Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo city commissioner start work to search for new city manager
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners have gotten the ball rolling on their search for a new city manager to succeed Jim Ritsema, who retires this fall. Commissioners agreed that t...
Mar 18, 2025
Crossroads Mall cleared from bomb threat Monday night
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Safety says they have cleared Crossroads Mall after it was evacuated last night for a bomb threat. Officers said the Build-A-Bear store was the target of the ...
Mar 18, 2025 (courtesy Crossroads Mall)
Palisades nuclear power plant receives nearly $57 million of $1.52 billion government loan
COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township has received nearly $57-million from the U.S. Department of Energy of a $1.52-billion loan. Congressman Bill Hui...
Mar 18, 2025
Shots fired in Cooper Township; suspect sought
COOPER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is investigating shots being fired early this morning in Cooper Township. A woman called police just before 1:20 a.m. to report...
Mar 18, 2025 (Photo by John McNeil).
AUDIO: Price to turn wet muck to ash rising for Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The estimated price tag on the latest big-ticket project at Kalamazoo's wastewater plant has just gone up again. The city has been scrambling to find an alternative to lan...
Mar 18, 2025 City of Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Seven hour standoff at Vicksburh apartment ends with no injuries but one arrest
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - What started as a domestic violence complaint resulted in a standoff that lasted hours at a Vicksburg apartment complex Monday. According to the Vicksburg Police Departmen...
Mar 17, 2025 Ken Hawkins / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County officials concerned about possible funding cuts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County plans to contract with a lobbying firm to look after their interests in Lansing. County officials have been talking about it for some time. Now more than ...
Mar 17, 2025 Pictures of Money / CC
Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies arrest 18-year-old from Kalamazoo after 150-mph chase
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 18-year-old Kalamazoo man has been arrested by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office after a high-speed chase early Saturday morning. Deputies say the man refused ...
Mar 17, 2025 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Arson suspect arrested in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 43-year-old man is in custody after an alleged arson Sunday night. Scott Daniel Hassler was arraigned Monday afternoon on multiple felony charges, including assault with...
Mar 17, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety graphic (courtesy of KDPS)
21-year-old shot, killed in Parchment
PARCHMENT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Township police say a 21-year-old man has died after he was shot early Sunday morning in Parchment. He has been identified as Xzavier Harris and was pronounced d...
Mar 17, 2025 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
