Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Ribbon-cutting next week for new recovery housing in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Battle Creek will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony next Wednesday, May 27 at 11:30 a.m. for a newly rehabilitate...
May 21, 2026
State Senate bill would ban social media for people under 16
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A bill introduced in the state Senate would ban social media for anyone younger than 16-years-old in Michigan. Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt of Van Buren County sponso...
May 21, 2026
Discover Kalamazoo sells all bonds for youth athletic complex
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's not the best time in history to seek bonding for new government projects, but Discover Kalamazoo reports they have been successful at securing funding for their new y...
May 21, 2026
Van Buren County Sheriff's Office investigating Hartford city council fight
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fight between a Hartford city commissioner and a member of the public that was caught on video. The fight happened ...
May 21, 2026 (Photo by John McNeil)
KPS officials are preparing for summer
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools officials are already gearing up for the summer. Graduation ceremonies for the district's five high schools will begin soon, and there are just tw...
May 21, 2026
Three Hospitalized in Crash Involving Ambulance on US-131
WAYLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 21, 2026) - An apparently drowsy driver caused a two-vehicle crash involving an ambulance near Wayland on Wednesday evening. According to Allegan County Sheriff's Ser...
May 21, 2026
Oshtemo Township moving ahead with sewer project in Westport neighborhood
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Oshtemo Township has approved a financing deal to extend more than four miles of sewer main and install three lift stations in the Westport neighborhood. The townsh...
May 21, 2026 (courtesy Oshtemo Township)
YWCA Kalamazoo joins lawsuit against the Trump administration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - YWCA Kalamazoo has joined a multi-party lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging executive orders and new federal funding conditions that they say severely res...
May 20, 2026 Maryland GovPics / CC
Battle Creek police arrest suspect following report of attempted abduction near elementary school
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man is in custody after an attempted abduction Tuesday morning near Ann J. Kellogg School. The Battle Creek Police Department says around 8:00 a.m. offic...
May 20, 2026
MIOSHA confirms two workplace deaths in past week in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration is confirming they are investigating two workplace deaths in the state in the past week. The first was May 12th wh...
May 20, 2026 MIOSHA logo
