Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
One man in critical condition after Battle Creek shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday morning. A 60-year-old man is hospitalized in critical condition after he was found with a gunsh...
Feb 09, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Kalamazoo College students explore what makes a city 'stick,' developing ideas to get students to stay in town after graduation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Students at Kalamazoo College who will soon be graduating are working on a project that might encourage recent graduates to stay in Kalamazoo. A 2024 report from the W.E. ...
Feb 08, 2026 Senior business majors at Kalamazoo College (courtesy Kalamazoo College)
Woman dead after flames engulf camper in St. Joseph County
LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A woman died in a camper fire on Mitchell Road in St. Joseph County Friday night. According to a news release deputies along with fire personnel responded to the 57000 b...
Feb 07, 2026 Arseni Mourzenko
President Trump wants federal government to take over Detroit election; Senator Nesbitt in favor
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - President Donald Trump is floating the idea of the federal government stepping in to run the 2026 election in Detroit, saying Motown, Philadelphia, and Atlanta have "horribl...
Feb 06, 2026 samael1986 / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo's Rx Kids program reaches first birthday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's Rx Kids pilot program reached its first birthday this week, and most moms are signing up. 94% of the pregnant woman in the city of Kalamazoo have enrolled in t...
Feb 06, 2026
AUDIO: KPS superintendent gives update on strategic plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent Darrin Slade delivered his first strategic plan update to the trustees last night. It is like a report card on the whole school dis...
Feb 06, 2026
Kalamazoo Growlers and City of Kalamazoo announce 10-year lease extension, stadium improvements
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Growlers and the City of Kalamazoo have announced a 10-year extension to the team's lease at Homer Stryker Field. Club officials say the new agreement builds...
Feb 05, 2026 Homer Stryker Field in Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy Kalamazoo Growlers)
Former Mattawan school bus driver suing district
MATTAWAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former bus driver at Mattawan Consolidated Schools is suing the school district for wrongful termination. Sarah Robinson says she was fired last year after passing out ho...
Feb 05, 2026 Bill McChesney / CC
Comstock Township man arraigned after hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a pedestrian
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Comstock Township man faces charges related to a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a pedestrian last month. 23-year-old Aaron David Alvarado was arraig...
Feb 05, 2026 Premium_shots / Depositphotos.com
Michigan House Speaker to investigate MPHI
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall says he will investigate the Michigan Public Health Institute, saying he feels it's a government scam. The Richland Republican says the nonp...
Feb 05, 2026
