Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Man injured in motorcycle crash in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are investigating a crash between a motorcycle and a box truck. The crash injured the 26-year-old man from Battle Creek who was on the bike and wear...
Michael Arney Jun 19, 2024

AUDIO: Kalamazoo County to join national lawsuit over insulin
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County will be joining a national class action lawsuit against major drug manufacturers of insulin. It's a critical drug prescribed to sufferers of Type 1 diabet...
John McNeill Jun 19, 2024 Kevin Smith / CC

Michigan Court of Appeals affirms judges BlueOval Battery Plant ruling
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The BlueOval Battery Plant in Marshall continues to take shape as the Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Ford's facility where the manuf...
Jim Measel Jun 19, 2024 City of Marshall MI logo

AUDIO: Today is Juneteenth
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is Juneteenth, the national holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S. That means that Kalamazoo and Portage city halls will be closed for business, and so w...
John McNeill Jun 19, 2024 Milwaukee VA Medical Center

Consumers Energy offering tips to save money in heat wave
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Heat will continue to bake west Michigan through the rest of the week. Consumers Energy officials have some tips for people to try to keep their power bill as low as possi...
Michael Arney Jun 19, 2024

AUDIO: Kalamazoo County looking for ways to spend opioid settlement money
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Under pressure to spend money from the opioid settlement to start saving lives, the Kalamazoo County board is looking for a quick way to get some money into the fight. The...
John McNeill Jun 19, 2024 Find Rehab Centers / CC

Boyfriend in custody after shooting his pregnant girlfriend during an argument in Allegan County
LEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 23-year-old Allegan County man is in custody after police say he accidently shot his girlfriend during an argument, then fled the scene. Allegan Central Dispatch rece...
Ken Delaney Jun 18, 2024

Consumers Energy to provide shaved ice and snow cones this afternoon in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As temperatures continue to bake the area and power remains out for about 1,000 customers in Kalamazoo County from Sunday night's storm, Consumers Energy will provide free...
Ken Delaney Jun 18, 2024

AUDIO: Marriott wants to build new Residence Inn near Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Marriott plans to build a new Residence Inn on Kalamazoo's far southside if they can get the help they need from the city of Kalamazoo to aid in the financing. They have p...
John McNeill Jun 18, 2024

AUDIO: Kalamazoo commissioners honor Kalamazoo Central High School track team
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Central High School's track team is used to running around in circles and last night they got a chance to march around Bronson Park to City Hall to celebrate the...
John McNeill Jun 18, 2024 Kalamazoo Central High School - Google Street View




