Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
South Westnedge Arby's in Portage demolished
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The former Arby's restaurant at 5333 South Westnedge in Portage has been demolished. It had been closed for about a decade and the property was last purchased in 2004 by Pin...
Dec 31, 2024 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Man arrested in Bangor Township after standoff Friday night
BANGOR TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Bangor Township man is facing seven charges from allegedly holding his wife hostage and threatening to kill Van Buren County Sheriff's deputies Friday night. 33-ye...
Dec 31, 2024 Scott Davidson / CC
AUDIO: Infant mortality rate could improve in Kalamazoo County in 2025
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A high infant mortality rate is something the healthcare community in Kalamazoo has been battling for decades, but significant strides could be coming in 2025. Some progre...
Dec 31, 2024
KVET arrests man on gun, drug charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team has arrested a 25-year-old man for possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine and other charges. Officers executed a search warr...
Dec 30, 2024
Teenage girl dies in Barry County house fire
ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 17-year-old girl has died in Barry County. The sheriff's office says firefighters and deputies were called to a house fire in the 8400 block of South Marsh Ro...
Dec 30, 2024 jonel hanopol / CC
Dog rescued from Portage apartment fire
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A dog was rescued by Portage Public Safety when they were responding to a fire at an apartment in the 6300 block of Longview Street Sunday afternoon. The dog was found unres...
Dec 30, 2024 Portage fire truck. (Photo courtesy City of Portage).
Sturgis man killed in St. Joseph County crash
BURR OAK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office says a 34-year-old Sturgis man has died in a car crash early Friday morning. Deputies were called to M-66 near Blackberry La...
Dec 30, 2024 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
Van Buren County Sheriff's Office investigating after man collides with Bangor Township home
BANGOR TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A vehicle crash into a Bangor Township home early Sunday morning is under investigation by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office. A 38-year-old Battle Creek man hit ...
Dec 30, 2024 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo Public Schools planning series of community meetings to start 2025
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade says he plans to get the new year off to a fast start with a series of community meetings to discuss important top...
Dec 30, 2024
AUDIO: Decision coming on new sports tournament center in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A decision could be made in this coming year whether to stage an unusual election to decide if Kalamazoo County will get a new sports tournament center. Discover Kalamazoo...
Dec 30, 2024
