Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo College to build two on-campus residence halls
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo College will be building two new residence halls on campus. Construction will start in May along West Main Street in Kalamazoo and the buildings are scheduled to...
Apr 24, 2025
Winning Lotto 47 ticket for Wednesday's $5.46 million jackpot sold at Speedway station in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Someone who purchased a Michigan Lottery Lotto 47 ticket at the Speedway gas station at 3908 South Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo has won a $5.46 million jackpot. Lottery C...
Apr 24, 2025 Courtesy Michigan Lottery Facebook page
Kalamazoo Democratic Party to hold rally for veterans Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Democratic Party will hold a rally in front of the Federal Building in downtown Kalamazoo Saturday to support veterans. Their "Do Something Group" wil...
Apr 24, 2025
City of Allegan will keep its police force
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Allegan will keep its police force. Officials had been presented with the idea of dissolving the department at its April 14 meeting in an attempt to find money t...
Apr 24, 2025
AUDIO: KPS authorizes weapons detector use at middle, high schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools trustees have authorized the use of weapons detectors for daily use in high schools and middle schools, beginning this fall. The school district a...
Apr 24, 2025
WMU appoints alum Russ Kavalhuna as the university's new president
KALAMAZOO, Mich.- A WMU alumnus has been selected as the next president of Western Michigan University. The Board of Trustees Wednesday appointed Russ Kavalhuna to replace Dr. Edward Montgomery, who i...
Apr 23, 2025 The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees today appointed Russ Kavalhuna, J.D., as the school's 10th president April 23, 2025 (courtesy WMU)
Consumers Energy debuts its first all-electric bucket truck
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy is now using its first all-electric bucket truck. The utility says the electric truck will perform work in Grand Rapids to provide customers with relia...
Apr 23, 2025
Damage assessments underway after northern Michigan ice storm in March
GAYLORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Damage assessments are underway in northern Michigan by federal, state, and local officials. The ice storm that hit the northern part of the Lower Peninsula and the eastern ...
Apr 23, 2025 Jon Evans / CC
Kalamazoo Public Safety: Violent crime down nearly 13% in city
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Violent crime is down by nearly 13% in the city of Kalamazoo from 2023 to 2024. The Department of Public Safety says murders were down nearly 55% from 22 to ten, and confi...
Apr 23, 2025 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Abraham and Mary Lincoln come to life this weekend in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Association of Lincoln Presenters (ALP) is holding its 29th annual conference in Kalamazoo from Thursday evening, April 24 through Sunday morning, April 27. The group ...
Apr 23, 2025 A statue of Abraham Lincoln in Kalamazoo's Bronson Park
Wed Jul 22
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