Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Judge upholds life sentence without parole for Calhoun County man
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County Judge Sarah Lincoln has ruled a man's life without parole sentence for beating, raping, and killing five-year-old Nicole VanNoty in 1994 will stand. Jaso...
Mar 27, 2026 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
State Senate bill would mandate driving tests for people 75 and older
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Senate is considering a bill that would require all drivers over 75-years-old to have to undergo a driving skills test, written knowledge test, and a vision exa...
Mar 27, 2026
Heritage Community of Kalamazoo announces $9-million Thrive Together Campaign
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Heritage Community of Kalamazoo has launched the Thrive Together Campaign, a three-year, $9 million fundraising initiative to transform senior living, expand affordable me...
Mar 27, 2026
Man killed in Cass County crash
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office says 66-year-old Todd Willingham of Mishawaka, Indiana was killed Wednesday afternoon in a crash on Oil City Road. Willingham lef...
Mar 27, 2026 Cass County Sheriff's Office sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
Spring cleaning Saturday along Kalamazoo River, parks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It will be time for a little spring cleaning this weekend. A coalition of groups including Michigan's Waterway Stewards, Kalamazoo City Parks, and the Western Michigan Uni...
Mar 27, 2026
Kalamazoo man convicted of 2022 murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 54-year-old Kalamazoo man who is already a state of Michigan inmate after being convicted of a Calhoun County home invasion last year will spend decades more in prison. ...
Mar 27, 2026 zolnierek / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo hit-and-run car found in Galesburg
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says they have recovered the car that was involved in a deadly hit-and-run just before 9 p.m. Wednesday on South Westnedge Avenue...
Mar 27, 2026 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Pedestrian struck and killed on South Westendge Avenue
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 52-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening after being struck by one of two vehicles that were traveling at a high rate of speed on South Westnedge Avenue. At approxim...
Mar 26, 2026 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Poll: Michiganders feel country on wrong track
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The United States is on the wrong track according to the results of a poll from Marketing Resource Group. The survey found 58% of respondents feel that, and only 33% think t...
Mar 26, 2026 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com
Hit-and-run in Kalamazoo kills one
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says one person has been killed in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night on South Westnedge Avenue. It happened around 9 p.m. near ...
Mar 26, 2026 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety . (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
