Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: What will become of former courthouses?
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Now that the new Judge Charles A. Pratt Justice Center is open in downtown Kalamazoo, what is going to happen to the two courthouses that have been vacated? Local develop...
Dec 12, 2023
West Michigan ski resorts remain closed due to weather
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- West Michigan ski resorts remain closed as the weather has not cooperated. Bittersweet Ski Resort in Allegan County was open for two days at the end of November and had abou...
Dec 12, 2023 Future site of the Armintrout-Milbocker nature preserve in Allegan. (Photo courtesy of Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy staff).
AUDIO: Kalamazoo commissioners hold special meeting on budget
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo city commissioners held a special meeting last night to talk about what city taxpayers will be paying for in 2024, but they also talked about what residents wil...
Dec 12, 2023
Western celebrates fall 2023 graduates this Saturday, Dunn and Penn to receive honorary degrees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Fall commencement ceremonies are set for this Saturday at Western Michigan University, with graduates from 34 countries participating in one of three programs beginning at...
Dec 11, 2023 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
After high speed chase and struggle with police, three lodged in the Kalamazoo County Jail
CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three suspects are in custody after leading police on a high speed chase in Kalamazoo County Monday morning, that also included one suspect trying to wrestle a w...
Dec 11, 2023 Jason Rojas / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County, Animal Control urging action on bills to hold dog owners accountable
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo's Animal Control Department and the county commission are urging state action on legislation that would hold cruel or neglectful dog owners more responsible whe...
Dec 11, 2023 flowcomm / CC
Family remembers Heather Kelley a year after she disappeared
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The family of 35-year-old Heather Kelley of Portage says they are still seeking answers a year after she disappeared. Kelley was a mother of eight kids between si...
Dec 11, 2023
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commissioners to dive into 2024 budget
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo city commissioners will be doing a deep dive into next year's budget at a special session this afternoon. City Manager Jim Ritsema's staff is actually proposing...
Dec 11, 2023 Kalamazoo City Hall in winter. (Photo by John McNeil)
One killed in Kalamazoo crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers say a 16-year-old has been killed in a crash early Saturday morning. The teen was a passenger in one of the two vehicles in...
Dec 11, 2023 Fatal accident in Kalamazoo remains under investigation
Ground broken for new $20 million industrial building in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Ground was broken on Friday for a second Industrial Partners USA industrial speculative building on Watkins Road. Battle Creek Unlimited was among those taking part in t...
Dec 11, 2023 Courtesy Battle Creek Unlimited Facebook page
