Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Board of State Canvassers removes two from gubernatorial primary ballot
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Southwest Michigan pastor Ralph Rebandt will not be on the Republican primary ballot in August in the race for governor, and neither will Kim Thomas. The two were rejected b...
May 29, 2026
American Axle employees in Three Rivers prepared to strike
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Employees of American Axle & Manufacturing in Three Rivers say they are preparing to go on strike at midnight Sunday. Contract talks between American Axle and the U...
May 29, 2026 Three Rivers, Michigan - Google Street View
Upper level apartments at Kalamazoo Township complex ordered evacuated
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The upper level residents of Wildwood Off Main apartments in Kalamazoo Township are being told by management they have to evacuate because stairways and decks are...
May 29, 2026
WMU offering buy-out program for some tenured faculty
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University officials hope to save $5 million by offering a "Voluntary Early Separation Program" for tenured faculty members aged 60 and older. WMU says th...
May 28, 2026 WMU logo (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Kalamazoo Deputy City Manager Rebekah Kik leaving for Notre Dame job
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Deputy City Manager Rebekah Kik is leaving her position effective July 3rd. She submitted a letter of resignation to the city Tuesday and will start teaching at ...
May 28, 2026
Class action lawsuit filed against data center in Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A class action lawsuit has been filed in federal court against Alliance Cloud Services, the owner of Hyperscale Data Center in Dowagiac. Neighbors like Mitchell Gourley say...
May 28, 2026 designer491 / Depositphotos.com
Man sentenced to life in prison for 2018 Kalamazoo murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A judge has sentenced a man to life in prison without parole for a 2018 murder in Kalamazoo. James Reed was found guilty in April of this year in the shooting death of 32-...
May 28, 2026
Cass County woman dies in early morning ATV crash
NEWBERG TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - For the second time this week the driver of an off road vehicle has died in a crash in southern Michigan. Just after 1:00 a.m. Wednesday deputies from the Cass Coun...
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Portage Director of Senior Citizen Services receives national recognition
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kim Phillips, Director of Senior Citizen Services for the City of Portage, has been recognized as a Trailblazer in Aging by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) at the 2026 ...
May 27, 2026 Charles and Lynn Zhang Portage Community Senior Center (courtesy City of Portage)
Tulip Time draws nearly 900,000 to Holland in 2026
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Holland's annual Tulip Time Festival drew nearly 900,000 visitors this year. Executive director Gwen Auwerda says they had 895,153 people visit the city from May 1st through...
May 27, 2026
