Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
US-131 from I-94 to Parkview Drive now known as Master Sergeant Gregory T. Kuhse Memorial Highway
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - US-131 between I-94 and Parkview Drive in Kalamazoo County is now officially known as the Master Sergeant Gregory T. Kuhse Memorial Highway. State Senator Sean McCann and ...
Aug 10, 2026
Kalamazoo city commissioners to weigh moratorium on data centers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners will receive a report this afternoon on imposing a moratorium on permits for new digital data centers, like other local jurisdictions, and com...
Aug 10, 2026 scanrail / Depositphotos.com
Families protest Battle Creek Police detainment of second teenager
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek families spent Saturday afternoon protesting at the Battle Creek Police Department after officers detained a second teenager who was walking around the Was...
Aug 10, 2026 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Kalamazoo city commissioners expected to put charter amendment question on ballot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo city commission is expected to put a charter amendment question on the November ballot that would create a Kalamazoo Citizens Healthcare Action Committee. It...
Aug 10, 2026 Kalamazoo City Hall in the fall. (Photo by John McNeill).
Juvenile suspect arrested in Cass County after allegedly trying to break into home, pointing gun at deputies
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A juvenile suspect has been arrested by Cass County Sheriff deputies after allegedly trying to break into a home and pointing a firearm at the officers. It happen...
Aug 10, 2026 Cass County Sheriff's Office sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
2025 death stats for Kalamazoo County show good and bad results
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There is good and bad news in the 2025 death statistics in Kalamazoo County. The overall death rate is the highest it has been since COVID-19 set current records earlier t...
Aug 10, 2026 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Section of US-131 to be named for Master Sergeant Gregory T. Kuhse
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - US-131 between I-94 and Parkview Avenue in Kalamazoo County will soon be the "Master Sergeant Gregory T. Kuhse Memorial Highway" to honor the Air Force member killed Octob...
Aug 10, 2026 Master Sergeant Gregory T. Kuhse (courtesy Betzler Life Story Funeral Homes, Kalamazoo)
Average gas price in Michigan drops 21¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's 21 a gallon cheaper to fill the gas tank this week than last in Michigan. Triple-A Michigan says the price has dropped to $4.15, 22 more than last month and 91 more th...
Aug 10, 2026
Dirt biker seriously injured in Allegan County crash
DORR TWP., MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A dirt bike rider was hospitalized following a crash with a SUV near Dorr Friday evening. Allegan County Sheriff's Deputies and other first responders were dispatched to t...
Aug 07, 2026 BMN Network / CC
City of Battle Creek files first vehicle forfeiture lawsuit against reckless driver
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Battle Creek officials have filed their first civil forfeiture lawsuit under the city's updated public nuisance ordinance, they say proving that doing burnouts ...
Aug 07, 2026 Tire marks from a reckless driving incident remain visible near fuel pumps at the West Columbia Avenue Meijer gas station. (courtesy the City of Battle Creek)
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