Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Public Schools responds to Georgia school shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The school year has just begun, and already there has been a school shooting in Georgia. They plan to prosecute 14-year-old Colt Gray as an adult for killing two students ...
Sep 06, 2024
AUDIO: Judge Charles A. Pratt Justice Center dedication Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Dedication ceremonies are planned for Saturday at the new Judge Charles A. Pratt Justice Center in Kalamazoo. The new courthouse has been open for months. They wanted to m...
Sep 06, 2024
Arrest made after a rash of fires throughout Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Following a rash of fires at a number of vacant homes and businesses, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it arrested a 32-year-old man Thursday morning in conn...
Sep 05, 2024
Organizers pull the plug on pod housing project in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After almost two years of trying to find a location to house homeless individuals in housing pods, the organization spearheading the plan says it is canceling the project ...
Sep 05, 2024 The interior of one of the pods for homeless housing in Kalamazoo County (courtesy Housing Resources Incorporated
AUDIO: Comstock Public Schools hold ribbon cutting for Comstock Middle School
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The renovated Comstock Middle School is finally complete after several years of work to turn it from North Elementary into the middle school. Superintendent Jeffre...
Sep 05, 2024 (courtesy Comstock Public Schools)
Kalamazoo holding open house next Thursday for input on Michigan Avenue redesign
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is holding a Kalamazoo Streets For All Community Open House next Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Epic Center on the Kalamazoo Mall. The m...
Sep 05, 2024
One hospitalized after crash between vehicle, trash truck in Cass County
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Vandalia man is hospitalized after crashing his vehicle into a Michiana trash truck Wednesday morning. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says 40-year-old Keith P...
Sep 05, 2024
City of Kalamazoo launches Rave Mobility Safety System
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Kalamazoo residents are being encouraged to sign up for the city's new mass notification system for emergencies. Called the Rave Mobility Safety System, it lets of...
Sep 05, 2024
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County to look at how money is spent on seniors
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County plans to take a renewed look at how they spend money on the elderly after voters have reapproved the senior millage last month. Don Saldia, who oversees t...
Sep 04, 2024 Kalamazoo County Government logo
Sherman's Dairy Bar closing for good in South Haven in October
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sherman's Dairy Bar in South Haven will close for good at the end of the current summer season. The business has been around for 66 years, but owners say October 26 will...
Sep 04, 2024 Sherman's Dairy Bar in South Haven, MI
