Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
MSP ask the public to be alert as catalytic converter thefts are on the rise
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Michigan State Police Troopers want to remind everybody to stay vigilant and report suspicious activity as the theft of catalytic converters is on the rise. Troopers fro...
May 11, 2021
Portage School Board votes to place new bond on August ballot
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage voters will get a chance in August to decide a $175-million bond issue to build new elementary schools. The Portage School Board approved putting it on the ballot Mo...
May 10, 2021 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Peters, Stabenow welcome nearly $11 billion in funding for Michigan state and local governments
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Monday, U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) welcomed the Treasury Department's announcement that Michigan state and local governments will receive n...
May 10, 2021 U.S. Senator Gary Peters. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Gary Peters).
FDA authorizes use of Pfizer vaccine for those 12 - 15 years old
UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine in those 12 - 15 years of age. The FDA amended the Emergency...
May 10, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Kalamazoo City Hall announces expanded hours
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city officials announced Monday that City Hall will now offer expanded hours, starting now. As of Monday, May 10, the lobby of Kalamazoo City Hall will be open t...
May 10, 2021 Kalamazoo City Hall in the fall. (Photo by John McNeill).
Van Buren County man dies in weekend construction area crash on I-94
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man from Van Buren County died in a construction area crash over the weekend, according to a report from MLive Monday. The victim has been identified as 55-year-old Raym...
May 10, 2021
MDOT - I-94 and US-131 repairs start Friday across three counties, including Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Starting this Friday, May 14, the Michigan Department of Transportation will begin a large resurfacing project that will encompass three different counties. The pro...
May 10, 2021 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
10th annual Kalamazoo Bike Week continues through Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In honor of National Bike Month, the 10th Annual Kalamazoo Bike Week started last Saturday and will continue through this Saturday, May 15. Monday's featured event was the...
May 10, 2021 Bike riders in Kalamazoo (Photo by John McNeil)
Update: Two weekend shootings reported in Kalamazoo, one victim ID'd
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATE: Two shootings took place over the weekend, and one victim has been ID'd, according to a report from WWMT Monday. The victim in question has been identified as 23-...
May 10, 2021 Robert Nelson / CC
Several gun related arrests in Kalamazoo following series of traffic stops
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Several people were arrested in Kalamazoo after a collection of handguns were discovered during a series of traffic stops. The first one happened at around 11:00 Sunday e...
May 10, 2021 Kalamazoo Public Safety police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
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