Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
KPS holding town halls to discuss hybrid learning in November
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Superintendent of Kalamazoo Public Schools will hold a series of virtual town hall meetings to discuss the district's plans to move into hybrid learning after Thanksg...
Oct 02, 2020 Photo by John McNeil.
Vernon Coakley becomes new Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There is a new police chief in the city of Kalamazoo. On Thursday, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety and the City of Kalamazoo held a swearing-in ceremony for Ver...
Oct 01, 2020 (Photo courtesy of KDPS)
BC gets $3.4 million from HUD for lead-based paint and home hazards
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Battle Creek has received $3.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of an effort to protect children and families from ...
Oct 01, 2020
Portage deputy city manager charged with drunk driving violations
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage City Manager Michael Carroll is facing a charge of drunk driving, WWMT reported Wednesday. According to reports, Carroll was arrested on August 27 after driving wit...
Sep 30, 2020 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Second annual "SkeleTour" to begin in Downtown Kalamazoo this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Just in time for the Halloween season, the second annual SkeleTour will be starting in Downtown Kalamazoo this week. The Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership announced Wednesda...
Sep 30, 2020 (Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership, Photographed by Fran Dwight).
Protests continue to demand change on KDPS Chief's last day
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday, Chief Karianne Thomas' last day with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS), protests for police accountability continued downtown with a march plann...
Sep 30, 2020 Protesters call for accountability from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety downtown on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Organizer Tamara Custard (left) was holding a sign with the names of police brutality victims from 2013 to now. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
KDPS Chief Thomas works final shift with department
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Following the announcement of her retirement earlier this month, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) Karianne Thomas worked her last shift with the department We...
Sep 30, 2020 KDPS Chief Karianne Thomas and other city leaders during a press conference in response to civil disturbances and vandalism downtown early Tuesday morning. (Courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Two arrested during drug and gun bust in Mattawan
MATTAWAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two people are in custody after an illegal narcotics investigation turned up a gun and drugs in Mattawan. The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit witnessed dr...
Sep 30, 2020 (Photo courtesy of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office)
Kalamazoo County has requested over 70,000 absentee ballots
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Secretary of State's office reported Tuesday that Michigan voters have already requested 2.5 million absentee ballots ahead of the November 3 general election....
Sep 29, 2020 Ballot drop box in Downtown Kalamazoo (Photo by Will Kriss)
Bronson Children’s Hospital virtual run raises almost $168,000 in support
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Officials with Bronson Hospital are reporting that the annual Bronson Children's Hospital Run & Walk raised nearly $168,000 in support this weekend. The event, which ...
Sep 29, 2020 Bronson sign in Kalamazoo. (Photo by John McNeil)
