Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
UPDATE: Van Buren County spends 60% of snow plowing budget before winter begins
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Van Buren County has spent 60% of its snow plowing budget and winter is still 10 days away from officially starting. However, the county's fiscal year ends December 31, so t...
Dec 11, 2025 (courtesy Van Buren County Road Commission)
Food service worker pleads no contest to sexual assault
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 34-year-old woman has pled no contest to two charges of third-degree criminal sexual conduct for sexually assaulting two teenage boys who attended Mendon Jr./Sr....
Dec 10, 2025
Allegan adding larger dispenser for naloxone at Riverfront Plaza
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan city council has approved adding a larger naloxone dispenser in public restrooms at Riverfront Plaza. Naloxone is also known by the brand name Narcan and is used...
Dec 10, 2025
Trial of Calhoun County gynecologist postponed
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A lack of potential jurors is pushing the trial of a Calhoun County gynecologist back to mid-2026. 61-year-old Mark Walker is charged with three counts of second-degree...
Dec 10, 2025 londondeposit / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo County veterans offered $75 gift cards
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Veterans in Kalamazoo County have $75 gift cards being made available to them for either Park Street Market or Midtown Fresh. The gift cards are being offered by Kalamazoo...
Dec 10, 2025 (courtesy Kalamazoo County Veterans Services Office)
Portage invests $1.9 million in Lakeview Park
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage has invested almost $1.9 million into Lakeview Park with the upgrades being funded mostly by American Rescue Plan Act dollars. They have expanded the fis...
Dec 10, 2025
Bat found in Barry County tests positive for rabies
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A bat found in Barry County has tested positive for rabies. The Barry-Eaton District Health Department says the bat was found in northern Barry County and is the first rabi...
Dec 09, 2025
UPDATE: Wayland man killed in car-pedestrian crash
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 59-year-old man from Wayland has died at a Grand Rapids hospital after he was hit by a car Monday morning. Wayland police responded to the crash around 7:20 a.m. in the 11...
Dec 09, 2025 Police lights
Nazareth Post Office again offering special Holiday Pictorial Postmark
NAZARETH, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The post office in Nazareth is continuing its tradition of offering a special Holiday Pictorial Postmark for customers around the world. This year's was designed by local a...
Dec 09, 2025
Fall graduation ceremonies this Saturday at WMU
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University will grant more than 1,100 degrees to students during commencement ceremonies this Saturday, December 13. The ceremonies will mark the first ti...
Dec 09, 2025 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
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