Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
City of Portage to continue concert series with Journey tribute band Thursday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This Thursday, the City of Portage will be hosting its second drive-in concert of the summer. The city will host "Departure: A Journey Tribute Band" at Ramona Park, located ...
Jul 14, 2021 (image via Google Maps)
UPDATE: All 11 defendants now sentenced in large Kalamazoo drug operation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE: All 11 defendants involved in a large Kalamazoo and Battle Creek-area drug operation have been sentenced, according to a report from the United States Attorney's O...
Jul 14, 2021 Joe Gratz
Bike Friendly Kalamazoo announces opening of 2021 Public Bike Art Competition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, Bike Friendly Kalamazoo (BFK) announced the opening of its Public Bike Art Competition for 2021. Officials say the art pieces entered into this contest are inte...
Jul 14, 2021 2021 Bike Art Competition Announcement. (Photo courtesy Bike Friendly Kalamazoo).
Portage schools to request bond for new construction, updates
PORTAGE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Schools district voters will go to the polls on August 3rd to consider a bond issue that would replace five aging elementary schools and renovate another, purc...
Jul 14, 2021 Portage Central Elementary School - Google Street View Image
Richland Art Fair to take place this weekend, with a new location
RICHLAND MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Yet another annual event sidelined by the pandemic is making a comeback this year. The 47th annual Richland Art Fair is once again taking place, and in a new location. Previ...
Jul 14, 2021 Gull Meadow Farms to host Richland Art Fair on Saturday July 17th (photo by Gull Meadow Farms)
Unique storytelling event involving those 99 years or older in Calhoun County
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An event is coming up in Marshall that will feature the stories of some of the oldest living residents in Calhoun County. It takes place on Friday, July 23, from 2:00 to 4...
Jul 14, 2021 Calhoun County Government
Alleged accomplice in Amber Griffin case headed to trial in Calhoun County
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man believed to be an accomplice in the disappearance and presumed murder of Amber Griffin in 2020 will be headed to trial. 28-year-old Julice Haggerty ...
Jul 14, 2021 Amber Griffin via Twitter
Red Cross continues seeking blood donations, gift card and prize incentives offered
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with the American Red Cross announced Tuesday that it is experiencing a severe blood shortage as the number of trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surge...
Jul 13, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
UPDATE: Charges issued against man in fatal crash that killed Schoolcraft couple
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE: Tuesday, WWMT reported that charges have been issued against a man involved in a crash that killed a Schoolcraft couple last May. Previously, police had reported t...
Jul 13, 2021 Patrick Feller / CC
Shooting at Three Rivers store parking lot under investigation
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shooting at a liquor store parking lot in Three Rivers is currently under investigation by police, according to a report from WWMT Tuesday. According to the report, t...
Jul 13, 2021 Three Rivers Police Department (Photo by John McNeil)
