Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
USPS asking residents to make sure dogs are secure to ensure safe mail delivery
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Statistics say mail carriers in the state were attacked by a dog more than 250 times in 2020, putting Michigan up there in the top 10 states for dog attacks. And for loca...
May 22, 2022
Cass County deputies citing speed as a factor in single vehicle crash
VOLINA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County deputies responded to a single vehicle crash on Saturday, May 21, around 5:20 p.m. The crash happened on Church Street near Hathaway Road in Volinia Tow...
May 22, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Kalamazoo ranked as one of six Michigan cities as best places to live according to U.S. News & World Report
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The latest ranking of U.S. News and World Report's "150 best cities in America to live" has been released. Six cities from the Wolverine State made the list, with Kalamaz...
May 22, 2022
Entergy's Palisades team finishes strong as facility shuts down
COVERT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Control room operators at Entergy's Palisades Power Plant safely removed the nuclear reactor from service for the final time on Friday, May 20. The Covert plant was original...
May 22, 2022
School bus involved in multi-vehicle crash in Cass County Friday
MARCELLUS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Multiple vehicles were involved in a Cass County crash Friday, including a Marcellus School District bus. The crash occurred around 3:15 p.m. Friday on M-40 Hwy, ...
May 21, 2022 A one vehicle involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Cass County, MI May 20, 2022 (courtesy of Cass County Sheriff's Office)
Murder suspect in custody, KDPS chief calls for an end to "senseless gun violence"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A murder suspect is in custody, after Kalamazoo police say he shot and killed a woman in her home Friday, prompting an Amber Alert for his and the woman's 1-year-old child...
May 21, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief Vernon Coakley issuing a statement May 20, 2022 (courtesy of the City of Kalamazoo)
AUDIO: Governor Whitmer reacts to Republican tax cut proposal during Southwest MI visit
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she plans to torpedo the latest Republican tax cut plan for the same reason she vetoed the first one. The bill would return $2.5-billion in f...
May 20, 2022 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was in Portage for the Grand Opening of the new Senior Center on Friday, May 20, and commented on the latest tax cut proposal from the Legislature. (Photo by John McNeill)
AUDIO: Portage's new Senior Center's ribbon cutting draws huge crowd to include Governor Whitmer
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- While Kalamazoo is focusing funding on the Community's Youth, Portage has just made a big investment in its elderly residents. Portage's brand new Senior Center is now open...
May 20, 2022 City, State and local dignitaries were on hand as they cut the ribbon on the new $11-million dollar Senior Center. (Photo by John McNeill)
BCPD arrests 11 and recovers marijuana products stolen from dispensaries across region
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police arrested 11 young men and recovered a large amount of marijuana products, several guns, other narcotics, and a stolen car after a joint investigati...
May 20, 2022
Kalamazoo Public Schools officials say work is ongoing to deal with school violence
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With another school year is winding down, Kalamazoo Public Schools officials say, like school officials throughout the country, they have seen increased levels of violence...
May 20, 2022
