Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Public Safety making sure homeless are okay in the cold
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It may have been a mild Christmas, but it's looking like it will be a white New Year with a lot of cold weather still ahead. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says...
Dec 29, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
ECHL, players reach tentative deal to end strike; unclear when play will resume
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One day after ECHL players initiated a midseason strike against teams, including the Kalamazoo Wings, the league and the Professional Hockey Players' Association agreed on...
Dec 28, 2025
St. Joseph County man injured as handgun accidentally discharges
MENDON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St Joseph County Sheriff's Office is investigating an accidental shooting that occurred Saturday. According to a news release, a 46-year-old man was placing a lo...
Dec 28, 2025
Winter weather returning with a vengence early this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Winter weather is making a definitive return to Kalamazoo County and the rest of Michigan as a powerful storm system, dubbed Winter Storm Ezra, sweeps across the Great Lak...
Dec 28, 2025 Weather changes in the future of West Michigan over the next few days (Courtesy AAA Michigan)
Former Allegan Co. Sheriff, Hamilton Fire Chief killed
HEATH TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 28, 2025) - A point of emphasis among authorities this holiday season is motorists being aware of first responders and other emergency personnel at the scene of crashe...
Dec 28, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
CEO of Battle Creek based non-profit arrested on fraud and other charges
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The CEO of a Battle Creek based non-profit organization has been arrested on fraud and other charges. Monday, December 22 at about 2:00 p.m., members of the Battle Cree...
Dec 27, 2025 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com
ECHL players go on strike; Kalamazoo Wings games postponed
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) The ECHL has been impacted by an ongoing player strike as of Friday, following stalled negotiations between the league and the Professional Hockey Players' Association (PHPA...
Dec 26, 2025
Michigan State Police say bicyclist hit, killed near Plainwell
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO/WHTC, Dec. 26, 2025) - More details have been disclosed involving a bicyclist who was hit and killed by a vehicle on Thursday night north of Plainwell. In a statement released on F...
Dec 26, 2025 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Two unclaimed veterans laid to rest at Fort Custer National Cemetery
ROSS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two unclaimed veterans have been laid to rest at Fort Custer National Cemetery this week. Michael Peters and Larry Fancher were honored by several veteran groups in th...
Dec 26, 2025 Fort Custer National Cemetery sign (courtesy of Fort Custer National Cemetery Facebook page)
Blue Dolphin serves free Christmas meals for 48th year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's Blue Dolphin restaurant spent Christmas providing a free meal for anyone who needed one for the 48th straight year. The tradition began in the late 1970s and t...
Dec 26, 2025
