Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Biggby Coffees Partner for "Round Up for Shop with a Cop" Fundraiser November 17-23
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The spirit of giving is brewing in Battle Creek as the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office launches a week-long "Round Up for Shop with a Cop" fundraising campaign in partn...
Nov 12, 2025
Oshtemo Township board puts one-year moratorium on energy storage system
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Oshtemo Township board has voted to enact a one-year moratorium on the development of a commercial battery energy storage system. NewEdge Renewable Power wants ...
Nov 12, 2025
Kalamazoo's Michigan News Agency to briefly reopen
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's Michigan News Agency has been closed since owner Dean Hauck died in February, but it will reopen for three days this month for a community book sale. Hauck's f...
Nov 12, 2025 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Secretary Of State Benson criticizes President Trump's pardons
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is criticizing the pardons issued by President Donald Trump of the "2020 election deniers" in Michigan. The Democratic candidate f...
Nov 12, 2025 May 4, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson answers reporters' questions in front of Holland City Hall during an appearance on Election Day. Gary Stevens/Midwest Communications
Western Michigan University honors Marshawn Kneeland
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University honored Marshawn Kneeland, who played college football in Kalamazoo before being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. Last night, the Broncos had his...
Nov 12, 2025 (courtesy Dallas Cowboys)
KPS ninth graders invade the Western Michigan University campus Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Nearly 1,200 ninth grade students from Kalamazoo Public Schools will get a chance to experience a day in the life of a Western Michigan University student by participating...
Nov 12, 2025 WMU logo (courtesy Western Michigan University)
The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo announces annual Red Kettle Kickoff
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo will be launching its 2025 bell-ringing season with the Annual Red Kettle Kickoff this Thursday. Salvation Army officials say funds raised ...
Nov 11, 2025 zhukovsky / Depositphotos.com
State Representative Steve Carra to face primary challenge next year
CONSTANTINE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A police officer from Constantine has launched a Republican bid to unseat current GOP 36th District State Representative Steve Carra. Max Coon is also a Constantine Town...
Nov 11, 2025 36th District Michigan State House candidate Max Coon
Battle Creek Police investigating fatal bicycle crash on West Columbia Avenue
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 23-year-old Battle Creek man has died after his bicycle was struck while he was riding on West Columbia Avenue Tuesday morning. Battle Creek Police say that around 6:...
Nov 11, 2025 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
President Trump issues symbolic pardons for 2020 Republican electors in Michigan
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - President Donald Trump has pardoned the 16 Republican electors who were charged for signing a certificate declaring they were the duly elected electors in the 2020 presid...
Nov 11, 2025
