Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo leaders encourage continued positive communication as Derek Chauvin trial nears verdict
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Municipal leaders across the country and locally are watching what happens as the Derek Chauvin murder trial into the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis may soon have a...
Apr 20, 2021 Kalamazoo protest - (Photo credit WOOD-TV)
Protests to continue all week at a Kalamazoo bar accused of drugging women's drinks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A call to action against Kalamazoo's Y-Bar and Bistro will continue all week after allegations of drink tampering surfaced last week. It all began when a video posted on ...
Apr 20, 2021 Y Bar and Bistro in Kalamazoo. (Google Streetview).
Snow threat diminishes, but bitter temps will blanket West Michigan for two nights
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Forecasts for several inches of snow in the region have shifted, in fact, many areas in West Michigan will likely not see any snow at all. Forecast snowfall is now aim...
Apr 20, 2021 Peter Toporowski / CC
City of Kalamazoo receives quarterly update on odor mitigation activities
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commissioners has received a quarterly update regarding the ongoing odor mitigation strategy for Graphics Packaging International (GPI), as well as the ...
Apr 19, 2021 The Kalamazoo City Commission meets with Director of Public Services James Baker on 4/19/21. (Image via City of Kalamazoo YouTube page through Zoom meeting).
Calhoun County PHD schedules walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department will be offering COVID-19 walk-in Pfizer vaccine clinics this week in Battle Creek and Marshall for adults ages 16 and older....
Apr 19, 2021
UPDATE: Charges issued for Portage fugitive who crashed into Kalamazoo building during chase
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATE: Charges have been issued for a Portage fugitive who crashed into a building during a police chase in downtown Kalamazoo last week. The 22-year-old suspect has bee...
Apr 19, 2021 Crashed vehicle after pursuit in Kalamazoo - (Courtesy Michigan State Police)
Consumers Energy announces plans for 200 EV fast charging stations by 2024
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Just in time for Earth Week, Consumers Energy announced Monday that it has begun plans to build 200 fast charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) by 2024. At this time,...
Apr 19, 2021 Consumers Energy truck parked at WKZO studios in Kalamazoo, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Petition launched, protest planned on Monday at Ybar
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After allegations of drink tampering were made against Kalamazoo-based YBar & Bistro last week, a petition has been launched and a protest has been planned for Monday...
Apr 19, 2021 Y Bar and Bistro in Kalamazoo. (Google Streetview).
Woman from Kalamazoo Township missing since late March has been located and is safe
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A woman who has been missing since late March has been located according to authorities. Kalamazoo Township put out a release Monday morning saying that 40-year-...
Apr 19, 2021 Anne Amanda Bushek (Photo courtesy Township of Kalamazoo Police Department).
Kalamazoo Public Schools to discuss fall learning options with parents in two town hall meetings
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Public Schools has learned a lesson from the pandemic... some students do better learning online. That is part of the current plan for KPS this fall as parents ...
Apr 19, 2021 KPS employees to get raise (Photo by John McNeill).
