Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
One injured in U.S. 131 shooting incident early Saturday
ALAMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One woman was injured after police say her vehicle was shot at early Saturday morning on U.S. 131 in Kalamazoo County. Around 2:40 a.m Kalamazoo County Central Dispat...
Nov 22, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo County Big Tree Hunt winner comes from Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Bur Oak tree in Vicksburg measuring 252.5 in circumference has been named the Kalamazoo County winner of the 16th biennial Michigan Big Tree Hunt contest. The contest is...
Nov 22, 2025 Kalamazoo County Big Tree Hunt winner with Bill Robertson
Central County Transportation Authority receives $972,000 federal grant to purchase and rehab buses
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The public transit system in the Kalamazoo area is getting with a financial shot in the arm, with the Central County Transportation Authority (CCTA) in Kalamazoo receiving...
Nov 21, 2025
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund bringing "The Wall That Heals" to Battle Creek in August
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund will be bringing "The Wall That Heals" to Battle Creek from August 20th through the 23rd, 2026. The monument is a three-quarter scale...
Nov 21, 2025
Battle Creek fire and police departments launch holiday toy drives to support local families
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - The Battle Creek Fire Department and Battle Creek Police Department are teaming up to provide toy donations for The Salvation Army The Fire Department is accepting donations of n...
Nov 21, 2025 (courtesy City of Battle Creek)
AUDIO: Senator Slotkin responds to death threat from President Trump
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin is responding to President Donald Trump threatening her and other Democrats with death for a video message asking military members to refuse f...
Nov 21, 2025 U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin
AUDIO: Edison Academy hosts Kalamazoo Public Schools board meeting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Edison Academy hosted last night's Kalamazoo Public Schools board meeting, one of two that Superintendent Darrin Slade says they plan to hold around the district this ...
Nov 21, 2025
Kalamazoo man gets 35 years in prison for sexual exploitation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 33-year-old Kalamazoo man will spend the next 35-years in federal prison. Samuel Kuhl was convicted of sexually exploiting a teenage girl he met online for around 18-mon...
Nov 21, 2025 londondeposit / Depositphotos.com
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County leaders to meet with next Kalamazoo city manager in Iowa
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group of local leaders will be taking a trip to Missouri soon to brief Kalamazoo's new city manager. Kalamazoo County Administrator Kevin Catlin says they will be travel...
Nov 21, 2025 Newly selected Kalamazoo City Manager Malcolm Hankins (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Kalamazoo Two Fellas Grill shooting suspect identified through tips
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A probable cause document says tips to Silent Observer led to the identification of a suspect in a shooting at Two Fellas Grill near the Western Michigan University campus...
Nov 21, 2025
