Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Canadian wildfire smoke covers entire state
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Canadian wildfire smoke is thick enough to be very unhealthy in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula and "unhealthy for sensitive groups" in the eastern Upper Peninsula and ...
Michael Arney Jul 16, 2026

Storm and sanitary sewer work to close a section of Angling Road for over one month
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another major road project in the area gets underway today. The City of Portage says Angling Road will be closed to through traffic from Romence Road to West Milham Avenue. ...
Ken Delaney Jul 16, 2026 (courtesy City of Portage)

Battle Creek Police Department Special Investigations Unit executes two search warrants
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two search warrants were executed Wednesday by the Battle Creek Police Department Special Investigations Unit as they investigate narcotics. They were carried out at ho...
Michael Arney Jul 16, 2026 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).

No contact order lifted for Davis Creek in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The no contact order issued for Davis Creek in Kalamazoo has been lifted. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Services issued the order on July 6th after a sewage overflow ...
Michael Arney Jul 16, 2026

Road Commission of Kalamazoo County halves number of tree removals
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Road Commission of Kalamazoo County says it will remove 4,000 roadside trees instead of the planned 8,000. The reduction comes after widespread pushback from re...
Michael Arney Jul 16, 2026 Road Commission of Kalamazoo County logo

City of Kalamazoo to send inspectors to Lilac Hills Apartments
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo will send inspectors to Lilac Hills Apartments in Oshtemo Township after tenants have complained about mold, cockroaches and appliances that aren't b...
Michael Arney Jul 16, 2026 City of Kalamazoo logo

Family-friendly event Thursday at Bronson Park
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's mid-July, meaning summer vacation is about half over for public school students. That's why Kydnet, the Kalamazoo Youth Development Network, will be holding a special...
John McNeill Jul 15, 2026

Motorcyclist critically injured in Battle Creek crash, police seek witness accounts
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department is investigating a serious crash that left a young motorcyclist critically injured Tuesday afternoon. Police say at approximately 3:3...
Brett Briscoe Jul 15, 2026

Nurses sue now-closed Sturgis Hospital
STURGIS, MI WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Nurses Association is suing the now-closed Sturgis Hospital, alleging the layoffs of nurses violated the state's employment law. The MNA says the hospital notifi...
Michael Arney Jul 15, 2026 Sturgis Hospital, Sturgis MI (courtesy of Sturgis Hospital Facebook page)

Holtec Nuclear Corporation files to become publicly traded
NEW YORK, NY (WKZO AM/FM) - Holtec Nuclear Corporation has filed paperwork to be publicly traded on the U.S. stock market. The company owns the Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township and is ...
Michael Arney Jul 15, 2026




