Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Gas prices in Michigan down seven-cents to $3.03
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are seven-cents a gallon lower to start the week at $3.03. Triple-A Michigan says the price is down eight-cents from last month, and 11-cents higher ...
Dec 30, 2024
Lakota hip-hop artist's class brings new perspective to WMU students
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Lakota hip-hop artist is bringing a new perspective to Western Michigan University students taking his class called "Indigenous Music, Healing, and Activism." Frank Waln...
Dec 27, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil).
Battle Creek extends deadline for Housing and Community Development Survey responses
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Battle Creek is extending the deadline for people to respond to what officials call a crucial survey. The Housing and Community Development Survey was publi...
Dec 27, 2024 City of Battle Creek logo
AUDIO: Boyfriend of Heather Kelley ordered to trial for her 2022 murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Carlos Watts Jr. will stand trial in Kalamazoo County for the murder of his girlfriend, Portage mother of eight Heather Kelley. She disappeared two years ago and Kalamazoo...
Dec 27, 2024
Leroy Township man arrested after assault, threatening others with guns, explosives
LEROY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Leroy Township man for making what they call credible threats to harm relatives using guns and explosives. The 33-y...
Dec 26, 2024 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
AUDIO: Nonprofit Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners needs volunteers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A brand-new nonprofit is setting up operations in Kalamazoo to serve the world and is looking for volunteers. The Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners has procured a 23,000 square fo...
Dec 26, 2024
Seven-year-old's condition improving after being hit by vehicle
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A seven-year-old child's condition is improving after they were hit by a vehicle Tuesday afternoon. The child is now in stable condition at a Kalamazoo hospital. The crash...
Dec 26, 2024 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (photo by John Mcneil)
Hastings-area restaurant destroyed by fire
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Yankee Bill's Wood-Fired Saloon in the Hastings area is a complete loss after a fire was reported just before noon Monday. Hastings Fire Chief Mark Jordan says eight differ...
Dec 24, 2024 Arseni Mourzenko
Four juveniles arrested by Kalamazoo Public Safety
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four juveniles are facing charges after they were arrested by Kalamazoo Public Safety officers last Wednesday night. Three are charged with carrying a concealed weapon and...
Dec 24, 2024 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Missing Kalamazoo Co. man found in Allegan County lake
ALLEGAN TWP., MI (WKZO/WHTC) - Foul play is not suspected after the body of a person was found by divers in a lake southwest of Allegan on Monday, Dec. 23. No names were disclosed after dive team memb...
Dec 23, 2024
