Category Archives: Top News Stories
Kzoo Parks to apply for DNR grants for Milham Park improvements
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Improvements are being planned by Kzoo Parks for Milham Park. The Kalamazoo city commission authorized the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for Michigan Departm...
Mar 18, 2025
Kalamazoo city commissioner start work to search for new city manager
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners have gotten the ball rolling on their search for a new city manager to succeed Jim Ritsema, who retires this fall. Commissioners agreed that t...
Mar 18, 2025
Shots fired in Cooper Township; suspect sought
COOPER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is investigating shots being fired early this morning in Cooper Township. A woman called police just before 1:20 a.m. to report...
Mar 18, 2025 (Photo by John McNeil).
AUDIO: Price to turn wet muck to ash rising for Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The estimated price tag on the latest big-ticket project at Kalamazoo's wastewater plant has just gone up again. The city has been scrambling to find an alternative to lan...
Mar 18, 2025 City of Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Seven hour standoff at Vicksburh apartment ends with no injuries but one arrest
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - What started as a domestic violence complaint resulted in a standoff that lasted hours at a Vicksburg apartment complex Monday. According to the Vicksburg Police Departmen...
Mar 17, 2025 Ken Hawkins / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County officials concerned about possible funding cuts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County plans to contract with a lobbying firm to look after their interests in Lansing. County officials have been talking about it for some time. Now more than ...
Mar 17, 2025 Pictures of Money / CC
Arson suspect arrested in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 43-year-old man is in custody after an alleged arson Sunday night. Scott Daniel Hassler was arraigned Monday afternoon on multiple felony charges, including assault with...
Mar 17, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety graphic (courtesy of KDPS)
AUDIO: Public's overall feeling of safety in Kalamazoo continues to fall
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new survey shows that despite continued double digit drops in the crime rate in Kalamazoo, the public's overall feeling of safety has continued to drop. The latest Polco...
Mar 17, 2025
Kalamazoo City Commission expected to begin the process of replacing Ritsema tonight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners could formally launch their search for a new City Manager Monday evening. Jim Ritsema announced his plans to retire over a month ago, and the ...
Mar 16, 2025 City of Kalamazoo logo
Kalamazoo man arrested after I-94 chase with speeds exceeding 150 miles per hour
ALBION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 18-year-old Kalamazoo man is in custody, after leading police on a high speed chase on I-94 in Calhoun County early Saturday morning. According to the Calhoun County Sheri...
Mar 15, 2025 zeferli@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
