Category Archives: Top News Stories
Kalamazoo Public Schools board approves next school year's budget
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Schools board has unanimously approved their budget for the next school year. All they can do now is wait and see if the state provides enough money t...
Jun 24, 2025
21-year-old arrested by KVET
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 21-year-old man is in the Kalamazoo County Jail facing several felony charges after he was arrested on June 17 by the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team. Officers have re...
Jun 24, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commission picks Raftelis to do city manager search
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sometimes brevity is a virtue, and it's the personal touch that makes all the difference. Kalamazoo city commissioners have picked a firm to do the search for their new ci...
Jun 24, 2025 Kalamazoo City Hall in the fall. (Photo by John McNeill).
Kalamazoo man accused of killing woman in domestic dispute charged with Open Murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in the June 12 fatal shooting of 47-year-old Sariah Robinson in a domestic dispute has been formally arraigned and ordered held without bond. 55-year-old Rober...
Jun 23, 2025
Kalamazoo man headed to prison after being convicted in 2024 shooting death
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man convicted for his role in a 2024 fatal shooting on Interfaith Boulevard has been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison. Kalamazoo County Circuit Court b...
Jun 23, 2025 londondeposit / Depositphotos.com
KDPS investigates early morning assault on South Rose Street
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An early morning stabbing in Kalamazoo on Monday is under investigation. Public Safety says they were called to a stabbing in the area of Burr Oak and Burdick and say a 32...
Jun 23, 2025
Federal judge schedules former GRPD officer Schurr's civil trial for Kalamazoo in 2026
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The civil trial for former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr in the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya is scheduled to begin October 19, 2026. A federal judge se...
Jun 23, 2025
KPS board holding public hearing on budget tonight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools will enter the new school year with a lot of question marks about their budget. The shaky economy, federal cuts and a projected drop in enrollment...
Jun 23, 2025
Shooting at Fox Ridge Apartments leaves one man in critical but stable condition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One man was injured and another is in custody after a shooting incident at the Fox Ridge Apartments in Kalamazoo Sunday. At approximately 1:10 p.m., officers from the Kala...
Jun 22, 2025 Fox Ridge Apartments, Kalamazoo MI (courtesy Apartments.com)
Heat Advisory continues through Monday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The hottest temperatures of the year and high humidity levels have hit, making it feel dangerously uncomfortable this weekend. A Heat Advisory has been issued through Mond...
Jun 22, 2025
