Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
State's average gas price down seven-cents a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are down seven-cents a gallon from last week on average. Triple-A Michigan says the price is now $2.83, three-cents less than last month and down 27-...
Feb 09, 2026
Neighborhood in Kalamazoo Township under boil water advisory
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A neighborhood in Kalamazoo Township is under a boil water advisory due to a water main break over the weekend. The advisory is for Arthur Avenue between East Mai...
Feb 09, 2026
Kalamazoo has neighborhood-based ways to cut construction costs of affordable homes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One key to building affordable homes is to cut construction costs. Kalamazoo has a couple of new neighborhood-based ways to do that. Volunteering is one way to save. Ediso...
Feb 09, 2026 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
One man in critical condition after Battle Creek shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday morning. A 60-year-old man is hospitalized in critical condition after he was found with a gunsh...
Feb 09, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Kalamazoo College students explore what makes a city 'stick,' developing ideas to get students to stay in town after graduation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Students at Kalamazoo College who will soon be graduating are working on a project that might encourage recent graduates to stay in Kalamazoo. A 2024 report from the W.E. ...
Feb 08, 2026 Senior business majors at Kalamazoo College (courtesy Kalamazoo College)
Woman dead after flames engulf camper in St. Joseph County
LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A woman died in a camper fire on Mitchell Road in St. Joseph County Friday night. According to a news release deputies along with fire personnel responded to the 57000 b...
Feb 07, 2026 Arseni Mourzenko
President Trump wants federal government to take over Detroit election; Senator Nesbitt in favor
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - President Donald Trump is floating the idea of the federal government stepping in to run the 2026 election in Detroit, saying Motown, Philadelphia, and Atlanta have "horribl...
Feb 06, 2026 samael1986 / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo's Rx Kids program reaches first birthday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's Rx Kids pilot program reached its first birthday this week, and most moms are signing up. 94% of the pregnant woman in the city of Kalamazoo have enrolled in t...
Feb 06, 2026
AUDIO: KPS superintendent gives update on strategic plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent Darrin Slade delivered his first strategic plan update to the trustees last night. It is like a report card on the whole school dis...
Feb 06, 2026
Kalamazoo Growlers and City of Kalamazoo announce 10-year lease extension, stadium improvements
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Growlers and the City of Kalamazoo have announced a 10-year extension to the team's lease at Homer Stryker Field. Club officials say the new agreement builds...
Feb 05, 2026 Homer Stryker Field in Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy Kalamazoo Growlers)
