Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Moped rider injured in crash on I-94 near Sprinkle Road late Tuesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Eastbound I-94 in Kalamazoo was closed for several hours overnight after a person riding a moped was struck by another vehicle near Sprinkle Road in the construction zone....
May 17, 2023
Barricaded gunman surrenders peacefully near Wayland
LEIGHTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Some anxious moments Tuesday evening in a northeast Allegan County community ended with an arrest. According to Sheriff's Sergeant Brandon Berens, deputies and other f...
May 17, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Multiple shootings on Mother's Day result in one killed and three others injured
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It was a violent Mother's Day Sunday in Kalamazoo according to KDPS officials who say three shootings occurred within a span of less than three hours, with one killed, and...
May 16, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Community Services Charity annual block party to feature food, games, arts and crafts for Kalamazoo residents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The North Burdick Block Party will take place Friday, May 19 th , from 4-6 pm in the 300 block of North Burdick. Community Services Charity, which is connected with State ...
May 16, 2023
19-year-old Kalamazoo resident sustaining gunshot wound to the head in May 11 shooting dies
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officials say a Kalamazoo resident involved in a shooting last week on Thursday, May 11 has died. According to KDPS, 19-year-old Omar...
May 16, 2023
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo welcomes its first Director of Engagement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo (ACGK) is announcing the addition of Nicki Poer to its staff. Poer joins the ACGK in a newly created role as the Director of Engageme...
May 16, 2023 (Photo of Nicki Poer provided by The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo)
Mill at Vicksburg begins multi-year plan to establish 5-acre flower meadow network
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A multi-year plan to establish a 5-acre flower meadow network at the Mill in Vicksburg has begun. Stretching 5 acres on the east side of the Mill property and neighboring ...
May 16, 2023 Start of 5-acre wildflower meadow signals transition to new phase at Vicksburg Mill project.
Local radio legend Bob Salmon (Bob King) passes away at home at age 81
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo radio veteran Bob Salmon (Bob King) has died. The announcement of Salmons' death was made on Tuesday, May 16. Salmon spent 20 years in Kalamazoo on the radio and...
May 16, 2023 Local Kalamazoo radio legend Bob Salmon, (Bob King) passed away at age 81 on Sunday, May 14, at his home in Modesto CA.
Allegan County Board Approves Five-Year Strategic Plan
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 16, 2023) - A map of what direction Allegan County wants to take over the next five years is now in place. Last Thursday, Chairman Jim Storey of Holland and his colleagues...
May 16, 2023 Seal of Allegan County (image courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
Man apparently upset over prior visit threatens security personnel at Acension Borgess Hospital
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man threatening security personnel at Acension Borgess Hospital Tuesday morning was arrested without any injuries. Around 8:30 a.m. the Township of Kalamazoo Po...
May 16, 2023 Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital, formerly Ascension Borgess
