Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This is a dangerous time of the year for youngsters, and the 4th of July is the second most dangerous holiday of the year, ranking only behind Halloween for higher risk of...

DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price drivers are paying for a gallon of gas in Michigan is up 9 in the last week. Triple-A Michigan says the price is now up to $4.10, which is 42 less than la...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Administrator Kevin Catlin is leaving the county government effective August 14th to take the county administrator job in Chesterfield County, Virginia. D...

TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another Kalamazoo County governmental body has spoken out against the possibility of data centers in their area. The Texas Township Board passed Resolution 26-12 at i...

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The family of a former Kalamazoo Public Schools employee who passed away in 2005 has finally received the Purple Heart he earned in World War II. Robert "Bob" Burnham, Sr. j...

BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The groundbreaking for Battle Creek's new Fire Station #2 was held Thursday at 201 North Washington Avenue. It is a $25-million investment in infrastructure in the Cere...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety officers arrested a man on Tuesday when they pulled him over after seeing someone put a firearm in his vehicle. The arrest happened around 3:30 Tue...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It was a big-money night at the Kalamazoo Public Schools board meeting as they approved spending nearly a quarter of a billion dollars. The big-ticket item was the $218 mi...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though more than two-thirds of the city's lead service lines have been replaced already, Kalamazoo officials say work continues on their years-long initiative to repl...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's last call for a joint program between Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Valley Community College that taught students brewing. Kalamazoo Valley Community Coll...