Kalamazoo MI

BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A 62-year-old Battle Creek woman is alive after the city’s fire department had to pull her from her Jeep Wrangler after she crashed it into a light pole and went into the Kalamazoo River. It happened around 11 p.m. Wednesday near 20th...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A local college professor will be appearing on Jeopardy! tonight. Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History at Kalamazoo College, Dr. James Denison, will be appearing on the quiz show tonight from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Education: Kalamazoo Public Schools reports highest graduation rates in...

Emergency and utility crews are responding to a natural gas line leak at a condominium complex in Plainwell.

THREE RIVERS, MICHIGAN — Communities across southern Michigan are beginning the difficult process of recovery after destructive tornadoes tore through several towns, leaving widespread damage across neighborhoods, roads, and rural areas. Emergency response teams and local organizations are now mobilizing relief...

Imagine getting a chuckle from your boss with a doctor's note just for a beer day. Oberon Day is right around the corner!

St. Joseph County Prosecutor Deborah Davis is issuing a warning to those not following requests to stay out of storm-damaged areas in the county. "It is a crime to interfere with Emergency Management Operations--the unnecessary traffic coming into Three Rivers is slowing progress of the work crews," she posted to...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A shooting in Kalamazoo that wounded two people late Wednesday night is under investigation. Just after 10:45 p.m., officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) responded to Forest Hills Lane after a caller reported hearing an argument followed by gunshots, and someone yelling...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- A former face behind Western Michigan University mascot Buster Bronco is a contestant on “Wheel of Fortune.”. John Phillips graduated from WMU in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, according to a Facebook post from the WMU Alumni Association. He was also a member of the Bronco...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Kalamazoo resident Ronda Coleman Collins was lucky enough to snag a premier parking spot outside of the Kalamazoo Public Library Thursday, but she’ll be the first to admit, it isn’t always this easy. “No it isn't. I was surprised because I was getting ready...

The Plainwell Department of Public Safety is telling the public to avoid the area near the Wedgewood Condominiums after detecting a natural gas leak.