Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Boil water advisory issued for Hawley Street in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The City of Kalamazoo has issued a temporary boil water advisory for Hawley Street. The advisory is due to a water valve repair in that area. Water customers should use bot...
Dec 30, 2020 liz west / CC
KDPS releases winter holiday safety guidelines
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety issued a list of winter holiday safety guidelines for residents to consider. "Kalamazoo Public Safety would like to r...
Dec 30, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Allegan health staff and volunteers receive vaccine ahead of vaccinating others
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Allegan County Health Department (ACHD) staff who will be vaccinating other individuals and supporting upcoming vaccine clinics received their first dose of the COVI...
Dec 30, 2020 Erin Radke, Public Health Nurse for the Allegan County Health Department. (Photo courtesy of the Allegan County Health Department).
Broncos Kitchen announces new Student Outreach Coordinator
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Broncos Kitchen, a hunger-relief charity serving food-insecure Kalamazoo area college students, is announcing Andrew Messecar as its new Student Outreach Coordinator. "We...
Dec 30, 2020 Andrew Messacar. (Photo courtesy of Broncos Kitchen).
Downtown Kalamazoo could have new event center due to signing of House Bill
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a series of bills into law, including one that would allow Kalamazoo to have a downtown event center. House Bill 4816, authore...
Dec 30, 2020 KDPS at the North Mall in Downtown Kalamazoo (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Property near Kleinstuck Preserve purchased by local conservation group
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A local nonprofit environmental and conservation group known as Stewards of Kleinstuck has purchased property next to an existing nature preserve in the City of Kalamazoo...
Dec 30, 2020 The property, shown in pink, lies just to the east of the Kleinstuck Preserve and south of the YMCA. The rolling, forested 12-acre parcel has long been used by families, schools and YMCA members as though it was already a part of the Kleinstuck Preserve. ( Photo courtesy of the Stewards of Kleinstuck, Map design by Nate Fuller).
Three arrested during Calhoun narcotics investigation
CLARENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - Three persons were arrested on Tuesday as Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Detectives conducted a narcotics investigation in the 28000 block of N Drive North. The Ca...
Dec 30, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Kalamazoo New Year’s Fest will take place as hybrid event
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Kalamazoo New Year's Fest will take place in a hybrid format this year. According to an official announcement, outdoor space in ...
Dec 30, 2020 Downtown Kalamazoo Mall. (Photo by John McNeill).
Traffic stop leads to arrest after police find loaded weapon in vehicle
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 21-year-old Kalamazoo resident is in the Kalamazoo County Jail awaiting arraignment, after a traffic stop yielded a dangerous weapon in the vehicle. Officials say a Kala...
Dec 30, 2020
Armed robbery suspect in custody after money and property stolen from South Westnedge store
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect police believe robbed a store on South Westnedge Tuesday evening is now in custody. Just after 6:00 p.m. Tuesday Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers were dispatched...
Dec 30, 2020
