Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Battle Creek Police identify two bodies found in home on N. Wabash Ave
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police on Thursday released the identities of two deceased individuals found in a home in the 100 block of North Wabash Avenue a week ago on Thursday, June...
Jerry Malec Jun 08, 2023

Ravine Road closure scheduled for Monday, June 12
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ravine Road between Douglass Avenue and Nichols Road in Kalamazoo scheduled to close on Monday, June 12. Kalamazoo City Officials say the closure is for infrastructure rep...
Jerry Malec Jun 08, 2023 (Detour map provided by the City of Kalamazoo)

Pride Care Ambulance stops Kalamazoo County service
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Pride Care Ambulance is ending all of its services in Kalamazoo County effective immediately. Life EMS Ambulance will cover all ambulance routes in the county except in Ro...
Ken Delaney Jun 08, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil)

City of Fennville closes police department, signs agreement with Allegan County Sheriff's Office
FENNVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The police department in the Allegan County city of Fennville is closing after being in operation for the last ten years. Mayor Dan Rastall says the police chief stepped d...
Ken Delaney Jun 08, 2023 (courtesy City of Fennville)

County Health Director raises sanitary code concerns about proposed pod community site in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It appears an effort to create a pod community in Kalamazoo, which has been on hold for two years, may face several other problems. Kalamazoo County Health and Community S...
Ken Delaney Jun 08, 2023 The interior of one of the pods for homeless housing in Kalamazoo County (courtesy Housing Resources Incorporated

UPDATED: Kalamazoo teen dies in Wednesday afternoon shooting, suspect vehicle found
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo teen has died from wounds received in a shooting incident Wednesday afternoon. At 2:55 p.m. officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded t...
Ken Delaney Jun 07, 2023 Crime scene tape

Prominent annual festival getting underway in Cereal City on Friday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Cereal Festival - Battle Creek's signature summer event celebrating its heritage as the birthplace of the cereal industry is set to return to downtown on F...
Jerry Malec Jun 07, 2023 (Photo from Greyson Steele at gsteele@battlecreekenquirer.com)

Kalamazoo County Animal Services & Enforcement reinstates weekend hours and extends weekday hours
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Reinstating weekend hours, Kalamazoo County Animal Services & Enforcement will once again be open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting June 10. "Last month we a...
Jerry Malec Jun 07, 2023 Kalamazoo County Government logo

Lunchtime Live! returns to Bronson Park on Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Lunchtime Live! is set to return to Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo starting Friday, June 9. Officials from Kzoo Parks say the summer events will offers live music, sum...
Jerry Malec Jun 07, 2023

Scalin' Up for Summer returns to Celery Flats in Portage on Saturday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Parks & Recreation is set to host Scalin' Up for Summer, sponsored by Veolia and the Future Angler Foundation on Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the ...
Jerry Malec Jun 07, 2023




