Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Fisherman saved in icy lake rescue in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fisherman who fell through the ice on a lake in Kalamazoo Wednesday is alive and recovering thanks to the quick action of Kalamazoo Public Safety officers. It happened n...
Jan 15, 2026
British TikTok stars visiting west Michigan
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - British TikTok stars Josh Clarke and Jason Riley, known as Josh & Jase on the social media app, are touring west Michigan and sharing videos of their experiences. The tw...
Jan 15, 2026
Chief Ergang retiring, Jackson named as replacement for Township of Kalamazoo Police Department
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The head of the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department is retiring and township officials have picked his replacement. Bryan Ergang will retire from the departme...
Jan 15, 2026 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
State House approves bill to reduce CPL renewal fee
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Renewing a concealed pistol license in Michigan right now costs $115, but the state House wants that fee drastically reduced. The House passed a bill yesterday to cut the fe...
Jan 15, 2026 Exterior of Michigan Capitol building (courtesy State of Michigan)
Speaker Matt Hall: House will "take risks," "do bold things" in 2026
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland says his chamber will "take risks" and "do bold things" in 2026, despite it being an election year. The southwest Michigan Repub...
Jan 15, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court won't hear appeal of Whitmer kidnap plot leader
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the appeal from Barry Croft Jr. of his conviction for his role in the Governor Whitmer kidnapping plot. Croft was one of the ringlead...
Jan 15, 2026 Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. (courtesy of Kent County Sheriff's Department)
KVCC launches free grocery store for students
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Valley Community College is getting ready to open a free grocery store for students on its campus in Texas Township. Student wellbeing and thriving director...
Jan 15, 2026 Kalamazoo Valley Community College sign (photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Valley Community College)
Court of Claims judge denies AG's request to halt marijuana tax lawsuit
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Michigan Court of Claims judge has denied the request by the Attorney General to halt the lawsuits challenging the new 24% wholesale tax on cannabis products. The two-page...
Jan 14, 2026 jeremyn / Depositphotos.com
Black State Department employees sue Benson, others for discrimination
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Black employees of the Department of State are suing Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the department, and several other staff members for racial discrimination. Three of t...
Jan 14, 2026 Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson during a July 29, 2024 press conference. (YouTube image courtesy State of Michigan)
President Trump speaks to Detroit Economic Club, gets heckled at Ford plant
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - President Donald Trump said in Detroit before the Detroit Economic Club that he is "making America affordable again." Trump's comments came after he toured a Ford plant in D...
Jan 14, 2026
