Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Hot n' Now opens in Wayland
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hot n' Now is now open in Wayland across the street from the Gun Lake Casino Resort. Monica King is the CEO of Gun Lake Investments and was very happy to celebrate the resta...
Oct 13, 2025
Village of Homer residents receive delinquent tax notices by mistake
HOMER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Some residents of the Village of Homer got quite shock, after they received an incorrect notice that they hadn't paid their tax bill. The Calhoun County Treasurer's Office say...
Oct 13, 2025 Kevin Smith / CC
Pedestrian in Battle Creek killed in hit-and-run early Sunday, suspect in custody
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man who Battle Creek Police say hit and killed a pedestrian with his vehicle and then fled the scene is being held in the Calhoun County Jail pending arraignment. Pol...
Oct 13, 2025 72soul / Depositphotos.com
Michigan gas prices at low for 2025
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in the state have fallen to $2.92 a gallon. Triple-A Michigan says the price is the lowest it has been in all of 2025, dropping 17-cents in the past week, 16-cen...
Oct 13, 2025
Kalamazoo County holding community resource fair Tuesday to help people behind on taxes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One way Kalamazoo County has prevented people from becoming homeless is by helping them avoid foreclosure for non-payment of taxes. A special session is planned for this w...
Oct 13, 2025 Kalamazoo County Government logo
Man sentenced to prison for stealing walnut tree
CASSOPOLIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 36-year-old man will spend between the next 38-months to 10-years in prison for stealing a walnut tree. Trever Wallace was sentenced Friday in Cass County for the theft...
Oct 13, 2025 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
WMU holds 5K to benefit women's track
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University women's track team held a 5K run this past weekend. The event capped off the university's homecoming weekend and over 150 runners competed....
Oct 13, 2025 WMU logo (courtesy Western Michigan University)
AUDIO: Portage councilmember says what you call today might indicate the type of person you are
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - What you say about today could be an indication of what kind of person you are. That's according to Portage city councilmember Vic Ledbetter. He says some places may call to...
Oct 13, 2025 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city manager finalists to be interviewed this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners have special meetings planned this week as the search for a new city manager is nearing its conclusion, and the public is invited to participa...
Oct 13, 2025
Hot N' Now opening in Wayland today
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The wait is over for people who loved the fast food chain Hot n' Now. The owners of the franchise will open up their first restaurant today at 10:30 a.m. in Wayland after th...
Oct 13, 2025
