Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Deadly crash under investigation in St. Joseph County
SHERMAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 29-year-old man on several felony charges after a deadly crash Monday in Sherman Township. Deputies say the Vi...
Dec 03, 2024 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
AUDIO: WMU, KCC launching EV, semiconductor program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University and Kellogg Community College are teaming up to help train people for high-tech jobs with new training programs for electric vehicle and semico...
Dec 03, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil).
AUDIO: Comstock Township board rejects motion to limit access to township attorney
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The new members of the Comstock Township board of trustees have rejected a motion that would have limited who has access to the township attorney. New Supervisor B...
Dec 03, 2024
AUDIO: 241 apartments possible for West Michigan Avenue in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo has given initial approval for a brownfield redevelopment plan for 241 new apartment units off of Michigan Avenue just west of the Western Michigan U...
Dec 03, 2024 Kalamazoo City Hall in winter. (Photo by John McNeil)
Man convicted of sexually assaulting girl in 2005 in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 39-year-old man has been convicted of two charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for assaulting a then-14-year-old girl in 2005. Shawn Hopkins was charged in Fe...
Dec 03, 2024
AUDIO: Homicides down 57% in Kalamazoo this year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo has seen a sharp decline in homicides this year, and city officials hope it will continue to drop now that a full court press is in place to prevent gun violence...
Dec 03, 2024
Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries asking for donations for Giving Tuesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is Giving Tuesday, a globally recognized, social media-driven day of giving locally that debuted in 2012. Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries is encouraging Kalamazoo County...
Dec 03, 2024 Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries (KGM) logo. (Image courtesy of Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries).
AUDIO: Kalamazoo water, sewer rates going up in 2025
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Water and sewer rates will be going up January first for the residents in 11 communities using city of Kalamazoo water, and 22 municipalities connected to the sewage plant...
Dec 03, 2024
Kalamazoo Public Schools to hold groundbreaking for new district kitchen
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After several years of delays, construction for a new district kitchen complex for the Kalamazoo Public Schools will soon be underway. The project was included in a voter ...
Dec 02, 2024 An architect's rendering of the new Central Kitchen for Kalamazoo Public Schools (courtesy KPS)
Two portions of I-94 in Van Buren County closed due to snow-caused accidents
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Near whiteout conditions that led to several crashes that closed down portions of I-94 in both directions in Van Buren County early Monday afternoon. The Michigan Departmen...
Dec 02, 2024 The view from a Michigan Department of Transportation traffic camera near Hartford on I-94 December 2, 2024 (courtesy MDOT)
