Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo hit-and-run victim identified
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety says the man who was hit and killed on South Westnedge Avenue last Wednesday night has been identified as 51-year-old Mark McBride. His family rele...
Apr 01, 2026
Van Buren County assistant prosecutor running for district court judge
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Van Buren County Assistant Prosecutor Rachel Keeley has filed her nominating petitions to run in the November election as the next 7th District Court Judge. Keeley submitted...
Mar 31, 2026
Battle Creek weekly curbside yard waste collection starts Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Weekly curbside yard waste collection in Battle Creek will start on Monday, April 6th. The city says it will run through Friday, December 4th for the 2026 season. Yard ...
Mar 31, 2026 City of Battle Creek logo
Muskegon Heights police searching for woman who escaped in viral video
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A viral video that has circulated on social media since Saturday afternoon of a handcuffed woman escaping a Muskegon Heights police SUV is valid according to police...
Mar 31, 2026
Victim in Plainwell house fire identified
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The man who was found dead in a fire at his home in Plainwell Saturday night has been identified. Plainwell officials say he was 58-year-old Ted Hughes Jr. Hughes was pron...
Mar 31, 2026 Arseni Mourzenko
Palisades a step closer to restarting
COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Palisades nuclear power plant has completed another step towards restarting. Holtec officials say they have successfully completed passivation of its primary sys...
Mar 31, 2026
WMU names finalists in business pitch competition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University has named nine finalists in their Cultivate 269 business pitch competition. The five WMU students selected by judges are Genesis Erhabor, Caden...
Mar 31, 2026 WMU logo (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Kalamazoo Township trustee named interim township treasurer
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Township trustee Clara Robinson has been named the township's interim treasurer. She will serve until a new treasurer is elected in November and has ser...
Mar 31, 2026 (courtesy Kalamazoo Township)
Battle Creek VA Medical Center to receive nearly $14.5 million in infrastructure upgrades
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek VA Medical Center will be receiving $14,497,160 to modernize, repair, and improve buildings on its campus as part of the Veterans Health Administration...
Mar 30, 2026 Battle Creek VAMC (courtesy of the Veterans Affairs Administration)
Calhoun County's opioid settlement funds make an impact
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM)- Calhoun County has released its 2024-2025 Opioid Settlement Funds Impact Report, detailing the strategic distribution of the first $1 million received from national opio...
Mar 30, 2026
