Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
"I Voted" sticker contest draws 2,095 entries, up from 480 in 2024
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of State's "I Voted" sticker contest has drawn 2,095 entries, way up from the 480 entries submitted in 2024. They took submissions from March until M...
May 05, 2026
Battle Creek man released from hospital after shooting injury last Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ronald Jamierson of Battle Creek is back home from the hospital over a week after he was shot and injured outside The Base Bar and Grill in Springfield. Jamierson is a ...
May 05, 2026 Jason Rojas / CC
Mosquito, tick activity increasing in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department says mosquito and tick activity in the area is increasing. The recent warm and damp conditions are ideal for ...
May 05, 2026 KCBIO / CC
Morrow Dam owner to pay state $25-million for sediment spillage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, the owner of the Morrow Dam on the Kalamazoo River, have agreed to pay the state $25-million after a huge sediment spill. It happened in 2019...
May 05, 2026 Morrow dam Hydroelectric power plant on the Kalamazoo River in Comstock Township.
Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center breaks ground on new Suzanne UD Parish Therapy Arena
AUGUSTA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ground has been broken in Augusta by the Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center on their Suzanne UD Parish Therapy Arena. It culminated their Raise the Roof capital campaign. Cabin...
May 05, 2026
Comstock, Galesburg-Augusta, Vicksburg schools have bond issues on Tuesday ballot
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Comstock, Galesburg Augusta and Vicksburg public schools have facilities maintenance and improvement bond issues on the ballot Tuesday. Comstock is asking voters to...
May 04, 2026 hjl / CC
Paw Paw celebrates new bridge to Maple Island
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Paw Paw has replaced the bridge to Maple Island on Maple Lake. The original bridge was built by the Franklin Roosevelt association as a WPA project in the 1930s. The concret...
May 04, 2026
One hospitalized, one arrested in Battle Creek stabbing
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is hospitalized after a stabbing in Battle Creek Sunday morning, and a suspect is in the Calhoun County Jail. Police were sent to a home on Cliff Street just...
May 04, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
KRESA special education millage renewal only thing on ballot countywide in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The only issue on all Kalamazoo County ballots Tuesday is a routine renewal of the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency funding for special education progr...
May 04, 2026 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Michigan's average gas price up 85¢ from last week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price of a gallon of gas in Michigan continues to rise quickly. Triple-A Michigan says the state's average price is up 85 from last week to $4.87, $1 more than ...
May 04, 2026
