Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Southwest Michigan dairy farmers struggle amid COVID-19 outbreak
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Dairy farmers are facing challenges to the industry as the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact deepens on the local economy. The combination of tariffs on foreig...
Apr 14, 2020
Four Winds Casinos furloughing workers during stay-at-home order
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN (WKZO AM/FM) — Four Winds Casinos is furloughing nearly 1,500 employees in response to the governor’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order. The announcement comes as...
Apr 14, 2020
Driver seriously injured in Ross Twp. crash
ROSS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Galesburg man is in serious condition after a single-car crash in Ross Township. Kalamazoo County Sheriff deputies say the 24-year-old driver was traveling sou...
Apr 14, 2020
New fund launched for nonprofit organizations in South Haven during COVID-19
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — In order to help struggling nonprofit organizations during the COVID-19 spread, The Greater South Haven Area Community Foundation (SHCF) has announced a new relief...
Apr 13, 2020
St. Joseph County reporting multiple break-ins, property theft cases
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is reporting multiple cases of break-ins and property theft that occurred last week. The first case reported...
Apr 13, 2020
COVID-19 "cluster" found at Benton Harbor Long Term Care Facility
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Berrien County Health Department and Spectrum Health Lakeland are reporting a “cluster” of COVID-19 cases at Hallmark Living Benton Harbor. Offic...
Apr 13, 2020
Cork Street project on hold in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A major construction project taking place on Cork Street has been postponed, city officials have confirmed. Contractor K&R had already begun the project last mon...
Apr 13, 2020
$7.2 million in spending approved by Kalamazoo City Manager under emergency measure
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — In accordance with an emergency measure passed recently, Kalamazoo City Manager Jim Ritsema has approved $7.2 million in city spending. Under this measure, Ritsema c...
Apr 13, 2020
Driver uninjured after rollover crash shut down Kalamazoo's West Vine Street
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A driver involved in a rollover crash that shut down a portion of West Vine Street in Kalamazoo was found unhurt after the incident. The Kalamazoo Department of Publ...
Apr 13, 2020
"Feed the Fight Kalamazoo" fueling COVID-19 first responders
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A new program is launching in Kalamazoo to help feed those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Feed the Fight is an idea that began in Washington, D.C. and ...
Apr 13, 2020
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