Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Discover Kalamazoo director expecting tourism to continue to grow
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tourism is one of Michigan's biggest industries and it continues to grow in Kalamazoo County, post-COVID, setting a record for visitors last year, and could do it again th...
Jan 02, 2025 Discover Kalamazoo CEO Jane Ghosh speaks to the Kalamazoo City Commission
Man injured in shooting in Battle Creek on New Year's Day
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police say a 37-year-old man was injured in a shooting early Wednesday morning. Officers were called to Manchester Street near Kendall Street just after mi...
Jan 02, 2025
Single vehicle crash kills one Tuesday morning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) ' One person was killed in a rollover crash on I-94 in Kalamazoo County Tuesday morning. Michigan State Police say tge single-vehicle crash happened just after 9:00 a.m. on ...
Dec 31, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Battle Creek Police arrest man on unrelated charges while investigating shots fired report
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man has been arrested while police were investigating a separate shooting incident Monday. Officers were called to 20 Goguac Street East for a report of ...
Dec 31, 2024 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
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).
