Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
WMU students partner with St. Julian for new flavor of Bronco-themed wine
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University's student-run wine brand Bronconess, which was launched a year ago in the Haworth College of Business, has collaborated with St. Julian Winery...
Nov 23, 2020 Western Michigan University students holding bottles of Bronconess-brand wine. (Photo courtesy of Western Michigan University).
WMU Annual Turkey Trot 5K will take place virtually
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Western Michigan University (WMU) Annual Turkey Trot 5K will still be taking place this year, albeit in a virtual format under the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents will b...
Nov 23, 2020 Bronco statue on the campus of Western Michigan University (Photo by John McNeil)
Michigan Farm Bureau - Thanksgiving Dinner cost down 4%
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- According to a recent American Farm Bureau Federation survey, consumers will spend less on the classic Thanksgiving dinner (of about 10 people) by nearly 4%. At $46.90, or ...
Nov 23, 2020 Mike_fleming / CC
City of Portage reports wastewater overflow at apartment complex
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Portage is reporting a wastewater overflow that occurred Sunday night at Davis Creek Apartments. Around 8 p.m., officials say the overflow was detected in a sew...
Nov 23, 2020 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Boil water advisory issued for some neighborhoods after water break main on West Kilgore
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo is in the process of repairing a water main break on West Kilgore Road that resulted in a temporary loss of pressure. Because of that, a precautionar...
Nov 23, 2020 A map of the area under a Boil Water Advisory in the City of Kalamazoo Nov. 23, 2020 (courtesy of the City of Kalamazoo)
Free Thanksgiving dinner offered for college students in Kalamazoo Wednesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - College kids not heading home for Thanksgiving will still get the chance to enjoy a holiday meal, thanks to Broncos Kitchen, a hunger-relief charity servicing Kalamazoo ar...
Nov 23, 2020 Volunteers provide free meals at Broncos Kitchen in Kalamazoo (courtesy of Broncos Kitchen)
Volunteer group continues to provide support for Kalamazoo area healthcare workers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As the second wave of coronavirus spreads across the region, volunteers with Feed the Fight Kalamazoo are gearing up to continue offering solidarity and food for area heal...
Nov 23, 2020 A Feed the Fight Kalamazoo volunteer delivers food to a local healthcare worker (courtesy of Feed the Fight Kalamazoo)
Kalamazoo man convicted of murder in 1972 to be paroled
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 64-year-old Kalamazoo man who was convicted of killing three women in 1972 while he was a teenager has been granted parole by the Michigan Parole Board. Brent Koster plead...
Nov 22, 2020
Unexpected discovery in Cass County drug raid
CASSOPOLIS (WKZO AM/FM) - Members of the Cass County Drug Enforcement Team were surprised Friday while executing a search warrant. Officers detained two people at a residence in the 70000 block of Irv...
Nov 21, 2020
The Children’s Nature Playscape on Bronson Park is coming to downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There will be a new sort of play area for kids and their families coming to downtown Kalamazoo. Children's Nature Playscape on Bronson Park has secured the necessary permi...
Nov 21, 2020 A Children's Nature Playscapedplayground design by Steve Vandenbussche at Seven Generations Architecture and Engineering (courtesy of the Children’s Nature Playscape)
