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One man dead, another wounded in separate shootings in Kalamazoo Tuesday night and early Wednesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is investigating two separate, unrelated shootings that occurred within six hours of each other, leaving one man dead and another...
May 28, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
One dead after shooting at Oshtemo Township apartment complex
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shooting Tuesday afternoon at an Oshtemo Township apartment in Kalamazoo County has left one man dead. At 2:36 p.m. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputies were dispa...
May 27, 2025 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com
State report: 29% of Kalamazoo County roads in poor condition, 36% in good condition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As state leaders continue to argue about the next step in providing funding for road repair in Michigan, roads are still deteriorating faster than they can be fixed. Accor...
May 27, 2025 jerryb7 / Depositphotos.com
Tougher stance on discipline paying off for Kalamazoo Public Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade's tougher stance on discipline in the schools seems to be paying off, better than even he expected. The latest num...
May 27, 2025
"A very conservative budget" comes before Portage City Council for approval
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council Tuesday is set to approve their budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2025. On the agenda for the council is their $28 million gener...
May 26, 2025 jittawit.21 / Depositphotos.com
18-year-old accused of shooting to death security guard at Kalamazoo nightclub bound over for trial
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 18-year-old from Battle Creek has been bound over to Kalamazoo County Circuit Court to face trial in the April 12 shooting death of security guard Montine Wiley at a pa...
May 25, 2025 L-R: Damonte Christopher Jenkins-Gooden and Kaiden Tanner Cole (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Kalamazoo Rotary Club to host Memorial Day event in downtown and Riverside Cemetery
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Rotary Club will be hosting its annual Memorial Day Celebration Monday, honoring the men and women who gave their lives while serving in the United States Ar...
May 24, 2025 IgorVetushko / Depositphotos.com
Michigan House approves two bills banning transgender girls from female sports
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two controversial bills that ban transgender girls from playing female sports in school have been approved by the Michigan House. One bill passed with a strictly party-line ...
May 23, 2025 Exterior of Michigan Capitol building (courtesy State of Michigan)
AUDIO: Ribbon cutting held for KRESA Career Connect Center
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hundreds of local residents have gotten their first look at Kalamazoo's new Career Connect Center. They snipped the ribbon on the $100 million KRESA facility that will giv...
May 23, 2025
Curbside collection of storm debris starts Tuesday in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though the power is back on, the clean-up from the May 15 major storm in Kalamazoo continues. Curbside collection of fallen branches and limbs from the storm will sta...
May 23, 2025 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
