Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Pedestrian hit on Stadium Drive Tuesday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety says a pedestrian is hospitalized after they were hit by a vehicle on Stadium Drive Tuesday night. Police reopened westbound Stadium Drive near Swe...
Michael Arney Aug 05, 2026 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek).

Jen Strebs wins state House District 41 Democratic primary
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Jen Strebs has won the Democratic Party primary for the state House in District 41. The current chairwoman of the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners defeated Jessica ...
Michael Arney Aug 05, 2026 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners member Jen Strebs (courtesy John McNeill)

Democratic U.S. Senate primary won by Abdul El-Sayed
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democrats in Michigan have chosen Dr. Abdul El-Sayed as their nominee in the U.S. Senate race. He defeated Congresswoman Haley Stevens in the primary and will face Republica...
Michael Arney Aug 05, 2026

WMU, Kellogg Community College to launch guaranteed admission partnership
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University officials say they will join with Kellogg Community College to formally launch their Bronco Bound Guarantee partnership during a signing ceremo...
Ken Delaney Aug 04, 2026 WMU logo (courtesy Western Michigan University)

Kalamazoo's Maple Hill Auto Group sold to Fox Motors
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Maple Hill Auto Group in Oshtemo Township has been purchased by Fox Motors. The dealership is on West Main Street just off of US-131 and sells Audi, Genesis, Hyunda...
Michael Arney Aug 04, 2026

Michigan's Amish community wants photo-less ID for elections
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Amish community in Michigan wants the state to issue a photo-less identification as Republican lawmakers in Lansing want to require photo identification to be able to vo...
Michael Arney Aug 04, 2026

Primary election day is today
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is Michigan's primary election day. Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. for voters to make their choices for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state Senate, state Hou...
Michael Arney Aug 04, 2026 Voting sign. (Photo by John Mcneill).

Man badly injured in Calhoun County crash with 15-year-old driver
LEROY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 42-year-old man from Athens is fighting for his life at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo after being badly injured in a crash with a 15-year-old unlicensed driver earl...
Michael Arney Aug 04, 2026

Attractions and entertainment return to the Kalamazoo County Fair this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After canceling most of the usual fair attractions over the past several years, the 2026 Kalamazoo County Fair begins Tuesday with many fair attractions that have been mis...
Ken Delaney Aug 03, 2026

Second Kalamazoo man sentenced to prison in 2024 West Main shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A second Kalamazoo man has been convicted in connection with a 2024 shooting that injured four people almost two years ago.. Dominique Daurye Motton was sentenced Monday t...
Ken Delaney Aug 03, 2026 Dominique Daurye Motton (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)




