Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo state senator proposes drug review teams to assist in overdose death reduction
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A state lawmaker from Kalamazoo has proposed a bill that would use a sort of contact tracing to help combat overdose deaths. Sen. Sean McCann says the measure would create Dr...
Jul 08, 2021 Eric Hunsaker / CC
MDOT says NB I-69 work in Calhoun & Eaton Counties almost halfway done
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Officials for the Michigan Department of Transportation says the halfway point is being approached for this years work as crews continue to rebuild I-69 from north of ...
Jul 08, 2021
BC Fire Marshal investigating early morning fire on Hamblin Avenue
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The cause of a fire that broke out in a home in the 400 block of Hamblin Avenue early Thursday morning is being investigated by the Battle Creek Fire Marshal. Battle Cre...
Jul 08, 2021 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Local food truck Cairo's Kitchen announces new downtown Kalamazoo location
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A local Egyptian food truck in Kalamazoo has announced a new downtown location. Cairo's Kitchen announced Wednesday that their first brick and mortar restaurant will be op...
Jul 07, 2021 Cairo's Kitchen stand at Kalamazoo Farmers' Market. (Photo courtesy Ramy Rezkalla and Cairo's Kitchen).
Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller warns of uptick in car-related thefts
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller is warning residents of an uptick in car-related thefts. He spoke with WKZO on the subject Wednesday morning. "It seems like...
Jul 07, 2021 Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Kalamazoo City Commissioners weigh returning to in-person meetings
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Commissioners plan to resume face to face meetings in early August, but Kalamazoo City Commissioners have delayed a decision on the question. City Staff h...
Jul 07, 2021 Kalamazoo City Hall in the fall from Bronson Park. (Photo by John McNeill).
UPDATE: Body of diver who was inspecting dam in Allegan County recovered
VALLEY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The body of a diver who was inspecting a dam in the Allegan area Wednesday has been recovered, according to an update from WOOD TV Wednesday. The incident was initia...
Jul 07, 2021 Allegan County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit (File Photo by John McNeil)
After heavy statewide rains and flooding, Kalamazoo officials discuss sewage infrastructure
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Heavy rains in Michigan over the past couple of weeks have caused flooding in Southeastern Michigan, but not so much in the Southwestern area. During a virtual Kalamazoo c...
Jul 07, 2021 Kalamazoo City Commissioners meet with City Utilities Director Jim Baker during a virtual meeting on 7/7/21. (Image courtesy City of Kalamazoo YouTube page through Zoom meeting).
Kalamazoo City Commissioner Jack Urban will not run again in November
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another incumbent Kalamazoo City Commissioner says it's time for some new faces on the board. During a virtual city meeting Tuesday night, Commissioner Jack Urban announce...
Jul 07, 2021 Kalamazoo City Commissioner Jack Urban. (Photo courtesy kalamazoocity.org).
KDPS violation hotline an early success
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety's new traffic violations hotline is proving to be an early success. Officials say that dozens of reports of violations have been r...
Jul 07, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
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