
Jul 05, 2026
Consumers Energy putting more crews into action after pre-holiday storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy says it is adding crews this morning to add to its response to the pre-July 4 storm that pummeled southern Michigan. They say crews will be working around...
Jul 04, 2026
Storms knock out power around southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A series of storms both Friday morning and again late Friday afternoon has knocked out power to thousands, including over 17,000 in Kalamazoo County. About 46,700 Consumer...
Jul 03, 2026 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
SoS says 34,160 drivers have chosen the semi-quincentennial license plate
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Secretary of State's office says over 34,000 drivers have chosen the red, white, and blue semi-quincentennial license plate for their vehicles. The plate is a slight upd...
Jul 03, 2026
As it turns out, FEMA money not approved for tornado victims yet
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Despite a social media post from President Trump earlier week suggesting a reversal on FEMA funding for southwest Michigan victims of March 6 tornadoes, Governor Whitmer's o...
Jul 03, 2026 EpicTop10.com / CC
