Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Downtown Kalamazoo Sidewalk Sales return for 62nd year this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One of downtown Kalamazoo's longest running summer traditions returns this Thursday through Saturday as Downtown Sidewalk Sales celebrate their 62nd year. For those three ...
Jul 21, 2026 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Speaker Hall says Canada "in over their head" on wildfires
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland says Canada can't manage the wildfires burning to our north on its own. Hall says they "are in over their head, and they're really ...
Jul 21, 2026 State Representative Matt Hall (left)
Policy changes in place after Sunday Funday issue in late June
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A clash between Kalamazoo Public Safety officers and a group of northside neighbors holding a Sunday Funday at Spring Valley Park in late June has resulted in policy chang...
Jul 21, 2026 Spring Valley Park - Kalamazoo, Michigan (Google Street View)
Battle Creek man arrested for 1993 Alaska murder
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Christopher Popps of Battle Creek is in the Kalamazoo County Jail waiting to be extradited to Alaska to face trial for the 1993 murder of 34-year-old Patrick Dearth. Th...
Jul 21, 2026 Best Law
Kalamazoo city commissioners to consider data center moratorium in August
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners will consider imposing a moratorium on data centers and may take additional steps beyond that. They took up the issue for the first time last ...
Jul 21, 2026 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Court documents: Kalamazoo suspect tried to shoot deputy in head
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Court documents in the case against Jaylen Lipsey in Kalamazoo say he tried to shoot Kalamazoo County Deputy Kaleb Mortimer in the head during a scuffle Friday morning. Li...
Jul 21, 2026
Wyoming murder suspect arrested following high speed chase in Indiana
GRANT COUNTY, in (WKZO AM/FM) - A man wanted in connection to the murder of an elderly woman from Wyoming has been identified and arrested by state police in Indiana, following a high speed chase Mond...
Jul 21, 2026
Kalamazoo Avenue's original brick street uncovered during costruction project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Construction began last week on the Kalamazoo Avenue infrastructure project, marking the next phase of the City's Streets for All initiative and a significant investment i...
Jul 20, 2026 Bricks uncovered during construction on Kalamazoo Avenue (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Kalamazoo County board to be asked to send $250,000 to homeless program for this winter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - We may be enjoying temperatures in the 80s and 90s right now, but soon enough temperatures may be dipping back near zero. Organizations are already preparing for the emerg...
Jul 20, 2026 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo County board to vote on endorsing adding more judges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County board is expected to approve resolutions endorsing the idea of adding new judges to the county's bench, even though they have no place to put them rig...
Jul 20, 2026 (Photo of what the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center will look like upon completion)
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