Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Denny's locations in Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids close
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two Denny's restaurants in west Michigan have closed for the last time. The doors are locked at the Denny's on Cork Street in Kalamazoo near I-94 and on Plainfield Avenue ...
Feb 05, 2026
African American builder who broke racial barriers to honored in Kalamazoo Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An African-American builder whose business constructed many historically significant buildings in Kalamazoo during the late 19th and early 20th century will be be honored ...
Feb 05, 2026 Albert White (photo courtesy of Annette Taborn and Kalamazoo Public Library)
Kalamazoo man convicted in 2024 shooting that injured four
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been convicted in connection to a 2024 shooting that resulted in numerous people being injured. A Kalamazoo County Circuit Court jury Wednesday found J...
Feb 04, 2026 Javion Jamar Jackson (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Three dogs taken into protective custody in Calhoun County
FREDONIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three dogs are in protective custody after a search warrant was carried out Tuesday afternoon in Fredonia Township. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Animal Cont...
Feb 04, 2026
Grand Rapids Police Chief Winstrom leaving for Florida job
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom is becoming the new police chief in Pensacola, Florida. Winstrom has spent the past four years as the top cop in the Furniture C...
Feb 04, 2026 Photo from the Grand Rapids Police Department's Facebook page.
Local beer history presentation Thursday in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Nearly 200 years of local beer history will be on display tomorrow in Kalamazoo as part of Kalamazoo Craft Beverage Week. Brewery Outr will have a free presentation led by...
Feb 04, 2026
AUDIO: Kalamazoo-based recycling company gets national spotlight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A local company that is a leader in recycling has gotten a national spotlight. Kalamazoo-based Schupan and Sons was recently featured on CNBC's "Now We Know" program. The ...
Feb 04, 2026 Nicolas Raymond / CC
Democratic Party leaders in Kalamazoo on ICE: "This can't go on"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic Party leaders in Kalamazoo held a panel discussion last night at the Crawlspace Comedy Theatre in front of a packed house as they talked about U.S. Immigration ...
Feb 04, 2026
Calhoun County Treasurer, Independent Bank launch Homebuyer Assistance Program
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County Treasurer Melinda Weaver is partnering with Independent Bank to announce the launch of the Calhoun County Homebuyer Assistance Program. It's an effort to...
Feb 03, 2026
AUDIO: Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo announces restructuring of four schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo has unveiled a major restructuring plan for four of its schools, St. Monica, St. Augustin Cathedral School, Light of Christ Academy, and ...
Feb 03, 2026 Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo sign (Photo by John McNeil)
