Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Battle Creek Police recover stolen vehicle following coordinated arrest
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested a suspect Thursday evening after coordinating with a victim who reported the vehicle had been listed fo...
Mar 30, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Plainwell house fire kills one
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Saturday evening house fire in Plainwell has killed one person. Martin Fire Department officials say the smoke and flames were spotted from the home in the 400 block of ...
Mar 30, 2026 Arseni Mourzenko
Kalamazoo Public Safety looking for missing 20-year-old man
UPDATE: The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Monday afternoon said Sean Botimer has been safely located KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is trying to find...
Mar 30, 2026
Organizers say No Kings Rally draws 8,000 in Kalamazoo Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers say more than 8,000 showed up on North Drake Road in Kalamazoo for a No Kings Rally to oppose the actions of the Trump administration. The rally was part of a n...
Mar 28, 2026
Judge upholds life sentence without parole for Calhoun County man
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County Judge Sarah Lincoln has ruled a man's life without parole sentence for beating, raping, and killing five-year-old Nicole VanNoty in 1994 will stand. Jaso...
Mar 27, 2026 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
State Senate bill would mandate driving tests for people 75 and older
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Senate is considering a bill that would require all drivers over 75-years-old to have to undergo a driving skills test, written knowledge test, and a vision exa...
Mar 27, 2026
Heritage Community of Kalamazoo announces $9-million Thrive Together Campaign
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Heritage Community of Kalamazoo has launched the Thrive Together Campaign, a three-year, $9 million fundraising initiative to transform senior living, expand affordable me...
Mar 27, 2026
Man killed in Cass County crash
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office says 66-year-old Todd Willingham of Mishawaka, Indiana was killed Wednesday afternoon in a crash on Oil City Road. Willingham lef...
Mar 27, 2026 Cass County Sheriff's Office sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
Spring cleaning Saturday along Kalamazoo River, parks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It will be time for a little spring cleaning this weekend. A coalition of groups including Michigan's Waterway Stewards, Kalamazoo City Parks, and the Western Michigan Uni...
Mar 27, 2026
Kalamazoo man convicted of 2022 murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 54-year-old Kalamazoo man who is already a state of Michigan inmate after being convicted of a Calhoun County home invasion last year will spend decades more in prison. ...
Mar 27, 2026 zolnierek / Depositphotos.com
