Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Kalamazoo County District Court judge fights to get back on the ballot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An incumbent Kalamazoo County District Court judge has filed a lawsuit to get back on the ballot this fall, after being disqualified over an issue with an affidavit and th...
Ken Delaney Jun 22, 2026 Kalamazoo County District Judge Namita Sharma (courtesy Kalamazoo County Government)

Man's body found in wooded area off Parkway Drive in Kalamazoo, death being investigated as a homicide
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM)- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety isn't saying much, other than the body of a 44-year-old man was found in a wooded area late Sunday afternoon. Aroud 5:40 p.m. KDPS...
Ken Delaney Jun 22, 2026

Second-degree murder conviction in 2022 shooting death in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been convicted in the shooting death of another man outside a liquor store almost four years ago. A Kalamazoo County Circuit Court jury Thursday convic...
Ken Delaney Jun 22, 2026 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com

Charges filed in November 2025 death of three-month-old in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 33-year-old Kalamazoo woman is being charged in the death of a three-month-old last fall. November 5, 2025 at 2:12 p.m., Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers r...
Ken Delaney Jun 22, 2026 Brian Turner / CC

Portage city council to consider zoning updates this week
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council will consider a major update of its zoning ordinances this week, to bring them up to modern standards, clarify some sections, and make other rules a...
John McNeill Jun 22, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)

Cass County Sheriff's Office makes arrest in deadly May crash
SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office says they have arrested a suspect for a deadly hit-and-run crash May 24th in Silver Creek Township. 24-year-old Timothy Johnso...
Michael Arney Jun 22, 2026 Cass County Sheriff's Office sign. (Photo by John McNeil)

City of Kalamazoo holding public meeting Tuesday on Kalamazoo Avenue work
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Are you impacted by plans to tear up Kalamazoo Avenue this summer, perhaps dreading what it may do to your commute or your business? The city of Kalamazoo will be holding ...
John McNeill Jun 22, 2026 Photo provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation.

Gas prices in Michigan drop to lowest price since April
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Drivers in Michigan are paying an average of $4.01 per gallon to start the week. Triple-A Michigan says that is the lowest average price statewide since April and it is dow...
Michael Arney Jun 22, 2026

Kalamazoo County taking comments on draft Climate Action Master Plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County has opened a comment period on a draft Climate Action Master Plan to establish a guide for environmental policies for the next few decades. The extensive ...
John McNeill Jun 22, 2026

Youth drowns at park in Allegan County Saturday
HEATH TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A juvenile male lost his life in an apparent drowning incident at a park near Hamilton Saturday night. No names or ages of the two boys involved were disclosed by the...
Gary Stevens Jun 21, 2026
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