Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Detroit Lions playoff game to have big economic impact
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Saturday night's playoff game for the Detroit Lions at Ford Field is expected to pay off for businesses all over the metro Detroit area. Anderson Economic Group is estimatin...
Jan 17, 2025 Detroit Lions quarterback David Blough (courtesy of NFL/Detroit Lions)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo residents get look at Michigan Avenue redesign plans
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city residents got their first look at initial plans for the complete reconstruction of Michigan Avenue downtown last evening. Four lanes of two-way traffic comi...
Jan 17, 2025
Man arrested for Three Rivers hit-and-run, one injured in Cass County car-bike crash
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three Rivers police have arrested a 33-year-old man for a hit-and-run yesterday afternoon that hospitalized a 47-year-old woman. The crash happened just after 4:30 p.m....
Jan 16, 2025 Premium_shots / Depositphotos.com
Man sentenced to life in prison for August 2023 murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A sentence of life in prison without parole has been given to 22-year-old Axel Zuniga-Rivera of Kalamazoo for the August 26, 2023 murder of 24-year-old Marcell Alguarelles...
Jan 16, 2025
One hospitalized, one arrested after early morning crash in Charleston Township
CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 43-year-old man is hospitalized with severe injuries suffered in a car crash Thursday morning in Charleston Township. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office res...
Jan 16, 2025 (Photo by John McNeil)
Man convicted of first-degree murder in 2022 death in Oshtemo Township Walmart parking lot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 37-year-old Kalamazoo man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 65-year-old Sandra Villarreal in August 2022. Xuan Vo was found guilty yesterday for ...
Jan 16, 2025 (Photo of what the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center will look like upon completion)
City of Kalamazoo urging volunteerism for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is encouraging residents to take part in the annual Community-Wide Day of Service on Monday, January 20 to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday i...
Jan 15, 2025 City of Kalamazoo logo
AUDIO: Restaurant workers, owners urge lawmakers to protect lower tipped wage system
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Restaurant owners and employees spent part of their Tuesday urging state lawmakers to take action to protect their lower tipped minimum wage before it starts to go up Februa...
Jan 15, 2025 Exterior of Michigan Capitol building (courtesy State of Michigan)
Michigan State Police looking for Jeep in Calhoun County hit-and-run
ATHENS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police troopers are searching for a white Jeep Gladiator that was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Calhoun County Monday night. The crash happened j...
Jan 15, 2025
AUDIO: City of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County both to conduct surveys of residents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's a new year and local officials want to know what is on the minds of taxpayers. Kalamazoo city officials have two surveys planned. 3000 homes in the city of Kalamazoo ...
Jan 15, 2025 GotCredit / CC
