Articles tagged with kalamazoo

Thu, May 24, 2012

VIDEO: Kalamazoo to honor veterans of armed forces with Memorial Day Parade

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Greater Kalamazoo will be honoring veterans of the armed forces in Memorial Day celebrations. Watch above for Korean War veteran and spokesman ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Public Safety Looking For Missing Kalamazoo Man

KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - A Kalamazoo family needs your help to find a missing man who left home for a doctor’s appointment yesterday morning ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Chicago Man Sets Fire To Kalamazoo Apartment

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Kalamazoo Public Safety officers have arrested a man they claim forced his way into one of the units at Cooper Apartments ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Kalamazoo’s First I-Max Theatre Set To Open

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO) -- They are laying down the carpeting and installing the seats and hanging the speakers as Kalamazoo’s first I-Max Theatre is ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Kalamazoo tourism will get lift from Pure Michigan ad again this summer

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Once again this summer, Kalamazoo’s Convention and Visitor’s Bureau will be collaborating with the Pure Michigan Campaign and Travel Michigan ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Kalamazoo Sheriff Richard Fuller Will Run For Re-Election

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller has formally announced that he will be seeking re-election this fall. Fuller notes in his press ...

Thu, May 10, 2012

South side Kalamazoo drug ring raided

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Seven members of a suspected crack cocaine ring operating on Kalamazoo’s south side are being held in the Kalamazoo County Jail ...

Thu, May 10, 2012

Update: Power outage affecting 3,000 on south side of Kalamazoo partially repaired

UPDATE: Power restored at 6:07 to Parkview Hills area. Apparently parts of Westnedge Hill remain without power, and Public Safety is directing traffic ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

A Kalamazoo crack dealer is arrested selling near Head Start classroom

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety has arrested and the Prosecutor has charged a city resident with selling crack cocaine from an east side street ...

Sun, May 06, 2012

VIDEO: 2012 Kalamazoo Marathon champions: Justin Gillette, Nicole Clement

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Just after crossing the finish line, a slightly breathless Justin Gillette told reporters he may as well keep running to finish the ...

Sun, May 06, 2012

VIDEO: 1/2 marathon winners cross finish line at Kalamazoo Marathon

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) Kalamazoo crowned male and female half-marathon champions on a cool May day Sunday. Kalamazoo native Galen Burrell took the men's title ...

Sun, May 06, 2012

VIDEO: 2012 Kalamazoo Marathon 5k winners set record pace

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kyle Mena is a familiar name to Kalamazoo. A 2004 graduate of Portage Northern High School, Mena set the blistering pace for ...

Sat, May 05, 2012

WATCH LIVE: Coverage of Kalamazoo Marathon; in-race footage; interviews with winners

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Runners and their families made their way to downtown Kalamazoo Saturday for the Borgess Run Expo to pick up their race-day packets ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Kalamazoo Woman Claims Self Defense In Fatal Stabbing

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo woman claims she was just defending herself when she stabbed her ex-boyfriend to death in her apartment Thursday morning ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Kalamazoo Commissioner May File Suit

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioners are being advised to contract with a Lansing law firm to go after on-line travel websites like Orbitz ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Kalamazoo County expected to sue travel websites for allegedly skimming taxes

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioners are expected to contract with a Lansing law firm to go after on-line travel websites like Orbitz, Travelocity and ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

VIDEO: Kalamazoo-area students stage walkout to send law enforcement message

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Students from several Kalamazoo area high schools staged a walkout Tuesday morning, marching down to Bronson Park.

The students marched and held ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Occupy Kalamazoo Sleep In

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- We haven’t heard a lot from the Occupy Kalamazoo Group for a while, but they are now planning a “sleep-in ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

VIDEO: Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger urges Kalamazoo GOP to “bet on Michigan”, not the government

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) – Kalamazoo Republicans gathered Monday evening, to hear Michigan Speaker of the House Jase Bolger give the keynote address at the 117^{th ...}

Mon, April 23, 2012

One Dies In Kalamazoo Shooting

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Kalamazoo County Deputies are investigating a double shooting at Village Square Apartments that left one man dead and left another man ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Former Kalamazoo Public Safety Chief John Ross Has Died

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -. He helped guide the City of Kalamazoo through a wrenching change. John Ross was the city’s last Police Chief and ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Kalamazoo Woman Dies In Car Crash

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - A 22-year-old woman was critically injured in a crash Saturday on West Main at Monroe, near the Cemetery. Arriving Public Safety ...

Sat, April 21, 2012

Kalamazoo advances to Eastern Conference Finals over Stingrays

CHARLESTON, SC (WKZO) – Kalamazoo netted a pair of goals in the second and third periods Saturday to advance to the Eastern Conference final series ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

VIDEO: Charging ahead for Earth Day: Kalamazoo gets new electric vehicle charging stations

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- This Friday marks the 2012 celebration of Earth Day and to show their support many prominent Kalamazoo institutions are turning out to ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

K-Wings blank Stingrays to take 3-0 series lead

CHARLESTON, SC (WKZO) – The Kalamazoo Wings trailed 30-23 in shots-on-goal in Wednesday night’s Game 3 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinals to the ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Part Of The Kalamazoo River Now Open

CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) -- They have been out in boats on the Kalamazoo River for two years cleaning it up. Today environmental and health ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

K-Wings outlast Stingrays in Game 1 of Eastern Conference semis

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) – Kalamazoo used home ice advantage to take Game 1 of the ECHL’s best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals Friday over the South Carolina ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Former Kalamazoo Man Sentenced to 576 Years In Prison

CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO (WKZO) -- A man who apparently began a lifelong criminal obsession with having sex with young girls in Kalamazoo, has been given ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Cain In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Presidential politics, the media, and the “Nine Nine Nine” tax plan were all addressed by Herman Cain on Thursday at the ...

Wed, April 04, 2012

Herman Cain Coming To Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Jack Hoogendyk is bringing a big gun into West Michigan, former Presidential Candidate Herman Cain, to get his campaign to unseat ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

New Jobs May Be Coming To Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- We don’t know if you would call them ‘cool’ jobs, but any new jobs coming to the community would be ...

Fri, March 30, 2012

Kalamazoo Woman In Custody After Stabbing

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Township investigators are calling it a homicide, but they aren’t saying whether it was justifiable or not. A woman ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Dad in Afghanistan Watches his Baby Born in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The father of a brand new baby born at the Borgess Birthing Center was able to lend support to his very pregnant ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

COLUMN: 'From Kalamazoo to the Capitol': Margaret O'Brien's Report from Lansing

by: State Representative Maragret O'Brien

Report from Lansing: week of March 26, 2012

This week was another busy week. There was a lot ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Unrefrigerated Meat Truck Stopped On The Way To A Kalamazoo Restaurant

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Health officials say they have been concerned and monitoring a local restaurant that has been caught by the State ...

Tue, March 27, 2012

Kalamazoo School Preparing For 5.5 Million Dollars In Cuts

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- About three dozen parents and residents turned out last night to hear the latest funding update from Kalamazoo School Officials, as ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

Hundreds rally in reaction to Trayvon Martin killing in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Hundreds, including WMU President John Dunn, turned out on The WMU campus for a rally and march to protest the shooting death ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Governor Snyder announces million dollar German orchid investment for Kalamazoo

LANSING (WKZO) -- The company Hark Orchids L.P. will be opening its first facility outside of its headquarters in Kalamazoo. The German based orchid ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Kalamazoo Schools Will Lose Millions If Governors Budget Passes

KALAMAZOO, MI – (WKZO) Kalamazoo School Trustees are once again calling for the help of parents and staff to contact state lawmakers and implore them ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Kalamazoo United Way Exceeds Goals

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - It took about four months longer than the campaign used to take, but the Greater Kalamazoo United Way has reached and ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Kalamazoo Central Received Donations For Baseball Stadium Improvements

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - It’s been a good season for the Kalamazoo Central Baseball team and its just getting started. Earlier this school year ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

VIDEO: Elton John cartwheels off piano for packed house at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Wings Stadium was the place to be on Wednesday night. "It was like seeing musical history watching Elton John rock out in ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

Kalamazoo City Commissioners Hear Complaints About News Reports

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The problem of violence on Kalamazoo’s north side got an airing at this week’s City Commission meeting. Maddie Jordan-Woods ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

VIDEO: Elton John concert promises historic, memorable night in Kalamazoo Wednesday

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) It's not every day that Elton John comes to perform in front of you and under 10,000 of your closest ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Head Start could be changing hands in Kalamazoo County

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) The Kalamazoo County Board has voted unanimously to support KRESA in their bid to obtain the federal grant for the County’s ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Kalamazoo Plans For Early Retirements

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo is a city with a plan - .its not a plan for growth or a plan for better services, it’s ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Kalamazoo Man Sentenced For Shooting At Deputy

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- William Wright pulled out a gun and fired at Deputy Jeff Nichols, grazing his shoulder on January 6^th, because he ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Kalamazoo County Board To Decide Fate Of Head Start

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Board has administered the Head Start Program for decades, helping thousands of pre-schooler’s get a leg up ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

Kalamazoo Commissioners Urged To Deny Liquor License

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) – Kalamazoo City Commissioners will be advised this week to reject a request from a local businessman who wants to transfer a ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

Kalamazoo And Battle Creek United Way To Merge

UNDATED, MI (WKZO) -- The United Way organizations in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek have been talking about merging for three years, now their boards have ...

Wed, March 14, 2012

Most Murders In Kalamazoo Occur In The Same Neighborhood

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- After a second murder this year on Rose Street, and statistics that show that most homicides in Kalamazoo are occurring in ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

AUDIO: Kalamazoo Airport Director Moshoginis says Direct Air ceases operations until May 15th

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Airport Director Cliff Moshoginis told "The Trifecta" Tuesday afternoon that Direct Air has ceased operations through May 15th. The ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Kalamazoo man dies from injuries sustained in Rose Street shooting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A 22-year-old Kalamazoo man named Eric Coleman died today after being shot in the 1300 block of Rose Street. Kalamazoo Department of ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Shooting Death In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - There was a fatal shooting early today in Kalamazoo. Public Safety says officers responded to a shots fired call in the ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

VIDEO: Governor Snyder speaks in Kalamazoo on law enforcement tour

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Governor Rick Snyder spoke in Kalamazoo Thursday talking about his new law enforcement enhancement initiative. He plans to spend 15-million to supply ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Governor To Tour Kalamazoo’s New Public Safety Station

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- One day after proposing his own crime busting package of criminal justice reforms, Governor Rick Snyder will travel to Kalamazoo for ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Kalamazoo County Board To Vote On Head Start Change

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County has administered the Head Start program for three decades, but now the administration thinks it may make more sense ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Federal Money Coming To Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Homeland Security is sending over half a million dollars to Kalamazoo Public Safety to beef up their operation. The Department plans ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

WATCH LIVE: Setup continues at the Kalamazoo Home Expo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) The 2012 Kalamazoo Home Expo is set to begin March 7th and run through March 10th. The setup however began today at ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Kalamazoo County Supported Romney

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- There are at least two theories why Rick Santorum lost in Kalamazoo County. One is because absentee ballots were cast before ...

Mon, February 27, 2012

VIDEO: Rick Santorum rally at Kalamazoo area school

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum held a rally in Kalamazoo Monday night at Heritage Christian Academy in Oshtemo Township located ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

VIDEO: Mitt Romney speaks on WMU campus in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Mitt Romney was in Kalamazoo this evening for a Town Hall event at Western Michigan University's Bernhard Student Center.

Watch the ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Romney Comes to Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO -- Mitt Romney will be in Kalamazoo this evening for a Town Hall meeting at the Bernhard Student Center at 7PM. It will follow ...

Thu, February 23, 2012

VIDEO: Herman Cain in Kalamazoo: ‘The President isn't a socialist, he’s worse’

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Former Republican U.S. Representative Pete Hoekstra, current GOP candidate for U.S. Senate, embarked on a four city tour across the ...

Wed, February 22, 2012

Kalamazoo Man Sentenced In Quincy Drug Death

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WTVB) - A federal court judge in Grand Rapids on Tuesday handed down a sentence in connection with the drug death of ...

Wed, February 22, 2012

Kalamazoo County Board Rejects Homeless Millage

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- After over two hours of impassioned debate and pleas, the Kalamazoo County Board has once again refused to put a housing ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

Kalamazoo Board Will Consider Homeless Millage

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - The Kalamazoo County Board is scheduled to decide tonight whether or not to ask voters this fall to approve a 1 ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

Governor Opposes Kalamazoo’s Medical Marijuana Initiative

KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners were told last night that the governor opposes a petition initiative in Kalamazoo requiring the city permit three ...

Mon, February 20, 2012

WATCH LIVE: Kalamazoo's annual 'State of the Downtown' address at 3pm

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- This year, Kalamazoo's State of the Downtown is being held at a new location. Part of the Ryan Reedy Corp's ...

Sun, February 19, 2012

Karl Guenther Column: Pistol Packin

“Reported Charges Triple Against Pistol Permit Holders”. That was the front page, top left newspaper headline. Not a supermarket tabloid, either. A lot of ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Marijuana Initiative For Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Voters in Kalamazoo will get another shot at a marijuana initiative this fall, requiring the city to allow three medical marijuana ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Homeless Millage Before The Kalamazoo County Board

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County voters could be asked this fall to approve a small millage that could make a big difference to the ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Besham Sugrim Found Guilty of Premeditated Murder

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The jury in the Besham Sugrim murder trial has come back with a guilty verdict, calling the experience life changing, and the ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Bill to Slash Number of Judges Passes Michigan House

LANSING (WKZO/WHTC) -- Legislation that will cost Kalamazoo, Calhoun, and Van Buren Counties one judge each, and that will downsize many courts statewide, was ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

VIDEO: Amtrak makes railroad history in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- They called it a historical event. State and Federal transportation officials piled off an Amtrak car at the Kalamazoo train station Wednesday ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

City Of Kalamazoo To Hold Job Fair

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The City of Kalamazoo expects to be one of Michigan’s Hottest Public Employee hiring markets over the next two years ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

High Speed Chase In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo man, who was already wanted for a list of crimes, including a scuffle with a Public Safety officer, is ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Kalamazoo Murder Trial Expected To Be Lengthy

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The murder trial of Besham Sugrim is underway and it’s expected to be a lengthy one. Because it’s a ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Stryker CEO Resigns Suddenly for "Family Reasons"

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Chairman, CEO and President of Stryker Corporation has suddenly resigned. Stephen MacMillan’s resignation is effective immediately. The press release cites ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Kalamazoo man on the loose following afternoon high speed chase

KALAMAZOO -- A Kalamazoo man, who was already wanted for a list of crimes is wanted for several more now that he has evaded police ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Phoenix Properties to purchase, redevelop former Kalamazoo Gazette properties

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- There appears to be a buyer for the Kalamazoo Gazette building in downtown Kalamazoo, although it doesn't sound like the new ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Jury Seated In Kalamazoo Murder Trial

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- It took all day Tuesday, but a jury has been seated to hear the murder case against Besham Sugrim, charged with ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Kalamazoo Police Asking For Help In Locating Murder Suspect

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- There is a suspected killer out there someplace and investigators are asking for your help to get him off the street ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Kalamazoo City Commission Approves Higher Water Rates

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City water and Sewer customers will see their bills go up by nearly 8% next month, and non-city users will ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Kalamazoo Nuns Spent The Weekend In Indianapolis

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Several nuns from the Sisters of St. Joseph in Kalamazoo spent their weekend in Indianapolis at the Super Bowl, but not ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Kalamazoo City Commissioners Expected To Approve Higher Water Rates

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners are expected to give final approval to higher rates for water and sewer services at this evening’s ...

Sat, February 04, 2012

DNR continues investigation of domestic oil dump in Kalamazoo River

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) -- Two Battle Creek scrappers could face criminal prosecution and restitution for the latest oil spill on the Kalamazoo River.

The DNR ...

Sat, February 04, 2012

Two May Be Charged In Latest Oil Spill In Kalamazoo River

BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO) -- Two Battle Creek scrappers could face criminal prosecution and restitution for the latest oil spill on the Kalamazoo River.

The ...

Fri, February 03, 2012

Kalamazoo Gazette Delivers Three Days A Week

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- If you want to read a hard copy of the Kalamazoo Gazette today, you are going to have to pick it ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

VIDEO: Hoekstra affirms to “stop the spending” during Kalamazoo Chamber meeting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Former Congressman Pete Hoekstra spoke as the keynote presenter Thursday at the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce’s quarterly luncheon.

Currently, Hoekstra ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Karl Guenther Opinion: Kalamazoo County Farm Services Agency office closing

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Each time I approach this topic of the proposed closing of the Farm Services Agency in Kalamazoo County, in my memory I ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Elton John set to perform in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) – Officials at Wings Stadium have announced that Elton John will be performing at Wings Stadium March 21 at 8 PM.

The ticket ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Fugitive May Be In Kalamazoo

UNDATED, MI (WKZO) -- A fugitive who allegedly set his ex-girlfriend’s Wisconsin Home on fire, may be hiding out in west Michigan. Michael Mack ...

Wed, February 01, 2012

Two Students Suspended At Kalamazoo Central

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Two students have been suspended for allegedly setting a fire in a stairwell at Kalamazoo Central High on Monday. They were ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Kalamazoo County Board selects Dale Pominville to replace departing Deb Bucholtz

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County board has picked Dale Pominville from a final field of 6 candidates to serve out the remaining term ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Vandals Set Fire In Stairwell At Kalamazoo Central

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- It’s back to school at Kalamazoo Central High after a small suspicious fire, cleared the place about 2pm Monday afternoon ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Kalamazoo Water and Sewer Rates May Go Up

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners introduced a package of water and sewer hikes last night, and not everyone is happy about it. Resident ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Fire at K-Central

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) -- A fire broke out at Kalamazoo Central High School Thursday afternoon, but firefighters were able to extinguish the fire quickly. there are ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

School trustees in Kalamazoo concerned about funding

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo school trustees say the Governor may be saying that he doesn’t plan to cut school funding this year, but its ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Giltz expected to be charged with Kalamazoo woman's murder Friday

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo woman who sought refuge with the older couple next door in Swansboro, North Carolina when her marriage dissolved last October ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Police Say Neighbor Killed Kalamazoo Woman In North Carolina

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo Woman who sought refuge with the older couple next door in Swansboro, North Carolina when her marriage dissolved last ...

Thu, January 26, 2012

VIDEO: Farmers speak out against plan to close Kalamazoo FSA office

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - Farmers voiced their say Thursday on a plan to close the Farm Service Agency office in Kalamazoo.

The Kalamazoo FSA office is ...

Thu, January 26, 2012

Kalamazoo Woman Killed In North Carolina

SWANSBORO, NC (WKZO) -- Police in North Carolina have released the name of a former Kalamazoo woman, who was shot to death on Monday. Fifty-year-old ...

Sat, January 21, 2012

West Michigan, Including Kalamazoo, Was A Stopping Off Point Friday For The Tiger’s Winter Caravan

The Tigers Winter Caravan rolled thru west Michigan yesterday, making a stop in Kalamazoo at the WMU Bernhard Student Center. They first stopped at ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Kalamazoo Detectives Looking For A Witness In County Deputy Shooting

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Detectives are looking for the man who was the third person inside William Wright’s pick-up truck on the ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Kalamazoo Ranked Fourth Best City For Beer

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - ‘Livability Magazine’ has ranked Kalamazoo as the fourth best city in the country for beer because of its microbreweries, citing the ...

Wed, January 18, 2012

Kalamazoo County Board Once Again Ask For Homeless Millage

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - It was a very cold and blustery night, but despite that they had a packed house at the Kalamazoo County Board ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

Live Video: Kalamazoo College to make major announcement at 4:30

KALAMAZOO, (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo College is expected to make a major announcement this afternoon. Doors open for the event at 4pm with the announcement expected ...

Mon, January 16, 2012

Late Show with David Letterman releases new viral video featuring Kalamazoo native Alaina Dely

NEW YORK (WKZO) -- This time Kalamazoo native Alaina Dely is showcasing her first true meeting with Tony Mendez from "The Late Show with David ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

Big Announcement For Kalamazoo College

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- We don’t know what it is, but officials at Kalamazoo College think it’s a really big thing, and they ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

Reward Offered In Kalamazoo Arson Case

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A $5,000 reward is available for tips that lead to the arrest of an arsonist who set a home on ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

VIDEO: Dash Cam Video Released, Wright Brothers Facing 9 Charges in Deputy Shooting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Prosecutor Jeff Fink released the list of 9 felony charges that will be filed against 28-year old William Wright this morning, who ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Blockbuster Going Out Of Business In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The last two Blockbuster video rental shops in Kalamazoo have announced they are going out of business. What goes around comes ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Democrats In Kalamazoo Asked Not To Vote In Feb 28th Primary

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- One local official is asking democrats not to vote in the February 28^thPrimary, .at least not as a democrat ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

Kalamazoo Shooting Victim Dies From Injuries

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is looking for a tall black male in a white hooded jacket driving a black extended cab pick-up ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

Kalamazoo Deputy Shot In the Arm

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Deputies say 25-year-old Christopher and 28-year-old William Wright are expected to be charged with the attempted murder of a Deputy today ...

Sat, January 07, 2012

Kalamazoo Officer Grazed In Shootout During A Traffic Stop

KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - There was another example last night in Southwest Michigan of the daily dangers that are faced by public safety officers. At ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Kalamazoo City Commissioners Have Approved Their 2012 Budget

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - They all say it’s just the starting point to what could be a very difficult transition to a much smaller ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

The 2012 Kalamazoo County Board Will Look Identical To The Board That Ended 2011.

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Last night the board reelected David Maturen to his own one year term as Board Chair. Dave Buskirk was reelected to ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Kalamazoo Woman Charged With Providing Alcohol To A Minor

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - A Kalamazoo woman who was the source of a bottle of Vodka that ended up sending a 14-year-old girl from Portage ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Kalamazoo Officials Back To Work

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Local officials are getting right back to work now that the holidays are over. Kalamazoo County Commissioners will get reorganized for ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Is There A Kalamazoo Connection To The Arsonist Who Has Been Terrorizing Los Angeles?

UNDATED, (WKZO) - Police there have arrested a German national, 24-year-old Harry Burkhart for as many as 55 fires started in carports and garages over ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Kalamazoo Woman May Be Charges For Supplying Alcohol To Minor

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - We don’t know all the details but a Kalamazoo woman is facing charges for supplying alcohol to minors after a ...

Sun, January 01, 2012

Slick roads, whiteout conditions continuing in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Strong winds and snow are expected through Sunday evening and into Monday night in Southwest Michigan. For traffic alerts text TRAFFIC to ...

Thu, December 29, 2011

VIDEO: New Law Allows Bell's to Keep Tavern Open

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) – As Michigan gains more attention for its premier micro-brews, a law signed by Governor Rick Snyder is allowing for more beer production ...

Tue, December 27, 2011

Little Caesar’s In Kalamazoo Held Up

KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - A Little Caesar’s Pizza outlet was held-up late last night in Kalamazoo by a fumble fingered fugitive. Surveillance video shows ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

VIDEO: Salvation Army provides toys to Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- With Christmas only four days away a special store opened this week just in time to help families in need provide presents ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

Security Issues For Kalamazoo Circuit Court

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- After they were confronted by the Chief Circuit Judge, Kalamazoo County Commissioners have agreed to foot the bill for security at ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

Trying To Consolidate Kalamazoo County 911

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo area governments have been trying to merge 9-1-1 dispatch for more than a decade and every time it’s failed ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Kalamazoo City Commissioners Urge Governor To Veto Bill

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners took turns last night blasting the Republican majority in Lansing for trying to reinstate policies that discriminate measures ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Shooting In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- For the fourth time since June there has been a shooting near Ada and Burell. Public Safety received a call about ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Public Hearing On Kalamazoo Budget

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo City Commission will hold a public hearing tonight on the 2012 city budget. It calls for about an 8 ...

Fri, December 16, 2011

Kalamazoo Schools Approve Changes To Insurance Plan

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo School officials approved some changes to their insurance plan and put together some reports to make sure they qualify for ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

VIDEO: Toys for Tots Kicks Off "Stuff the Bus" Campaign in Portage

PORTAGE (WKZO) – WIN Country 98.5, Metro Transit, and Toys R Us are teaming up this year for the “Stuff the Bus” campaign put ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

Staff And Program Cuts May Be Coming For the City Of Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners got to learn firsthand from City Staff last night what budget cuts they will be making short term ...

Mon, December 12, 2011

Budget Workshops For Kalamazoo City Commissioners

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners will hold a couple of workshops on the 2012 city budget this week. The City manager’s proposed ...

Sun, December 11, 2011

22-Year-Old Kalamazoo resident arrested in E. Michigan robbery Sunday

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to a call that an armed robbery occured in the 200 block of East Michigan ...

Sat, December 10, 2011

Flint, Detroit have highest crime rates in the nation, Kalamazoo near the center

UNDATED (WKZO) -- Along with boarded-up buildings and closed auto factories, Flint and the Detroit/Livonia areas have the highest crime ratings in the nation ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

VIDEO: Harold Zeigler opens Chrysler Facility in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The announcement came on November 23rd, 2010. Harold Zeigler Automotive Group was about to embark on a monumental year. A year which ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Fire Marshal Investigating Kalamazoo Blaze

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo’s fire marshal is looking for the cause of a fire in the Vine Neighborhood that damaged but did not ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Kalamazoo Commissioners Concerned About Reductions In Road Patrol

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Some Kalamazoo County Commissioners are concerned that budget cuts, and reductions in the road patrols for the County Sheriff’s Department ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Kalamazoo Putting Pressure On EPA

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- There may be another showdown coming between the City of Kalamazoo and the EPA over the Allied Paper dump. City officials ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Kalamazoo Commission To Get A Transit Update Tonight

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Commission will get an update on the formation of the County Transit Authority, and the changes in tax ...

Mon, December 05, 2011

VIDEO: Kalamazoo Forum Held to Oppose No-Fault Insurance Reform

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Groups who oppose changes to the state’s no-fault insurance law held a forum at the Kalamazoo Public Library Monday evening. They ...

Mon, December 05, 2011

Kalamazoo Woman Dies In Accident

ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) -- An 84-year-old Kalamazoo woman is dead following a violent high speed collision on U.S. 131 near Martin. State Police ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

VIDEO: Downtown Kalamazoo Winter Art Hop a Hit

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Thousands turned out for Friday night’s Art Hop in Downtown Kalamazoo for the final event this year, mixing art and retailing ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

Kalamazoo School Board Approves Planning For Another New School

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo School trustees have given a green light to planning for the construction of their third new school, but not without ...

Fri, November 25, 2011

VIDEO: Kalamazoo Lights up the Holidays in Bronson Park

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Grinch got to Kalamazoo’s Tree Lighting Ceremony but the Who’s of Kalamazoo ignored the glitch and had a real ...

Fri, November 25, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Arrested In Thanksgiving Domestic Violence Case

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A brutally violent drunken rage put a Kalamazoo woman in the hospital and her boyfriend in jail on Thanksgiving. He may ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

Kalamazoo City Commission Financial Update

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo City Commission got an update on their financial situation last evening and it’s a pretty grim picture. Kalamazoo ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

VIDEO: Local Grocer Gives Free Turkeys to Families

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Park Street Market in Kalamazoo gave free turkey dinner baskets to deserving families on Kalamazoo's Northside. The families receiving dinner ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Downtown Kalamazoo Building Project To Bring New Jobs

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Snyder Administration is doing some “economic gardening”, in Kalamazoo, and from a little seed a big building will grow. A ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

Kalamazoo City Commissioners Sworn In

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Monday was a long day for Kalamazoo City Commissioner Stephanie Bell as she was sworn in last night to a new ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

VIDEO: 49th Kalamazoo City Commission Sworn into Office

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The 49th Kalamazoo City Commission has been sworn into office at City Hall and boy do they have their work cut out ...

Mon, November 14, 2011

Kalamazoo City Commissioners To Be Sworn In

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Today could be a roller coaster of emotions for Kalamazoo City Commissioner Stephanie Bell. Her husband is scheduled to be sentenced ...

Mon, November 14, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Seriously Injured In Accident

JACKSON -- A Kalamazoo man and his friend from Jackson suffered serious injuries that they might have avoided if they had buckled up first. Jackson ...

Sat, November 12, 2011

VIDEO: Thousands attend 50th Kalamazoo Holiday Parade

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Holiday Parade went off without a hitch in Downtown Kalamazoo this morning. The parade which was the 50th edition of ...

Sat, November 12, 2011

VIDEO: Watch LIVE this morning as the Kalamazoo Holiday Parade Steps off Downtown

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The 50th Kalamazoo Holiday Parade kicks of this morning at 11am on 96.5 WKZO-FM and is being streamed live right here ...

Fri, November 11, 2011

Kalamazoo Central Baseball Field May Be Renamed Derek Jeter Field

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Derek Jeter has won the hearts of Yankee fans and has captured most of the Yankee team records. He is a ...

Thu, November 10, 2011

VIDEO: Herman Cain at Kalamazoo visit: "I didn't go to political correctness school"

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Thursday Republican frontrunner Herman Cain became the first presidential candidate to visit Kalamazoo this election cycle,and he could be the first ...

Thu, November 10, 2011

Kalamazoo Christmas Parade Saturday

Kalamazoo, MI (WKZO) -- After a spectacular fall morning yesterday, the weather turned cold, wet and blustery yesterday, with strong gusts of up to 60-MPH ...

Wed, November 09, 2011

Cain Coming To Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO -- Herman Cain is coming to Kalamazoo. Local sources say he will make an appearance at Pine West at 11^th and Stadium Drive ...

Tue, November 08, 2011

Kalamazoo City Commission, Election Results Throughout the Evening

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Throughout the evening wkzo.com will have full coverage of the local elections. From the Kalamazoo City Commission race to the ...

Tue, November 08, 2011

VIDEO: New Exposition Hall Debuted at Kalamazoo County Expo Center

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The public has gotten their first look at the inside of the new exposition hall at the Kalamazoo Expo center. It ...

Mon, November 07, 2011

VIDEO: NEW Kalamazoo Expo Center Hosts Open House

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Watch above as WKZO gives you the first glimpse into the new Kalamazoo County Expo Center from Monday's open house. David ...

Mon, November 07, 2011

Marijuana Initiative On Ballot In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Statewide, news organizations will be watching how a marijuana initiative in Kalamazoo does at the polls tomorrow. It would require Public ...

Thu, November 03, 2011

Kalamazoo Gazette Will Only Deliver Some Days

UNDATED (WKZO) -- With Newspaper readership dropping to levels not seen since World War Two, the Kalamazoo Gazette, Grand Rapids Press, the Jackson Citizen Patriot ...

Thu, November 03, 2011

Kalamazoo Gazette Will Not Deliver Some Days

UNDATED (WKZO) -- With Newspaper readership dropping to levels not seen since World War Two, the Kalamazoo Gazette, Grand Rapids Press, the Jackson Citizen Patriot ...

Thu, November 03, 2011

Look who's on the cover of SI!

GREEN BAY, WIS (WKZO) - It’s a first for the Broncos. In the entire history of Sports Illustrated, a Western Michigan Bronco has never ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

VIDEO: Groundbreaking on Kalamazoo County Jail Expansion

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- At long last they have broken ground at the site of the new Kalamazoo County Jail expansion on Lamont Street. County officials ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Faces Up To 500 Years In Colorado Prison

DETROIT, MI (WKZO) -- A former Kalamazoo man who spent 12-years in Michigan prisons for molesting under aged girls now faces up to 500-years in ...

Fri, October 28, 2011

Kalamazoo Schools Against Cyber School Expansion

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo School officials and trustees blasted the state legislature last night for education reforms they say are a direct attack on ...

Wed, October 26, 2011

Kalamazoo City Commission Candidate Forum

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- It can be a challenge to get to know the candidates in this year’s City Commission race unless you work ...

Tue, October 25, 2011

Kalamazoo Wants To Join Forces To Purchase Products

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- It’s the opposite of the Pentagon’s $435 Hammer and $640 toilet seat. Kalamazoo area governments want to combine forces ...

Tue, October 25, 2011

One Bin Recycling In Kalamazoo Township

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- It may be the wave of the future, at least if you are talking trash. Kalamazoo Township residents could be ...

Mon, October 24, 2011

Two Kalamazoo Men Killed In Accident

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- Two young men from Kalamazoo were killed very early Saturday morning in a one car wreck in Oshtemo Township. Deputies ...

Fri, October 21, 2011

Groups Rally In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- There were two protests in Kalamazoo Thursday despite the cold and the rain, and neither one of them had anything to ...

Wed, October 19, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Looking For Hit And Run Driver

KALAMAZOO. MI (WKZO) -- Public Safety is looking for a hit and run driver who struck a young girl on Reed St. at Portage Road ...

Wed, October 19, 2011

Kalamazoo County Board Approved Budget

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Board has approved their budget for the next year, but not before tweaking it to blunt the rising ...

Wed, October 19, 2011

Jail Expansion Approved By Kalamazoo Board

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- It’s been in the works for decades but only took a few seconds to approve. Complaints that the Kalamazoo County ...

Tue, October 18, 2011

Early Retirement For Kalamazoo City Employees

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners say they don’t want to eliminate 80-positions, but they think they have found a more humane way ...

Tue, October 18, 2011

Kalamazoo County Holds Budget Hearing

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Board will hold a public hearing on next year’s budget tonight, and there are still some issues ...

Mon, October 17, 2011

Hundreds Occupied Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Hundreds in Kalamazoo participated in various Occupy Kalamazoo events, including a march on Saturday and a 24-hour sit-in in Bronson Park ...

Mon, October 17, 2011

Kalamazoo City Commissioners Will Consider Early Retirement Plan

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Unable to wait until budget time, Kalamazoo City Commissioners will consider offering any employee who has been on staff more than ...

Sat, October 15, 2011

Occupy Kalamazoo Today

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Occupy Kalamazoo, the loose knit group of protestors who held their initial protest marching to downtown banks on Wednesday, actually plan ...

Sat, October 15, 2011

Kalamazoo Commissioners May Ask Employees To Take Early Retirement

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners may be offering any employee who has been on staff more than 21 years an early incentive to ...

Sat, October 15, 2011

Red Wings And Kalamazoo Wings Both Play Tonight

The Red Wings will be shooting for a 4-and-0 start on the season and their third straight shutout tonight when they play at Minnesota ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Wall Street Movement Spreads to Michigan Cities

DETROIT (WKZO) -- The 'Occupy' movement that began on Wall Street is popping up in several Michigan cities. The grassroots movement has spread to cities ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Kalamazoo Named On The Top 100 List

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- America’s Promise Alliance has for the 3rd year, named Kalamazoo as one of the 100 best places in the U ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Kalamazoo Named In The Top 100

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- America’s Promise Alliance has for the 3rd year, named Kalamazoo as one of the 100 best places in the U ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Human Remains Found In Kalamazoo County

BRADY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- Human remains have been found on farm property off 34^th and Y Ave. in ruralKalamazooCounty, and investigators are trying ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Scare At D & W In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- There was a scare at the D & W grocery store near the Oakwood neighborhood late yesterday afternoon. Someone dropped an envelope ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Human Remains Found on Kalamazoo County Property

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Human remains have been found on a farm property in Brady Township. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputies were alerted to the discovery ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Another Kalamazoo Shooting

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A 21-year-old Kalamazoo man was shot in the head as he sat in a car on Woodbury just before 11 last ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

Kalamazoo Shooting Victim Expected To Recover

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Deputies are investigating a weekend shooting at the Copper Beech Apartments but apparently are not making much headway. Ten ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

Occupy Kalamazoo Scheduled For Wednesday

UNDATED (WKZO) -- The Occupy Wall Street protest grew so large in New York over the weekend that they had to temporarily move it to ...

Sat, October 08, 2011

VIDEO: First Fall Parade of Homes Underway, Dale Shugars Previews Number 2 in South Haven

SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO) -- The backyard of the home sees nothing but Lake Michigan and the South Haven lighthouse. It has a pristine beauty ...

Fri, October 07, 2011

Occupy Kalamazoo Underway

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo version of the protest that has shadowed Wall Street for the past three weeks may be coming to a ...

Thu, October 06, 2011

Occupy Kalamazoo To Hold Meeting

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A New York protest is growing into a national movement. Protestors have “Occupied” Wall Street, demonstrating outside the stock markets in ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Sentenced

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Monday is sentencing day in the Kalamazoo Courts and yesterday they had a repeat customer and a youtube celebrity on the ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Dies In Crash

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Deputies are investigating, but say it appears 20-year-old Patrick Brown of Kalamazoo died in a crash Friday after he ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Kalamazoo Housing Market Rebounding

KALAMAZOO -- It’s not exactly a rebound nationally, but it appears that the housing market is slowly on the mend, at least in West ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

VIDEO: Boiling Pot Music Festival Underway at Arcadia in Downtown Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Boiling Pot Music Festival is off and running at the Arcadia Festival site in Downtown Kalamazoo. The festival is promosing ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Deep Cuts May Be Coming For Kalamazoo County Budget

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Kalamazoo County Commissioners are looking at deep across the board cuts in almost every department for the coming year. They will ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Charged In Mortgage Scheme

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - A Kalamazoo man is being held without bond, and faces federal fraud charges for his role in a complicated mortgage scheme ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Airport Gets Grant

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - The Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International airport's been award 500-thousand dollars in a grant meant to help bring new service for southbound ...

Tue, September 27, 2011

Kalamazoo Township Reduces Proposed Tax Hike

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Township Board has modified a tax hike proposal after strong opposition from residents. It was democracy in action ...

Mon, September 26, 2011

Another Homicide In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - The suspect in Kalamazoo’s latest homicide is due in court today to be formally charged with open murder. Officers responded ...

Sat, September 24, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Ordered To Stand Trial For Murder

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - A 19-year-old from Kalamazoo has been ordered to stand trial for open murder for the death last month of 25-year-old Dawan ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

New Landmark In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - There is a new landmark in Kalamazoo County. Joining the Water Tower at the State Hospital Grounds and the Hinman Building ...

Mon, September 19, 2011

Two Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers Hurt In Chase

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Two Public Safety Officers suffered minor injuries and a police cruiser was damaged chasing down a drunk driver early Saturday morning ...

Fri, September 16, 2011

Kalamazoo School Enrollment Up

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- With most area public school districts anticipating another enrollment drop this fall, and the troubled Detroit schools expecting to see thousands ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

Kalamazoo Township Board To Look At Police Millage

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Township board has put off a vote on raising taxes two mills to maintain funding for police operations ...

Mon, September 12, 2011

Kalamazoo United Way Announces Goal

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Greater Kalamazoo United Way has announced their Fundraising goal for this fall’s campaign. They will be trying to raise ...

Sun, September 11, 2011

From Kalamazoo to New York City 9/11 Remembered

NEW YORK, NY, (WKZO) -- This afternoon beginning at Noon Jay Morris from 96.5 WKZO-FM, Jerry Bader and Robert Kennedy from sister station WTAQ ...

Sat, September 10, 2011

Kalamazoo, Portage to Remember 9-11 Anniversary

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The tenth anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks will be remembered in New York, Washington and Shanksville, and a lot of ...

Sat, September 10, 2011

VIDEO: Battle Creek Pennfield Runs Past Kalamazoo Hackett 55-20

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO)-- Pennfield scored early and scored often en route to a 55-20 victory over Hackett. This one was almost over before it ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Facing Multiple Charges

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The suspected air conditioner thief who police say knocked down a Public Safety Sergeant with his getaway van early Tuesday has ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

Kalamazoo Woman Faces Charges

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo woman is in custody and awaiting charges after Public Safety says she ran over a man after a domestic ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

Kalamazoo’s Proposed Ballot Initiative Rejected By Governor

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- This could get confusing, but then it’s about a proposed Marijuana law, so confusion seems to go with the territory ...

Sat, September 03, 2011

Sixth Homicide Of The Year In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Public safety responding to a report of a “man down” has found the city’s 6^th homicide victim of the ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

VIDEO: Loy Norrix Drops Kalamazoo Central 22-12 in Thursday Night Rivalry

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Loy Norrix Knights went to Kalamazoo Central determined to prove a point from the very first snap. After a slow ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Kalamazoo Restaurant Owner Attacked

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- One of Kalamazoo’s most famous and generous small business owners was attacked in her downtown restaurant by two women who ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Wants Guns Back

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The father of the man who killed Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Eric Zapata wants his guns back, but Justice Officials want ...

Wed, August 31, 2011

Kalamazoo Homeless Millage Won’t Be On Ballot

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- There won’t be a millage request for Kalamazoo County’s Homeless on the November ballot. The Kalamazoo County Board met ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Kalamazoo Commissioners Cut Seven Positions

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Commissioners slashed 7 positions from their staff as they address a $6-million deficit next year, and it could be just ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

K-Wings sign three, including former WMU goaltender Riley Gill

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Former WMU goaltender Riley Gill is among three players the Kalamazoo Wings have announced as being signed for the upcoming season ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Calling all music lovers- the K-Wings want you!

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - So you wanna be a disc jockey? Well, the Kalamazoo Wings are looking for you. The K-Wings, defending ECHL Eastern Conference ...

Sat, August 20, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Found Guilty Of Shooting At Police

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- John Metzelburg has been found guilty on all counts and could get life. He was charged with taking pot shots at ...

Sat, August 20, 2011

AG Calls Kalamazoo Charter Amendment Illegal

KALAMAZOO -- Michigan Attorney General, Bill Schutte is calling a proposed Kalamazoo Charter Amendment illegal. The voter initiative would make enforcement of less than an ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Kalamazoo Beating Victim Still In Coma

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A 20-year-old KVCC student is reportedly still in a coma at Bronson Hospital after he was the victim of a savage ...

Thu, August 18, 2011

Parts Of The Kalamazoo River Still Closed

MARSHALL, MI (WKZO) -- Its taking Enbridge longer to clean-up the heavy crude that has sunken to the bottom of the Kalamazoo River in Calhoun ...

Thu, August 18, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Critical After Beating

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A savage beating in the parking lot of Wayside West in Kalamazoo has left one man in critical condition at Bronson ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Community Meeting On Kalamazoo River Oil Spill

MARSHALL, MI (WKZO) -- The EPA could announce tonight if any parts of the now closed Kalamazoo River east of Morrow Pond will be clean ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Thirteen Candidates For Kalamazoo City Commission

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The filing deadline for this year’s Kalamazoo City Commission race has come and gone, and there are currently thirteen candidates ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Work Resumes On Kalamazoo Airport Tower

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Work resumed at the new control tower at Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Monday, a week after the Senate took action to ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Saugatuck Developer to Allow Townshire Fire Department to Use Dock on Kalamazoo River

SAUGATUCK, MI (WKZO) -- In a crisis, when a few minutes could be the difference between life and death, a deal between Singapore Dunes Development ...

Mon, August 15, 2011

Kalamazoo Shooting

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety reports a shooting Saturday night in the 700 Block of Douglas Ave. but they aren’t releasing a ...

Mon, August 15, 2011

Kalamazoo Development To Be Called The Exchange

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The developers of the new 24-million dollar office and residential building planned for the Corner of Michigan and Rose in downtown ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Kalamazoo Mayor To Run Again

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell says he is running for another term on the City Commission, leaving only Vice-Mayor Hannah McKinney as ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

Kalamazoo Deputies Looking For Possible Abductor

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Deputies are looking for an older man in a pick-up who may have tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl ...

Mon, August 08, 2011

VIDEO: Bob Wood on USTA Tradition in Kalamazoo

The USTA Boys tennis nationals proceed this week in Kalamazoo for the 68th year this August. Watch above as tennis veteran and long-time USTA ...

Mon, August 08, 2011

Chemical Attack At Kalamazoo McDonalds

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Deputies are investigating a possible chemical attack at the McDonalds on West Main early Sunday morning. Someone in what ...

Fri, August 05, 2011

Kalamazoo Airport Construction Resumes

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- It looks like construction will resume on the new Control Tower at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International and at hundreds of other ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Kalamazoo County Townships May Have To Pay 100% For Police Services

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County officials say they can no longer afford to subsidize the contract police service they provide to four townships and ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Officials Hope Kalamazoo Airport Tower Construction Will Resume Soon

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- FAA Director Ray LaHood is pleading with Congress to come back from summer recess and approve his budget, so that they ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Kalamazoo Airport Town Construction Delayed

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Construction on Kalamazoo’s new Airport Tower, and hundreds of other airport construction projects, will be shut down until fall, if ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Woman Appeals To Kalamazoo City Commissioners

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) – She is pregnant, visually impaired, and she claims because she has been reporting criminal activity in her neighborhood to police, she ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

Kalamazoo Commissioners Expected To Approve New Bus Technology System

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners are expected to approve spending over 2.5-million dollars on a high tech information system to improve bus ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

USTA And Softball World Series In Kalamazoo This Week

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Kalamazoo will be the national capital of youth sports for the next two weeks, when the USTA Boy’s National Championships ...

Sat, July 30, 2011

Kalamazoo County an Exception in Latest Labor Numbers

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) --The Latest Labor Numbers for Kalamazoo show the county is one of the few in the state that has jobless numbers ...

Fri, July 29, 2011

Congressional Disputes Holds Up Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Airport Tower Construction

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - So what is holding up construction at the new Tower at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International? It’s a partisan congressional dispute ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Kalamazoo Woman Critical After Crash

SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo woman may not survive after she fled from one crash scene, lost control and crashed a second time, with ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Arrested By Feds

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo man, who was allegedly turned under-aged girls into prostitutes, is in jail, after he became the target of a ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Construction Of Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Control Tower Suspended

WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) -- Congress’s failure to pass an extension of the FAA budget has now hit close to home. It’s put ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

Teen Injured In Kalamazoo Drive-By Shooting

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) -- Public Safety is looking for a gunman who began blasting away at a house in the 800 Block of Woodbury in ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

Restaurant Week In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- If you didn’t get a chance to come down for the Taste of Kalamazoo this weekend, there is still a ...

Wed, July 20, 2011

Kalamazoo County Board Approves Consolidation Concept

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - The Kalamazoo County Board has joined the city and Portage and signed off on a collaboration and consolidation wish list. First ...

Tue, July 19, 2011

Kalamazoo City Commissioners To Consider Consolidation

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners have joined the Portage City Council and approved a working plan for consolidating more local governmental services. We ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Frying Chicken Causes Fire In Kalamazoo Township

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- Fire investigators are blaming a chicken for a fire that destroyed a Mobile home in Kalamazoo Township this weekend.

Investigators ...

Sat, July 16, 2011

Portions Of Kalamazoo River Could Re-Open Soon

MARSHALL (WTVB) - Word from the DNR that portions of the Kalamazoo River near Marshall that have been closed since the Enbridge Oil spill nearly ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

Kalamazoo Man In Critical Condition After Beating

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A 36-year-old man who approached a group on Fulford St. with a board and a handgun is in the hospital in ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

Kalamazoo School Board Elects Officers

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- It was the first meeting of the new school year for the Kalamazoo School Board and that means it was time ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Investigation Crash

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Public Safety is investigating a crash at the T-intersection of Piccadilly and Croyden in the city’s Panhandle on the far ...

Wed, July 13, 2011

Representatives From Kalamazoo, Portage and Kalamazoo County Looking At Some Consolidation

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The leaders of Kalamazoo County’s three largest governments have the urge to merge, at least some of the public services ...

Tue, July 12, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Injured In Boating Accident

BARRY COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Barry County authorities say a Kalamazoo man fishing last night in a boat on Upper Crooked Lake was seriously injured ...

Tue, July 12, 2011

Strong Storms Roll Through Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Strong storms that rolled through the area Monday darkened skies, flooded roadways, and blew over trees, which knocked power lines to ...

Tue, July 12, 2011

Kalamazoo Cold Case Murder Solved

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety thinks it has cracked a cold case murder, one of the very few they have not already solved ...

Mon, July 11, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Dies In Accident

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- An elderly Kalamazoo man is dead after he made a fatal driving mistake Saturday, at about 9:40 in the morning ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

Money For Guns In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety wants to get guns off the streets, even if they have to buy them to ...

Wed, July 06, 2011

Kalamazoo County Man Dies In Traffic Accident

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A violent collision has cost a Kalamazoo County man his life. Kalamazoo County Investigators say it appears that a 75-year-old man ...

Fri, July 01, 2011

Kalamazoo Teachers Agree To Compensation Cuts

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo School Trustees have ratified the contract with the Teachers Union. KEA members are taking a 2% cut in total compensation ...

Fri, July 01, 2011

Kalamazoo Woman Held In Stabbing

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Police are calling it a domestic dispute. Now a 28-year-old Kalamazoo man is recovering from a life-threatening knife wound and his ...

Thu, June 30, 2011

Kalamazoo Woman Arrested In Stabbing

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- She nearly killed him. Kalamazoo Public Safety has made an arrest in an assault case that left a man bleeding from ...

Mon, June 27, 2011

Shooting In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo man nearly died after a weekend shooting on the East Side. The gun violence early Saturday morning left a ...

Sat, June 25, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Charged With 2nd Degree Murder

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Kalamazoo County Prosecutors are throwing the book at a suspected hit and run driver, who police say was drunk and speeding ...

Sat, June 25, 2011

Former Hope College Soccer Player Killed in Kalamazoo Area Crash

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC News) - Hope College was in mourning on Friday after learning of the death of one of its former soccer players.

Justin ...

Fri, June 24, 2011