Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
One dead after shooting at Oshtemo Township apartment complex
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shooting Tuesday afternoon at an Oshtemo Township apartment in Kalamazoo County has left one man dead. At 2:36 p.m. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputies were dispa...
May 27, 2025 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Food Innovation Center to strengthen Michigan's food chain
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Tuesday announced the first grant recipients in the state's first-ever program aimed at strengthening Michigan...
May 27, 2025 Kalamazoo Valley Community College Food Innovation Center (courtesy KVCC)
Battle Creek police seek information after overnight shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that occurred shortly after midnight Tuesday in the 100 block of Arbor Point Drive. Officers res...
May 27, 2025
State report: 29% of Kalamazoo County roads in poor condition, 36% in good condition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As state leaders continue to argue about the next step in providing funding for road repair in Michigan, roads are still deteriorating faster than they can be fixed. Accor...
May 27, 2025 jerryb7 / Depositphotos.com
Tougher stance on discipline paying off for Kalamazoo Public Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade's tougher stance on discipline in the schools seems to be paying off, better than even he expected. The latest num...
May 27, 2025
Portage City Council to enact policy on how and to whom they issue proclamations and resolutions
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council hopes to avoid future embarrassment and controversy by approving a new policy on how and to whom they issue proclamations and resolutions. The issue...
May 27, 2025 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
"A very conservative budget" comes before Portage City Council for approval
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council Tuesday is set to approve their budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2025. On the agenda for the council is their $28 million gener...
May 26, 2025 jittawit.21 / Depositphotos.com
18-year-old accused of shooting to death security guard at Kalamazoo nightclub bound over for trial
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 18-year-old from Battle Creek has been bound over to Kalamazoo County Circuit Court to face trial in the April 12 shooting death of security guard Montine Wiley at a pa...
May 25, 2025 L-R: Damonte Christopher Jenkins-Gooden and Kaiden Tanner Cole (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Aggressive dog incident in Pennfield Township results in use of force
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB)- At approximately 5:11 p.m. on Friday, May 23, the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) responded to a report of aggressive dogs in the 8000 block of Swift Road in Pennfiel...
May 24, 2025
Kalamazoo Rotary Club to host Memorial Day event in downtown and Riverside Cemetery
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Rotary Club will be hosting its annual Memorial Day Celebration Monday, honoring the men and women who gave their lives while serving in the United States Ar...
May 24, 2025 IgorVetushko / Depositphotos.com
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