Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County board looking at affordable housing realignment proposals
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County board will be looking at a couple of proposals that could realign their direction on affordable housing this week. Tuesday, commissioners will receive...
Nov 17, 2025
Portage to swear in city council members Tuesday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council will swear in one new member and three returning incumbents on Tuesday. They will also pay tribute to 7-term council member Terry Urban, who failed ...
Nov 17, 2025 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Elderly woman with dementia found safe
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A woman with dementia has been found safe after she was reported missing Friday in Portage. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office put out an Endangered Missing Advisory for ...
Nov 17, 2025 KCSD investigating fatal one car accident in Comstock
AUDIO: Final meeting tonight for 55th Kalamazoo City Commission
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The 55th Kalamazoo City Commission meets for the last time tonight, just long enough to pay tribute to retiring City Manager Jim Ritsema and approve some meeting minutes. ...
Nov 17, 2025 Kalamazoo City Hall in the fall. (Photo by John McNeill).
City to officially unveil new multipurpose building at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market today
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new multipurpose building at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market will be held this afternoon. The 3:00 p.m. ceremony will include a welcome from...
Nov 17, 2025
Two teens injured in Sunday night shooting incident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two teens were wounded in a shooting incident in Kalamazoo Sunday evening. At approximately 8:40 p.m. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to reports o...
Nov 16, 2025
City of Kalamazoo to hold community open houses for upcoming street safety projects
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo is planning two open house-style public meetings in the next several weeks to roll out details on major street projects. City officials say improveme...
Nov 16, 2025 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Mayor Anderson, plus three commissioners, to take oath of office Monday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission will have a new look in its first meeting since the November 4 election. Mayor David Anderson, who was easily re-elected to a fourth term, al...
Nov 15, 2025 Kalamazoo Mayor David Anderson
Kalamazoo County Commission chair announces bid for State House
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The current chair of the Kalamazoo County Commission is hoping to make a move to Lansing next. Jen Strebs officially announced her bid for the 41st District State House se...
Nov 14, 2025
NTSB releases information about deadly Bath Township plane crash
BATH TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - New information about last month's deadly plane crash in Bath Township has been released by the National Transportation Safety Board. Investigators say the three-man c...
Nov 14, 2025
