Articles tagged with kalamazoo

Fri, May 25, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety investigating Friday morning fire

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is investigating a dumpster fire that spread to one of the units at the ALCO Apartments on Portage Road ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

New details surface regarding Kalamazoo vehicle shooting, assault

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- More details have surfaced about the violence that left a gold Chrysler sedan shot up and a woman slightly injured from an ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

UPDATE: Thousands without electricity in Kalamazoo County

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Early estimates from Consumers Energy show over eight-thousand customers without electrical service in Kalamazoo County.  The power outage started around 2:30 ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

VIDEO: "Kalamazoo in Bloom" plant thousands of flowers throughout community

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Volunteer group Kalamazoo in Bloom is making a point of beautifying the community. Thursday the group was in Portage and Kalamzoo, planting ...

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 ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Assault, vehicle shooting under investigation in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Two violent incidents in Kalamazoo County are apparently related, but it's not yet clear how.

An assault inside the city of ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Fire on Porter Street in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety dispatched fire trucks and officers to a warehouse partially converted into residential units in the 600 block of Porter ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Girls on the Run comes to downtown Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Girls on the Run returns to Kalamazoo Thursday.  Local event director Sandy Barry-Loken says Kalamazoo has the sixth largest chapter of Girls ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Pentagon Honors Kalamazoo Public Safety

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Two local organizations are being honored for their support of employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve.  The Pentagon has named ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Kalamazoo County Sheriff Fuller offers update on jail construction progress

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Sheriff Rick Fuller gave a tour of the jail expansion construction site and an update to County Commissioners on progress ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety says air conditioning units continue to be stolen

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A dozen commercial-sized air conditioners were stolen from yards outside downtown Kalamazoo buildings earlier this month.  It's presumed they were stolen ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Missing Kalamazoo man found okay

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- An 82-year-old man missing from Kalamazoo has been found in Muskegon.  Benjamin Eason left Monday morning for a doctor's appointment and ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Allegations of discrimination at the Kalamazoo Farmer's Market

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Is there discrimination at Kalamazoo’s Farmers Market? Several entrepreneurs, who say they have been banned from the market because of the ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Kalamazoo traffic collision victim identified

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A four car accident on May 12th just after noon resulted in injuries.  One victim was taken to Bronson Hospital in critical ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Campus Kitchen fire being investigated

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to a fire at the Campus Kitchen around 3 a.m. Monday just west of the Western Michigan ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

Prostitution sting busts three "johns" in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO)  -- Three men face some embarrassing criminal charges after they walked into a Kalamazoo Public Safety sting operation in the 1000 block of ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Kalamazoo man fends off home invasion with a knife, suspect arrested

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety officers say a man who lives in the 1600-block of East Main called 9-1-1- for help after his home ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Controversy stirs over Texas Township Board decision over supervisor

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The recent decision by the Texas Township Board to scale back the role Supervisor Dave Healy plays in his community kicked up ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Ride of Silence in Kalamazoo held to promote bicycle safety

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- They took to the streets in a movable memorial in towns all over the country, including Kalamazoo, to remember other bikers who ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Kalamazoo's Drug Treatment Court used as model across the country

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- May is National Drug Court Month, and Kalamazoo's program is being held up as an exemplary model.

Judge William Schma  travels ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

County Commissioner Rogowski critical of Texas Township board decision

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioner Tim Rogowski doesn't think much of the Texas Township board's decision to replace long time supervisor Dave ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Southwest Michigan First broadening their efforts to bring jobs here

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO)  --  Ron Kitchens the CEO of Southwest Michigan First says the area is suffering from a brain drain of sorts.  Too many of ...

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 ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

"Ride of Silence" set for Wednesday

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The 10th Annual Ride of Silence will take place Wednesday evening, departing from event host Johnson Cycle Works at 7 p.m ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Kalamazoo's Reverend Milton Wells cops a plea.

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Rev. Milton Wells has entered a guilty plea to lesser criminal sexual conduct counts in a plea bargain with prosecutors, after he ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Bret Frame given 30 to 75 years in prison by Kalamazoo Judge

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO) -- He could have gotten anything up to life, but Bret Frame will spend a very long time in prison.Frame was convicted ...

Sun, May 13, 2012

Suspicious fire in Kalamazoo under investigation

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo’s Fire Marshal is reportedly investigating a weekend fire in the 1400 block of Krom Avenue that appears suspicious. The two ...

Sun, May 13, 2012

Four car crash on Kalamazoo's south west side injures 3 people

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is investigating a four car accident in the 4900 block of Parkview that occurred early Saturday afternoon. Rescue crews ...

Fri, May 11, 2012

Kalamazoo woman who stabbed her ex-boyfriend plead self-defense

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo woman who stabbed her ex-boyfriend to death last Thursday was justified, and will not be charged with any crime. 

Prosecutor ...

Thu, May 10, 2012

Power restored in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A power outage that left about 6-thousand Consumers Power Customers on the south side of Kalamazoo in the dark Thursday morning was ...

Thu, May 10, 2012

Kalamazoo School Trustees approve move to 6-year terms

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO)  --  A sharply divided Kalamazoo School board has voted to move from 4 to 6 year terms as they meet a new legislative ...

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 ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

Kalamazoo Sheriff's office warns of counterfeit check scam

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning to businesses in the area about a man posing as a Consumer ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

KVET Unit busts a crack dealer on the East Side

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- KVET has arrested a 24-year-old Kalamazoo man accused of selling crack cocaine on the east side of the city.  They conducted an ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Thieves target Kalamazoo air conditioners

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety's investigating an increase the theft of commercial air conditioning units.

Six incidents have been reported where the units ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Kalamazoo Community Foundation helping youths work

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The city of Kalamazoo has received 50-thousand dollars to help put the community’s at risk youth to work this summer, after ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Schools look for millage renewal at polls

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Tuesday is an election day in Michigan, and among the items on the ballot for Kalamazoo is a non-homestead millage continuation.  Kalamazoo ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Kalamazoo's early retirement incentive program on track

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell says they are on track as they work to replace dozens of city employees who are taking early ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Full recap of coverage from the Kalamazoo Marathon

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) It seemed as though the entire community turned out for the 2nd annual Kalamazoo Marathon Sunday.  WKZO spoke with the winners of ...

Sun, May 06, 2012

Thunderstorms approach Kalamazoo, severe weather possible

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Potentially severe thunderstorms are approaching the Kalamazoo region. For a full picture go to wkzo.com/weather or click here: WKZO accuweather ...

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

Kalamazoo Marathon 2012 Picture Gallery

Here is the full Gallery for the 2012 Kalamazoo Marathon 

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 ...

Sun, May 06, 2012

Start Up Weekend underway in Downtown Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO   (WKZO) --     There is more than one marathon taking place this weekend in Kalamazoo. Its called the "Start Up Weekend".  Dozens of local entrepreneurs ...

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 ...

Sat, May 05, 2012

Kalamazoo based National Guard unit ships out for Afghanistan

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- While a lot of units are coming home from Afghanistan as the U.S. phases out its involvement, some units are still ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Fifth arrest made in Kalamazoo homicide case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Another arrest has been made in the homicide case concerning the shooting death of Romney Hunter on North Rose Street earlier this ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Kalamazoo Weekend Movie Listings, Marvel's 'The Avengers' star talks super heros

Get Kalamazoo weekend movie listings 

(Reuters) - Scarlett Johansson first joined the Marvel comic book superhero universe when she was introduced as the mysterious Black ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Kalamazoo: a cheap thrill according to a national publication

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo is a great place for cheapskates, and while some may consider that a bad thing, 'Kiplinger’s' Magazine thinks it’s ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Woman claims self-defense in fatal stabbing

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

Thu, May 03, 2012

National Day of Prayer events held across Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Today marks the 61st annual observance of the National Day of Prayer. The national observance has been held each year on the ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

UPDATE: Kalamazoo man dies from knife wounds, Public Safety investigating

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to a call about a domestic dispute just after 6 a.m. Thursday in the 800-block of Douglas ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Bond set high for man arrested following high speed chase

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo man who led police on a high speed chase across much of Kalamazoo County early Tuesday morning is being held ...

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

Kalamazoo man indicted on counterfeiting charges

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo man is facing federal charges for trying to pass counterfeit money at a casino.  A  grand jury indicted Christopher Rooney ...

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 ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Early morning high-speed chase in Kalamazoo County ends in crash

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --   A man with a number of outstanding warrants is in jail after leading police on a high speed chase around Kalamazoo County ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Kalamazoo's Land Bank officials brief City Commissioners

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO) --    Kalamazoo’s Land Bank has changed the landscape in the city.  It’s what a few determined women and $16-million dollars in ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Kalamazoo's Kattie Johnson wins Habitat for Humanity Award

 The Habitat for Humanity of Michigan Homeowner Partner of the year is Kattie Johnson of Kalamazoo. She picked up the award from the statewide ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

The motive for Kalamazoo County's latest murder was jealousy

OSHTEMO (WKZO) --  They were fighting over a girl. Court documents allege that the dispute that led to a murder at the Village Square apartments ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Victim of deadly house fire identified through dental records

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The name of a Kalamazoo man who died in a house fire early Saturday in the Oakwood Neighborhood has been released. Kalamazoo ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

UPDATE: Power outage repaired in Kalamazoo

UPDATE:  KALAMAZOO (WKZO)  -- Power was knocked out for thousands of Consumers Energy customers in the Kalamazoo area mid-day Monday.  Utility officials say about ten-thousand ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

VIDEO: U.S. Senator Stabenow talks 2012 farm bill in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow was in Kalamazoo Monday speaking to the Rotary Club about the progress of Michigan particularly in the ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Power outages reported in Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo (WKZO) -- Widespread power outages were reported Monday morning in central Kalamazoo. Witness reports a loud noise and a presumed transformer malfunction. 

The affected ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Occupy Kalamazoo plans to occupy a downtown sidewalk

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

Sun, April 29, 2012

Kalamazoo man dies in home fire on Madison

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --    Fire investigators in Kalamazoo are looking for the cause of a house fire in the 4000-block of Madison that killed its occupant ...

Fri, April 27, 2012

Kalamazoo Movie Listings / Interview with "The Five Year Engagement" Director

Click here for a full list of movies showing this weekend in Kalamazoo

(Reuters) - Hollywood comedy "The Five-Year Engagement" opened New York's Tribeca ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

Marcus Robinson formally charged with Kalamazoo County's latest murder

OSHTEMO  (WKZO) -- Marcus Robinson has been formally charged with the shooting death of 19-year-old Brian Tolson and an assault with intent to murder 24-year-old ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

Arrest warrant issued in connection with Kalamazoo shooting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- An arrest warrant's been authorized for one of the suspect's involved in a shooting at Concord Apartments earlier this month ...

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 ...}

Sun, April 22, 2012

Kalamazoo weekend movie listings Johnny Depp: 'Dark Shadows star Frid was my inspiration'

Kalamazoo Weekend Movie Listings 

The cult star, who played vampire Barnabas Collins in the 1960s supernatural TV series, died from natural causes in Ontario ...

Sun, April 22, 2012

Update: Kalamazoo Deputies investigate shooting death in Oshtemo

OSHTEMO  (WKZO) --  There has been a murder at a west Side apartment complex in Oshtemo Township, the second shooting incident at an apartment complex ...

Sun, April 22, 2012

Crash in Kalamazoo critically injures young woman

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

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 ...

Sat, April 21, 2012

Sloppy Kalamazoo shoplifter in custody

KALAMAZOO(WKZO) --  If you are going to commit a crime, it’s never a good idea to leave your I.D. laying around with ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Kalamazoo Movie Listings / "The Lucky One" finds romance amid trauma of Iraq war

Get the full movies listings for this weekend in Kalamazoo 

(Reuters) - When it comes to romantic drama, Nicholas Sparks has the Midas touch. All ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Bret Frame guilty on all counts in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO) --  Bret Frame has been found guilty on all counts It's not your usual drunk driving conviction, for one thing, Bret Frame ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Kalamazoo Township Police issue missing person alert

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Township Police Department has issued a missing person alert.

The family of Robert Clark Brown says he has been missing ...

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

Kalamazoo man arrested in connection with shooting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety officers have made an arrest in a shooting that took place Thursday morning.

Officers responded to a report of ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Former "Biggest Loser" contestant Speaks in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Mike Danley, a former contestant on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” and WMU alum will be back on Campus this evening to ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Charity gambling finds a home in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO) -- Black Jack’s, a new gambling establishment is now open for business in downtown Kalamazoo. It’s licensed under a state permit ...

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

VIDEO: Kalamazoo River reopening post oil spill with warnings attached

CALHOUNCOUNTY  (WKZO)  --    They have been out in boats on the Kalamazoo River for two years cleaning it up.  Today environmental and health officials plan ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Kalamazoo area consolidation efforts progress slowly

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO)  --   Kalamazoo County Commissioners got an update on efforts to consolidate local services yesterday afternoon.

Administrator Peter Battani says while plans are underway ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

New Kalamazoo Public Safety Division will Focus on Drug Related Gun Violence

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --  The determination that Kalamazoo’s latest homicides, and a lot of its drug and gang related gun violence seems to be occurring ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety Unveils Zapata Memorial Plans

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety has unveiled plans for a memorial garden and bronze bust of Public Safety Officer Eric Zapata.

The completed statue ...

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

New Oil Sheen on the Kalamazoo River and its not Enbridge

 ALBION (WKZO) --   There are new pollution concerns for the Kalamazoo River. Materials that apparently originated with the dumping of a half dozen 55-gallon drums ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Shooting in West Side Kalamazoo Apartment Unit leaves Three Wounded

KALAMAZOO   (WKZO)  --  Kalamazoo area police agencies are looking for a pair of gunman who forced their way into one of the units at Concord ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

Memorial to Officer Eric Zapata Planned for Downtown Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO    (WKZO) --      The City ofKalamazoo, and specifically Public Safety has been working on plans for a permanent memorial for Public Safety Officer Eric Zapata ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

Karl Guenther Column: Hemlock

Both the Michigan and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture have expressed grave concern over the recent discovery of the first ever here, hemlock ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

Kalamazoo Woman involved in Florida Wreck that Kills Motorcyclist.

BRADENTON, FLORIDA (WKZO)   A Kalamazoo woman has been cited by The Florida Highway Patrol for failing to yield to a motorcyclist who was killed ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

Easter Sunday Shooting in Kalamazoo leaves One Man Wounded

KALAMAZOO(WKZO) --  There was another shooting in an area of Kalamazoo that has seen more than its share of violence in the last year ...

Sat, April 07, 2012

Kalamazoo River may Some Day be Cleaner, so says the EPA

KALAMAZOO(WKZO) --   They aren’t ready to declare it fully restored but the EPA says they are officially closer to no longer considering the ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Kalamazoo Weekend Movie Listings, American Pie gang back for American Reunion

Get a full list of all the movies showing in Kalamazoo on WKZO.COM Movies Page 

(Reuters) - It's been 13 years since the ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Weekend Events in Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo has a few events going on this Easter weekend according to the WKZO.COM's Events Section 

SPCA of SWMI Adoption ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Census Numbers show Michigan Shrinking, Kalamazoo Bucking the Trend

UNDATED --  (WKZO) -- Michigancontinues to lose residents, but Kalamazoo and some other West Michigan counties continue to buck the trend.  Figures just released by the ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

Kalamazoo Stabbing Suspect in Custody, Victim said to be Stable

KALAMAZOO(WKZO) -- A 31-year-oldKalamazooman is being treated for stab wounds and the 53-year-old woman who detectives say stabbed him, is being held in the ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

Plasma Donations Save Lives

KALAMAZOO(WKZO) --  You have probably driven past the Biomat Plasma Center on Kalamazoo Avenue, or another similar business on Park and just thought they ...

Wed, April 04, 2012

Kalamazoo Unemployment Rate Falls

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Unemployment in Kalamazoo County continues to drop further below the state and national averages, just as Michigan’s over all rate has ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

Man Dies After Collision with Pickup Truck

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A motorcyclist injured in a collision with a truck is dead.  Police say Mark Lindberg passed away days after the wreck on ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

Young Kalamazoo County Mom Foils Burglary Attempt

KALAMAZOO(WKZO) --  There has been another home invasion foiled in Kalamazoo County because burglars tried to break into a home that was still occupied ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

Dimplex on its Way to Getting a Tax Break

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

Fri, March 30, 2012

Open Murder Charge Issued in Kalamazoo Homicide Case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office has issued a charge of open murder in the latest homicide in Kalamazoo Township.  25-year-old Trina ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Update: Homicide Under Investigation in Kalamazoo Township

UPDATE: KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- Investigators have released the name of the man who was stabbed to death in a home on Fennimore Thursday afternoon ...

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

Kalamazoo Health Officials follow-up Concerns about Local Eatery.

 KALAMAZOO (WKZO)  --   Kalamazoo County Health officials say they have been monitoring a local restaurant that has been accused by the State Police with transporting ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Man Invades Rural Kalamazoo Home where Young Girl is Alone

ALAMO TOWNSHIP (WKZO)  --  A 48-year-old Paw Paw man is expected to be charged today with home invasion and resisting arrest after he broke into ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

Kalamazoo resident struck by car and killed in Berrien County

PIPESTONE TOWNSHIP (WKZO)  --  A Waterviliet High School Grad who worked and lived in Kalamazoo was killed over the weekend when he was apparently struck ...

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 ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

Kalamazoo man found dead identified

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The man found dead in Portage Creek near East Crosstown Parkway and Jasper Street Saturday afternoon has been identified by Kalamazoo Public ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

Middle School Students getting taste of Life at College

KALAMAZOO-- Remember back in elementary school when your class took field trips to The Kellogg Plant, maybe a zoo or theFieldMuseum. 

These days they ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

Body Found in Portage Creek near Crosstown Parkway

KALAMAZOO(WKZO) --  Kalamazoo Public Safety has retrieved a body from Portage Creek near Jasper St.and Crosstown Parkway on the near south side of ...

Sat, March 24, 2012

Metro Transit Ridership Rises along with Gas Prices

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO) --    Metro Transit Ridership is growing, and has been for the last six-months. It could be high gas prices, it could be the ...

Sat, March 24, 2012

Freedom of Religion Rally held in Bronson Park

KALAMAZOO  (WKZO) --    Just days before "Obamacare" will go to the Supreme Court, on the second anniversary of health care reform, protesters gathered in 7 ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Hark Orchids to Bring Jobs to Kalamazoo Area

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Governor Rick Snyder's trade mission to Europe ended Friday with an announcement of jobs on the way to the Kalamazoo area ...

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

'The Hunger Games' opens setting midnight viewing records; check Kalamazoo movie listings

Kalamazoo (WKZO) - What is being called the first potential blockbuster of 2012 "The Hunger Games" opened Friday nationwide. The movie is based on the ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Maroon Giants Win "Grand Slam Grant"

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

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 ...

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 Public Safety Investigates Hit and Run Accident

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is continuing to investigate a hit and run incident that sent a 22-year-old Lansing resident to the hospital just ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Proposal aims to let K-RESA take over Head Start program in Kalamazoo County

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

Tue, March 20, 2012

Karl Guenther Column: Aid to Afghans

I just found out, within the last few days, that we have folks from the U.S. Department of Agriculture working in Afghanistan. There ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

Kalamazoo, Battle Creek United Way to merge

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

Mon, March 19, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety looking for hit and run driver

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) – Public Safety is looking for a hit and run driver who struck a 22-year-old who was jaywalking across Michigan Ave. near the ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

Kalamazoo Commissioners advised to reject liquor license transfer into Henderson Castle

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

Mon, March 19, 2012

Record crowd turns out for Irish Parade in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) – It was just a spectacular weekend for golfing, walking, cycling...just about everything outdoors but swimming.  It’s still way too cold ...

Sat, March 17, 2012

Retirees notified of their absent from Kalamazoo city payroll in the coming months

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The first wave of early retirees have been notified that the will be leaving the Kalamazoo city payroll within the next few ...

Fri, March 16, 2012

Direct Air Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

MYRTLE BEACH (WKZO) -- Myrtle Beach-based Direct Air unexpectedly cancelled all of its flights this last week, citing an issue with a payment to a ...

Wed, March 14, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety Chief Hadley wants to investigate trends in North side deaths

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

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 ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital aide charged with criminal sexual conduct

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A long time residential care aide at the Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital has been charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Kalamazoo says refurbishment cost for Fountain of the Pioneers is over $1 million

KALAMAZOO --  It's estimated that it would cost about 1.3-million dollars to refurbish the Lanelli Fountain of the Pioneers in Bronson Park. They ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

National Weather Service says storms power warranted tornado warning Monday

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The National Weather Service says they were seeing enough rotation in the air aloft to issue a tornado warning late yesterday afternoon ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Kalamazoo County Board Chairman to deliver State of the County at Kalamazoo Rotary

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --  It’s been a busy year for Kalamazoo County Government, and today the Chairman of the Board will deliver the State of ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Kalamazoo men facing multiple felonies following weekend cocaine arrest

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) Two Kalamazoo men are expected to face multiple felonies after a weekend bust.  They were spotted coming out of a suspected drug ...

Sat, March 10, 2012

Cocaine evidence, handguns located in Lane, Clinton street arrests in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Officers from the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team were monitoring a house in the 800 Block of Lane St.  Officers saw two subjects ...

Sat, March 10, 2012

DNA testing identifies alleged serial rapist in Kalamazoo during the late 1980's

UNDATED (WKZO) -- It’s taken over 20-years but the state’s mandatory DNA testing for felons has identified an alleged serial rapist who may ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

John Carter, A Thousand Words highlight weekend at the movies

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- This weekend is yet another great weekend to check out what's going on at the movies.  As a part of a ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Kalamazoo pastor Milton Well waives preliminary exam, proceeds to prosecution

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Pastor Milton Wells has waived preliminary exam and will proceed to the next phase of his prosecution.  The prominent Kalamazoo pastor and ...

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

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

WATCH LIVE: The Trifecta broadcasting LIVE from the 2012 Home Expo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The 2012 Home Expo is underway at the old Sam's Club building across from Crossroads Mall.  "The Trifecta" is broadcasting LIVE ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Kalamazoo Public Safety Investigating Rose Street Shooting Death

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is investigating reports of a shooting death.

Officers responded to a call about shots fired in the 1300-block of ...

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 ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Kalamazoo County Administrator, Board Members agree on need for Road Commission

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County’s Administrator says the state legislature may think it’s a good idea for counties to shut down road commissions ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Kalamazoo mother files lawsuit against Hyundai for defective lower control arm

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo mom is taking on a Korean automaker over defects that may have killed her son. Brian Laetz had received a ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Kalamazoo County to vote on transferring Head Start program to K-RESA control

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

Tue, March 06, 2012

Missing 91-Year-Old Man Found

OAK PARK (WKZO) -- A 91-year-old Kalamazoo man who was missing for almost 24 hours has been found.  Michigan State Police pulled over a vehicle ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Vickie Eichstadt of the Kalamazoo Red Cross helps with cleanup in Indiana

HENRYVILLE, IN (WKZO) -- The death toll continues to rise after a wave of tornadoes tore through 5 states just south of Michigan over the ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Kalamazoo plans road construction as winter season comes to a close

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- As the winter season transitions into road construction season in Michigan, the City of Kalamazoo has some traffic disruptions planned that you ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

VIDEO: Kalamazoo County Sheriff Fuller on jail expansion project

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller is holding a series of town meetings to update the public on progress at the Jail Expansion ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Watch Live: Construction at the 2012 Kalamazoo Home Expo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) Construction and move-in began this morning at the 2012 Kalamazoo Home Expo.  The show, located at 665 Mall Drive in Portage is ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Investigators searching for cause in Battle Creek fire

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) -- Fire investigators in Battle Creek are looking for the cause of a fast moving fire that severely damaged a home in ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Counterfeiting fraud, computer crimes charges expected for Kalamazoo County man

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --  A Kalamazoo County man is expected to be charged with counterfeiting-fraud and computer crimes this week, after a routine traffic stop this ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Kalamazoo City Commission to be asked to adopt state's "super drunk law"

KALAMAZOO --  Kalamazoo City Commissioners will be asked Monday to adopt their own version of the state’s “super-drunk” law.  The law increases the penalties ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Slick conditions cause accident, power outage in Oshtemo Township Sunday

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) It seems the biggest threat to utility lines in Kalamazoo County this weekend was wayward cars.

There was a power outage in ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Suspect on the loose following Sturgis Admiral gas station robbery

STURGIS (WKZO) -- An armed robber walked into the Admiral gas station on E. Chicago Road in Sturgis at about 2:49 this morning, wearing ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Marshall Township fire leaves family of 5 without a home

MARSHALL TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- An early morning fire in the 13-thousand block of C Drive North in Calhoun County has left a family of five ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Allegan County deputies capture burglary suspects because of snow

ALLEGAN COUNTY (WKZO) --  A fresh snowfall can be a burglar’s worst enemy.  A couple of teens found that out the hard way when ...

Sun, March 04, 2012

Karl Guenther Column: Environmental Protection

Losing AZM creates a public-relations nightmare for both EPA and the farmer . . . .according to Rodney Winkel, Berrien County fruit grower.  I expect there’s ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Fourth Arrest Made in Connection with Kalamazoo Homicide Case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office has issued charges against 26-year-old Robert Wright of Kalamazoo in connection with the the murder of ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Homeland Security money comes to Kalamazoo Public Safety

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

Thu, March 01, 2012

ServiceMaster cleans up at Daytona 500 following crash

DAYTONA, FL (WKZO) -- The Daytona 500 featured a late crash by driver Juan Pablo Montoya who lost control of his vehicle and collided into ...

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 ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

Kalamazoo's newest leap year baby born

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A person born on Leap Day is called a leapling or a leaper, and there are thousands of them.  There is a ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Kalamazoo's Michigan primary voting guide: How, When, Where, LIVE Results

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- WKZO has you covered for all of your primary election questions as well as providing live results as the polls begin to ...

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 ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Kalamazoo Man Arraigned for Murder of Son

KALAMAZOO (WKZO)  --  A distraught Glenn Ross, wearing a suicide vest, has been arraigned for the murder of his new born son yesterday, after he ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Armed Drug Dealer Apprehended

KALAMAZOO --   An armed drug dealer is in custody this morning after a high speed chase thru the Edison Neighborhood. The K-VET team was investigating ...

Thu, February 23, 2012

Kalamazoo Father Arrested in Infant Death

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety received a 911 call about a one-week-old infant not being able to breathe in the 800-block of Burrell Avenue ...

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

Arrest Made in Connection with Kalamazoo Homicide Case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety says an arrest has been made in connection with an August 2007 homicide case.  Daniel McNeil was found lying ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

Wright Enters Guilty Plea in Kalamazoo County Sheriff Shooting Case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- William Wright Jr. has entered a guilty plea for shooting at Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputy Jeff Nichols last month.  He officially ...

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

Still Looking for Elton John Tickets to Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo?

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- If you are still looking for tickets to Elton John's March 21st concert at Wings Stadium, we may have a ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Kalamazoo County commissioners to hear information on homeless millage

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County voters could be asked this fall to approve a millage that could make a difference to the homeless, and those ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Kalamazoo will vote on marijuana initiative this fall

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

The ...

Thu, February 16, 2012

Housing Millage Considered for Fall Ballot at Kalamazoo College Forum

KALAMAZOO --  Kalamazoo County voters could be asked this fall to approve a small millage that could make a big difference to the homeless, and ...

Thu, February 16, 2012

Local Ice Fishermen Fall in Water

BRADY (WKZO) -- Some ice fishermen had their patience tested by the mild winter weather conditions in Southwest Michigan Thursday morning, but all it landed ...

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

Kalamazoo Township Police Investigate Vehicle Robberies

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Township police officers were called to the area of West Main and Nichols in the early hours of Tuesday morning this ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Sugrim Found Guilty

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --- A Kalamazoo County jury has come to a decision in a nine-year-old murder case.  After hearing closing arguments in the trial of ...

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

Sugrim Trial Goes to Jury in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Besham Sugrim murder trial has gone to the jury.

Asstistant Prosecutor Stuart Fenton’s case depends on the testimony of Sugrim ...

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 ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

VIDEO: Kalamazoo Radisson opens ‘The Wedding Studio’ in time for Valentines Day

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- As part of their interior makeover, the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo is adding a few new perks to its lobby ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Kalamazoo Bank Branch Robbed

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Township Police are searching for a suspect after a bank robbery Tuesday morning on Gull Road.  Shortly before 11 a.m ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

Fairmont Neighborhood Association Pursues Reinstatement

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Fairmont Neighborhood remains, but the neighborhood association that used to work to facilitate city services, organized the neighborhood watch, and provided ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

VIDEO: Kalamazoo Gazette building could have been "white elephant" for city

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Gazette building is changing hands from its previous ownership to the developers of Phoenix Properties.

Phoenix Properties stepping in to ...

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 ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Jury Selection Begins in Surgrim Trial

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Jury selection is underway in the murder trial of Besham Sugrim.  He is charged with the killing of Linda Gibson, whose body ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Water, Sewer Rates Likely to Go Up for Kalamazoo Residents

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners were expected to give final approval to higher rates for water and sewer services.   

An independent analyst recommends the ...

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 ...

Fri, February 03, 2012

Kalamazoo Pastor Charged in Child Sex Abuse Case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --  The Rev. Milton Wells, former pastor of Open Doors Ministry, the former director of a program that helps the homeless and another ...

Fri, February 03, 2012

Kalamazoo Gazette restructures, cuts home delivery to 3 days a week

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Those who want to read a hard copy of the Kalamazoo Gazette will now have to have to pick it up at ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Kalamazoo's South China Restaurant Catches Fire

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The South China restaurant on Riverview Drive near Gull Road caught fire around 3 a.m. Thursday.  The fire began in a ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Kalamazoo River Diesel Fuel Spill Under Investigate

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) -- The search continues for the source of a suspected diesel fuel spill into the Kalamazoo River in Battle Creek.

The spill ...

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 ...

Wed, February 01, 2012

VIDEO: Wrecking ball for WMU's East Campus is "just not an option" says KDC developers

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) – A concerned group of Kalamazoo residents, students, and faculty members turned out Wednesday morning for town hall meeting at Walwood Hall on ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Kalamazoo County Board selects Dale Pominville to replace departing Deb Bucholtz

Mon, January 30, 2012

Small Fire Extinguished at Kalamazoo Central High School

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a small blaze Monday afternoon at Kalamazoo Central High School.

Shortly before the end ...

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 ...

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

Three Arraigned in Kalamazoo Shooting Death

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Three suspects have been arraigned in connection with the shooting death of 21-year-old Romney Hunter in Kalamazoo.  A second victim with non-life ...

Thu, January 26, 2012

Former Kalamazoo Woman Shot, Killed in North Carolina

SWANSBORO (WKZO) -- Police in North Carolina have released the name of a former Kalamazoo woman shot to death on Monday.

Suzy Zemlick, 50, married ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

Fire Extinguished at Graphic Packaging

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A fire broke out at Graphic Packaging in the 1500-block of North Pitcher around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.

A fire sparked ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

Kalamazoo Native Killed in Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) -- A man who spent part of his childhood in Kalamazoo has died in Afghanistan.

Michael Clawson served in the military ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Kalamazoo Wins Beer Designation Right in the Middle of 'Beer Week'

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

Tue, January 17, 2012

Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department Seeks Robbery Suspect

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of an armed robbery in the 5000-block of KL Avenue Tuesday.

A ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

Video: Kalamazoo College Receives $23 Million for Social Justice Leadership

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo College has announced they are receiving a 23-million dollar grant to endow the work of its Arcus Center for Social Justice ...

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 ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

Hybrid Buses Hit Kalamazoo Streets

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Like bus systems all over the country, Kalamazoo is swapping out its old fleet of diesel buses for hybrids.

The city system ...

Mon, January 16, 2012

Human Remains Discovered in Kalamazoo County Identified

BRADY (WKZO) -- Human remains discovered near 34th and Y Avenue in Brady Township last October have been identified as those of a Battle Creek ...

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

K College: Something 'Big' is Coming

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Officials at Kalamazoo College have undertaken perhaps the biggest public relations push in some time, complete with custom T-shirts and a teaser ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Kalamazoo Fire Extinguished Without Injuries

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to the fire at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 500-block of Horace Street to find a ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

KVET Makes Arrests in Suspected Meth Trafficking Case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- KVET has arrested a 44-year-old Kalamazoo woman after tips about meth trafficking.  She was seen leaving a home in the 100-block of ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Kalamazoo Man Found Dead Identified

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The man found dead in Spring Valley Lake over the weekend has been identified as 27-year-old Jason Kyle Bassett of Kalamazoo.  An ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Kalamazoo Shooting Victims Identified

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The victims of a shooting incident in Kalamazoo last weekend have officially been identified.  Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to the 800-block of ...

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

WATCH LIVE: News Conference at Kalamazoo County Jail Over Wright Brothers Deputy Shooting

click here to watch the live coverage!

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --  Deputies believe 25-year-old Christopher and 28-year-old William Wright are expected to be charged with the ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Kalamazoo Blockbuster Stores To Close

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The last two Blockbuster video rental shops in Kalamazoo will close.

Blockbuster was once cursed for being the innovator who put mom ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Kalamazoo, Battle Creek unemployment plunges to 6.9 percent during holiday season

LANSING (WKZO) -- The jobless numbers plunged in most West Michigan labor markets in November.  Retailers gearing up for the holiday shopping season reduced unemployment ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Kalamazoo Mom issued misdemeanor following Portage teenagers alcohol poisoning

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

Wed, January 04, 2012

Maturen re-elected as Kalamazoo County Board Chair, Buskirk remains Vice-Chair

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --  The 2012 Kalamazoo County Board will look identical to the board that ended 2011.  Last night the board reelected David Maturen to ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Kalamazoo approves "pig pass" to allow pig to live within city limits

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Among the many routine items on the Kalamazoo City agenda last night to sell vacant lots, buy street lights and accept grants ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Kalamazoo City Commission approves 2012 budget

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners have approved their 2012 budget. They all say its just the starting point to what could be a very ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

VIDEO: Kalamazoo's Gazelle Sports Honored for Running Excellence

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Trade and consumer publications Running Insight and Competitor Magazine recently named Kalamazoo’s Gazelle Sports as one of the “50 Best Running ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Potential Kalamazoo connection to LA arsonist arrest

Tue, January 03, 2012

Icy weekend conditions caused accidents, deaths in Kalamazoo

Tue, January 03, 2012

Deadline looms for Kalamazoo City employees seeking early retirement

Tue, January 03, 2012

Kalamazoo City Commission scheduled to approve 2012 budget

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 ...

Fri, December 30, 2011

VIDEO: Ventriloquist Among Acts at New Years Fest

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Among the 26 acts set to perform at New Years Fest this year is Minnesota-native James Wedgwood .  A ventriloquist whose performances have ...

Fri, December 30, 2011

Tavern or Restaurant? Ordinance Hair-Splitting Could Make a Difference for Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- When is a sit-down restaurant actually a tavern and not a bar with food? Kalamazoo City Hall wants to know.

Kalamazoo's ...

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 ...

Thu, December 29, 2011

VIDEO: 26th Annual New Years Fest has 'Something for Everyone'

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- By far the biggest New Year's Eve event in the Kalamazoo area is New Year's Fest, now in its 26th ...

Thu, December 29, 2011

VIDEO: Final Touches on Loaves and Fishes New Facility

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Right now Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes, one of the main sources of food for the poor and hungry in the community is ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Year In Review: WKZO’s Top Stories of 2011

(WKZO) -- Proving to be a year full of incredible headlines around the world, Kalamazoo contributed its fair share of notable news in 2011. Whereas ...

Tue, December 27, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Seek Pizza Place Robbery Suspect

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Little Caesar's Pizza location on West Main in Kalamazoo was held up Monday night.

Surveillance video shows the tall white ...

Tue, December 27, 2011

Governor Signs Law Ultimately Allowing Bell's to Keep Tavern Open

KALAMAZOO (WKZO)  -- The Governor had something in his bag this Christmas for Bell’s Brewery.

Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill that lifts the ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Detonates Suspected Bomb in Portage

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Police feared it was a bomb, and there was a blast late Thursday morning, but the only explosive was the detonator the ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

More Pressure on the EPA from Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Board has joined the city of Kalamazoo and voted unanimously to urge the EPA to remove all the contaminated ...

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 ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Kalamazoo Pizza Delivery Driver Robbed at Gunpoint

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Happy’s Pizza driver was held up Monday night by a couple of men armed with handguns.

The driver was making ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Residents Quiet on Kalamazoo Budget

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners took public comment on the 2012 budget Monday, but did not get a lot of suggestions, complaints or support ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

More Violence Near Kalamazoo Intersection

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- For the fourth time since June, there has been a shooting near Ada and Burell. 

Kalamazoo Public Safety received a call about ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

Two Arrests Made in Kalamazoo Home Invasion

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Two suspects have been arrested following a home invasion in the 1300-block of Lane Street Thursday morning in Kalamazoo.

Kalamazoo Public Safety ...

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 ...

Wed, December 14, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Stabbed on North Westnedge

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo man was stabbed in the back, but Kalamazoo Public Safety has released few details about the crime on Kalamazoo’s ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

Kalamazoo County Deputies Arrest Hit-and-Run Suspect

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County deputies have reportedly snared the hit and run driver who sideswiped a truck driver at the D Avenue Ramp along ...

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

Kalamazoo Man's Death Ruled Accidental

PANAMA CITY (WKZO) -- Police in Florida are now calling the death of a Kalamazoo man accidental, even though there were some mitigating circumstances involved ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Sturgis Police Arrest Three from Kalamazoo Area

STURGIS (WKZO) -- Three individuals from the Kalamazoo area have been arrested in Sturgis.

Around 1:00 a.m. Tuesday, Sturgis Police pulled over a ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

VIDEO: Groups Hold Forum in Kalamazoo to Convince Motorists No-Fault Law Should Not Be Changed

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

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 Businesses Robbed, Suspect Arrested

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Township Police have arrested a suspect in a breaking and entering case that took place early Monday morning.  They say the ...

Mon, December 05, 2011

Groups Oppose No-Fault Changes, Plan Kalamazoo Forum

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --Two groups that oppose changes to the state’s no-fault auto insurance, will hold a town forum in Kalamazoo late Monday afternoon ...

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

KPS Trustees Take Steps Toward Another New School Building

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Schools 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 Takes Advantage of Black Friday Deals

KALAMAZOO -- The line outside the Target store on West Main Street at midnight Thursday night stretched for three blocks, at least 4 people deep ...

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 ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Identified as Drowning Victim

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The local man who drowned in the swimming pool at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo has been identified.  Kalamazoo Public ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Kalamazoo Teen Sentenced in Murder Case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo teen convicted in the shooting death of another man that took place in July of 2010 has been sentenced to ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Kalamazoo Sheriff's Office Releases Details of Fatal Collision

OSHTEMO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department has released details regarding a fatal traffic collision that took place on West Main in Oshtemo ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Possible Hazardous Chemicals Found at Closed Otsego Paper Plant

OTSEGO (WKZO) -- Tests are underway to determine whether hazardous materials had been stored for years under the former Rock-Tenn paper mill in Otsego.

County ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

'Day of Action' Protests in New York, Kalamazoo

UNDATED (WKZO)--  To mark the second month of the Occupy movement, Thursday was declared a day of action in the U.S. and in ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Arrest Two Burglary Suspects

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to a burglary call around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

Two suspects reportedly broke into a residence in ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

High Speed Chase Ends in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A driver headed west on I-94 refused to stop for police early Wednesday, leading them on a chase that reached 100 miles ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

Kalamazoo Exchange Project Gets MEGA Tax Credit

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Michigan Economic Growth Authority has approved tax credits meant to stimulate job creation, including funding meant for Kalamazoo.  The Kalamazoo Exchange ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thu, November 10, 2011

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

Thu, November 10, 2011

First Snow Falling on Kalamazoo, Surrounding Areas

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) --  Snow is beginning to fall in Kalamazoo.  Full information on the  sparse squalls that are impacting the area by going to ...

Thu, November 10, 2011

Fiftieth Holiday Parade Steps Off Saturday in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO --  After a spectacular fall morning yesterday, the weather turned cold, wet and blustery Wednesday, with strong gusts of up to 60mph causing scattered ...

Wed, November 09, 2011

Incumbents Win Reelection to Kalamazoo Commission

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Recapping Kalamazoo election results, City Commission incumbents were all awarded another two-year term by voters. Mayor Bobby Hopewell retained the top spot ...

Tue, November 08, 2011

VIDEO: Bobby Hopewell: "I don't think you will see operational changes in Kalamazoo because of Marijuana proposal"

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo voters passed a proposal that causes the city to amend the city charter such that the use and/or consumption ...

Tue, November 08, 2011

VIDEO: Kalamazoo mayor Bobby Hopewell: "excited to serve this community once again"

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo will retain it's mayor Bobby Hopewell.  Hopewell spoke with wkzo.com following his victory in the race for the ...

Tue, November 08, 2011

All incumbents to return to Kalamazoo City Commission, Hopewell as Mayor

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo City Commission will look the same following Tuesdays election results.  Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell retains the office of Mayor ...

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 ...

Tue, November 08, 2011

Kalamazoo County Clerk Tim Snow: Low to Average Turnout Expected

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Conventional wisdom is to expect few surprises at the polls when there are no burning issues or major controversies going into ...

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

Kalamazoo Expo Center to Hold Open House for New Building Monday

Mon, November 07, 2011

Marijuana Initiative on the Ballot Tuesday in Kalamazoo

Mon, November 07, 2011

Kalamazoo, Portage Politicians Gear up for Tuesday Election

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

St. Joe Escapee Picked Up in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A St. Joseph County inmate is back in a cell after escaping from a jail work crew, and piling up a brand ...

Tue, November 01, 2011

Three Injured in Kalamazoo County Crash

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Two Kalamazoo County residents are lucky they weren’t more seriously hurt after a high speed rollover accident in Cooper Township late ...

Tue, November 01, 2011

Kalamazoo Man on Most Wanted List Caught in Detroit

DETROIT (WKZO) -- The manhunt is over for Richard Heeringa.

A Kalamazoo man who spent 12-years in prison for molesting two young girls here, was ...

Mon, October 31, 2011

Kalamazoo County Board to Discuss Possible Bridge Support

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioners will decide Tuesday whether they want to take a position on the Detroit International Trades Crossing, the proposed second ...

Tue, October 25, 2011

Kalamazoo County Gets Grant for Trails

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County will get a Michigan Department of Transportation grant to extend the county’s non-motorized trail system further to the east ...

Tue, October 25, 2011

Kalamazoo Suspect at Center of Murder Case in Muskegon

MUSKEGON (WKZO) -- A man named as a person of interest in an assault in Kalamazoo is being held without bond in Muskegon County charged ...

Mon, October 24, 2011

Kalamazoo County Stand Off Ends Peacefully

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- There was reportedly a stand-off just south of Portage Monday morning.

Kalamazoo County Deputies had to close the intersection of 18th Street ...

Wed, October 19, 2011

Kalamazoo County Trustees Debate, Pass Budget

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

Tue, October 18, 2011

Arcadia Neighborhood Residents Voice Objection to Property Sale

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- It appears that exactly what was feared might happen is happening in Kalamazoo’s Arcadia neighborhood.

Arcadia residents say they were promised ...

Tue, October 18, 2011

'Occupy Kalamazoo' Protesters Ask for Special Consideration

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Several members of the Occupy Kalamazoo movement appeared at Kalamazoo City Hall Monday night, not to protest but to ask for a ...

Mon, October 17, 2011

Kalamazoo County Board to Discuss Budget

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

Thu, October 13, 2011

Kalamazoo Makes '100 Best Communities For Young People' List

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo is among the "100 Best Communities for Young People."  That's according to America's Promise Alliance.  The city was recognized ...

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 ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Kalamazoo Shooting Suspects Arraigned

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Suspects in Monday night's shooting on Ada Street were arraigned in court Wednesday afternoon.22-year-old Frederick Coleman of Detroit has been ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

VIDEO: Downtown Kalamazoo Hosts Style Stroll for Breast Cancer Awareness

Kalamazoo, MI (WKZO) -- Downtown Kalamazoo businesses teamed up today for the second annual Style Stroll breast cancer awareness event benefiting the Susan G. Komen ...

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 ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

'Occupy' Protests Spark Kalamazoo Interest

UNDATED (WKZO) -- The "Occupy Wall Street" protest grew so large in New York over the weekend it had to temporarily be moved to a ...

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

Protestors Organize in Kalamazoo

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

Thu, October 06, 2011

Kalamazoo Group Latches Onto New York Protest Movement

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

Tue, October 04, 2011

Active Sentencing Day in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --  Monday is sentencing day in the Kalamazoo courts and this week they had a repeat customer and a youtube celebrity on the ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Bright Spots in Kalamazoo Real Estate Statistics

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

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 ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

Kalamazoo County Will Need Budget Cuts

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioners are looking at deep cuts in almost every department for the coming year.  They will have nearly four-million fewer ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Indicted in Alleged Mortgage Fraud Scheme

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

Tue, September 27, 2011

Kalamazoo Credit Union Robbed

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Police were dispatched to the scene of a robbery around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.  Access First Credit Union in the 1600-block ...

Mon, September 26, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Charged with Weekend Murder

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo man has been charged in connection with a murder after turning himself in to police.

22-year-old Jarvis Coleman-Young surrendered Sunday ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

Former Hispanic American Council Official Charged with Embezzlement

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Former executive director of the Hispanic American Council Ramon Berlanga-Rodriguez has been accused of embezzling money from the group, and identity theft ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport Tower Grows Taller in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- There is a new landmark in Kalamazoo County.  

Joining the Water Tower at the state hospital grounds and the Hinman Building downtown ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

President Obama Endorses Postal Service Consolidation Plan

WASHINGTON (WKZO) -- President Obama has endorsed the U.S. Postal Service's plans to eliminate Saturday delivery to cut its own departmental deficit.  He ...

Sat, September 17, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Increases Patrol During WMU-CMU Weekend

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has beefed up its weekend party patrols, and so has the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

VIDEO: Fifth Annual Pink Saturdays Kicks Off in Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, MI (WKZO) -- Partners in the Pink Saturday 2011 initiative kicked off their free mammogram services today after a press conference at the West ...

Mon, September 12, 2011

Kalamazoo Medical Marijuana Dispensary Petition Clears for Later Ballots

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Apparently, a petition initiative to require the city of Kalamazoo to allow three medical marijuana dispensaries did collect just enough signatures to ...

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 ...

Fri, September 09, 2011

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Area Shows Growth When Others Do Not

LANSING (WKZO) --  A new report from the Bipartisan Center for Michigan shows the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek area was the only major market in Michigan ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

VIDEO: New Land Proposals Entice Kalamazoo County

Land Information Access Association's (LIAA) Executive Director Joe VanderMuelen met with the Kalamazoo County Council of Governments to discuss a project for future ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Alleged Kalamazoo Peeping Tom Charged in Alabama

DECATUR, ALABAMA (WKZO) -- A man charged with spying on women in public bathrooms in Kalamazoo has now been arrested for allegedly doing the same ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

'Lowest Priority' Marijuana Law on Kalamazoo City Docket

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

Kalamazoo ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Kalamazoo Woman Awaiting Charges Following Death in Domestic Disturbance

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

Fri, September 02, 2011

Skartsiaris Assaulted in Dine and Dash Incident

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

Fri, September 02, 2011

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

Tue, August 30, 2011

Sandwich Delivery Driver Mugged at Copper Beech Apartments

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A sandwich delivery driver was mugged Monday night at Copper Beech Apartments.  Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies say he was approaching the ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Arrest Pair in Theft

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Two men were arrested Monday afternoon after a local resident tipped off police.  Around 3 p.m. a concerned citizen reported a ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Conducts Prostitution Sting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Three men have been arrested by Kalamazoo Public Safety following a prostitution sting.  Public Safety had received several complaints from residents regarding ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

Patient Safety, Other Concerns to be Addressed Following Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital Audit

KALAMAOZO, MI (WKZO) -- A state audit of conditions at the Kalamazoo psychiatric hospital on Oakland Drive has raised serious questions about patient safety and ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

Fish Express Restaurant Robbed Before Closing Friday Night

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- There was another armed robbery, about 5 hours after the one on S. Westnedge, but this time it was committed by ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

VIDEO: Kalamazoo Drug Dealer Given 23-Years in Prison Following Cocaine Trafficking

A Kalamazoo Drug Dealer who was featured in a youtube video called the “Ecstasy Line Promo” showing off bags of money, purportedly made selling ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

22-Year-Old Kalamazoo Resident Taken Into Custody Following Rash of Downtown Car Break-Ins

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A 22-year-old Kalamazoo resident believed to be responsible for a rash of car burglaries downtown has been taken into custody after ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

Kalamazoo City Manager: "We Can't Wait Until Budget Time to Start Making Cuts"

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) --Kalamazoo City Manager Ken Collard says they will have about 6-milion less to work with next year, and they can’t ...

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

3 Teens Charged with Criminal Malicious Destruction of Property Following House Eggings

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Egging windows, toilet paper in trees...teenaged pranks.  Seems a new  teen prank has caught the attention of Kalamazoo County Sheriff ...

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 ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

Schuette Opposing City of Kalamazoo Marijuana Charter Amendment

LANSING (WKZO) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is on record opposing a proposed City of Kalamazoo charter amendment on marijuana.  Schuette wrote a letter ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

Kalamazoo Firefighters Search for Cause in Clarence Street Fire

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Fire investigators are looking for the cause of a blaze in the 800 block of Clarence St. Saturday night that ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

Copper Piping Being Stripped from Homes in the Kalamazoo Vine Neighborhood

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Scrappers have been breaking into homes in the Vine neighborhood that are usually rented out to college students during the school ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Metzelburg Trial Goes to Kalamazoo Circuit Court Jury

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Trial of John Metzelburg has gone to the Kalamazoo Circuit Court jury. He is charged with multiple counts of assault ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Continues Search for Suspects in Wayside West Beating

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

Portage Man Arrested Over Illegal Cable Connections

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's department has arrested a man over illegal cable hook-ups.  Charter Communications filed a complaint with the Kalamazoo ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Maturen Assumes Chairmanship of Kalamazoo County Board

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --  A change at the top came quickly Tuesday night.

It took just a few seconds for the transition of power at the ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Kalamazoo, Portage Schools Among Hundreds Across Michigan Not Meeting No Child Left Behind Goals

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- All of Kalamazoo’s high schools and middle schools and all three of Portage’s high schools failed to make "adequate yearly ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Seeking Suspect Following Shooting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is looking for a young black male in a black hat who was seen struggling with a 19-year-old man ...

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 ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

28-Year-Old Man Arrested in Kalamazoo Following Sexual Assault Allegation

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A 23-year-old Kalamazoo woman who filed complaint that she had been sexually assaulted by an unknown black male in the 500 ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Kalamazoo Continues Verification Process for Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) --  Kalamazoo City Clerk Scott Borling says they are still verifying the petition signatures for a ballot initiative that would require that ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Kalamazoo City Manager Getting Started Early on Budget

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners are facing another tough budget, perhaps the toughest yet, and they have been warning residents for weeks that ...

Mon, August 15, 2011

Kalamazoo Burglary Suspect Spends Weekend in Juvenile Home

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A teenaged burglar spent the weekend in the juvenile home and will likely be charged this week with home invasion, after he ...

Mon, August 15, 2011

Developer Names New Downtown Kalamazoo Building

Mon, August 15, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety investigate weekend shooting

Fri, August 12, 2011

EPA to Hold Forum on Kalamazoo River Cleanup

MARSHALL, MI (WKZO) -- It’s been a while since the EPA held a community meeting to bring the public up to date on the ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

WATCH: Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell Announces City Commission Candidacy

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 County Searching for Man Who Tried to Abduct 11-Year-Old

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 ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

Suspect in Custody Following Kalamazoo Home Invasion

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A burglar who assaulted a Kalamazoo woman in her own home, is in custody thanks to her neighbors.

The woman came ...

Mon, August 08, 2011

Kalamazoo County Hit and Run Victim Identified

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of a victim in a hit-and-run crash on U.S. 131 Saturday ...

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

Kalamazoo County Fair Gets Underway

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Fair kicks off its 6-day-run today, with animal exhibits and events, the midway, the crowning of the Fair ...

Mon, August 08, 2011

Possible Chemical Attack at West Main McDonalds Sunday

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

Sun, August 07, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Searching for Semi-Truck Driver Involved in Road Rage Incident

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- He punched out a woman during a road rage incident in Comstock Township.  Now public safety is looking for a ...

Fri, August 05, 2011

Deal Clears Way to Resume Work on Kalamazoo Airport Tower

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- It appears construction will resume on the new control tower at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport  - and at hundreds of other airport ...

Fri, August 05, 2011

Jensen: Kalamazoo is 'Mecca' for Boys Tennis

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo tennis fans are in for a treat Friday evening as the USTA’s kick off another big tourney for the tennis ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Under Investigation

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo Public Safety officer finds himself under investigation after he was arrested for domestic violence by the Van Buren County Sheriff ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Three Kalamazoo Men Charged in Graffiti Case

KALAMZOO (WKZO) -- Three young Kalamazoo men charged with spraying graffiti, cartoons, slogans, and symbols on buildings downtown and on the WMU campus have now ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Five Arrested for Attempted Parchment Party Store Robbery

PARCHMENT (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Township police have arrested five suspects in an attempted breaking and entering early Monday.

They say a party store in Parchment ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

WATCH: Kalamazoo 10 Movie Theater Win's FOX's 3D Contest Lip Sync Contest

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo 10 movie theater is capitilizing on the current lip syncing trend on youtube.  The theater staff produced, edited and ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

FAA Impasse Likely to Halt Kalamazoo Tower Project Until Fall, Minimum

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --  Construction on Kalamazoo’s new airport tower - and hundreds of other airport construction projects - will be shut down until fall, if not ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Kalamazoo Woman Appeals to City Commission Following Recent Attacks

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

Tue, August 02, 2011

Murder Warrant Issued in 2-Year-Old Kalamazoo Township Murder Trial

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Township detectives think they have cracked a two-year-old murder case, and will formally charge their suspect today.

It was two ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

Kalamazoo to Host USTA Boys Tennis Championships, Softball World Series

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

Mon, August 01, 2011

Inmate Charged in 2009 Kalamazoo Township Murder

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Township detectives think they have cracked a two year old murder case.  It was two years ago this week that the ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

The Nats, and the Bats at the Zoo, Big week for Youth Sports in Kalamazoo

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 ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Arrested in Online Chat Sting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo man has been taken into custody by Emmett Township Public Safety after they say he was accosting a minor for ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety says Portage Man At Fault in Collission with Cruiser

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety says a Portage man was at fault when his vehicle hit one of their cruisers Monday afternoon.  Around 5 ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Prostitution Sting Targets Kalamazoo Man

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo man who was allegedly turning underaged girls into prostitutes is in jail after he became the target of a federal ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

FAA Woes Halt Tower Construction in Kalamazoo

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

Kalamazoo Public Safety Seeks Shooting Suspect

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

Mon, July 25, 2011

Kalamazoo Sheriff's Office Releases Facial Reconstruction Sketches

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department has released several sketches of a facial reconstruction based on skeletal remains found in the 84-hundred ...

Wed, July 20, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Injured in Collision with Recycling Truck

COOPER (WKZO) -- A recycling truck driver on an unfamiliar route may face charges after he ran a stop sign at Riverview and B Avenue ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

Kalamazoo Police Seek Witness of Thursday Car Crash

COMSTOCK (WKZO) -- Police in Kalamazoo hope a witness will call them after seeing a wreck Thursday night that put a woman in the hospital ...

Thu, July 14, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Investigates Crash at Piccadilly, Croyden

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety is investigating a crash at the intersection of Piccadilly and Croyden.  A driver said to be traveling at a ...

Mon, July 11, 2011

Kalamazoo County Among Hardest Hit by Monday's Storms

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

Mon, July 11, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Makes Arrest in Murder Cold Case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety believes it may have a lead on a cold case murder.

Linda Gibson was found murdered in September of ...

Sun, July 10, 2011

WATCH: Tas Cru: 'Kalamazoo Blues Fest Run Right'

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) Tas Cru was one of the main performers Saturday night at the Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association Blues Festival.  Cru told WKZO he ...

Sun, July 10, 2011

WATCH: Mississippi Heat with Special Guest Carl Weathersby at Kalamazoo Bluesfest 2011

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) The 2011 Kalamazoo Blues Fest finished in style Saturday night with a warm night, large crowd and strong performances from the bands ...

Sat, July 09, 2011

Final Night of Bluesfest 2011 Promises Big Crowds, Lots of Blues

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) The final night of Bluesfest 2011 which is put on by the Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association is in full swing.  Tonight's ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

WATCH: Mary Bridgett Davies Interview at Bluesfest 2011

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) Mary Bridgett Davies performed Friday night at the Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association Bluesfest at the Arcadia Festival site in Downtown Kalamazoo.  Watch ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

Second Day of Kalamazoo Bluesfest Heads Into the Evening at Arcadia Festival Site

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) The crowds have turned out this evening for the Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association 'Blues Festival' at Arcadia Festival site.  Blues music fans ...

Thu, July 07, 2011

2011 Kalamazoo Bluesfest in Full Swing at Arcadia Festival Site

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The 2011 Kalamazoo Bluesfest kicked off Thursday evening with 5 bands performing tonight followed by 6 Friday night and 11 on ...

Thu, July 07, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Offering Gun Buyback Program

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is looking to get guns off the streets.  Starting this Saturday they're holding a week-long ...

Thu, July 07, 2011

Kalamazoo Fire Marshall Investigating Possible Arson

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo's fire marshall is investigating a suspicious house fire that was extinguished early Thursday.  Kalamazoo Public Safety got the call around ...

Wed, July 06, 2011

Kalamazoo Smoking Ban Study Confirms Cleaner Air

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A new state health study that compares the quality of the air in restaurants before and after the smoking ban shows remarkable ...

Wed, July 06, 2011

Kalamazoo Suspect Flees from Officer, Arrested for Carrying a Concealed Weapon

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer conducted a loitering investigation shortly before midnight Tuesday on Portage Street.  In the 1400-block, 22-year-old Rodney White ...

Wed, July 06, 2011

Crash Kills Kalamazoo County Man

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A violent collision has cost a Kalamazoo County man his life.  

Kalamazoo County Investigators say it appears that a 75-year-old man was ...

Tue, July 05, 2011

Kalamazoo Area Police Seek Sex Offender

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo area police agencies are looking for Christopher Fitrakis, who has failed to report under the state’s new sex offender registry ...

Tue, July 05, 2011

Kalamazoo Traffic Tie-ups Anticipated on Oakland Drive

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- There are more traffic disruptions expected on the far south side of Portage.  Road crews plan to close Oakland drive just north ...

Tue, July 05, 2011

Kalamazoo County Prosecutor to File Second Degree Murder Charges Following Drunk Driving Death

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- This week, authorities plan to ask that another second-degree murder charge to be filed in Kalamazoo County against Bret Frame of ...

Thu, June 30, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Wounded in Struggle with Mugger

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A 29-year-old Kalamazoo Township man suffered a gunshot wound to the hand when he tried to disarm a would-be mugger and the ...

Thu, June 30, 2011

Woman Arrested in Kalamazoo Stabbing Incident

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

Wed, June 29, 2011

Kalamazoo Woman Arrested in Stabbing Case

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety has made an arrest in an assault case where a man was stabbed.  Around 10 a.m. Wednesday Public ...

Tue, June 28, 2011

WATCH: Fire Consumes Kalamazoo Trailer

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A passing motorist and his brother are heroes after they helped a family and their pets escape a raging trailer fire ...

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 ...

Thu, June 23, 2011

Kalamazoo Detectives Seek Witnesses in Drive-By Shooting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- There has been another drive by shooting in Kalamazoo this time near Ada and Burell Streets.

Responding officers found a 19-year-old bleeding ...

Thu, June 23, 2011

Kalamazoo Boys and Girls Club Receives $100,000 Donation

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Boys and Girls Club of Kalamazoo has received a timely gift to help them through some tough financial times.  Upjohn ...

Thu, June 23, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Schools to Approve Budget Tonight

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo School Board is scheduled to approve their budget for the coming year tonight. 

It doesn’t call for any ...

Thu, June 23, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Releases 911 Call, Report on Shooting

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Public safety has released the dramatic and obscenity laced 9-1-1 call of Chad Harris, a Kalamazoo man who would soon be ...

Wed, June 22, 2011

Investigation Finds Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers Acted According to Law in March Shooting

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- An investigation's been completed into the March 29th shooting of Chad Harris by Kalamazoo Public Safety officers.  After reviewing all of ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Severe Weather Approaches Kalamazoo, West Michigan

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Severe weather is approaching Kalamazoo.  A Tornado watch has been issued as of this time.  For the latest in up-to-date information ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Kalamazoo Teen Sentenced to Prison Time

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo teen will spend at least the next six years in prison for handling a gun that killed a friend last ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Kalamazoo Sandwich Shop Robber Flees When Bluff Called

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Jimmy John's clerk called the bluff of a robber who entered the store just west of the Western Michigan University ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Michigan Governor Snyder to Borrow Kalamazoo Promise Idea's to Fix Ailing Schools

DETROIT, MI (WKZO) -- Governor Snyder has unveiled his plans to improve the worst performing schools in Michigan, and he borrows an idea from Kalamazoo ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Grants to Add Bathroom, Shelter at LaCrone Park, Improvement to Woods Lake in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo has just made improvements to LaCrone Park, adding a playground and other amenities, and now they have money to make ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

5-Year-Old Injured Beneath Flight Simulator Ride at Kalamazoo Air Zoo

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO) -- A youngster got a much more realistic ride near a flight simulator at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo than he expected yesterday ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

KDPS Chief Hadley 'Understands Community Policing Popularity', Will Reformulate It

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety Chief Jeff Hadley says he understands that the Community Policing program is popular, and that’s why he ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Drug Charges Pending in Van Buren County Methamphetamine Case

WOLF LAKE, MI (WKZO) -- A Van Buren county couple face charges in two counties after they let their methamphetamine habits get the best of ...

Mon, June 20, 2011

Lane Closures Expected Due to I-94 Improvements at Westnedge in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Anyone who tried to get down Westnedge last night ended up on a long detour after MDOT crews closed the county ...

Mon, June 20, 2011

Kalamazoo Community Policing Program Gets First Look Tonight

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The public will get their first look tonight at a plan to alter Kalamazoo’s community policing program, and its already ...

Fri, June 17, 2011

Kalamazoo Sheriff's Office Warns of Home Improvement Scams

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is warning area residents about a group of scam artists posing as home improvement specialists.  The ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

Kalamazoo Woman Dies in St. Joseph County Crash

MENDON (WKZO) -- St. Joseph County authorities say a Kalamazoo teenager died Wednesday in a one-vehicle traffic accident in Mendon Township.  19-year Stefanie Knowlton passed ...

Tue, June 14, 2011

VIDEO: The Learning Network Launches Education Campaign

Sun, June 12, 2011

4 Arrested for Home Invasion in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety arrested 4 suspects after being alerted about suspicious activity taking place in the 1300 block ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

Kalamazoo Judge: Niles Man's Actions Were 'Off The Charts'

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) --  “His horrific and depraved actions were off the chart”....that’s what Kalamazoo Federal Judge Paul Maloney said about a Niles ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office Investigates Homicide

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Sherriff's Office says they now have a homicide case on their hands.  Skeletal remains discovered in the 8400-block ...

Thu, June 09, 2011

Kalamazoo Schools to Receive Federal Grants

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A couple of schools in Kalamazoo will be receiving millions in federal grants for improvements.  Milwood Magnet School and Maple Street Magnet ...

Thu, June 09, 2011

Kalamazoo House Fire Under Investigation

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo firefighters are investigating a fire that kept them busy for six hours.  The fire broke out Thursday in a house on ...

Wed, June 08, 2011

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Allegan Until 3AM

The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 448 in effect until 3 am EDT Thursday for the following areas In Michigan this ...

Wed, June 08, 2011

Kalamazoo Woman Grazed by Bullet as Man Tries to Break In

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo woman narrowly escaped death in her own kitchen last night when she surprised a burglar trying to break into ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

WATCH: Lions Tight End Tony Scheffler: 'Waldo Stadium Is A Special Place in My Heart'

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) -- Current Detroit Lions Tight End Tony Scheffler returned to Kalamazoo Tuesday for the 'Football Night in Kalamazoo' festivities at Waldo Stadium ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

WATCH: Former WMU Bronco EJ Biggers from Football Night in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) -- Since Bill Cubit took over the Western Michigan football program, a bevy of different athletes have become NFL players.  Tuesday evening ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

LISTEN: WMU Coach Cubit on CMU Series: "I'll Take Care Of It This Year."

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) --  Western Michigan head coach Bill Cubit is calling the win this year against rival Central Michigan.  Cubit told crowds Tuesday, at "Football ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

Kalamazoo Home Catches Fire After Meth Blast

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A meth explosion in the 1300 block of North Park Street set a house on fire and left the suspected meth cook ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

Kalamazoo Schools: Funding Cuts Could Eliminate 48 Jobs in District

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) - Kalamazoo School officials blasted the state legislature and Governor Rick Snyder for the funding cuts to K-12 education that they say ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

Clean Air Action Day Today in West Michigan

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) -  The heat is on and the air will not only be hot, humid and uncomfortable today but it could be hazardous ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

VIDEO: Kalamazoo School Trustees Get First Look at Next Budget

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO)- They call the cuts “devastating”, and they say it will only get worse next year.  Kalamazoo Public Schools administrators are recommending ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

Kalamazoo, Portage Law Enforcement to Complete Meth Lab Remediation Training

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) - Meth labs are dangerous and cleaning up behind them can be hazardous, as well.  For years now the cost of cleaning ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

Kalamazoo County Household Hazardous Waste Center Collecting Computers for Recycling

KALAMAZOO -- Many households these days have old or outdate computers collecting dust.  The Kalamazoo County Household Hazardous Waste Center this week aims to collect ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

Kalamazoo City Commission to be Briefed on November Marijuana Vote

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) -  Kalamazoo voters will be asked to decide this November whether or not to make possession and use of less than an ...

Sun, June 05, 2011

First Look at Kalamazoo Public Schools Budget Monday Night

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) - Kalamazoo’s School Trustees will get their first look at the proposed budget for the coming school year Monday night, now ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

VIDEO: Artists Flood Downtown Kalamazoo for 60th Annual Art Hop

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) - Downtown Kalamazoo held its 60^th annual art fair Friday hosted by the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.  As opposed to previous ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Warns of Suspect Approaching Student

KALAMAZOO -- Parents are being warned by Kalamazoo Public Safety to keep an eye out for a case of stranger danger.  The department's received ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

AUDIO: Detroit Lions Coach Jim Schwartz to Speak in Kalamazoo Monday

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) - Third-year Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz will be in Kalamazoo Monday to speak at the 34th Annual Big Brothers Big ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Suspect Approached 10-Year-Old Kalamazoo Public Schools Student at Bus Stop

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) - Kalamazoo Public Schools alerted the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Thursday afternoon that an unknown person tried to pick up a ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Kalamazoo Named to Top 25 Cities for Recent College Graduates

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) - Kalamazoo has made the top 25 in a list linked to education, and this time, it has nothing to do with ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

Kalamazoo Man Arrested After Chase and Crash

VAN BUREN CO. -- A Kalamazoo man may be sobering up in the Van Buren county Jail after leading County deputies on a high speed ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Arrests 2 in Mills Street Shooting

Update: The victim was transported to a local hospital and his injuries are considered non life threatening.  

KALAMAZOO, MI -- (WKZO) Kalamazoo Department of Public ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

Brother of Shooter in Officer Zapata Case Will Remain in Jail

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Federal Judge Hugh Breneman is defending his decision to hold Kim Statler in jail because he considers him to be a threat ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

Kalamazoo Police Seek Armed Robbery Suspect

KALAMAZOO -- An armed robbery suspect is being sought by law enforcement following an incident on Gull Road Wednesday morning.  Just after 10 a.m ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

Domestic Auto Sales Decline for GM, Gord; Rise for Chrysler

DETROIT --  (WKZO) Fewer Americans are buying cars these days.  General Motors and Ford Motor Company both reported slightly lower U.S. sales in May ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

'Super Saturday' Follows Super Week

KALAMAZOO (WKZO)  --  The Bronson Park Art Fair will be expanding to two days this coming weekend. That is in part because organizers are having ...

Thu, May 26, 2011

Kalamazoo Wings Sign Bootland to 2-Year Contract Extension

The Kalamazoo Wings have announced the organization has re-signed director of hockey operations and head coach Nick Bootland to a two-year contract through the ...

Thu, May 26, 2011

WATCH: Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell: 'Growing need for Downtown Kalamazoo housing'

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell was in attendance as Downtown Kalamazoo Incorporated, Tower Pinkster and Phoenix Properties announced a proposed 8-story, 24-million-dollar development at ...

Thu, May 26, 2011

Missing Kalamazoo Man's Body Found

KALAMAZOO -- The body of the Kalamazoo man thought to have drowned over the weekend was found Thursday just before noon.  18-year-old Anthony Johnson was ...