Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
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
Deaths in Kalamazoo County returning to normal after COVID-19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The latest data on deaths in Kalamazoo shows things continue to return to normal since the COVID-19 pandemic, with a slight uptick in local suicides among the young last y...
Nov 14, 2025 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Human remains found near Otsego in welfare check
OTSEGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police troopers say they found human remains near Otsego during a welfare check. They were called to an area on M-89 north of 106th Avenue in Otsego T...
Nov 14, 2025 MSP investigating death of 2 year old in Cass County
22 Republican lawmakers want U.S. Justice Department monitoring Michigan's elections
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 22 Republican lawmakers, led by state Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt of Van Buren County, are asking U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to have the U.S. Department of Just...
Nov 14, 2025 State Senator Aric Nesbitt filing for paperwork for the 20th Senate District (submitted photo)
AUDIO: KPS to knock on doors of students with absence problems Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools has a more aggressive approach to school truancy than most area districts, and it's paying off. Besides the usual efforts, they have hired a truan...
Nov 14, 2025
Police believe body found near Milham Park is a 62-year-old man who had previously been reported missing by family members
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Detectives from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety believe the body they found Wednesday was that of a man who had been reported missing by family members. The skel...
Nov 13, 2025 tashatuvango / Depositphotos.com
KPS hosting Wellness Fair for families Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools will host its third annual Around the World Wellness Fair for families this Saturday. The free event runs from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at Loy Norrix ...
Nov 13, 2025
Van Buren County Assistant Prosecutor Rachel Keeley running for district court judge
GOBLES, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Van Buren County Assistant Prosecutor Rachel Keeley is running for Van Buren County District Court Judge in 2026. She announced her candidacy Thursday morning, citing over a ...
Nov 13, 2025 londondeposit / Depositphotos.com
God's Kitchen of Michigan again holding free Thanksgiving dinners
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - God's Kitchen of Michigan will again hold three free Thanksgiving dinners this year. The first two will be held on Wednesday, November 19th in Battle Creek at First United...
Nov 13, 2025
