Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Fire departments: Residents need to shovel area around hydrants
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Fire departments around west Michigan have a simple message for homeowners: shovel a three-foot wide circle around fire hydrants. Officials say that small step will save fir...
Jan 29, 2026 Fire hydrant (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Battle Creek man found guilty of 2023 double murder
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek jury has found 25-year-old Todd Bolden Jr. guilty of murder and other charges in connection with a December 2023 double homicide. The verdict, delivered ...
Jan 29, 2026
New scholarship program aims to pay costs not covered by the Kalamazoo Promise
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A scholarship program has been unveiled by a Kalamazoo Central alum to fill gaps the Kalamazoo Promise doesn't cover. Even though the Kalamazoo Promise covers college tuit...
Jan 29, 2026
Woman convicted of second-degree murder in 2023 Kalamazoo car crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Grand Rapids woman was found guilty murder this week in connection with a 2023 car crash in Kalamazoo that killed one person and severely injured another. Tuesday the Ka...
Jan 28, 2026 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com
AUDIO: Portage city councilmember says United's return to AZO is a good deal
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Currently only Delta and American Airlines fly out of Kalamazoo, but beginning in late April, United Airlines has announced four flights daily to O'Hare International Airpor...
Jan 28, 2026 Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport logo
Allegan Co. Peanut Butter Drive Underway with New Leadership
HAMILTON, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 28, 2026) - The Peanut Butter Drive is underway in Allegan County, but under new leadership. The 10th annual effort to collect this food staple for many began last Satur...
Jan 28, 2026 2025 Allegan County Community Foundation Peanut Butter Drive (image courtesy Allegan County Community Foundation)
Former U.S. Attorney Mark Totten exits race for Attorney General
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former U.S. Attorney Mark Totten is suspending his bid to become the Democratic Party's nominee for Michigan attorney general in 2026. His exit leaves Washtenaw County Prose...
Jan 28, 2026
Lansing's proposed ModPod community location up for vote soon
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Lansing leaders will vote soon on where to place the city's proposed ModPod community for the homeless. Six locations have been considered and the Mayor's Neighborhood Advis...
Jan 28, 2026 Pods are very small shelters that have been used to provide emergency and transitional shelter in other communities. (Photos courtesy HRI)
Portage officials: Take care of each other in brutal cold weather
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This persistent run of wintry weather is more than some can handle, whether they are homeless or not. Portage City Manager Pat McGinnis says if you see someone who has nowhe...
Jan 28, 2026
Bell's Brewery holding annual Snow Jog Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bell's Brewery is hosting its annual Snow Jog on Saturday to raise money for local food bank Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes. Participants are encouraged to jog around downt...
Jan 28, 2026 Bernt Rostad / CC
