Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Michigan's average gas price up to $4.58, 28¢ above national average
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price of a gallon of gas in Michigan is skyrocketing higher, up 71 in the last week and a $1.35 higher than last year. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide aver...
May 01, 2026 Robert Geiger / CC
House Speaker Hall wants property tax cut connected to budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall says he wants the Republican property tax cut plan connected with the final Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The Richland lawmaker says the plan has...
May 01, 2026
U.S. Small Business Administration grants disaster declaration for three SW Michigan counties
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Small Business Administration has granted a disaster declaration for Branch, Cass, and St. Joseph counties in southwest Michigan after four tornadoes hit the are...
May 01, 2026
Battle Creek names interim community services director
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Battle Creek has named Code Compliance manager Jason Francisco the city's interim community services director. Francisco will take on the role effective May...
Apr 30, 2026 City of Battle Creek logo
Allegan County Sheriff's Office says mother shot, killed 10-year-old son and then herself
CLYDE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office has identified the mother and son who were found dead in a murder-suicide Wednesday morning in Clyde Township. Deputies say she wa...
Apr 30, 2026 Allegan County Sheriff's Patch (image courtesy Allegan Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
200 apply ahead of Kalamazoo County transitional family shelter opening
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) The former Country Inn & Suites Hotel in Kalamazoo has been transformed to be a transitional family shelter for the homeless in Kalamazoo County. 200 applications...
Apr 30, 2026
People's Food Co-Op of Kalamazoo sued by group of members
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group of People's Food Co-Op of Kalamazoo members are suing the group's board of directors. The members officially are called owners and announced the lawsuit last night...
Apr 30, 2026
Mother, son killed in Fennville area
CLYDE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Allegan County Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating the deaths of a woman and her juvenile son at their home near Fennville. They were called to the home near ...
Apr 30, 2026 Allegan County Sheriff's Patch (image courtesy Allegan Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Murder suspect still at large, KDPS asking for public's help
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is looking for the public's help to capture a murder suspect. Back in January the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office authorized...
Apr 29, 2026 Dakwon Johnson (courtesy KDPS)
First rabies positive bat of the season detected in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department says a bat found in the county has tested positive for rabies. This marks the first rabies-positive bat in the county this...
Apr 29, 2026
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