Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Two juveniles arrested in Oshtemo Township with stolen handgun, marijuana
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested two juveniles yesterday afternoon after they allegedly broke into a car in a parking lot on West Main Street in ...
Feb 11, 2025 (Photo by John McNeil).
Allegan County man charged with killing mother in September 2024
LEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 23-year-old Allegan County man is facing charges for the murder of his mother in September 2024. Craig Mills was arrested by the Berrien County Sheriff's Office on Se...
Feb 11, 2025
AUDIO: KPS holds public forum on metal detectors
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade is meeting with family members to discuss the possibility of adding metal detectors at the entrances of all middle...
Feb 11, 2025
Liberty Farms Solar project in Richland Township expected to power 52,000 homes a year
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy has announced plans for another major solar project for southwest Michigan, with the latest to be constructed in Kalamazoo County's Richland Towns...
Feb 11, 2025 (courtesy Consumers Energy)
Rx Kids cash payments for pregnant mothers in Kalamazoo begin Wednesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sign-up begins this week for Kalamazoo's new Rx Kids program, which makes no-strings-attached cash payments to pregnant mothers in the city. The first-of-its kind program ...
Feb 10, 2025
Kalamazoo man sentenced for 2005 sexual assault of 14-year-old
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 39-year-old Kalamazoo man will spend between 12 and 50 years in prison after being convicted of two charges of first degree criminal sexual conduct for assaulting a mino...
Feb 10, 2025 Shawn Darnell Robinson Hopkins (courtesy Kalamazoo Co Prosecutors Office)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo mayor defends commission after getting complaints they're not addressing homelessness
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners have been taking a beating from homeless advocates for months as they complain that City Hall and the commissioners aren't doing enough to sol...
Feb 10, 2025 Kalamazoo City Hall in winter. (Photo by John McNeil)
AUDIO: Hispanic Kalamazoo County commissioner cautions against naming community sanctuary
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A local Hispanic leader is advising Kalamazoo officials to be cautious when taking any new action to protect its immigrant population, at least for now. County commissione...
Feb 10, 2025 Monteze Morales will represent District 2 of Kalamazoo County as of June 29, 2021. (Image via PMN Civic through Zoom meeting).
Statewide gas prices up 7-cents a gallon on average
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average gas price is up seven-cents a gallon to start the week at $3.10. Triple-A Michigan says the price is up three-cents from last month, but 12-cents less th...
Feb 10, 2025
Portage council to vote on changing what expenses need to be approved
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Last week, Kalamazoo city commissioners rejected a proposal by its city manager to alter what expenditures must be approved on the public record, calling it an issue of tran...
Feb 10, 2025 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
