Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County Administrator to take over Office of Emergency Management
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County commissioners have agreed to realign the organization of the Office of Emergency Management to make it more responsive to the aftermath of local disasters...
Sep 04, 2024 Proposed Kalamazoo County Administrator Kevin Catlin (courtesy of Boone County, Illinois)
AUDIO: WMU, professors continue contract talks with possible strike looming
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University and the WMU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors are continuing to negotiate a new contract. WMU deputy spokesperson Pa...
Sep 04, 2024 Western Michigan University (photo by John McNeil)
AUDIO: City of Kalamazoo, Consumers Energy considering solar power partnership
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo has been looking into solar to supply its electricity needs, but won't be able to do it on their own. Sustainability coordinator Justin Gish says nea...
Sep 04, 2024
AUDIO: Some questioning if serial arsonist on loose in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Is there a serial arsonist loose in Kalamazoo? A series of fires has some wondering. The blazes have mostly occurred in vacant and abandoned buildings, and they are consid...
Sep 04, 2024
Stabbing on Capital Avenue SW leads to arrest of BC woman
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 37-year-old Battle Creek woman is in custody after a dispute in the 3000 block of Capital Avenue SW led to a stabbing of another woman on Monday night. Battle Creek Po...
Sep 03, 2024
Comstock Public Schools to host ribbon cutting for renovated middle school
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Comstock Public Schools will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the renovated Comstock Middle School on Wednesday. The school was first built in 1958 and was home ...
Sep 03, 2024 (courtesy Comstock Public Schools)
South Haven police arrest woman for pulling gun on another in McDonald's drive thru
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - South Haven police have arrested a 24-year-old woman for allegedly pointing a gun at another driver in the McDonald's drive thru Tuesday morning. The victim said she had...
Sep 03, 2024 Suspect in South Haven shooting had threatened incident in Paw Paw in 2018 (logo courtesy of South Haven Police Dept.)
Vacant commercial building in downtown Kalamazoo catches fire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A vacant commercial building in downtown Kalamazoo caught fire Tuesday morning. Kalamazoo Public Safety says the fire was under control by around 6 a.m. and no one was hur...
Sep 03, 2024
AUDIO: KPS superintendent visiting rough neighborhoods
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent has been visiting rough neighborhoods at night on the weekends, and recently announced plans to continue doing it this fall. Dr...
Sep 03, 2024
Michigan gas prices down four cents a gallon in the past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are down four cents a gallon in the past week. AAA Michigan says the average is now $3.36, which is down 33 cents in the past month and 34 cents lowe...
Sep 03, 2024
