Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Cass County deputies arrest 58-year-old Dowagiac man on several charges
DOWAGIAC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 58-year-old man on several charges after executing a search warrant at a home in Dowagiac Wednesday afternoon. Detectives fo...
Dec 18, 2025 Cass County Sheriff's Office sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
Western Michigan University Broncos play in Myrtle Beach Bowl Friday
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WKZO AM/FM) - The Mid-American Conference champion Western Michigan University Broncos will play in the 2025 Myrtle Beach Bowl tomorrow morning. WMU takes on Kennesaw State Universit...
Dec 18, 2025 Western Michigan University football team after MAC championship game Dec 6, 2025 (courtesy Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer)
Man hospitalized after Wednesday night shooting in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 27-year-old man is hospitalized in Kalamazoo after he was injured in a shooting last night. Public safety officers responded to the shooting at the intersection of Porta...
Dec 18, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety . (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Bronson BirthPlace says Theodore and Violet are their top names for this year
KALAMAZOO, M (WKZO AM/FM) - Theodore and Violet top the list of Bronson BirthPlace's most popular baby names of 2025. Bronson welcomed more than 4,500 newborns in 2025, bringing with them a fresh list...
Dec 17, 2025
One injured with shots fired on Kalamazoo's Vanzee Street early Wednesday morning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One man was injured after reports of gunfire early Wednesday morning in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says around 3:45 a.m. dispatch received multip...
Dec 17, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
New Portage public safety chief, Kalamazoo County health director take oaths of office
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A couple of important local positions have new hires taking over this week, and both worked their way up through their organizations to obtain the top slot. Last night, the ...
Dec 17, 2025
Kalamazoo County board cool to putting childcare millage before voters in May
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Local childcare providers want Kalamazoo County to put a special millage to support their services on the ballot next May, but the idea was met with resistance from county...
Dec 17, 2025 stuartmiles / Depositphotos.com
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County gets anonymous donation for more housing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It is the season for giving and Kalamazoo County has just gotten a transformational gift to address its affordable housing crisis. The county has received a $23.3-million ...
Dec 17, 2025 Pictures of Money / CC
Almost 2,500 Kalamazoo area kids to take part in Toy Shop Toy Distribution today and tomorrow
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Thousands of children and families in the Kalamazoo area will get an early Christmas present the next two days, with the The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo's annual Toy Shop ...
Dec 17, 2025 The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo Toy Shop (courtesy of The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo)
Suspect who police say shot up a Kalamazoo restaurant arraigned on 25 felony counts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in a September shooting that injured five at a Kalamazoo restaurant was arraigned on 25 felony counts Tuesday. 19-year-old Na'Ledge Quincy Lovon Williams Chamb...
Dec 16, 2025 Naledge Quincy Lovon Williams Chamberlain (courtesy KDPS)
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