Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo League of Women Voters begins fight against proposed statewide ballot proposal
KALAMAZOO, MI - Saying a proposed statewide ballot proposal would hurt the election process in Michigan, the League of Women Voters of the Kalamazoo Area will hold an online meeting Wednesday to expla...
Nov 29, 2021 An advertisement for the League of Women Voters-Kalamazoo Area Voting Rights Forum (courtesy of League of Women Voters-Kalamazoo Area)
Study says more higher-income Millennials in Kalamazoo are opting to rent, not buy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new study from RentCafe shows the number of higher-income Millennials renting instead of buying a home is on the rise, and that includes the City of Kalamazoo. The apart...
Nov 29, 2021 A chart from RentCafe showing the Top 20 Cities For Millennial Lifestyle Renters (courtesy of RentCafe)
Downtown Kalamazoo businesses bring back "Twice as Nice" Downtown Dollars, thanks to gift from Consumers Energy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As their part of a $750,000 "Our Town" gift from Consumers Energy to local chambers and business organizations, the Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership has announced the return...
Nov 29, 2021 Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership logo (courtesy of Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership)
Kalamazoo firefighters rescue two dogs in Saturday morning blaze
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Firefighters rescued two dogs from a burning home in Kalamazoo Saturday morning. Authorities say it happened around 6:30 a.m. at a home in the 800 block of Hawley Street a...
Nov 29, 2021 jonel hanopol / CC
Car crashes with ambulance on the way to the hospital in Kalamazoo Sunday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An ambulance on the way to Bronson Methodist Hospital last night collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Whites Road and South Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo. ...
Nov 29, 2021 Police lights
Family member says man who shot three inside Kalamazoo metro bus had been seeking help for mental health issues
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The investigation continues into why a man opened fire and injured three passengers inside a Kalamazoo metro bus Saturday morning, before he was shot and killed by police ...
Nov 29, 2021 Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus station downtown. (Photo by John McNeil)
Post Thanksgiving holiday travel delays down at Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While there were some delays at the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport during one of the busiest traveling weeks of the year, airport officials say they are enco...
Nov 29, 2021 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (courtesy of Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport)
Kalamazoo Public Schools officials working on details for possible bond millage renewal proposal in May
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools has a wish list, but they will be depending on voters, not Santa to bring it home. The total list came in at about half billion dollars, but its b...
Nov 29, 2021
UPDATE: Multiple shootings at Kalamazoo Transportation Center Saturday morning, bus routes suspended
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety continues to investigate a shooting incident Saturday morning. Authorities report that four people were shot at the Transportation...
Nov 27, 2021
Stolen car found: 5 juveniles arrested in connection
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police arrested five juveniles on Thursday, November 25, Thanksgiving Day, after they were seen running from a stolen car. Authoriti...
Nov 27, 2021 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
