Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
No injuries reported in West Main Street fire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo Fire Marshal is investigating a fire on West Main Street in Kalamazoo that took place Monday. Around 12:18 p.m., officers from the Kalamazoo Department of P...
Feb 01, 2021
Bronson opens new cancer care center in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, Bronson Healthcare announced that the new Bronson Cancer Center in downtown Kalamazoo has opened its doors. The five-story, 85,000 square foot facility with offic...
Feb 01, 2021
Kalamazoo school officials support skipping standardized tests this year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The State Legislature is considering a bill that would let public schools skip mandated standardized testing of their students this year. Many local school officials are ...
Feb 01, 2021 School test - Brian Cantoni CC
3,000 COVID-19 vaccines expected to be adminsitered in Kalamazoo County this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Health Providers nationwide plan to accelerate COVID-19 inoculations as increasing vaccine deliveries begin this week. Kalamazoo County Health officials plan to administe...
Feb 01, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Calhoun County man charged for brutally killing 5-month-old puppy
ATHENS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Calhoun County man has been charged, accused of brutally killing a puppy last month. 22-year-old Erik Paul Taylor is accused of killing his sister-in-law's 5-mont...
Feb 01, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Battle Creek City Manager Rebecca Fleury selected to lead statewide association
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek's City Manager has become the new president of the statewide association representing Michigan's municipal managers. Rebecca Fleury has been selected as t...
Feb 01, 2021 Rebecca Fleury
Fatal accident under investigation by Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety authorities continue to look into a fatal two-car accident early Sunday morning. Officers were summoned to the intersection of Kilgore Rd. and...
Jan 31, 2021
Fire at homeless encampment under investigation; one minor injury reported
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) - The investigation is continuing into a fire at the homeless encampment early Saturday morning. An officer responding to a criminal complaint at around 1 am noticed a large fir...
Jan 30, 2021
KPS employees to get raise
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo School employees will be getting a raise instead of the salary cut they had been told to expect when the school year began last summer. Trustees approved several con...
Jan 30, 2021 KPS employees to get raise (Photo by John McNeill).
City of Portage to host ice sculpting demonstration Sunday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Sunday, Portage Parks & Recreation will host "Team Spirit" ice sculpting demonstrations from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the Grain Elevator in the Celery Flats. Officials say a...
Jan 29, 2021 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
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