Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Child support establishment function changes Calhoun County offices
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County Government has announced that the Friend of the Court will process all child support and paternity cases instead of the Prosecuting Attorney's Office star...
Jim Measel Aug 30, 2022

AUDIO: Kalamazoo City Commission holds special session to discuss water rate increases
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo city commissioners held a special session Monday afternoon, August 29, to discuss increases in future water utility rates. But there was one catch. Even though ...
Jerry Malec Aug 30, 2022 City of Kalamazoo Director of Public Services James Baker addresses Kalamazoo City Commissioner members on proposed water rate increases that are higher than previously proposed due to skyrocketing inflation. (Image take from YouTube.com live stream broadcast on Monday, August 29, 2022)

UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal shooting outside party store in Kalamazoo Monday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shooting outside a party store in Kalamazoo Monday night has left one person dead. Authorities have identified the victim at 31-year-old David Postawa of Kalamazoo. The ...
Ken Delaney Aug 30, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Stolen vehicle crashes into utility pole during police chase, killing the driver
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The car of a man being chased by police in Kalamazoo Monday evening slammed into a utility pole, killing the driver. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says the cra...
Ken Delaney Aug 30, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)

Storms cause power outages, damage to trees, and downed power lines across multiple counties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Severe thunderstorms ripping through West Michigan Monday afternoon, August 29, following warm and muggy air that was prevalent earlier in the day. The National Weather S...
Jerry Malec Aug 29, 2022 Photo of storm damage in Calhoun County near I-94 and Helmer Road. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Davis)

Kalamazoo named one of 2022 top 100 best places to live by Livability
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city of Kalamazoo named one of 2022 Top 100 Best Places to Live according to Livability.com. With a total population of just over 76,000, Kalamazoo outpaced more than...
Jerry Malec Aug 29, 2022

Consumers Energy preparing for potentially hazardous thunderstorms for Monday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy is preparing for damaging winds and severe thunderstorms that are expected to impact the lake shore, Grand Rapids, and the areas south of I-96 starting M...
Jerry Malec Aug 29, 2022 Consumers Energy truck parked at WKZO studios in Kalamazoo, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).

Bell's Brewery's 'Go Where The Trail Leads You' campaign returns for 2022
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Bell's Brewery is teaming up with Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS) for the second year in a row to encourage people to enjoy trails across America, and i...
Jerry Malec Aug 29, 2022 Bell's Brewery logo. (Image courtesy of Bell's Brewery).

Portage police identify Kalamazoo woman killed in shooting incident on I-94 Friday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage police have now identified the 22-year-old fatal victim of a Friday evening shooting as Naya Reynolds of Kalamazoo. As of Monday morning, a second female victim, who...
Ken Delaney Aug 29, 2022 (photo by John McNeil)

Two injured in shooting incident on Lake Street in Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people were struck by gunfire in a shooting in the 1100 block of Lake Street in Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon. At approximately 2:00 p.m., officers with the Kalamazoo Dep...
Ken Delaney Aug 29, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety vehicle. (Photo by John McNeil).




