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Spring break starts Friday; KPS urging parents to check children's grades
KALAMAZOO, MIM (WKZO AM/FM) - Spring break begins at the end of this week in Kalamazoo-area public school districts. Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent Darrin Slade says this is a good time for p...
Mar 23, 2026 (Photo provided by John McNeill)
Kahil Fennell named new WMU men's basketball coach
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University has hired a highly successful coach from Texas to head its men's basketball program. President/Director of Athletics Dan Bartholomae has announ...
Mar 22, 2026
Pedestrian struck and killed on US-131 in Oshtemo Township Saturday night
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 21-year-old man from Illinois is dead after being struck by a vehicle on northbound US-131 Saturday night. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says the man was ...
Mar 22, 2026 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Shooting victim in critical condition, KDPS looking for suspect who fled the scene
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is asking for the public's help to identify a suspect following an early Saturday morning shooting. Just after midnight KDPS offi...
Mar 21, 2026 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
Suspected drunk driver leads deputies on chase on US-131 and I-94
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspected of drunk driving faces multiple charges after leading police on a chase Friday night. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says a deputy observed a vehicle tr...
Mar 21, 2026 lucky_pics / Depositphotos.com
KRESA millage renewal on May 5th ballot in all of Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The hotly contested Portage trash referendum won't be the only item on a local ballot on May 5th. Voters countywide will be asked to renew a local millage that supports sp...
Mar 20, 2026
Fourth grader from Martin to be honored Friday for lifesaving hands-only CPR
MARTIN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Allegan County nine-year-old will be honored Friday for performing lifesaving hands-only CPR at his church. Logan Vangemert is a fourth grader at Brandon Elementary in Mar...
Mar 19, 2026 Hands-only CPR being performed (courtesy American Heart Association)
UPDATE: Power restored after roughly 10,000 homes, businesses in Kalamazoo area lost power Thursday morning, WMU closed
Power was restored to all customers at 11:03 a.m. KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Around 10,000 homes and businesses in the Kalamazoo area are without power as of 10:00 a.m. Thursday. Consumers Energy sa...
Mar 19, 2026
Kalamazoo man appears in court for I-94 shooting
ST. JOSEPH, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 26-year-old Kalamazoo man has made his first appearance in Berrien County court this week on several charges for shooting another man at a rest area on Interstate 94 in...
Mar 19, 2026 WSBT/File Photo
Governor Whitmer not 100% on board for gas tax holiday despite high prices, but not ruling it out
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she is not in favor of a state gas tax holiday as prices have hit $4 a gallon due to the war with Iran by the U.S. and Israel. She says t...
Mar 19, 2026
