Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Deadline to apply for open Kalamazoo County District 2 Commissioner seat is this Friday
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Friday is the deadline to apply for an opening on the Kalamazoo County Commission representing District 2. Normally it would take an election to pick commissioners,...
Jun 16, 2021 Kalamazoo County sign (Photo by John McNeil)
KPS announces dates for "Meet Up and Eat Up" summer food service program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) have released their summer schedule for the "Meet Up and Eat Up" summer food program. The program begins Monday, June 21 and will run throug...
Jun 16, 2021 Photo by John McNeil.
County Board Chair Hall warns residents of sophisticated jury phone scam
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A phone scam that has been around for a couple of years is now apparently victimizing residents in the Kalamazoo Area. County Board Chair Tracy Hall says sophistica...
Jun 16, 2021 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Portage - Summer Concert Series starts Thursday with Shania Twain and Garth Brooks tribute band
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This Thursday, June 17, the City of Portage will be launching its Summer Concert Series of drive-in performances at Ramona Park. Starting at 7 p.m., the city will host "Simp...
Jun 16, 2021 (image via Google Maps)
Battle Creek man recently released from jail loses home to suspicious fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man who had attempted kidnapping charges dismissed recently is now the victim of an apparent arson that left his home destroyed. 38-year-old Robert Mart...
Jun 16, 2021 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
I-94/U.S. 131 interchange closed for two hours Tuesday night after semi-truck rolls over
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Traffic at the ramp from westbound I-94 to southbound U.S. 131 in Portage was shut down Tuesday evening after a semi-truck rolled over. Emergency crews responded to the sce...
Jun 16, 2021 Semi-truck rollover on US 131 - Portage MI Police Fire via Facebook
Kalamazoo County Commissioners vote to oppose wildlife killing contests
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners has voted to oppose wildlife killing contests by a slim margin. The measure does not ban these contests outright, but is...
Jun 15, 2021 Kalamazoo County Commissioners meet virtually on 6/15/21. (Image via Public Media Network through Zoom meeting).
American Red Cross urges donations as blood shortage increases
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...
Jun 15, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
MSP - Six arrested after Kalamazoo County break-in, chase
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Six suspects are in custody after a break-in at a Kalamazoo County pharmacy lead to a chase ending in Eaton County, according to reports by WWMT and WOOD TV Tuesday...
Jun 15, 2021 Michigan State Police - File photo
Midwest Fastener announces large expansion in Portage, Decatur; additional plans for downtown Kalamazoo property
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced two projects in Southwest Michigan that are expected to create 90 new j...
Jun 15, 2021 Rendering of new Midwest Fastener project. (Rendering courtesy of Midwest Fastener).
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