Kalamazoo MI

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – There were no injuries in a kitchen fire at a Portage home Sunday morning. At approximately 9:30 a.m. the Portage Department of Public Safety was dispatched to the 6800 block of Rothbury Street for a reported. residential structure fire. The caller stated there was...

On Sunday evening, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) responded to a shooting in the 1200 block of Douglas Avenue. Officers arrived at about 5:30 p.m. and found a 49-year-old man with a gunshot wound. A 60-year-old man, identified as the shooter, stayed at the scene and spoke with police.

An updated report from the National Weather Service was issued on Monday at 1:24 a.m. EST for dense fog until 6:30 a.m. EST for Cass, St. Joseph and Branch counties.

SPRINGFIELD, Mich. — A snow emergency has been declared in Springfield after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend brought inches upon inches of snow to Calhoun County. Weather: Winter weather alerts issued as heavy lake effect snow returns for some in West Michigan. Starting Monday and lasting through Wednesday at 7...

A Michigan man from Kalamazoo claims he invented the world's first "ugly Christmas sweater party" in 2000, two years before the Canadian-claimed origin.

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — A new roundabout is coming to Kalamazoo County. It will be built at TU Avenue and Sprinkle Road, between Portage and Vicksburg, said Road Commission of Kalamazoo County Communications Administrator Sarah Phillips. The total cost is about $1 million. About $750,000 of the money comes...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Today is the day a new emergency housing plan to help Kalamazoo’s homeless make it through this winter kicks in, and it comes none too soon after winter storms hit the area this weekend. Beginning today, Ministry with Community’s daytime shelter will stay...

Rural school districts across West Michigan are preparing for potential closures Monday as temperatures plunge below freezing and back roads develop dangerous ice conditions following a weekend snowstorm that dumped up to 12 inches across the region. Weekend storm creates challenging conditions. The heavy snowfall...

Lovesac allows its customers to customize their own furniture so they can get the perfect piece for them.

KALAMAZOO, MI — A man was shot after he used a shovel to hit another man, the Kalamazoo Departemnt of Public Safety said. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, on the 1200 block of Douglas Avenue, KDPS said. Police found a 49-year-old man with a gunshot...