Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Battle Creek boyfriend accused of vicious assault on girlfriend, her children, and a puppy
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police in Battle Creek arrested a man on several charges after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend, and then assaulted her children and a puppy. Police were called at...
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Kalamazoo business slapped with fines for COVID-19 workplace safety violations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo business is among twenty in Michigan recently cited for violating COVID-19 workplace safety protocols. C&M Exterior, LLC was fined $2,800 for violations inc...
Feb 08, 2021 MIOSHA logo
Fast driving in icy conditions Sunday causes head-on crash in Kalamazoo County
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A head-on crash in Kalamazoo County Sunday evening could have been much worse, as three people involved in it escaped with non-life threatening injuries. At around...
Feb 08, 2021
Bronson introduces new COVID-19 vaccination scheduling process
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bronson Healthcare is introducing a new scheduling process for COVID-19 vaccinations. With demand outweighing supply, Bronson is initially only encouraging adults 65 and o...
Feb 07, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Michigan approved for Pandemic-EBT benefits assistance for school meals
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Approximately 810,000 Michigan children whose access to school meals had been affected by COVID-19 are set to receive over 741 million dollars in assistance. Governor Gretch...
Feb 07, 2021
K College professor awarded grant from NEA
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo College English professor has received an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Oliver Baez Bendorf will receive $25,000 for a Creative Writing Fellow...
Feb 06, 2021 Kalamazoo College. (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek).
Sexual Assault Services looking for volunteers in Calhoun and Van Buren Counties
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) - Sexual Assault Services is looking for volunteers to help support victims is Van Buren and Calhoun Counties. According to Bronson Healthcare's Carolyn Wyllie, those who are...
Feb 06, 2021 Bronson Battle Creek (Photo by John McNeil)
Shooting incident under investigation by Kalamazoo Public Safety
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety authorities are continuing to investigate a shooting incident Friday afternoon on Kalamazoo's North Side. Officers responded at around 3 pm...
Feb 06, 2021 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Former Kalamazoo man sentenced for 2013 case involving sex with a minor
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 64-year-old Tennessee man was sentenced in Kalamazoo County to serve up to 35 years in prison for a 2013 sexual assault case involving a minor. Michigan Attorney General ...
Feb 05, 2021 Best Law
Warming shelter open near Kalamazoo homeless encampment during bitter cold temperatures
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city of Kalamazoo has opened a temporary warming shelter near the Mills Street homeless encampment as dangerously cold weather is forecast for the next several days. ...
Feb 05, 2021 Warming shelter - Courtesy City of Kalamazoo
Wed Sep 2
Kalamazoo, MI, USA
77°FFeels Like: 79°F
Wind/Dir: 18 MPH-SW
Humidity: 94%
