Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo official says discolored water not dangerous
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Videos of discolored water in Kalamazoo are causing concern online. A city official says the water supply is from an aquifer that is high in minerals like iron and can bec...
Nov 05, 2025
Southbound US-131 still closed after truck hit overpass
DORR TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Southbound US-131 is still closed from 100th Street in Kent County to 142nd Avenue in Allegan County after a semi hit the 146th Avenue overpass Sunday afternoon. The c...
Nov 05, 2025 Road closed sign
Vigil held at Celery Flats for US-131 crash victim
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A vigil brought over 100 people to Celery Flats in Portage last night to honor 17-year-old Alayiah Lazzara, the most recent person to die from their injuries in the wrong-wa...
Nov 05, 2025 Celery Flats Historical Area in Portage, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Kalamazoo County voters approve some bond proposals, reject others
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Voters in Portage Public Schools have given the district the green light for a $132.4-mmillion bond. It passed yesterday with nearly 63% support compared to 37% voting no....
Nov 05, 2025 Mike Cohen / CC
Portage Mayor Patricia Randall wins re-election
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The vote for Portage mayor went to incumbent Patricia Randall.. Randall got 8,067 votes for 61.66%, while challenger Nasim Ansari had 4,992 and 38.16%. For the Portage city ...
Nov 05, 2025 Portage City Mayor Patricia Randall.
David Anderson re-elected Kalamazoo mayor, Kalamazoo city commissioners chosen
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - David Anderson has won another term as mayor of Kalamazoo. Voters gave him just over 64% of the vote in the election, while Chris Glasser had nearly 27% and Robert Gray ha...
Nov 04, 2025 Kalamazoo Mayor David Anderson
UPDATE: Drivers Identified in Fatal US-131 Crash Near Martin
MARTIN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The identities of the two drivers involved in a fatal head-on crash on US-131 near Martin over the weekend have been disclosed. Allegan County Sheriff's Deputies and Gun Lake...
Nov 04, 2025 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com
Portage council expected to keep one of its responsibilities
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council is expected to hang on to one of its responsibilities after rejecting a proposal by their city manager that he assume that authority. City Manager P...
Nov 04, 2025 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
KVET arrests 31-year-old man for cocaine, illegal gun possession
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team and Crime Reduction Team have arrested a 31-year-old man on several felony charges. Kalamazoo Public Safety officials say they arrest...
Nov 04, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County board to fund projects this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County commissioners have one leftover piece of business from their recently approved 2026 budget that they plan to take up tomorrow. The board has set aside $20...
Nov 04, 2025 Keith Cooper / CC
