Kalamazoo MI

This story originally aired in July 2025. For drivers going past the Burdick Street side of Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park in Kalamazoo, it can be hard to miss. A large rough, pear-shaped object sits on a pile of rocks. “I've always seen it from the road from Burdick as I...

KALAMAZOO, MI — A man is headed toward a trial on charges related to a shooting of four people inside a Kalamazoo restaurant. Naledge Williams Chamberlain was charged with 25 counts including assault with intent to murder in the case. District Court Judge Richard Santoni bound the case over for a trial after a...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – As 2026 begins, Kalamazoo’s three largest elected boards all got organized for the new year this week as they held their first meetings. Last night, the Kalamazoo Public Schools board elected new leadership for the year, and they didn’t make many changes.

Forget the big game for a moment. 150 playful pups are gearing up to steal the show this February, and three of the pups are from West Michigan.

West Michigan’s employee ownership movement is picking up steam as two more businesses, a crane service provider and a home health care agency, converted to employee stock ownership plans in recent weeks. The conversion of Wolverine Crane & Service Inc. and Interim HealthCare of West Michigan to ESOPs adds...

A West Michigan farm store is making national headlines. Lovefood.com named Green Vale Farm Creamery in Coopersville the best farm store in Michigan, praising its meats, cheeses, and farm-to-table experience.

Social media buzz has sparked concern about crime, but the facts say otherwise. Get ready for a closer look at Kalamazoo's safety story.

FLINT, MI – After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good in Minnesota, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson took to social media to offer his perspective. Swanson, who is also campaigning to be Michigan’s next governor, called the shooting “tragic, but predictable.”

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A person was taken into custody Thursday night during a protest held in Kalamazoo against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS), though the department told News Channel 3 that the individual does not appear to have been part of the...

Thousands of residents in West Michigan are currently without power due to storms. According to the Consumers Energy outage map, just under 2,500 customers in Barry County in the area around Thornapple are without power. It's expected to be restored around noon, Consumers Energy estimated on their outage map. Local:...