Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Attorney General Nessel charges Fey Beydoun with 16 felonies for state grant
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is charging political entrepreneur Fay Beydoun with 16 felonies for misusing a $20-million grant from the Michigan Economic Development...
May 07, 2026 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel
Lawyers for state Senate, House argue case to Michigan Supreme Court
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are still nine bills passed by the state Legislature in 2024 when Democrats had the majority in both chambers that have not been presented to Governor Gretchen Whitmer...
May 07, 2026
Kalamazoo County voters to decide in August on childcare millage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County voters will decide this August whether to raise property taxes to expand pre-school childcare in the county. A divided county board spent over an hour deb...
May 07, 2026
Kalamazoo County board might ask voters for childcare millage in August
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the results of the election done, the Kalamazoo County board could decide later today if they will ask voters for more money on the August ballot to support pre-schoo...
May 06, 2026 stuartmiles / Depositphotos.com
UPDATE: Two teenagers shot, injured in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shooting on the north side of Kalamazoo has resulted in two teenagers being hospitalized with injuries. Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to the shots being fired around...
May 06, 2026 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Kalamazoo County officials warning about tick, mosquito bite risk
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It may not feel like summer yet, but local officials say it isn't all sunshine and sandy beaches when it arrives. It also means insects and diseases to worry about. The Ka...
May 06, 2026 John Tann / CC
School bonds approved in Galesburg-Augusta, Vicksburg, and Mattawan; Comstock voters say no
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Voters in Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools have approved the district's $11.2 million bond proposal by a vote of 964 to 880. The bond will allow the district to remodel...
May 06, 2026 hjl / CC
KRESA special education millage renewed
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency's special education millage renewal and restoration proposal has been approved by voters. In Kalamazoo County, 24,972 vot...
May 06, 2026
Portage voters keep single-hauler trash system in place
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage residents have decided to keep the city's single-hauler trash system. The ordinance amendment failed to be approved on the ballot Tuesday, with 6,649 voting no and 5...
May 05, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Suspect arrested in fatal hit-and-run in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An arrest has been made in connection with the fatal hit-and-run crash in March along South Westnedge Avenue. The Kalamazoo Department of Public safety says 29-year-old Da...
May 05, 2026 Darqareoin Damont Mills (courtesy KDPS)
