Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Kalamazoo Township man arrested in KVET drug bust
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 29-year-old Kalamazoo Township man is jailed on several felony charges after a Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team drug bust. Officers seized distribution amounts...
Michael Arney Aug 30, 2024

Bridge repairs set for next week on Portage's Millennium Trail
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bridge repairs are set to start on the Millennium Trail in Portage on Tuesday. The trail runs between South Westnedge Avenue at Garden Lane and Romence Road, just west of So...
Michael Arney Aug 30, 2024 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)

Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office investigating armed home invasion
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed home invasion Thursday morning. Deputies were called to the 1200 block of Mt. Royal Drive in Oshtemo...
Michael Arney Aug 30, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil).

AUDIO: State Superintendent Dr. Rice says M-STEP scores show many third graders falling short in reading
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Many Michigan third graders are still falling short of reading at or above grade levels. That's the bottom line of the latest M-STEP test results released this week, showing...
Michael Arney Aug 29, 2024 State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice (Photo by John McNeil)

Gun violence drops in Kalamazoo compared to 2023
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gun violence in Kalamazoo is lower than it was last year. Assistant Public Safety Chief David Juday says the city has gone from 15 homicides at the same time last year to ...
Michael Arney Aug 29, 2024 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)

State removing orange barrels on 60% of projects for Labor Day
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Whitmer says if you are driving for Labor Day weekend, you will have fewer road projects to deal with. The state is removing the orange barrels on 60% of projects f...
Michael Arney Aug 29, 2024 North Dakota

Kalamazoo Public Library board vice president resigns
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Library board vice president Linda Mah has resigned. Mah left due to obligations with her job as Kalamazoo Public Schools communications specialist. She h...
Michael Arney Aug 29, 2024 Kalamazoo Public Library-Central Library (courtesy of Kalamazoo Public Library)

Kalamazoo Public Safety investigating increase in house fires
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety officials are investigating an increase in house fires over the past few months. Fire Marshal Scott Brooks says they want people to know they are i...
Michael Arney Aug 29, 2024

Three Rivers man hurt in Cass County motorcycle crash
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 31-year-old Three Rivers man is hospitalized after crashing his motorcycle into a pickup truck Tuesday afternoon. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says Patrick ...
Michael Arney Aug 28, 2024

Kalamazoo officials: Don't open fire hydrants
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City officials in Kalamazoo are urging people to stop opening fire hydrants in an attempt to cool off. They say there has been a large increase in unauthorized hydrant ope...
Michael Arney Aug 28, 2024 Fire hydrant (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)




