Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Congressman Walberg to honor Michael Fry of Kalamazoo County as Veteran of the Month for April
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Congressman Tim Walberg will be honoring Michael Fry of Kalamazoo County as Veteran of the Month for April. Walberg will give Fry the recognition next Tuesday at the Ame...
Apr 02, 2026
Distracted drivers on I-94 targeted by police yesterday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police had extra patrols out along Interstate 94 from the Indiana border to Port Huron cracking down on distracted drivers. The "Lake to Lake, Focused an...
Apr 02, 2026 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Governor Whitmer asks President Trump to declare federal disaster for March tornadoes
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is asking President Donald Trump to declare a federal disaster for three counties as a result of four tornadoes that killed four people on March 6t...
Apr 02, 2026 Screenshot
Man charged for filing liens against Van Buren County property
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 40-year-old Richland man is charged with fraudulent conveyances and encumbering without lawful cause for filing several liens on a property in Van Buren County he was tryi...
Apr 02, 2026 The Van Buren County Courthouse. (Photo by John McNeil).
Woman, infant hospitalized after Cass County crash
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A woman and her infant passenger are hospitalized after they were injured in a Cass County crash Wednesday morning. Sophia Smith's vehicle was hit by 22-year-old ...
Apr 02, 2026 Cass County Sheriff's Office sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
Man drowns in Barry County lake
HOPE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A drowning is under investigation in Barry County. The sheriff's office was called to Head Lake in Hope Township yesterday afternoon when 63-year-old Monty Minshall's ...
Apr 02, 2026
Joint investigation underway following discoloration in Helmer Creek
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Springfield and the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) are investigating a reported discoloration in Helmer Creek that was first reported on Tuesday. Whi...
Apr 01, 2026
New parking meter kiosks are now operational in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - New parking meter kiosks have gone online in downtown Kalamazoo, which city officials say is part of a series of updates to improve parking availability. The changes follo...
Apr 01, 2026 A new parking meter kiosk in downtown Kalamazoo (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Missing five-year-old dies after being found unconscious in stream
COLON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A five-year-old boy has died after being found unconscious in a stream in St. Joseph County. The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to the 400 block ...
Apr 01, 2026 Ken Hawkins / CC
NASA scheduled to launch rocket to orbit moon tonight with Grand Rapids native on board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's been over 50 years since American astronauts traveled to the moon. That will change this evening when four astronauts will head to the moon aboard Artemis II, accordi...
Apr 01, 2026
