Water work to prompt boil advisory in Kalamazoo
Work on the water system later this week will trigger a boil water advisory for a Kalamazoo neighborhood.
Woman headed to prison for deadly 2025 Amish buggy crash
A 32-year-old woman will spend more than five years in prison for causing a crash that killed an 8-year-old Amish girl and seriously injured her 12-year-old brother.
Kalamazoo County jurors to get trauma care if needed
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo’s courts are gearing up a unique program to extend trauma care to jurors. Hundreds of citizens are ordered to appear to serve jury duty in Kalamazoo County courts every year. It can be more than just inconvenient, it can be disturbing. Chief...
Honoring and remembering: Local communities mark Memorial Day with parades, ceremonies
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Several communities around St. Joseph County marked the Memorial Day holiday Monday with events, remembrances, and salutes, remembering those who lost their lives serving the United States. In Three Rivers, the city had its annual parade step off around 10 a.m., led by the honor...
Search to start Tuesday evening for next Portage city manager
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Portage city council will begin their search for a new city manager at this evening’s meeting, following the announcement from Pat McGinnis that he plans to retire, effective July 3rd of this year. His tenure will end just a week short of...
Families pass Memorial Day traditions across generations at Kalamazoo parade
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The unofficial start of summer brought family and friends together Monday as the Rotary Club of Kalamazoo Sunrise and Charlie’s P.L.A.C.E. hosted a Memorial Day parade through downtown Kalamazoo. The parade began at 10 a.m. on West Michigan Avenue and followed its traditional route, ending...
Fort Custer National Cemetery remembers 250 years of American sacrifice
AUGUSTA, Mich. — Two hundred and fifty years of sacrifice, remembered in a single day. Hundreds came to Fort Custer National Cemetery for Memorial Day weekend on Sunday as America celebrates another milestone as a country. Both veterans and civilians gathered under tents and umbrellas Sunday for the 2026...
Kalamazoo’s top young speller heads to Scripps National Spelling Bee
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Bags are packed, flights are booked and fifth grader Heron Bothwell is gearing up to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Heron will be representing Kalamazoo at the competition held in Washington, D.C. this week. The preliminary round begins on Tuesday, May 26. Heron won the...
Railroad work shuts down key stretch of McCamly Street South
A section of McCamly Street South in Battle Creek will close temporarily starting May 26 while crews repair railroad tracks in the area, according to a community announcement. The work will be completed by US Trackworks, LLC, a Michigan-based railroad construction company, and will require closing McCamly Street South
Chase leads to drug bust, husband accused of killing wife and community support for...
A Kalamazoo man suspected of being one of the biggest dealers in Southwest Michigan was arrested last week in Berrien County. Plus, a man has been arrested on preliminary murder charges after investigators say he shot his wife in Elkhart County and communities across Michiana are rallying to support a LaPorte County de
