Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
God's Kitchen of Michigan to celebrate milestone on MLK Jr. Day, kick-off $15-million capital campaign
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As part of their Free Martin Luther King Jr. Soul Food Dinner Monday, God's Kitchen of Michigan will celebrate its 15th anniversary and announce a $15-million capital camp...
Jan 17, 2026
KVET investigation yields fentanyl, firearms, and drug manufacturing evidence
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 26-year-old Kalamazoo man was arrested and police say they have another suspect after members of the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team and Crime Reduction Team executed ...
Jan 16, 2026
WMU, Kalamazoo County explore transitioning management of Asylum Lake Preserve from university to county
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo County officials say they are exploring a proposal that would transition management of the Asylum Lake Preserve to the county. Th...
Jan 16, 2026 Image from Asylum Lake Preserve's Facebook page.
St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office investigating two deadly crashes
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 20-year-old woman has died after she was involved in a crash Wednesday evening in Fabius Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office says they were dispatch...
Jan 16, 2026 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
Warming shelters available in Kalamazoo area
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County residents and others in southwest Michigan are bracing for more snow and then extreme Arctic temperatures arriving this weekend. Snow is expected through ...
Jan 16, 2026 Warming shelter - Courtesy City of Kalamazoo
Whitmer calls for lawmakers to approve budget by June 30
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer does not want a repeat of 2025 when it took lawmakers until October 7th to get her an $81-billion Fiscal Year 2026 budget to sign. Whitmer said at ...
Jan 16, 2026
Suspect charged with Open Murder in domestic violence case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An elderly Kalamazoo woman is dead in a case of what the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety calls elevated domestic violence. KDPS officers responded to an apartment co...
Jan 15, 2026 Murder suspect Jose Louies Mata (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Fisherman saved in icy lake rescue in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fisherman who fell through the ice on a lake in Kalamazoo Wednesday is alive and recovering thanks to the quick action of Kalamazoo Public Safety officers. It happened n...
Jan 15, 2026
British TikTok stars visiting west Michigan
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - British TikTok stars Josh Clarke and Jason Riley, known as Josh & Jase on the social media app, are touring west Michigan and sharing videos of their experiences. The tw...
Jan 15, 2026
Chief Ergang retiring, Jackson named as replacement for Township of Kalamazoo Police Department
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The head of the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department is retiring and township officials have picked his replacement. Bryan Ergang will retire from the departme...
Jan 15, 2026 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
