Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Calhoun Deputies rescue two dogs from burning Marengo Twp home
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two dogs were saved from a burning home in Calhoun County's Marengo Township late Saturday afternoon. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department assisted the Marengo To...
Jan 14, 2025 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
Three suspects arrested breaking into Comstock Township storage facility
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three people have been arrested by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office for allegedly breaking into a storage facility in the 2100 block of South Sprinkle Road in...
Jan 14, 2025 Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office SUV cruiser and K9 unit (Photo by John McNeil)
AUDIO: Senator Nesbitt of Van Buren County running for governor in 2026
LAWTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The 2026 race for governor in Michigan has its second candidate. State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt of Lawton has announced he is seeking the Republican nomination for...
Jan 14, 2025 State Senator Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton. (Photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans).
Kalamazoo to assess downtown railroad crossings following U.S. DOT grant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Railroad crossings in downtown Kalamazoo will be assessed for possible closings after the city was awarded a $2.6 million grant Friday from the U.S. Department of Transpor...
Jan 14, 2025 City of Kalamazoo logo
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says dynamite sticks found in Pennfield Township basement
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says seven to ten sticks of dynamite were discovered in the basement of a Pennfield Township home Sunday. The homeowner contac...
Jan 14, 2025 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
AUDIO: Kalamazoo holding Safe Streets For All open house Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo residents who want to make their opinions known on plans to revamp Michigan Avenue downtown will get a chance this week. The larger "Safe Streets for All" projec...
Jan 14, 2025
Portage Public Schools superintendent Mark Bielang to retire
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Schools superintendent Mark Bielang is retiring at the end of the academic year. He has been the district's superintendent since July 2013 after previously se...
Jan 14, 2025 Portage Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bielang (courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
Representative Rogers has Research and Development tax credit bills signed into law
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed five bills Monday, including one co-sponsored by State Representative Julie Rogers of Kalamazoo that are designed to lower costs for busines...
Jan 14, 2025 (courtesy Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
Another Winter Weather Advisory issued, with the possibility of three to six inches of new snow
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Lake effect snow Monday night and Tuesday, coupled with colder temperatures, will keep the winter weather machine rolling to start the week. The National Weather Service h...
Jan 13, 2025 (courtesy National Weather Service, Grand Rapids)
Elderly woman killed in South Burdick Street fire Sunday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person died and several others had to rescued in a series of fires in Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon and evening. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety was dispatched ...
Jan 13, 2025 KDPS crews on scene at a fire in the 2800 block of South Burdick Street Jan 12, 2025 (courtesy KDPS)
