Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
"Move Over or Get Pulled Over" enforcement in Calhoun County during March
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office will participate in the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning grant-funded "Move Over or Get Pulled Over" enforcement campaign ...
Feb 27, 2026
FBI investigating orange Kool-Aid packets sent to Republican offices in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM.FM) - The FBI is investigating after packets of orange Kool-Aid and other powders were sent to the headquarters of the Michigan Republican Party and GOP offices in Gladwin, Jack...
Feb 27, 2026
Off-duty Portage public safety officer, son identified as injured crash victims in Kalamazoo
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The vehicle that was hit earlier this week by a stolen Kia Soul in Kalamazoo was driven by an off-duty Portage Public Safety officer. Jacob Mahoney and his four-year-old son...
Feb 27, 2026
Governor Whitmer open to talking with Speaker Hall about property tax cuts
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she is open to having a conversation with state House Speaker Matt Hall on a property tax cut proposal. Hall, a Richland Republican, wants to ...
Feb 27, 2026
Kalamazoo Public Schools kindergarten orientation set for March 4
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools will hold an orientation next week at all 17 Kalamazoo Public Schools elementary buildings for incoming kindergarten students and PEEP: A Great St...
Feb 27, 2026
Portage Public Schools buys land for construction of replacement elementary
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Construction is expected to begin next year after the Portage Public Schools Board of Education this week approved a $2 million purchase of land to build a new Angling Road ...
Feb 27, 2026 The current Angling Road Elementary (courtesy Portage Public Schools)
Woman gets 20-40 years in prison for fatal Stadium Drive crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 24-year-old old woman could spend four decades in prison for a fatal 2023 crash in Kalamazoo. Nyra Antinique Whitelow was sentenced this week to 20-40 years in prison fo...
Feb 26, 2026 Nyra Antinique Whitelow (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
People's Food Co-Op of Kalamazoo members concerned about leadership transition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Several dozen People's Food Co-Op of Kalamazoo members have concerns about the transition in leadership and expressed those worries to their board this week. Member Charle...
Feb 26, 2026
Flags in Michigan at half-staff Thursday, Friday for Reverend Jesse Jackson
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - All U.S. and state flags in Michigan will fly at half-staff Thursday and Friday. Governor Whitmer ordered the flags lowered to honor the life of late civil rights activist R...
Feb 26, 2026 AlphaPenguin
MSP: Kalamazoo family survived pileup on I-94 due to seat belt use
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police say a Kalamazoo family survived an eight-vehicle pileup on I-94 in October because they were using seat belts and child restraint seats. Troopers thi...
Feb 26, 2026 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
