Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Kalamazoo County board might ask voters for childcare millage in August
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the results of the election done, the Kalamazoo County board could decide later today if they will ask voters for more money on the August ballot to support pre-schoo...
John McNeill May 06, 2026 stuartmiles / Depositphotos.com

UPDATE: Two teenagers shot, injured in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shooting on the north side of Kalamazoo has resulted in two teenagers being hospitalized with injuries. Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to the shots being fired around...
Michael Arney May 06, 2026 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).

Kalamazoo County officials warning about tick, mosquito bite risk
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It may not feel like summer yet, but local officials say it isn't all sunshine and sandy beaches when it arrives. It also means insects and diseases to worry about. The Ka...
John McNeill May 06, 2026 John Tann / CC

School bonds approved in Galesburg-Augusta, Vicksburg, and Mattawan; Comstock voters say no
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Voters in Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools have approved the district's $11.2 million bond proposal by a vote of 964 to 880. The bond will allow the district to remodel...
Michael Arney May 06, 2026 hjl / CC

KRESA special education millage renewed
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency's special education millage renewal and restoration proposal has been approved by voters. In Kalamazoo County, 24,972 vot...
Michael Arney May 06, 2026

Portage voters keep single-hauler trash system in place
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage residents have decided to keep the city's single-hauler trash system. The ordinance amendment failed to be approved on the ballot Tuesday, with 6,649 voting no and 5...
Michael Arney May 05, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)

Suspect arrested in fatal hit-and-run in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An arrest has been made in connection with the fatal hit-and-run crash in March along South Westnedge Avenue. The Kalamazoo Department of Public safety says 29-year-old Da...
Ken Delaney May 05, 2026 Darqareoin Damont Mills (courtesy KDPS)

"I Voted" sticker contest draws 2,095 entries, up from 480 in 2024
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of State's "I Voted" sticker contest has drawn 2,095 entries, way up from the 480 entries submitted in 2024. They took submissions from March until M...
Michael Arney May 05, 2026

Battle Creek man released from hospital after shooting injury last Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ronald Jamierson of Battle Creek is back home from the hospital over a week after he was shot and injured outside The Base Bar and Grill in Springfield. Jamierson is a ...
Michael Arney May 05, 2026 Jason Rojas / CC

Mosquito, tick activity increasing in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department says mosquito and tick activity in the area is increasing. The recent warm and damp conditions are ideal for ...
Michael Arney May 05, 2026 KCBIO / CC




